Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-07-10
POLITICAL POINTERS.
A Correspondent to the Helena
Independent Gives His
Opinion
On the Probable Coming Candi-
didates for This
County.
COMING CUSTER CANDIDATES.


a Miles City correspondent Of the
Helena Independent, who evidently
takes it for granted that he knows
more than the casual reader also local
pmlOtician has the following in the
Sundays Issue of the Independent:
As the season of thesere and yellow
leaf comes apace, likewise the sea SOn
0f political slrifa, II is but natural that
patriots imbued with desire to immo.
late Themselves upon the altar of their
country should be gathering together
the ends which pull the mot favor
able political wires. OF present in.
cumbents OF elective county offices, il
5 safe to say that Sheaiif Irvine is on
the lookout for nomination and re
election by the county democracy. In
yhr democratic rauks there is no pro-
fc-sedly no OBJ G,ltion, but one or two
dark horses are spoken OF, one in par
Ticul0r, familiar friend Of the present
sheriff, and Who has more than once
been favored by his party with politi-
cal prelermsnf. Whist his chance
would be in the new role of caudi-
date for sheriff i ina ter for specula-
lion. y some future time | may di-
vUlge his name, bat the subject is con-
fidentisl at present. Chas. w, Auder-
son is most likely tp be- the republican
NOMINEES for this Otlice, as be was q ia
yorte candidIleiu 'SG. Following him
Clssely CONES the veteran candidate
and ex.sheriff Jack w. Johnson,
whose early day record lends him
prestige. Jack hes many friends aud
many enemies, but If he goes into the
fight for the n mInition he will make
II warm for bis opponents. OF other
candidates on this side Of the question
the WOO ls are full, but Anderson and
Johnson are the most prominent.
The county tressurer's office is filed
by NJ. BraDdenburg, democret, who |
serving his second term. No doubt he
wants il again. and as the office is the
plum, under the fee law, some tall
ruetlng viii he done by him and his
adherentr. On the republican side /
know of no candidates who have u
chance for the nomination, although
it is likely one or the other of the
banks will put a candidate forward,
and Lightning may strike the cashier
of the Stockgrowers National bank,
II. +. Bachelor. In that event the
other bank may be depended upon TO
work with the democracy.
II the present county clerk l.. c.
Dear, refuses to accept the nomination
at the hands OF the democrats, his
party will find it difficult to put up n
man who will have aghost ofa chance
to beat A. II. swerdfger. who can
have the republican nomination If he
wants ii, but which he will not accept
as long as Dear is in the field, For two
terms Mr.. Swerdliger has been deputy
clerk under Dear, and though arepub.
licsu, his democratic friend has been
staunch and true, refusing to supplant
him by the appointment Of de- ocrat
though repeatedly urged to do so.
For two terms republican has held
down tue cushioned seat in the pro-
bate judges office and dispensed JUS
tice clear and conscientious with the
wisdom of old Solomyn himself. But
it Is not sure he will receive the nomi-
nation again, nor is it at all certain
that be wants ii. Under the fee law
there will scarcely be Il loving in the
office. and IT is hardly worth much OF
a fight, except as matter OF principle.
Police Magistrate Butler, a young
aud gifted attorney who has twicG
been elected to tie dity magistracy
will probably be brought forward by
his friends, but it is difficult to decid,
In which convention, as Butler Is an
independent republican aud a liberia
mugwump who has strayed frou
the republican fold but has not yel
fetched up in the democratic cor
raj. Junius Brutus Collins might
be u candidate, purely republic
can, but his conception OF law u so
limited that his eye is more likely to
be turned toward the assessors book
and desk. know of no democratic
candidate for this ofllce OF honor but
slight remuneration.
Judge Slreycll's new law partner
Thomss jefferson Porter, cx-school'
master and recently admitted to the
bar, maybe looked upon ns II sure eau
didate for the republican vote for
county attorney. w. IL. Ross Is Q
standing candidate, ard there is some
chance of all the other lawyers having