Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-09-10
PROMINENT PARTY MEMBERS
FRO MALL PARTS OF COUNTY
IN ATTENDANCE.
CONTESTS WILL Be FEW
Race for Sheriff Creates Greatest
Amount Of Interest, With Toss-up
Between Chances Of TulIock and
Weaver-Strong Legislative Ticket
Is Nominated.

Up to the time of going to press,
$3.50 o'clock, the democratic county
convention has just cleared away all
Of the preliminaries and the nominal
ton Of candidates for the state legis-
lature Is now In progress. There Is
no slate of any character, which
makes 1t impossible to forecast the
probable outcome. Following the read
ing OF the reports of the committees
on credentials and permanent organi-
cation and order of business, Chair
man John J. Jewell, of the resolution
committee, started to read the plat
form.
The platform is somewhat lengthy.
1t endorses the national ticket, praises
the administration of Governor Nor
ris, lauds and endorses r. J. Walsh,
Sam v. Stewart, John NJ. Evans, Sena-
tor Henry l.. Myers and Tom Stout, to-
gether with other candidates on the
state ticket. The democratic office
holders In Fergus county are also en-
text Of the platform will be published
In the next issue Of the Democrat.
Bryan invited.
A resolution was enthusiastically
voted inviting William J. Bryan to in
clude Fergus county In his itinerary
through the state this fall.
Wordcn the Chairman.
The convention was opened about
1O:3O, Roy II. Ayers, chairman Of the
county central committee. calling the
body to order. After few brief re-
marks by Mr.. Ayers, Il. G. Worden was
unanimously chosen temporary chair
man.
Upon being escorted to the platform.
Mr.. Worden made a short, but exceed
ingly effective and telling address.
He stated that the tariff issue will be
the paramount issue of the campaign
nationally and that the democratic po-
sition Is one which cannot help bring
ing thousands to the support OF Will
son and Marshall. The high protec-
tive tariff, said the chairman, is the
mother of trusts, and most of the ills
we suffer today are directly traceable
to the creation and operation of giant
monopolies.
Roosevelt Inconsistent.
! Mr.. Worden stated that the record
Of the independent party candidate 10
one Of glaring Inconsistencies. He Is
now declaiming against trusts and
big business generally, despite the
fact that he did little or nothing to
curb "big business" during his seven
years in the White house. While pres
ident, Roosevelt shielded and favored
the steel trust and the harvester trust
and those giants of the business world
are now repaying the debt by support
ing the third-termer's candidacy.
/ Speaks for Harmvny.
/ Mr. Worden expressed the desire
that the deliberations of the county
convention should be marked by good
feeling and a desire on the part of all
delegates to nominate men who shall
reflect credit on the party. He feels
that the chances for victory at the
polls In the county this fall are ex-
ceedingly bright, but cautioned the
democrats against Over-confidence and
urged them all to get in for the ticket
once that ticket Is nominated.
Zahniser Secretary.
r. 8. Zahniser was chosen temporary
secretary by acclamation, after which
the chairman appointed the following
committees:
Credentials. E. Wasson, Anton
Jensek, L. P. Slater, F. r. Henry and
r. w. Blake.
Platform-John J. Jewell, George
McFerrin. H. l.. DeKalb, Anton Strouf,
s. B. Norcutt, j. S. Phillips and Thos.
Hayden.
Permanent organization and order
of business-E. w. Mettler, ]. P. Kelly,
Earl Wineman, John Beck, George
Myers, Dan Mckay and Martin John.
son.
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