The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-04

1ouuuup was sisnally nonoled when
congressman IAas. n. flay, better
AnoMn DIS lne otay-ou-tne-Job con-
SressMau 1rOM Montana, picked THIS
tlty lof Ais opening speech III tAe
present caMpalsn. t1e appeared on
me rOslruAA mere Wednesday evening
being greeted Dy large cIoWu that
packed the star Theatre TO listen to
uls speech.
Coz. +. j. Crull, candidate Tor the
lower house, acted as Chairman OF the
meeting. lhe Colonel made short
auuress after which he introduced Mr.
Pray referring TO that gentleman in
glowing terms.
There was marked contrast be-
tween Mr. Prays speech and tnat OF
other candidates, especially those who
are opposing him 1or the same posi-
ulon Ill the national congress, who
nave appeared here thus tar. His was
not speech OF declarations OF what
he would do and wouldn't do should
he happen to be elected. Instead part
OF his speech was taken up in re-
view OF the things he has done and
accomplished for the good OF Montana.
Second congress, just completed, he
introduced Is bills in congress, made
fourteen speeches, reported five bills
from committees, proposed one amend
ment to bill on the floor OF the house
and presented 80 petitions from Mon
tana upon different occasions.
The bills which Mr.. Pray introduced,
We're as follows: For agricultural en-
tries upon coal lands; the survey OF
the Fort Assiniboine military reserva-
ton; the relief OF Indians in Montana;
relief OF the Northern Cheyenne In
dians; the construction OF locks in the
Yellowstone river; information for inn
migrants; tor federal buildings at Ana
conda; Glendive and kalispell; vail
dating homestead entries; for second
homestead entries; burnt timber bill
bill for re-surveys in Montana; tor
a Great Northern railway bridge across
the Missouri river and for a mining
experiment station at Helena.
Mr.. Pray did not claim the author
ship OF the there-year homestead bill,
but much credit must be given him for
securing the passage of this bill in the
house. He was member of the COM
mittee on public lands to which this
bill was referred after it's passage in
the senate and by much perseverance
and hard work he finally got favor
able report fer the bill and it's passage
resulted.
Without mentioning any names Mr..
Pray went roughshod after those men,
bers of congress who have been de.
voting their time and attention to
other things instead OF looking after
he work for which they are paid.
Altho he did not mention Senator Dix
on's name it was plain that he was one
of those to whom he had reference.
During the last session of congress
Dixon answered the roll call only a
very few times.
The speaker paid warm tribute to
President Taft. who he said was one OF
the ablest. squarest and most sincere
chief executives the country has ever
had He predicted his reelection this
fall Notwithstanding the claims OF his
opponents to the contrary.
Evidently Mr.. Pray did not think the
bull moose faction cut very much fig
ure as he did not mention that issue
once during his talk. He did, how
ever take occasion to quote from
Gov Wilson's History of the American
People in which that distinguished gen.
tleman explains the facts of the panic
of 'a3 and remarks how the country
again picked up and became prosper
Gus as soon as the Republican party
again came into control Of the govern
ment.
Mr.. Pray was accompanied here by
Frank 4. Hazelbaker. of Dillon. Repub-
lican candidate for secretary of state.
who. however did not make any ad-
dress They made big jump from
her to the western part of the state
where they will resume their CAM
paigning.