The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-04
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

4.
AS both the Democratic and Republican
parties have held their respective Count
Conventions and placed in nomination candi
dates TO fill the various county Offices, beconl
Ing vacant by law, October next. and 70
whom the honest yeomanry are asked t
east their suffrages at the coming election Of
The first Monday in August next, we CLAIM
the right as the representative journal of Gal
latin County, disclaiming allegiance to eitfe
party. to discuss IN fair. legitimate and hon
orable manner the merits, qualifications, etc.
Of these candidates, and we intend to do 81
Without fear, favor or affection. regardless o
political status. Many persons confound thu
terms neutral and independent" as ap
stood by us is supposed to be silent in politi.
cal contests, while the latter is free to act a.
the judgement of the editor dictates, and the
interests of the people, from whom he derives
his support, demand. unwarped by dema-
gogues, cliques or parties. From this stand
interest, we expect to take a lively interest
in the campaign which has now opened, and
As we become better acquainted with the
merits and dement's ofthe different aspirants
for Office to discuss them. it@a
1t has been too much the custom Of po!iti-
cal conventions to ignore qualification tor
availability and good political record. The
result has been the election, OF incompetent
officials. and the disastrous effect is apparent
III every county of the Territory--Gallatin
being no exception. 10 remedy this evil,
the people Of late years have become more
cautious in casting their suffragcs, and arc
voting for men instead of principles, where
they arc. not backed by the requisite qaalifi-
c;ltons. III
The Democrats, SO far as We, are informed,
have pnt iii the field good ticket, that is, to
make a good race on; but we are not famil-
lar with the fitness or qualifications of all tile
nominees. Judge Beck made good record
rs Councilman in the last Legislature Mr.
Tate was not very brilliant nor effective, but
undoubtedly did the best lie could Mr.. Cole
Man is y young man of fine ability, and
weird make good representative. We.are
not sufficiently posted in regard to the three
Democratic candidates for, Assessor to say
anything pro or con-. Mr.. Krug the nominee
Tor County Commissioner, we know to be an
honest, clever. gentleman. and one Of our
Best and most enterprising. citizens. OF his
qualifications for the position, the most I'M
portant in the county, we are not SO we'll iii
formed. We are of the opinion, which is
concurrcd in by almost every citizen OF this
county, that the Democrats, for some reason
best known to til, wire-pnllers in the HamiI-
ton convention. made a great mistake in this
matter of nominating candidate for County
wish of the people, irrespective Of party, that
The present able Chairman of the Board, P.
w. Meadow, Esq, should be retained i'm of
flee. Under his management, during the
past few Years, the Indebtedness of our
county has been materially reduced, and our
worthless condition to a comparatively re-
spectacle financial footing-belng saleable at
sixty cepts on the dollar, and increasing in
value at the rate of about three per cent. per
month, under the circumstances, we think
any change in the Office. however good it
may appear in some respects, will prove det-
rimei.tal TO the most vital interest of the
couHty-our financial prosperity.
We publish elsewhere the nominations
made by the Republicans at Hamilton, on the
27th. Our stcrling telow-townsman, Mr..
Nelson Story, whose interests in our county
are hardly second to anyone's. will compete
ors. For tie Lower House they put forward
Two excellent and, as FAR as our knowledge
goes. highly capable gentlemen, John s.
Potter. and Mr.. G.. w. Brown. The name
81 Mr.. q. q Holloway, well and tavorably
known throughout the county, appears as
the nominee for County Commissioner.
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