Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-10-19
The CAndidates.

James s. MCGEE, the gentleman who
will be the next sheriff of Emmons county,
needs no introduction to the people OF the
county who settled here at an early day
Kind, intelligent and hospitublc, he Is
popular with all those who know him.
AS Glanavon gentleman said to the wri-
ter the other day: James MCGEE is one
Of those men who make friends of every
one they meet. He IS straight out and
out, and everybody knows where to find
him. Every one likes Jimmy down our
way" A Beaver Creek man remarked to
the editor last week, II like McGee he
is one of those kind and hospitahle old.
timers who have no enenies--just such a
man as Jim Gayten." To a Williamsport
citizen a well-known Bismarck llveryman
said recently: ''McGee was we'll liked in
Burlelgh county; he was popular with
everybody" Mir. McGee ran against
Sheriff Wade two years ago, and pulled
that gentleman back about eighty votes
behind the other leading candidates on
the ticket. But this part of the county
went almost soldly for Wade and he was
elected. The Wade candidates won't get
that kind of treatment up in this neck o.
the woods this year.
The candidate for assessor against the
Bumstead Van Beck nominee is Charley
Mcintyre, of Burr Oak. He is unuui
mously indorsed by his neghbors of
Burr Oak, and those who know him best
say that man could not he found IN the
county with better qualifications for the
| important position OF assessor. He IS also
heavy taxpayer
But the nomination, by the Bumstead
| convention, that has provoked the most
Indignation among the taxpayers of the
| county, was that of Jake Van Putten,
who was traded the treasurershlp candi.
dacy in exchange for his five Russian
proxies. Nothing better illustrates the
desperate character of the on. wheels
campaign than the fact that Bumstead
is willing to turn over the management
of the county's finances to wholly in.
competent and unreliable man. We do
not mention Wade in this connection be-
cause Billy has never intended that Van
Putten should handle the funds. His idea
was to get the HOllanders nominated SO
that they could be controlled by Van
Beck for the on-whcels scheme, and then
| defeat one or two of them on election
day. A gentleman living few miles
south of this town said, a fortnight he.
fore the convention, "B,ll, l hear you re
going to send most of the offices down to
the Holland Settlement" "Yes," sald
the sheriff, with ''cutc" expression
"but they won't get as many offices down
there as they think they will" Wade
pays considerable taxes himself anc
therefore we bave glimmelng hope tha,
he will go to the polls and, ION the
quiet" cast a vote for Dugald Campbell
and Charlie Mcintyre.
To offset the ridiculous nomination of
VanPutten, Dugald Campbell has been
chosen as Il candidate. Every desirable
quality the lack of which makes the nom.
ination OF Van Putten absurd can be
found in Mr.. Campbell. He is popular
young flockmaster Of Cherry Grove town.
ship; son of that honored and respected
old gentleman, Alexander Campbell, OF
Glencoe, and a brother of Hugh Camp
bell, of the sheep-raising firm of Camp.
bell & Scott, the gentlemen who bought
out the old Don Stevenson property,
He is member Of family who have
invested thousands of dollars in Emmons
county and who PAY large sum in taxes
Besides, Dugald is an Intelligent and
! popular young man, who by his kind acts
and courteous manner has made friends
| Of every one with whom he has had so
cial or business relations.
Taxpayers OF Enmons County, the
fight is "on." Here IRE the tickets
Whom do you prefer7 Is il
MCGEE, Mcintyre and Campbell,
Waldroh, Renskins and Van Putten2
Take your choice