The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-30
NEEDS TO Be FIXED
The Council Has Gone Too Far in Az
pointing Judges and Clerks.
CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE
In Some Wards There Is More
Than a Majority of one Party
The Codes say Something
About This Business.

| II is possible that in order to legaliZe
the ensuing municipal election changes
will have to be made by the council
next Wednesday evening in the judges
and clerks OF election who were ap-
pointed in some of the wards. The
charge was made at the populist con-
vention that in only one or two cases
had populists been appointed as judges
and clerks but the council refused to
appoint the straight populists recon-
mended by the populist central com
mittee. but had appointed men who had
left the populist party. Joined the pa
! troitic movement and now herded with
the republicans. IL this Is true, II Is
not apparent that the pushers OF the
patriotic movement have much OF that
love of justice and fair play which is
to be found in all true Americans
The new code, in speaking of city
elections. does not explicitly limit the
number OF judges and clerks TO be APP
PORTED from any one party. 1t simply
says. section 4756, THE council must
appoint judges and clerks of election.
All elections must be conducted ac-
cording TO the general election laws OF
the state
Section "a of the corporation act
says of city elections. Elections shall
be conducted I'm the manner prescribed
by law for the election OF county off,
GERS"
This shows that the same law gov
erning other elections in Montana gov
ems the municipal election. Under the
general head of Elections. section 1868
of the political code, says:
I'm making the appointment of
judges of election not more than a ma
jority OF such judges must be appoint
ed from any one political party for
each precinct"
This undoubtedly governs I'm city as
well as in county and state elections.
and Furthermore the rule has always
heretofore been observed i'm the ap-
pointment of judges and clerks by the
council for city elections. ON the face
of things the council observed the Gus
tom and the law this year but i'm
reality IL did not. II, appointed men
for judges and clerks as democrats and
populists who in some instances, II is
claimed, are not members of those par
ties. If this is true, and II republicans
have been appointed under the name of
populists and democrats, as claimed by
these parties. then the election will be
invalidated in the wards where this has
been done. For the law plainly states
that not more than a majority must
be appointed of any one political party
A maj ority" means that not more
than three judges or four combined
Judges and clerks can be republicans
at any one polling place. If II can be
shown that this has been done i'm any
ward. the election i'm that ward is in
validated.
1t is charged that the republicans
have more than a majority OF the
judges and clerks in some OF the wards
This is claimed TO be the case i'm the
Seventh ward. For judges i'm that
ward three republicans, one populist
and one democrat were ostensibly ap-
pointed. But IL is claimed by demo-
Gratis of the Seventh ward that Henry
Wagner appointed as a democrat, has
stated that he would never vote the
democratic ticket again, and that he
attended the republican caucus last
Monday night. II this is true. the re-
publicans have four of the five judges
in that ward or five of the seven judges
and clerks combined.
There is a kick made also by the
democrats and populists of the Sixth
ward. II. II. Cullom was appointed as
the only populist representative on the
board i'm that ward. Frank Stephens.
populiSt candidate for alderman i'm that
ward. states that Mr.. Cullom has not
been considered a popuIist since he
walked out of the populist convention
a year ago last fall; that he has since
that time affiliated with the repubu-
cans and not the populists and did not
attend he populist caucus and primary
and Is not considered a populist at all.
but a republican. c. l.. Harris, ap-
pointed as a democrat, attended the re-
publican caucus last Monday night.
acted as an officer of such caucus. and
also acted as an officer of the republic
can primary last Wednesday night He |
did not attend the democratic caucus
DR. the democratic primary. This makes
a total of five republicans out of the
seven members on The Sixth ward cleo /
ton board.
II can scarcely be seen how the adj /
should deem Il necessary /
10 go to such extreme lengths I'm con-
Quoting the election. Its victory is
likely to be easy enough without TAX I
ing such undue precautions I'm getting f
more than majority OF the elections I
Judges. as has been done in the sixth 4
and SeveUth and some Of the other .
wards. In order to make the election .
egal in these wards. the list should be F
revised in conformity with law next /
Wednesday night.
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