The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-07-21

the question of party. Would the
candidate file on the republican or the
d Janaoerat ticket. The committee OF
tba whole took a vote right out IN
-,rl,lic and voted to file on the demo
craffe ticket. About this time the Ked-
stona crowd commenced to show signs
If rebellion for some reason or other
and served notice that unless Redstone
~ot something, they were going home
s,ight then and there. But they We're
naysnaded to stick. But who was to
p,aIIa the nominations Nobody seems
+o know. Then the "nutcracker COM
mittee" recovered, upon order of the
committee of the whole and amended
their report to the effect that dele
gates be appointed from each pfeclnct
TO proceed with the nominations. An,
ha. The convention was running away
with itself. Marshall Pierce frowned,
Courtney scowled and Jud Matklns
countenance fell. The thing had
Jumped the track and nobody. knew
now where it would end. 1t had all
been arranged before hand that the
nutcracker. committee was to do the
nominating but that committee Of the
whole had blown the whole thing up
with their blunderings. Now nobody
knew who would be nominated and
this after all the trouble that Pierce
and Watkins had taken IT the prem
ises. Everyone held his breath in
great expectancy.
Delegates were selected from each
delegation from the several towns,
represented, and these delegates pro-
ceeded to the nomination. Redstone
had crowd present and the two pre-
cincts from Plentywood were we'll rep
resented.
The Plentywood precincts organized
themselves into a sort of a soviet as
did Redstone, and in the selection of
candidates, gave a perfect demonstra-
ton of a soviet election in indicating
their choice of candidates.
NOMINATION
| The first nomination was for sena-
tor. Fred Lundberg, known to fame
as "Looney," the man who writes fun
nv dope for the Pioneer Press, was
placed in nomination by George Boil
ster, whereupon, Truax W. Greer, who
had lent his dignity to the occasion
slowly and ponderously rose to his
| feet, and struck his usual dignifed
pose, placed his hands in the bosom
! of his vest and in his fine stentorian
voice, said: Ladies and Gentlemen:
This is solemn occasion. [ contem-
plate it with fear and trembling
future bodies i'll omen. | behold the
shadows of fell spectres pass before
me- Alas! Alas! All sope has fed
Gentlemen of this conglomerated con-
vention, there is man here whom
wish to nominate for this most import
ant oface-a distinguished citizen OF
our town whom possibly none of you
:, have thought of. A man worthy Oh
the support of this noble conglomera-
ton (here C. S. Nelson beat it fol-
honey person no other than my
humble neighbor and bosom com
panion, the Hon. Shorty Beiseker, as
he is known to us all, but whose rea
name is Mr.. Dorseman. He is a mar
who has residd in our midst for some
time rendering service. He pays Just
about as much taxes and has done
nearly as much for the public wei
fare as the distinguished gentlemen
who he would oppose on the farmers
ticket. It gives me great honor anC
HULL plOcSOIC Al Cllo Ol L1OADIS
and woe, during these twilight hours
of our own fond political aspirations
to nominate Mr.. Dorseman" Mr.
Truax subsidized amidst great cheers
and applause on the part of the con.
glomerates. The eminent attorney
withdrew his hand from his PROUD
and manly breast while a snatch of E
smile played over his benign counter.
ance. There was CONSERVATION in the
camp of the Lundberg supporters
"Looney," somewhat lit-up, fitted like
a hummingbird from delegate to dele
gate with a whisper for each ear. The
vote was taken midst brea5hless ST
lence. The result was a tie. The
deadlock could not be broken. Al
last in a moment of despair, Harr,
Loucks, the veteran of many politica
defeats, was trotted in as a darl
horse. Harry while not as qualified
to represent the conglomerates as ths
tied candidates in many ways, We
came in perfectly splendid as a com