The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-11-30
ACHING FOR THE JOB
E. S. sTAcKPoLE CONTRASTING THE
ELECTION OF D. F. HALLAHAN.

E. S. STACKPOLE CONTRASTING THE
ELECTION OF D. F. HALLAHAN.
He Wasn't Elected Treasurer, But He
That Will Give Him the Doubtful
Honor and the Emoluments.
Alleged irregularity in the fling Of the
nomination of D. F. Hallihan, is the basis
of contest proceedings instituted by E. S.
,Stackpole in the district court this week.
Hallahan was the Populist and Stackpole
the Republican candidate for county
treasurer in the recent election, Italia
han receiving plurality Of the votes
cast.
The ground for contest recited in the
complaint is, that Hallahan having been
named by the county central committee
OF his party to fill the vacancy on the
ticket occasioned by the refusal of j. r.
Whitmire (who was nominated in con-
vention) to become candidate, he was
not nominated according to the require
ments Of law
"For the reason that the pretended
nomination was not made by any organ
lied assembly or convention of delegates,
representing any party or principle or by
any convention called for the purpose Of
making nominations to public office.
"That the certificate of nomination
which was forwarded to the county clerk
was not in accordance with the require
ments of the statute in this, that it did
not state the business Of said Hallahan,
nor his business address, and did not
state any party or principle which said
Hallahan represented, nor the Office for
which he was nominated. The said GER
tlficate is the only one Of any kind or
nature or for any office for sad Hallahan
previous to the election. The certificate
was filed with the clerk October 3, 1894,
and thereupon the clerk in pursuance of
said alleged nomination placed the name
OF D. F. Hallahan upon the ticket to be
voted at said election
"That previous to said election and
previous to the alleged nomination of
Hallahan, the Populist convention for
Deer Lodge county was held June 23,
for the purpose Of nominating candidates
to be voted for at this election, and the
said convention did then and there nom
mate for treasurer one J. r. Whitmire.
That as said Stackpole is informed and
believes, said Whitmire declined, and
that certificate of his nomination there
to was not filed nor was his resignation
in writing or otherwise filed with the
clerk.
"The plaintiff believes that the nom
ination Of Hallahan was made for the
purpose of filing the vacancy on the
Peoples party ticket for said office caused
by said declination Of Whitmire, and for
no other purpose. The certificate of
nomination of Hallahan did not set forth
the cause of such vacancy or that any
such vacancy existed.
"That the convention of the PeoDles'
party did not delegate to any committee
the power to fill any vacancy in the nom
nations made by it.
"Ihat the said certificate was not
made or signed by 10 electors residing
within this county.
"The name of Hallahan was not written
on any ticket voted or cast at said cleo
ton.
That the plaintiff Stackpole is qualified
to hold the office of treasurer and that
Hallahan not being duly nominated he,
said stackpole, was duly elected and is
entitled to said office"
Prior to the commencement of these
contest proceedings, the county board
had canvassed the returns and issued
certificates of election to all the officers
elect, including Hallahan.
The case is set for hearing before
Judge Brantly tomorrow.