The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-08-20
BULL MOOSE CONFERENCE DE-
cIDES TO MAKE NOMINATIONS
FOR ALL LOCAL OFFICES.
PLENTY OF ENTHUSIASM
Larger Attendance Than Expected
Ovsrflows the Office Rooms Who're
Conference IL Held and Crowd rs
Unanimous in Decision to Have
Complete Ticket in the Local Field.

The progressive conference. which
was called for last night at the offices
of Theodore Lcntz In the t'irst Ma
tione tanh building. brought 40 an
attendance of more thnn 20 voters. II
had been expected that not more than
20 would be present. as the meeting
was for the discussion OF prcliminarics.
and provision had been made for that
number. But the crowd kept coming
and the two office rooms were crowded
before the hour for the meeting ar
rived Before adjournment ~ men
signed the Roosevelt club roll.
There was plenty of enthusiasm and
no difference of opinion. The vote
wan unanimous I'm favor of placing n
complete county ticket I'm the field this
fall and steps were mt once taken for
organization. a provisional county
committee was formed. members being
named for all the precincts which were
represented at the meeting and plans
being formed for filling the list today
and tomorrow by conference with pro-
gressives In tire country precincts.
Dan Ross. as state committeeman.
called the meeting to order and was
made chairman. DIR. 8. II. Mccall was
made secretary There were some brief
talks. a notably good one being that
OF Dr. Sidebotham of Stcvensviile. who
outlined the work which has been
done In Ravalli county and who re-
ported that progressive sentiment Is
particularly strong In the whole Bit
tor Root valley. Another good talk
was that OF Captain Mennett. n vet
eran Of the civil war and man who
has been In politics ever since 1856.
He In enthusiastic for the new party
and its work. He made an earnest ad-
vocacy OF the progressive principles.
Carl II. Underwood suggested that
plans he made for reception to Sem
ator Dixon when he comes home. This
suggestion received cordial support
and committee was appointed to take
charge of the arrangements for tho
affair which viii be made a county
wide proposition, all residents being
invited to participate. This commit
tee held n session after tho meeting
had adjourned and prepared It's gen.
eral plan, contingent upon the ap-
proval of Senator Dixon. who will be
communicated with at once.
The central committee, of which IL
members were present last night. held
n session when the conference had ad-
journed. Fred knislcy was elected
chairman and James u. Hartley secrc-
tary, There was u discussion of tho
date of the county convention. but II
was decided To walt until the COM
plete committee has been organized
before making tho call. This will be
within a day or two. The state con-
vention liz To be held In Helena Sep
tembcr I, and 1t is probable that tho
county convention will be held the day
before. This. however. will not be de-
cided until the full committee meets.
Tho meeting last night WAS much
larger than had been anticipated.
There were former democrats M we'll
M former republicans present and all
were Of the one mind, that there
should be a complete county ticket
placed In the field. The enthusiasm
was marked and, had the meeting been
called for "A public place. there would
undoubtedly have been many more In
attendance, Az II was. every city pre-
cinct was represented and there were
men present from Loo, Orchard