Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27
POLITICAL SITUATION.
Democratic Party in the Throes Of q
Desperate Struggle to Obtain Can.
didates for Sacrifice This Fall.

Desperate Struggle to Obtain Can.
didates for Sacrifice This Fall.
Politics" said the man around
town. with a tired smile as he moved
further into the shade. well | haven.
heard much yet, and | don't think this
campaign will be a long one.'
THE Democrats are somewhat split
up and seem to be making a few fancy
by-plays for the benefit of the labor
party; but-but the working man in
Fergus county has a few opinions of
his W and many independent con.
victions. The Republican ticket?
Well. the possibilities look pretty
good at present and aside from the
office OF assessor there does not seem
to be much contention for nominal
lions. 1t looks to me as IL that Is
going to be a hot race with Emery
Stowell, Z. p. Chandler, Donald Fow-
Ter, ]. II. Charters and possibly two
or three others looking after the job.
u. c. Bebb comes out pretty strong
for sheriff, while d. ]. Kane is doing
considerable quiet work in the same
line. Doesn't seem to be much oppo
sition to Treasurer Croft and County
Attorney Belden, no stree! It looks
as II they filed the bill all right.
Charley Kelly has done pretty good
work and | think the public appreci.
ates the fact in spite Of the 'holler"
made by the Democrat.
ut is pretty hard to tell anything
about the rest OF the ticket yet awhile.
but say, wouldn't j. d. Waite make
a home run for senator? w. A.
Hedges looks all right for representa-
tive. while G. M. Stone or Z. w. King
would make him a good running mate.
George Stafford Is out for the office
of county surveyor. then there is the
county superintendent, public admin.
istrator and the coroner-but this Ia
pretty dry work old man. Democrat.
ic ticket, did you say? Yes. I'll take
ice in mine. Well. outside of Frank
Pick. who Is trying to make himself
believe that the party will see him
through, and Len Slater, Firman TUT.
lock and j. o. Gilkerson for sheriff,
they see to keep their tracks pretty
well covered.
"The party seems to be kind OF hard
up for willing material this fall and
1t looks to a man up a tree as II some
of them we're waiting to have a NOM
nation banded to them with induce.
ments. The old political agitator on
the Democrat seems to be taking snap
shots at random in the hope OF hit.
ting a bulls eye, but the chances are
that the Democratic ticket won't have
any back bone this campaign; lack
Of confidence in the party and dislike
to being slaughtered will keep many
an ambitious Democrat from seeking
office.
Its a sure thing that II the rising
young Democrats of Fergus county
thought that the party would work to.
| gether, they would be out hustling In
an endeavor to still hunt a nomina.
ton. The Jefy Johns wing of the
party seems to be doing considerable
secret service work lately, however.
and it's hard to tell what they will
spring this fall. Bank fight? not
much. Did you rel hear the story
about the boy that got burnt?
The man around town here called
an emphatic halt for refreshments
and mentioned that he had already
worked overtime on a subject that
was worse than trying to guess what
the Democratic party would do II they
were In power.
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