Fergus County argus., 1902-03-12
Monday, April 7th, Citizens Of Lew
istown Must Elect One Alderman
in Each Ward Of City.
SCHOOL ELECTIONS ON APRIL s
Elections for Road Trustees in Every
District of the County viii be
Held on April 5th.

To say nothing OF the general elec'
tion next November, when congress.
man, legislature and a full set of
county officers, excepting county
commissioners, will be chosen. Mon.
tanans have election days bunche1
on them in the early days of mex.
month.
On the first Saturday of April
there will be an election held in
every road district in the county for
the choice Jof one or more road uus-
tees. In districts which held cleo.
tions last year and the trustees then
elected drew one. two and three year
terms ms required by law, but one
trustee-;to succeed the one-year man
will be chosen. In some districts
vacancies have occurred which will
necessitate the election of more thaa
one this spring, and in several dis
tricts the present trustees are hold
ing only by appointment Of the coun-
ty commissioners. Such appoint
ments are only good until the first
Mondny of May and consequently
three trustees in those districts mus,
be chosen. As In school elections
the taxpayers of each district have
entire charge of their own elections
and have only to inform the county
commissioners of results.
Lewistown is free from a road cleo
tion. as road affairs are in charge OF
the cDuncil and the incorporation is
not affected by the general rom law.
On the same day as the road elec-
tions-April 5th-an election will be
held in each school district for ths
choice nf one or more trustees; only
one being chosen except in cases OF
a vacancy having occurred by resig-
nation or otherwise.
In Iswistown Mr.. W. z. Cort,
chairman of the board, is the retir-
ing member. He has been twice
elected TO a full term and h is not
improbable that he will be elected
to another term. At times in the
past school elections have been pref
ty warm affairs, and that of last year,
when j. d. Waite and l. w. Eldridge
were chosen, was about the hottest
of all. So far as known there is no
fight on this spring. This is the of
year. but then it doesn't take long to
get up a school election fight.
The election of particular interest
to Lewistown people will be that Of
April 7th, when one alderman will
be chssen in each ward, the gtirins
members of the council being J. C.
Bebb IN the First ward, Peter Shields
of the Second and Edward Brassey
of the Third.
Mayor Cook, Aldermen Eldridge,
Wright md Stoddard, and Treasurer
Wright md Magistrate MacGowan
hold for another year. while Clerk
Chandler, Marshal Kane and Attor-
ney Won Tsbel are appointees of the
mayor.
Two years ago II was believed that
the mayor and half the aldermen had
been chosen for two years, but the
Democrats provoked court fight.
which they won, but the net resul
of which was the extension of Re
publican control of the city for a year
beyond that which the Republicans
had claimed.
At the election of two years ago
the Republicans carried every ward.
electing Mayor Cook over C. H. viii
liams by majority of thirty and
electing both aldermen in the first
and second wards. while in the third
they elected Alderman StoddaTd, and
Candidates Brassey and Parent tied,
the former being chosen by his Re
publican associates.
Last year the Republicans again
swept the town. Mayor Cook receiv-
ing a safe majority in every ward.
and a total majority in the city of
thirty-one. In the First ward Alder.
men Eldridge and Bebb each receiv.
ed good majorities; in the Second
ward Alderman Wright had gooi
lead, while Peter Shields tied with
Walter knight and the council chose
Shields; in the Third ward Alderman
Stoddard was winner, while John
Laux defeated Edward Brassey. Mr..
Laux. however. could not qualify and
Mr.. Brassey was chosen and has since
been one of the most efficient and
conscientious members OF the coun.
ell. Arthur Wright secured his elec
tion as treasurer over J. NJ. Parent
and the Democrats. with F. F, Mac.
Gowan as their candidate for magis.
trate, defeated r. E. Gudgell.
Indications point to short city
campaign and II the past two years
are a safe criterion OF the future the
Republicans will win out. Even