The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-17

, local attorney, who nominated Mr..
MARROW and II was Senator w. II.
Meyer of carbon county who brought
before the convention the name of
Mr.. F'arr.
Judge II. X. Cheadle Of Fergus coun-
ty and Senator Meyer led the pro-
gressive fight today and both made
splendid addresses, on numerous oc-
casions, hurling unpleasant facts into
the teeth of an unfriendly audience
and winning the cheers of even "Thc
ranks of Tuscany"
II was Judge Cheadle who made the
fight against the list Of delegates that
the machine -chosen committee of
seven had selected. OF course. 1t was
the machines delegation that was
elected, but the convention was forced
first to turn down the following men,
chosen by the progressive minority
Minority Nominations.
elegates-Joseph NJ Dixon of Mis-
soula county; A. w. Merrifield of
F'lathead county; George A. HerlSan
of Rosebud county; T.. c. Russell of
Fergus county: frank Edwards OF
Lewis and Clark county; 4. NJ. Ev-
erett of Blaine county; w. l.. Merrer
of Carbon county; j. A. Ferris OF
Dawson county.
Alternates-clay Patterson of Bea-
verhead county; Fl j. Faust of Powell
county; G. b. Anderson of Galatin
county; s. J. Small OF Meagher coun-
ty; Gilbert Allis OF Ravalli county;
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Meyers of Broadwater county; N. r.
Lease of Cascade county.
Judge Cheadlc moved the selection
of these men and that they be in
structed for Roosevelt. This was lost
vociferousy, viva voce.
Such are the facts of the eonven-
tion. the most salient ones. Tonight
delegation are departing. gulltily
jubilant or resentfully crestfallen.
There were no surprises. II had well
been known that the result of the con-
vention had been arranged TO the
nicely of every detail hours. days,
weeks and months before the chair
mans gavel fell for the first time this
afternoon. It was a busy gavel, too.
let 1t be known, for the convention
was not exactly controlled at first. not
until after the utter hopclessness of
the progressive cause had brought it
self so prominently to notice that the
farce of open warfare was apparent.
No Bolt.
The progressive wing did not bolt
the convention, as had been expected
by both factions II was arranged
that the Gallatin Roosevelt delegation
should be selected and conservatives
among the progressives counselcd that
the fight on every issue be taken to
the floor of the convention. there to
be battled In logged, hopeless sort of
u way. That was the program of the
progressyes after their caucus this
morning and that was the program
from which they never deviated one
inch. 1t was. too, good program and
the fight that 1t outlined was good
fight. a clean fight. a mans fight, an
honest war.
Parades.
For hours the air had been vocal
with band music before the convention
came together today at high noon. The
delegates trooped into the Orpheum
theater hot from their parades on the
| streets Of uptown Livingston. There
had been Roosevelt parade, a cheer
ing, hat-Waying, enthusiastic snake OF
men and a band. There had been an
| Amalgamated parade. If one may
Judge from the fact that Charles
! Swartz, tax agent, served as drum
major. There had been several anon
ymons parades, just as expressions OF
the human desire to step In unison
to lifting music, and there was
scarcely a man who hadn't walked
half a dozen miles this morning be-
fore the business OF the day really be-
gan
Into the semi darkness of the the
ater they trooped, these delegates.
Teddy's and BIll's, all eager for the
fray, one side hopeful, the other as
sured. The Montana State band
/ ushered in the convention with Sc