The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-08-23
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SELECTS LEADERS
in CONVENTION
Sen. j. w. Schnitzler and
Halleck Brown Honored
by Party.

Helena, Aug. 21.-(Special to the
News 1.-THE republicans OF the state
OF Montana closed the most successful
meeting last night in the history of
the republican party. The meeting
was marked with expressions of en-
thusiasm from the time Frank A..
Razelbaker sounded the gavel calling
the meeting to order until the adj
journment by the new chairman of the
state committee.
State Senator John w. Schnitzler
Of Froid was selected as national COM
mltteeman to succeed tho late DR.. O.
NJ. Lanstrum. Halleck Brown, promi-
nent attorney of Billings, was chosen
state chairman and he was clothed
with the authority to appoint as many
vice chairmen and vice chairwomen as
he deemed advisable and was also
given authority to appoint his exec
utive committee and they in turn will
name secretary and treasurer of the
state committee.
Every county in the state was rep
resented. Hon. Scott Leavitt, con-
gresham from the second district
acted as temporary chairman and
started the convention eff with a bang
by delivering one of the most force
tul speeches that has been delivered
in the capital city for many years. AT
The conclusion of his address he named
a committee on credentials, a commit
tee on permanent organization and
order of business and a committee on
platform and resolutions. Mark Fitz-
gerald of Stevensville, candidate fol
congressman in the second district
was made permanent chairman and
he delivered a very forceful and in
spring address, the high-spot of his
address was the analysis end COM
mendation of presidential candidate
Herbert Hoover
While the convention was waiting
foI the report of the committee or
platform and resolutions, the chair
man called upon former Gov. JOSEPH
M. Dixon and present candidate fol
Che United States senate and in re-
Spouse, the real keynote Of the con.
vention was sounded in the address
Of Governor Dixon. He spoke in 6
happy vein and expressed unqualified.
ly his belief that the republicans
would elect their ticket from top tx
bottom and that Hoover would carry
nc ctota b1r on O1,o., WI, o1.,,;,,o, NO
jority Following Governor Dixon's
address, the chairman called upor
Wellington D. Rankin, candidate fol
governor, who spoke for more thar
30 minutes outlining the policies thai
he would pursue in the event he would
he chosen as the next governor o.
Montana. Mr. Rankin dwelt some
What at length on the character 0.
Herbert Hoover and also paid glowing
tiibute to former presidents, Wash
ington, Lincoln, Grant and Roosevelt.
All of the state candidates were in
troduced and Miss Elizabeth Ireland
candidate for superintendent of public
Instruction, was chosen as spokesman
for the candidates with the exception
Of Judge Galloway, Albert Angstmal
and S. G. Ford, who made short ad
dresses.
The convention went on record en-
dorsing in their platform the initiative
measure in reference to the Eight
zenith amendment, amendment to tn
compensation law and also endorsing
the national platform adopted at tn
convention at Kansas City and tn
! administration of President Coolidge
. Tommy Olcott and Harold Davis ar
rived home Thursday evening after