Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-24
OFFICE SEEK
ERS GET BUSY
Candidates for Nominations on coun,
ty Tickets Are Industriously In
terviewine Friends.
CLEAR FIELD FOR cHEADLE
Both Conventions Will Meet Septem.
Der Bird to Name the corbatants
in the Struggle.

As the time for county conventions
and elections draws near the talk Oh
the street corners wakes strong as 10
the candidates for nomination on tho
various tickets in the field. Many
ambitious ones may now be seen in
teryiewing possible delegates to the
party conventions and fixing up their
fences for the coming roundup. Just
who all the candidates for county
honors on both tickets will be II is
impossible 10 say but few name s
can be mentioned.
On the Republican side of the fcAce
things seem to be going along so
quietly that one would not think the
conventions were so close Only here
and there can be seen an ambitious
politician in close conversation with
some one who he fondly hopes will
help him out in the coming fray.
While it is possible To mention can
didates for some Of the Offices at the
present time some of them still re.
main open or are possibly awaiting
the appearance Of dark horse.
For the Republican nomination OF
Judge Of the Tenth judicial district
there is no opposition to the present
incumbent, the Hon, L. X. Cheadle
and as lar as it has been possible
To learn no one on the Democratic
side cares TO make try lor the po-
sition. This is as il should be. for
Judge Cheadle has been an impartial
and conscientious officer and deserves
to be returned.
For the legislature the name OF the
Hon. w. A. Hedges, of Yale. is prom
inently mentioned and IL is probable
that he Will receive the nomination
as he has made q good record in
former years and seems to be entitled
to the honor for another term. No
other candidate has as yet made his ap
pearance, although there has been
some talk among the Republicans of
putting up one of our prominent Lew.
istown business men.
For sheriff there are four in line
George w. Cook, OF Lewistown; James
Washburn. OF Gilt Edge, Z. +. Hersey
of Utica. and JEFF Sherman, of Lewis.
town. The outlook is good for a hard
fight for the nomination.
Kendall, and Walter s. Smith, OF
Lewistown. are the candidates known
to be in the field. As these are both
good men the delegates at the con.
vention would not make any mistake
in selecting either one.
For the position of clerk and re-
corder no candidate has yet been men.
toned. so far as can be ascertained,
but there will. In all probability, be
some one after the nomination.
For clerk of the court Edmund
Wright will probably no in the race
for the nomination and Tom Smith
has announced his intention of max.
ing bid for the place on the ticket.
For county attorney o, w. Belden
will have no opposition In his party.
For assessor Emil Plum, OF Lewis.
town. John Sellers, Of Forest Grove,
and Sam Hurvitch, OF Gilt Edge, are
mentioned.
Otto Wasmansdorff, OF this city,
seems to be the only one so far who
has been looking for the nomination
as county surveyor, but G. NJ. Stat
ford, IL Is believed, would accept a
nomination il his party desires.
The candidates for nomination to
the offices Of superintendent of
schools. coroner and public admins.
traitor have not yet come up and moth
ing can be said as 10 them.
For the Democrats there seems tn
bench. but for the legislature, accord
ing TO the Lewistown Democrat. a
number will be in the field. j. 7.
Wunderlin. Of Lewistown; G.. G.. Dav-
Id. OF Utica. and Robert Mungall of
Gilt Edge, are mentioned. Thomas
Jefferson Johns has magnanimously
mentioned David Scott In this con.
nection, and he in turn, with a sort
OF my dear Alphonse" air, has given
JEFF a boost for the same berth. II
is understood that John =. Barnes
would make the attempt to land this
place were IL not for the fact that
the political plum that holds his gaze
hangs in the land office, where Il is
said he hopes to be installed II Judge
Parker is elected.
For sheriff J.. p. Slater seems 10
have the head start over J. II. Cooper
according to Mr. Johns prognostica-
ton. The Office of treasurer seems
to have attractions for Morris Sloan
and j. NJ. Parent according to 6s
same authority. but +. o. Busenburg,
whom Johns mentions for the place,
says he wouldn't take the nomination
under any consideration, so possibly
there may be a mistake as to the 9th.
er two.
Frank Pick is the only one the Dem.
ocrats have been able to rustic for
the Office of assessor and he will be
nominated without opposition.
For clerk OF the court, John b
Ritch. Peter Oswiler and Dave Scot,
have been talked Of. The name OF
Barney Mcdonnell has been heard
mentioned in this connection. but
what truth there is In 1t cannot be
ascertained.
For clerk and recorder Frank Haz
en- seems to have the call from his
party. although George w. Cannon
has been prominently mentioned.
For county attorney the Democrat