The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-17
FARC|CAl PROGRAM IS ABLY CARRIED OUT
BY THE MACHINES FAITHFUL L|EU7ENANTS
WHILE THE PR0GRESS|VES BATTLE IN VAIN

| lection that was uniquely appropri-
ate. The band played THAT Mys-
terious Rag" then II crashed into a
patriotic medley that had the star
Spangled Banner" In syncopation, and
the convention stood
Missoula's delegation was immedi-
ately behind Silver Bows on the left
hand side of the house, while Ra-
Wallis men were on the stage
The theater had the usual dccora-
tions. with large picture of Thorn
as Henry Carter swung over the
chairman's head. Pictures of The
equally overshadowed miniature
image of the fighting face of Rob-
ert NJ La Toilette.
Chairman Waite was in the chair,
the delegates were seated. Rev. Hec-
tor c. Leland of Livingston offered
prayer. Secretary Arms of the state
central committee read the call and
the first crack of the machine was
heard The chairman. John ID. Waite.
of Lewistown, delivered the first
speech of the convention.
| Then the choice of the executive
! committee of the state republican
central committee for the position Of
| temporary chairman. II ID. Weed OF
Lewis and Clark county, was intro
duced after he had been escorted to
the chair by Lee Mantle of Silver Bow
county, w. 4. Meyer of Carbon coun-
| ty and Il. A. Cummings of Chouteau
| county.
Frank Hazelbaker of Beaverhead
county and T.. cunningham of Silver
! Bow county were introduced as tenn
porary secretary and temporary as
sistant secretary by Ed Donlan of
Mssoula county and Charles A. Burg
of Park county.
Weed Sounds Keynote.
Promptly after this formality. Chair
man Weed began his address, the Key
note speech the machine had told him
to make. General Weed Is man
of great self-possession and he need
ed every bit of this quality. lie was
interrupted by Kisses, groans, cat
calls and when he said that the peo-
pie demand from the occupant of the
White House tangible results. there
was II Roosevelt demonstration that
lasted for several minutes and shook
the old Drpheum as no Livingston
audience had ever disturbed II. He
mentioned Mckinley. Roosevelt,
- again the cheers of the
progressives rent the air He went
| on-"and William Howard Taft"
| The regulars then attempted to pile
noise upon noise. to ontdo the Roose-
welt men I'm cheering; confusion worse
confounded was the result. Now, In
a way. this was IA bit of q test OF
strength, too. for the lungs of the
Tafts were more numerous than
those of the Teddies, though, II
seemed. not of equal individual power.
Tho "Fad."
After II was fairly quiet once more
| the speaker went on. lie alluded 10
tho "fad" of attacking corporations
and the .leerlng fetish of reform
and with each sentence he was
stopped by the rush of sound that
came from the Roosevelt delegations
before him and behind him. "Thc
Taft Is the greatest since that oi
Lincoln" continued General Weed and
this was challenged with the usual
vociferation. However. Mr.. Weed Is
an able man and he has lots OF gri
and he landed on the supporting
racket furnished by tho Taft dele
gates and withstood the brunt OF the
progressive criticism with admirable
| fortitude.
Chairman Weed then recognized
Colonel Grow of Musselshell county
who moved the appointing OF the
customary working committee. Then
upon motion of Leo Mantle OF Sill
yer Bow county, there was taken q re.
cess of an hour and half, or until
3 o'clock.
| Committees were announced as fol.
loWs
Credentials.
II, q. Rodger, Beaverhead; C. T.
Foss, Blaine; w. d. IAsby. BroadWa.
ter; w. II. Meigs, Cascade; II. C
Province. Carbon; Jerc Sullivan, Chou.
teau James Hunter Custer J. A
Metcalf, Dawson; w. II. Dunnigan
Deer Lodge: IT, x. Cheadle. Fergus
II. " Award. Flathead; A. ]. Wal,
rath, Gallatin. w. ]. lWeishon, Gran
lite: d. B. Mckenzie. Hill; II. A. Mac
MILAN. Jefferson; G. u. Pew. Lewis
and Clark: l.. II. Faust, Lincoln; q. n
Allen, Madison: B. C. Baxter
, Meagher; Davis Graham, Missoula
, n. J. Crull, Musselshell; q. b. Scott
) Park; A. ]. Jockey. POWELL II. c
; Stevens. Ravalll; B. d. Fall. Rosebud
John r. Stout, Sanders; w. y. Love
Q Silver Bow; q. A.. Soasby. Sweo
D Grass; s. l. Potter. Teton; w. @
: Ottegard, Valley; J. b. Amin. Vel
loWstone.
Organization.
O. M. Bost. Beaverhead; B. +