The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-17
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(Staff Correspondence
Livingston, May 16.--4Crushing with
4 mechanical regularity that grew
monotonous even to the men who were
manipulating II, the Marlow-Lan-
strum- -Donlan machine this afternoon
ground out a hand d-picked bunch of
delegates 10 the national convention
OF the republican party at Chicago
juno IS, taking good care of each of
the three proprietors of the conven-
tion, and stifling every attempt of the
progressive minority to secure rec
ognition. The most high handed meth
ods were employed by the merciless
majority. majority so cruel that 1t
would not accord a fair fight to a
foe too feeble to win under any cir
cumstances. The progrcssives, how
ever. did not die without q fight and
they managed to place the convention
on record as opposing progressive
legislation of all sorts. While Donlan.
Lanstrum and NARROW dared enough
to put themselves In the way of
party positions, they did not venture
to instruct the Chicago delegation, but.
as Donlan and Lanstrum both belong
to the eight who are going, there ap-
pears to have been overlooked Moth
ing that is essentially important,
and that there be no slip, the reso-
lutions adopted this afternoon urged
the national convention delegates to
use "all honorable means" to secure
the nomination Of Taft.
Tho Delegation.
st.,, ,.,roannnl ,f tho ,Iplaputiuu also
is another anchor to wndward that
the reactionary convention today
thought best to throw out. Here is
the list:
Delegates--Dr o. NJ. Lanstrum,
Lewis and Clark county; Ed DOMAIN,
Missoula county; ID. j. Charles, Sill
YER Bow county; George T. Baggs, Ra-
valli county; Sam Stephenson, Cas-
cade county: George w. Clay, Valley
county; J. T.. Kinney, Dawson coun-
ty; A. j. Wllcolmb, Madison county.
Alternates-J. d. Waite. Fergus
county: J. T.. Edwards. Rosebud coun-
ty: r. b. Connolly, Yellowstone conn-
ty; John Luce, Gallatin county;
George Millett, Lincoln county; u. j.
Crull. Mussellshell county; julius
Lehfeld. Blaine county; w. c. Hus-
band, Meagher county.
NARROW Is Committeeman.
In passing, II may be mentioned
that Thomas A. NARROW, the only one
Of the three rulers Of the convention
not taken care of In the Chicago con-
yentlon, was chosen national commit
teeman, to succeed the late Thomas G,
Marshall of Missoula. lie was chosen
on tho fourth measuring of the pro-
gresslye and reactionary strength OF
the convention. The vote that elected
MIR. NARROW of Helena over the in
surgents' candidate George w. Farr
of Custer county, was the last act of
the convention. 1t stood 422 to 231,
and Is a fair sample of the three bal
lots that had been taken during previ-
Gus stages of the steam rollers ad-
vance.
Vote by Counties.
1t Is just as well to give the vote
by counties on the national commit
teeman. for it. also. Is typical of the
slaughter OF the Day. The total vote
was 645, within two OF the conven-
tion's total. The vote itself follows;
For Marlow-Beaverhead. IA; Blaine
13; Cascade, 3S; Chouteau, o; Deer
Lodge, 20: Granite, 10; Hill, ~; Lew
Is and Clark, "a; Jefferson, 13; Lin
coin, 13; Madison, II; Meaghcr, 10;
Missoula, 36; Mussellshell. 13; Park,
20; Powell. IA; Rosebud, q; Sanders,
II: Silver Bow, 65; Sweet Grass. 8;
Teton. II; Valley, "a; Total. 422.
For Farr-Beaverhead, s.; Broadwa-
ter, 10; Carbon, %; Custer, 25; Daw-
son, IS; Fergus, 27; Flathead. 2s;
Gallatin "a; Granite /: Hill, /; Lin
coin. /; Madison, /; Meagher. l; Park,
2: Ravalli. 22 Rosebud. 7; Sweet
Grass, s; Yellowstone, 30; total, 231.
The vote Is typical. yes, but 1t Is
not absolutely identical with its three
brothers. for several counties divided
somewhat on this ballot.
It was II. j. Miller Of Park county,
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