Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-29
WILL SUPPER
e. K. CHEADLE
Fergus Coutny is Entitled to the
Nomination for Dis
trict Judge.
FOUR ADDITIONAL VOTES NEEDED
The Nomination in Republican
Convention Equivalent
to Election.
-FOUR ADDITIONAL VOTES NEEDED

FERGUS county = twenty-five dele
gates to the state convention will I'M
animously urge the nomination of
Hon. Il. X. Cheadle for the position
OF district Judge Of the Tenth district
and his nomination is believed To be
well assured.
This nomination will be made by u
district convention composed of the
delegates from Fergus, ChOteau and
Valley counties. Fergus will have
twenty tive votes, ChotcHu twenty
and Valley nine, twenty-siN being
necessary to a choice. With unan-
imous support from this county, but
four additional votes are necessary
and Mr. Cheadle's friends confidently
predict that he will secure them.
+. 5. Stranahan, who came TO Ben
ton last spring from Helena, is a IAN
didate md H. a. Wilkinson, OF Havre,
has also been mentioned / u this ON
nectlon, while Attorney Kerr, OF Nnl-
ley county, is understood to be the
favorite in that section.
The Democratic nominee il almost
certain to be Judge Tattan. now fill
ing out the uneXpired term OF Judge
DuBose. As both Choteau and Fer
gus are strongly Republican, and
Valleys vote Is comparatively small
and very evenly divided politically,
it will be readily seer that the NOM
inee of the Republicans has a long
lead toward the goal.
Mr., Cheadle Is one OF the ablest
practitioners at the district bar. He
IL n close studen. and well fitted to
take the responsible duties Of Judge.
He hOnorably served this county ms
county attorney, to which office he
was elected in 1896, but before his
term had expired resigned to Join
company ! for service in the First
Montana. lie was constantly on the
fighting line In the Philippines and
has the universal respect of his com-
radrs. His distinguished services
were recognized 10y Col. kesslrr and
Coy. Smith appointed him second
lieutenant, but before his cOmmission
could arrive he was discharged from
the hospital, where he had bccnillior
weeks, aud was on his way home.
Since returning he has given close
attention To his prnctlceand hisopin-
ion commands II high figure among
Fergus county litigants. BY all he is
considered well equipped and entirely
fitted for judicial duties.
In his home county he is eagerly
sought after for public addresses and
four years ago he was the leading Re
publican speaker, visiting nearly
every precinct In the county.
For nine years Judge DuBose has
held the office OF Judge and during
that time his residence has been at
FIT. Benton, his only visits to Lewis
town being when required by law to
convene II term of court. Since Cho-
teau county has so long had the
greater portion Of the Judges time
1t would seem but fair that this
should he granted to Fergus county
for a term.
During the five years last past
there have been $40 cases docketed In
the three counties, which compose
the district and OF this number i0G
have been in Fergus county. or near
~ f~orty-nine per cent Of the whole.
Choteau county has reported 30 and
Valley 30. Those tried in Fergus
county have been Of equal or greater
importance than in either OF the
Others, for during this period mining
cases involving millions and many
murder cases have been before the
court, as well as n great number OF
Others almost equally important.
!, That the proportion which Fergus
county business bears tn the whole
/: can be readily proven.
In 1895 forty-eight per cent Of the
cases In the district were in Fergus
county. In 1896, owing to n large
number of mining cases involving the
Gilt Edge properties, the percentage
rose to ifty-eight. In 1897 the per-
centage was forty-six and in 1895 the
, same. In 1899. Inst year, just half OF
the cases were I'm Ferguscounty, Fer.
gus having ~, Choteau II and Valley
IL.
1t Is but reasonable that the Judge
should reside where the greater por
ton OF the business arises and we
confidently believe that the delegates
from this county will urge this point
upon the delegates from Choteau and
n Valley and secure the nomination o.
, Mr.. Cheadle.
II nominated his majority in Fer
@ gus should not be less than five hun.
dred.