The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-24
DEsP1cABLE METHODS.
A Complete History of the Perhdy and Dis
honesty of Livingston Politicians.

fore the authOritvc news Of Mr.. Sloans
election were received. the CHRONICLE
did not have an account of the successful
scheme and piece of pot house iobbery,
manipulated by the political leaders Of
Livingston.
To begin with, the nomination Of Mr.
Pease by the Democratic Central Com
mitee, to fill the vacancy in the -lrsisla-
! ture occasicned by the death Of William
Martin. met with the apparent apI'roba-
! ton and called forth voluntary profiers
Of earnest, hearty support by the Demo-
Gratis of Livingston.
! 4 rumor that disatfcction was appear
ing among the Livingston people, called
Mr. Pease to Livingston, where he was
received with open arms. \ meeting
was called and Republicans as well as
Democrats promised him their Jealous
| support. Not because Of his open asser
| ton to oppose county division, but for
reason of his straight forwardness and
the liability Of Major Eaton, the Repnl-
lican candidate. to nnisrepresent them in
the halls of the Legislature.
| Not only in Livingston did they prom
Use their unqualified support. but the
night before election, Mr. Savage, Demo-
crat and A. l.. Love, Republican arose
| in the meeting and promised hearty
support to Mr.. Pease, denonncing the
| rumors that they intended to put up
| another candidate as false. Several
| other Livingston men were in the room.
but refused to speak, they were willing
to act and tell the lie in private but could
not do so with the unblushing effrontery
of Messrs. Savage and love, they were
not 50 skilled in the art Of deception.
On the day of election a telegram was
received from reliable man in l.ivings-
ton, stating that Il Mr.. Sloan was running
for the office. This was disbelievcd by
the friends of Mr.. Prase, who could not
imagine such to be the fact after the
public denial and protestations of good
faith on tn part Of the Livingston men,
then in Bozcman. During the evening
it was learned that Livingston had gone
solid for Sloan. Timberline had given
him majority and Moreland on the
west side of the count, had a so given !
him their support, and that he was
elected. |
There is signs of Il master-hand in |
this knavisn translation, that those who |
have been wrongeh by this dupliciiy will |
never forget.
The following is letter which fully
explains itself:
LIVINGSTON, December | /, 1884.
b. Treeland. Esq. Bo.tmaa, ". T.
DEAR SIR 1T is reported here that the
Democratic nominee for the Legislature.
was put up only .as blind, and that the !
entire vote of Buzeman will be given to ,
Eaton. We of course know that both !
men oppose Livingston, but we prefer to
support man from the west side who
has some reason for opposing us. than t"
sending an enemy to Helena from our
own camp in the the person Of Eaton,
and wish te say that if Peasc will stand !
firm and work We will support him with
all our strength regardless OF party. ]
am republican, as you know, but speak
for both parties. rs far as ! know or can
learn. Please let me hear from you by
return mail mail regarding the condition
ef.things. Yours truly, 49,.
H. 7. CEPERLEY.
And this from prominent Livingston
politician is also complete and needs no
explanation
LIVINGSTON, NJ. r., Dec. II, 1884
Byron Trcslotnd, Esq-DFAR SIR Your
favor of the 18th inst at hand, will see
Mr.. Pease when he comes here. There
has been flying rumor here that an in
dependent candidate would be run at
this place. the report is started i'll the in
terest of Major Eaton. The trnth of the
matter is, there is no head, no organiza-
ton, no system to anything i'll the polit-
ical line. There is no man here who
would consent to be set up tobe knocked
down and make the ROAD easy for Eaton.
Livingston was outvoted. defeated under
the most favorable circumstances for her.
Now we can get out POO votes mostly for
Pease Major Eaton is in bad favor here
and cannot fix matters so as to get II lcll
of a vote. Tell Mr. Pease to hold the
fort. believe we can elect him, We much
prefer him to Major Eaton. If Bozeman
will give Mr. Pease the Democrrtic vote.
or near it, there is good prospects for his
election. Very Truly Yours.
J. A. SAVAGE.
The following despatch was sent Ill
rectly after H. Ceperley. had been on an
tour to Fridley. in the in
tcrest of Mr.. Sloan. While there he met
Mr.. kountz of Bozeman, and told him
not ito peep of his being there to a liv-
ing man in BoZcman y;
LIVINGSTON, Mnntana. Dee. l6.'lS>+
To J. A. Savage or II. \. Pease.-.iny
report that we are supporting anyone bnt
Pease is false.
H. NJ. SLOAN.
w. f. GorGHSER.
F. l.. MINTIE.
J. H. ELDER, IA
JOHN LEHMAN,
II. CErERLEx.
The above it will be observed, was
Voluntarily teiegraphed after majority
of the votes had been cast at Livingston.
Altogether we think that all must con-
cede that this is one Of the most shame
fnl transactions ever perpetrated upon
the history of Gallatin county. and
proves that no means, however low, are
beneath the Vaccinations of these trail
torious trickster>.