The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-08-09
Scooped 'em Plenty.
Republican Councilman and Super.
Elected.


The election Of last Monday was . tri-
umph for the Republicans. For the third
successive time NC have elected the Sheriff,
always considered the most important polit
ical county Office; for the frsl time elected
. Superintendent of Public Instruction,
essentially the most important In many 70.
spects, and for the first time sent . member
of tho Council through He'll Gate with zoo
majority for lfissouls Democrats to try
their teeth on. These were the offices on
which interest principally concentrated, the
Probate Judgeship and Commissionc1hir
hanking them and cliciting attention, pro
and con, In different camps. Mayhem had
no opposition; Kennon's and Clsrk's cleo
tons were foregone conclusiosa Had
Judge Lawrence been known throughout
the county. be would have been elected;
and had Rains hid less worthy and In.
vincible opponent to 20 against, he, too,
would have pollcd the winning vote.
In the election Of Mr.. Cooper, for We
consider it safe beyond any majority Mis-.
soula will give against him, We have se>
cured member of the Council who will be
found faithful and efficient, and this Coun.
c,l District will ever have cause to he graft.
1ed At the noble vote it polled him over both
bis opponents.
The contest for Sheriff was tho main one
In the campaign. Mr.. Warren had been
Under. Sheriff for two years. He had been
an active, vigilsrt, and efficient officer. ever
prompt under NIL circumstances In the Or.
duous executive duties Of bis Office, and had
won hosts Of friends by It. Mr.. Rogers was
nominated ~ the strongest candidate the
Democracy had, and he WAS His extreme
views as published in his card injured bis
cause, but he controlled more inilueutis !
friends than any other one candidate the OPP
position had, and they worked like Trojsns
from the Saturday prec.ling until the polls
closed on Monday, sending their workers in.
to the important camps and almost plucking
victory from the jaws of inevitable defeat.
The lndependens In the issue preceding the
election, without even the knowledge of
Mr.. Rogers, rcsorted to course that earlier
in the campaign would have been commend.
able and legitimate, but which At the
time was reprehensible and unworthy jour.
nalism. The records of Mcssrs. Jones and
Warren were public. Their administration
Wa o an open book. Their bills had been
examined and allowed weeks and months
before by Board of Democratic Commits
sisuers. No word of denunciasion or even
exception was ever .published until the lest
Issue of the lsd4pssless preceding the Cleo
ton, after the New NoHTu. Wssr had gone
to pssss, and when it Vas too late he'd every
charge boon utterly and totally false and
groundless In every particular, for Mr.. War.
ron to have procured the evidence, pub.
lishsd Il, and had Il reach the camps prior
to election. A. that time. and under these
circumstances, Il came opt with > highly
Sensational article In which Nr. Jones was
alleged TO have been guilty 10 four years
Of extort,ng from the poor,
suffering Taxpayer Of Deer Lodge county
the astounding sum of forty seses de9sss
and some cents moro than the fee bill 81.
lowed. And this, msgni6ed into two.
column article, with astonishing scare lines
and aflldavits and ses.sick interrogation
points. was entered up against . subordl.
nate officer, Charley Warren, with sufficient
contempt tor IN intelligent people 10 sup
pose II would injuriously effect him. We
do not believe It changed . vote, and the
result should be . suf1ciept rebuke to the
Of that paper to insure that even
such . shallow and rotten prctext . that
they had just fouad It ous" will be 10.
sufficient to again lead them into . course
70 st variance with every sentiment Of hon.
prablc journalism. The subject matter Of
Ihosc charges We do not now consider, but
will In due tine.
The election of w. Egbsst Smith q
Superintendent IL an oct highly creditable
q the county. Hc 10 eminenlly qualified
Tor the work, and the sooner 10 10 plscsd 10
The position the better It will b for the
Dchools OF the county. But II now appears
lro,A an examination Of the law that the
Incumbent, Mr.. Addisos
Smith holds under the law for three years,
instead Of two years. which carries him over
aut,l 1874 and the election hes to be had u
he general election usst preceding The
expiration Of his term Of olhce, % that II
incumbent determines 70 retain the ofI1ce,
10 will have to elect the Professor over
lgain year hence.
This much Of the election Of Monday.
We could not, and did not expect to elect .
full ticket, but did hope 70 eject those Ne
have elected, and In edition thereto The
Probate Judge. The solid, rslisbls, Repub.
|ican strength Of the county b increasing
'teadily end Deer Lodge CRv-it almost
deserves that title for IT. work-heads The
LET Of Republican precincts 10 the county
lud In Montana with ons hundred and four
'een majority for The lesding once in .
poll Of - v0tea Thai b good. The gsa.
sral result b good. The skiEmish u ever:
LIST 70 have peace."
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