The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-29
IL WEATHER.
ON THE HOME STRETCH.

YIN
The candidates are coming down the
home stretch aud a great race 1t is. We
refer particularly now to Lewis and
Clarke county. an old time republican
stronghold which the democrats have
been gradually winning away from its
former affiliations. Two years ago. after
a desperate battle, the democracy of
this county whipped Tom Carter out OF
his boots, and gave Dixon more than
one hundred majority. We are gong
to do better by Dixon this year, and
carry the county not only for him but
for Cleveland and Stevenson, Collins
and the rest of the state ticket, and
elect a majority of the legislative ticket
and the entire county ticket.
The fight virtually was won when the
democratic nominations we're made. The
republicans threw away their chance by
putting up the weakest legislative ticket
ever seen in this county and by renomi-
mating the old court house crowd who
have been in office so long as to make
everybody tired.
There was a general demand for first
class brains in the legislature and the
democrats met it. Read the democratic
ticket over, every morning before break
fast, and compare it with the republican
ticket. You will find it in THE INDIE
seven days in the week. 1t is
there because THE INDEPENDENT be-
lieves in it, and proposes to do its level
best for its election.
Glance at the names again. Three
able, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lawyers, Rob-
ert B. Smith, Thomas G. Bach, Harry
r. Comfy; two representative business
men, A. j. Davidson, of Helena, and G.
E. Dudley, Of Marysville; a practical
miner, and employer of miners, j. II.
Murphy, of Riminl; a practical working
man, G. X. Brown, of the Brotherhood
oil Locomotive Engineers; a practical
ranchman, II. f. Lidolph, Of East Hell
ena. Lawyers to discuss the codes and
the intricacies of constitutional law;
merchants to care for our business in
%terests, and champions of two great
branches Of labor. Could a more COM
plete and symmetrical ticket be made?
And a double guarantee goes with each
one that he will vote everlastingly to
keep Wilbur F. Sanders out of the United
States senate. That assurance alone,
which you cannot get from the candi-
dates on the republican ticket, should
induce you TO vote for these men
whether you are a republican or a demo
crat.
We haven't said much about the OF.
fee Of state senator lately because 1t il
generally taken for granted that since
DIR. William Lightning Steele started
out for it in his pneumatic tire sulky
he would be first under the wire and the
rest not placed. There are no change!
to record yet in the relative positions O
the candidates for this office and the
doctor is going through flying. Gil
lette's anti-labor handicap has shut hin
out.
We have all along believed that the
excellence Of the democratic county
ticket elected it before the campaign
was fairly started. We leave it to an
republican, il any other ticket presents
the names of two as able lawyers, up.
right and accomplished gentlemen, a
Messrs. Buck and Crutcher, candidate
for district court judges.
Then run through the other names il
succession. Where could a brighter
more capable and industrious youn,
man be found for clerk of the distric
court than Denver p. Dayton. Every
body knows HIM and likes him.
AS for the office of sheritf-well Their
really is nobody in the race except tn
gallant Col. Curtis. The ~transplantin
of Junius Gladiolus to a point at tn
northwest angle of Fort Harrison, sui
jected him to undue exposure and tn
I1ooI, frnet Foil on him lilo n bJi,b+ III
is one Of last years flowers.
For clerk and recorder, Peter M. Co
Inns. If any man in Helena has MOI
friends or deserves more, we would lih
to see a lock of his hair. He was nom
mated because the people are loud
calling for new blood in the court hous
and Peters blood 10 of the red an