The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-10-29
TIE POLITICAL POT.

THE POLITICAL POT.
The New Northwest claims 500 major
ity for Knowles in the territory.
The citizens Of the Teton aze said &c
be solid for Galbraith for sheriff.
Some of the boys are offering odds on
the proposition that O. e. Cooper will
be the next sheriff.
DIR. J. w. Wheelock is a candidate for
superintendent of schools, and not for
public administrator.
The peoples party in Silver Bow
county Endorsed six Of the candidates
on the republican ticket.
The vote that Chas. Ell. Boyle, of the
Highwood, will receive for commissions
er, will astonish the natives.
w. F. Parker IS doing good work for
himself and for the ticket. He is de
veloping q strength which will surely
elect him.
The republican central committee
have nominated Robt. Vaughn. of Sun
River, for the council, Wce r. P. Walk
err, resigned.
Major Maginnis' appointments are
ali along the line of the railroad. He is
not interested enough in the result to
make long stage rides.
O. G.. Cooper will soon become a per-
manent resident of Fort Benton. as his
calling and election to the office of
sheriff is almost certain.
Charley Crawford, one of the indie
pendent candidates for sheriff, is maxi
ing a vigorous canvass, and if he is not
successful he will have a creditable vote.
John Hunsberger and S. l.. Kelly are
about the only candidates who have not
gone to the out precincts to see the boys.
Perhaps they think it is not necessary.
There are four local tickets in Yellow
stone county, which shows that politics
are about as badly mixed on the Yellow
stone as they are in the upper Missouri
country.
Every republican candidate who re-
turns from the rurSl districts makes a
hattering report as to his prospects.
There is evidently a democratic revolt
in the country.
w. FL. Hunt is now in Jefferson coun-
ty, speaking every night. He is accom-
panied by Mr.. Seligman, the republican
candidate for joint representative for
Lewis and Clarke and Jefferson.
The democratic majority in this coun-
ty is not as large by many votes as it
the republicans have a little show of
success, apart from the democratic strif e
that prevails.
The republicans of Montana were
never better organized than they are
now, under the direction of Col. I. u.
McCutcheon, chairman of the territorial
central committee. Col. McCutcheon is
a natural born politician.
Who can tell the outcome of the COM
ing election? All the candidates expect
to be elected. This will give to Choteau
county four sheriffs, four assessors, and
three superintendent of public schools.
IF they are all elected, the Lord help
the county.
II used to think it was a penitentiary
off;ense to vote anything but the demo
cratic ticket said an old-time demo- |
crat of the Teton to a republican candi-
date the other day, "but I am going to |
vote for you if / am hanged fer it, and
there are a Whole.lot of other democrats
who feel the same way.u
w. J. Minar returned last evening
from the Teton, having visited during
bis trip the most important precincts OF
the county. Mr.. Minar's smiling counte-
nance indicates that he got no little en-
couragement from the voters on the out
Judging by what others tell us,
his candidacy is received with marked
enthusiasm throughout the county.
The republicans must be vigilant and
on election day see to it that the meth
DDS usually resorted to by the democracy
are not carried out. Let their defeat be
Leave nc loophole for them to
crawl through, and November 4th will
send the glad tidings throughout the
territory that Choteau county is reclaim
ed from democratic rule, never az lin to
assert supremacy.
The democrats Of this county are SO
devoid Of life and hope, SO lacking in
energy, Sc discouraged by the revolt in
he party that they have virtually given
Up the fight. There has not been a
democratic meeting held in the county
except when Toole was here) and no
interest whatever manifested in the
It is a sad, sad state of affairs
b the banner democratic county OF. the
erritorY!