The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
FOR THE COUNTY PLUMS.
Republican Candidates Placing
Themselves Whore the Light
ming May Strike
Mon Who Are Willing to Devote
Their Time Transaoting
Public Business.
Tor Same II Wil Bs A wAikovsr In the
Convention While Others VIII
Have TO Fight 70 Win.

Yesterday saw the real beginning Of the
political campaign this year in Lewis and
Clarke county. Not that the gentlemen
who seek political p%rsfsrment have been
idle for the past few weeks. but yesterday
was the fsst day there was no other excite
mont to distract attention from politics.
All the Helena conventions are over. the
fair for 1892 10 q thing OF the past and II
bshooyed tho men who want to serve the
people of Lewis and Clarke after next jan
nary to get TO work. The republicans. es-
pecially, were active, a. their primaries
will b. held Saturday night next. and their
county convention ths following Wednss-
day, Aug. 81. For several Of the county Of
foes thsrs ia a full quota Of candidates,
while for Others thare il little competition.
For the nomination Of sheriff there are
now three full. isdged candidates
ON the republican aide. judge
j, G.. Sanders, VIM. Sims and r. A. Aber-
crombie. There isa strong feeling that
Judge Sanders will get away with tho plum,
though Abercrombie claims no will have
the Msrysville and East Helena delegations
solid. Sims counts on the First and Third
wards sure, with . fair prospect Of getting
some support from other wards. Judge
Sanders has been working on the PROPOSE
tion for q month or more, and has de-
eidsdly the lead. For county clerk. tho
present incumbent. John ). Tooker, may
have no opposition. For treasurer Richard
Barden will be a candidate before the CON
vention. He may have opposition and hs
MAY not. S. N. Nicholson, has had his eye
on the office for a long time. but he prefers
to be United States marshal. % = successor
to Marshal Furay, II such q thing 10 posi-
BILE. He has the endorsement Of L. H.
Hsrshfeld for the Office and that
assures il for him. unless the
west side claims il. The matter
has been referred TO the republican state
committee, and IL the latter says the ap-
pointment should 90 TO the west side, then
Mr.. Nicholson will be = candidate for
county treasurer; II the state committes
decides that the appointment shosld 60 to
the east side, then Mr.. Nicholson will not
4 candidate before the convention. For
there are three candidates ut least,
w. n. Dolliver, F. w. Combs, Of the county
Office, and w. II. Guthrie. OF the
three Dolliver appears to have the largest
though Guthrie has been doing a
great deal of quiet work. For county
AGbVFu0y t0cIO dE0 v0Eo0 kVAsA ALOA III
to make the race, q. G. Newman. Miles
avsnagh, Jr., and J. A. Carter. John
Bean has no opposition for the district
court clerkship. For county superintend-
emit Of sohools no one in particular has been
though E. A. Carleton 10 sup
posed to nave ambitions in that direction.
The candidates. seem to have lost sight of
one has appeared above the surface as
claim to it.
Absorbing 70 the opinions Of some law
yers. the county convention will not have
the task of nominating the district judges.
They are claimed to be state officers. draw
ing their pay from the state, and they will
be nominated by the state convention.
struct their delegates who to place in
nomination for district judge. and the
state convention will be supposed to heed
their Recommendation. Judge Hunt will
undoubtedly BE- one of the mon chosen,
while J. w. Kinslsy' and r. H. Howey each
wan. to be tho other. Al present the
chances are decidedly in favor of Howey,
who has been and 10 doing q great deal Of
quiet work,
For the legislature there are no professed
candidates. Judge Hedges will probably
be the nominee for state senator, bat who
will try for the lower house it is hard to
tell, but it will be 4 young mans ticket in
tuAb IebpoCss Will " a. OOIy among tue
nominees. 49,
The republicans will miss from their
county convention his year . number of
old time vetsrans. The absentees repre-
sent converts to the peoples party. Among
them are Assessor Walker. who will be the
peoples party candidate for sheriff. A. B.
Hover. A. 7. Newberry, John P. Ketchum,
DIR. Lawyer, Robt. Tssples, Judge Flsis-
cher, and quito a number Of others. The
republicans, however, can point to as many
who are training with the
Weaverites. among them J. B. Atchison,
Thomas Cruise, Capt. smith. John Shober
and r. G.. Davies. The part the peoples
party will play in tho county election is an
unknown factor, and almost every candi-
date on the republican side is quietly cir
culatinR the story that if his own conven-
ton will nominate him he will got the on
dorssment Of the third party. Some of the
democratic aspirants are aslo telling the
same story, so it will be seen that if the
truth is being told by all the candidates
the third party people are playing demo
crats against republicans.
The real work of fixing the slates for the
primaries will begin to-day. and from now
until the convention meets there will he a
daily increase in the list Of candidates.
A few more baby carriages left at The Bee Hive
at 20. s'.2o and "; being cheaper than Chicago
prices.
What everybody says must be true, that
Butcher d hradley's prices are 10 wer than any
house III town.