Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-02
REGISTRATION
BOOKS CLOSED
Nearly Four Hundred New Votes En-.
rolled in the Precincts Of East and
West Lewistown.
oNE.THiRD THE COUNTY VOTE
viii be Cast at the lewistown Polls
Registration Heavy in All the
Precincts.
oNe.THlRo THE COUNTY VOTE


election next Tuesday was practically
completed last Saturday night at 9
o'clock, although doubtless few
names were enrolled on Monday. The
returns from the registry agents will
not begin to arrive at the clerks Of
flee until tonight or tomorrow, but
the political committees are informed
that everywhere throughout the coun.
ty the registration has been heavy and
1t is anticipated that the vote of the
county will be fully 5000. as against
2.34S two years ago.
This year It is probable that one.
third Of the vote of the county will
be cast within the precincts of East
and West Lewistown. where the to.
tai registration is 1,14l. In these pre-.
cincts Register Watson enrolled To-
tai of 392 new names and issued can.
cellations for 80, net gain of 293
Included in this 1,141 are the names
of 80 who, It is believed. have either
died or permanently removed from
the district. Deducting this number
from the list would leave l.0Sl resi-.
dent and qualified electors of this dis.
trict and considering this is a pIesl.
dental year and both political commit
tees are eagerly at work. It is hardly
possible that the vote will be below
1000.
Two years ago the vote Of Lewis
town was GAS, 1888 short of the regis.
tration but then there was not the
active interest that there is this year.
That the Lewistown voters will give
big majority to ;ya .-relt. Dixon
and Lindsay, and PROBABLY the entire
Republican state ticket. there Is
scarcely doubt. but as IN county pol
itics personal favoritism aad pre-
judices so largely govern II is difficult
to forecast what the result will be be
yond that already stated.
In 1902 the Republican candidates
for senator, for members OF the leg
islature. for sheriff. for attorney, for
surveyor and for public administra'
tor and the Democratic candidates for
treasurer. clerk and recorder. assess.
or, superintendent of schools and cor
oner were successful IN Lewistown,
but inasmuch as not all these caDdi-
dates were elected II is by no means
true that las goes Lewistown so goes
the county" The battle must be
fought out not only in Lewistown and
the other larger precincts, but also
in nearly every other precinct Of the
county and several such close con
tests as developed two years ago are
likely to keep the politicians guess.
ing for several days after the polls
are closed next Tuesday night.
Kendall is expected to show great
ly increased vote over two years ago
and Gilt Edge probably few less than
in 1902, while in many OF the outly-
ing districts the vote will show big
increase.
Until the last few hours of regis
tration, the registry office in Lewis
town was about the quietest place In
|
showed the time was about to ex'
pire, fully forty people gathered and
in the last few moments before nine
O'Clock several voters were enrolled
while there was wailing and gnashing
OF teeth on the part OF a number who
had failed to obtain their cancellation
certificates from other precincts and
consequently could not register. In
order to accommodate those expect
ing transfers Postmaster Stephens
very CONSIDERABLY opened the gener
al delivery for short time after the
mail was distributed late that even
ing and from the postoffice 10 the reg
istry Office the trail was kept warm
Monday several attempted To set
their names on the books, but none
could offer sufficient excuse for thei'
failure to appear during the preceding
i two weeks and the roll remains III,
same as made up Saturday night.
In order TO purge the list OF tht
names of all who have during thC
i rast two years died or permanently
lemoyed from the district, IL is pro
posed to strike the following list o
names from the books Of this district
This procedure is provided for b,
law, the affidavit being made by two
freeholders and responsible electors
OF the district.
In order TO avoid. so tar as possible
the danger of striking from the lls
the name of anyone who may sill
be a voter in this district, the list i'
published and II is requested that any
one knowing that any one here nam
ed is still a resident and qualified vol
er OF this district the attention OF tht
registry agent be called thereto be
fore the final closing OF the books
next Saturday evening.
The list follows;
East LeWstown.
Jacob Berger.
Ruel w. Blake.
George Bettus.
Ben Cline, Jr.
Mason Gudgel
Sam Grant