Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-23

ROSEBUD ELECTION CONTESTS

Last week, Judge Loud of the dis
trict court, decided the election con-
tests of Lane VS. Bailey and Lane VS.
Humphreys in favor of the contestant,
and ousted the defendants from the
offices of county clerk and county
commissioner respectively. The find
ings of fact and conclusions of law of
the court were gived in full in the last
issue of the News.
Every person in the county of suffi-
cent understanding, knows the history
of these cases, the trial and decision of
which have covered period of over six
months.
Although the defendants and their
attorneys feel that Judge Loud de-
cided enormously, and that the decis-
ion is not warranted by the law and
the evidence, every democrat in Rose
bud county feels that Judge Loud acted
honestly and fairly in deciding the
cases, and that he considered that the
evidence warranted his findings. Both
cases have been appealed to the SUI
preme court and in due time we will
all know whether the democratic or re-
publican nominees were entitled to
these offices.
Our contemporary the Forsyth
Times, in long article entitled
Don't Cheer Boys! the Poor Devils
are Dyingu', again reverts to its vile,
mud-slinging methods, slandering and
abusing honest men, who were resi-
dents of this county many years be-
fore it was a county, and who toiled
and struggled INCREASINGLY to up-build
the little town of Forsyth and the
county of Rosebud and cursing every
thing and everybody not branded with
the word republican. But this is
nothing more than could be expected
from the "Times.' 1t is it's sole stock
in trade. For vilifying and nastiness,
it stands head and shoulders above
any newspaper in the state.
This paper has never abused any
man nor has it assailed the character
or integrity of any man in the commun-
ity and 1t is with deepest regret that
we are compelled to assal anyone
now, and at this time begin the review
of some of the testimony given by some
of the witnesses for the contestant in
the election cases.
The Times harps about the purity of
politics, and in one local it says: "Too
much praise cannot be given to Attor-
neys ]. c. Lyndes and T. ]. Porter
for their ceasless and untiring efforts
in behalf of pure elections in Rosebud
county" In another it says: GATOR
ney J. &. Lyndes, who is receiving
praise from all law-abidng citizens
for his good work in cleaning the bal
lot box manipulators, went to Miles
City Monday"
Who is J. c. Lyndes, concerning
whom the Times has so much to saw?
We will tell you who he is, since the
Times doesn't.
Mr.. Lyndes is the chief counsel for
the contestant Clarence X. Lane in the
county election contests. He is the self
appointed leader of the republican
party of Rosebud county. He was the
chief counsel ant adviser for the con-
testant in the senatorial contest
against Hon. James S. Hopkins. He
was the chief witness for the contestant
IN the county contests. He was also
the leading and star witness for tho
contestant in the senatorial contest
The Times intimates that he is alec
the purifier" of Rosebud county no,;.
tics. In fact Mr.. Lyndes is the man
behind the gun.
Let US 60, a little further. As said