The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-05-10

delegates and alternates to attend
the Livingston Convention for the
purpose of electinR delegates and
alternates to attend the Republi-
can National Convention to be
held at Chicago. was held Monday
afternoon, May S, 1919, at three
o'clock, at Glasgow.
Chairman c. c. Beede called
the meeting to order. and Secre-
tary ]. w. Wedum read the roll OF
members present in person and by
proxy, and the following were
found to be present at said meet
ing
COMMITTEES. T. Farris. ]. w.
MEDIUM. w. T. Stephens. H. c. Walker.
liz. L. Cornwell. H. B. Hill. c. A. Has
kins. Andrew Davidson, w. II.
Taylor, E. D. Button, ]. X.
stephens, w. b Shoemaker. John Sur
want c. c. Beede. w. H. Mann. James
Fox. C. E. Peterson. John Hurry. william
Mcbride.
w. T. Stephens, Of Plentywood
the committeeman from Culbert.
son, also represented Plentywood
and Outlook by holding the proxies
of c. S, Nelson and John A. Davis.
| John Survaat held the proxies
Of w. r Spencer, w. II. Gar
land and Henry Baeth.
II The following committee on Gre
dentials and proxies was appointed
by the chair. James r. Stephens,
II. b. Hill and ]. w. Wedum.
ii Instead of allowing the commit
teemen from each precinct to
nominate delegates to the State
convention, the following commit
tee on nominations was appointed
} by the chaI.-
u John Survant, w. T. Stephens
md X. L. Cornwell. The Steam
Roller was working fine.
A recess of FIVE minutes was
taken to allow the committees to
make their report.
II When the meeting was called to
order the committee on credentials
reported the membership presen,
according to the foregoing roll
call.
Colonel H. c. Walker, member
OF the county committee from
Poplar made a speech protesting
against the high handed steam
roller method Of the County com.
! mittee in refusing to hold primaries
} and a county convention TO name
delegates to the state convention
to be held at Livingston on May
10th. He said the people had Z
right to say who should be thu
delegates to the state convention
D and insisted that the call for stat,
I convention be followed. and reas
D a portion of the state cali as fol
( lows
DI The republican electors Of the severa
\ counties and all other electors. withou
regard to past political affiliations. wh
. believe in the principals Of the republica
> party. and indorss its politics. are cordial
. invited to unite under this call in the hold
x ing Of party primaries and conventions 70
x the purpose Of electing delegates and alter
\ nate delegates to said convention.
III /. w. MEDIUM, after making Al
D explains alton that he had receive,
= petitions from a large number Q
4 Republicans At Saco. Hinsdale
= Glasgow, Culbertson. Mendak ant
Z Medicine Lake asking that pri
. maries and a county convention b
\ held, made the following motion. :
II Moved that primaries OF caucusses !
= called for the different precincts in Ii
. county for next Saturday May nth. fro
tvo O'Clock to six O'Clock p. m. for Ii
r purposs Of elscting delegates to . coun
. eoovsntioa 10 meet in Glasgow. Mood'
. NAY 18th. IeIa. At too O'Clock p. N. 9
Il the paspsss Of slscsing delegates 10 90
he Liviaesaoo Stats coavsnsioa." +
= motion vas sscoadsd BY Mr.. WALKER.
Il In order t. get the members
1.-THE county committee On record