The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1912-09-27

VI SeleCtluS CduQluateS IOr Judges or
the Thirteenth judicial district, dele
gates from the counties included in
the district, Rosebud. Carbon, Mussel-
shell and Yellowstone, met yesterday
in three conventions in this city. An
unsuccessful attempt was made to fuse
the three tickets now in the field and
name a judicial ticket which should
be free from politics.
The Democrats met in the council
chamber and the Progressives in the
court room at the city hall while the
Republican delegates gathered in their
headquarters in the Kennedy building,
and after some discussion as to the
best plan to pursue, each party named
committee representing the various
counties. to meet in joint conference
and adopt method of procedure
which should govern the actions of all
three conventions.
F. B. Connolly presided over the
convention Of the Republicans with
H. T. Allen as secretary, and after
considerable discussion as to the le-
gality of the nomination of G. L. Crum
Of Forsyth, who was named at a meet
ing of the county delegates immediate
ly after the adjournment of the stat
convention in Great Falls, it was de-
cided to appoint committee of two
from each county to wait upon the
other conventions and determine up
j on method of procedure.
H. c. Crippen was named chairman
of the Progressive convention and A
D. Baker of Roundup acted as secre-
tary. The convention, after some dis.
cussion, appointed committee of six,
one from each county and two at
large, to confer with similar COM
mittee from the Democratic conven.
ton which was meeting in the coun
Gil chamber, and to reach an agree
ment upon the selection of candidates
for the two parties. 1t was not known
at that time. that the Republicans
We're in session.
With John Blewett as chairman and
w. T. Sidell as secretary, the Demo-
cratic convention took up the matter
of fusion with the Progressive party
and when informed that that party
had named conference committee
named similar committee.
The committees from the Democratic
and Progressive conventions held a
short conference. but before they me de
their report the committee from the
Republican convention arrived and
another conference of all three com.
mittees was held. After short ses-
sion the conference convened with
out having done anything.
Another conference was held be-
tween the three committees, and the
Republicans submitted proposition,
which was that each party should
name one candidate, thus assuring
two judges of different political faiths
on the bench in this district. This
proposition was refused by Progress
sives and Democrats alike.
The committee from the Progress
siye party then submitted solution
to the Democrats which was that each
of these two parties should name a
candidate and endorse the candidate
put up by the other party. This the
Democrats refused to do because they
did not know who the Progressive
candidate was to be and would not
endorse a candidate without knowing
who they were endorsing The name
of the Progressive candidate was pre-
sented to the Democrats but they still
refused to fuse, and proceeded to
nominate two candidates.
The candidates named by the Demo-
Gratis were the present Judge, George
w. Pierson of Carbon county and Will.
liam T. Sidell of Billings. The con.
vention named judicial central com.
mittee composed of John D. Losekamp
of Yellowstone county. chairman. B.
S. Crawshaw of Rosebud county, John
Blewett of Carbon county and Stan
ley Collins of Musselshell county.
The Progressives, after the refusal
of the Democrats to fuse, nominated
Judge James r. Goss of Yellowstone
and A. D. Baker of Musselshell FOL
judges. The judicial central commit
tee named by the Progressives Is com
posed Of ]. C. Lyndes of Rosebud
chairman; G. E. Smell OF Yellowstone
j. G.. Clark of Carbon and L. R. Car
roll of Musselshell.
The Republicans. after their prop
osition had been turned down by bott
the other parties, did not take an.
further action.