Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-10-09
Candidates Taking to the "TalI Tim
ber' to Interview Voters Who
Live in the Country.
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS BRIGHT.
Enthusiasm BEING. Aroused by the
Splendid prospects for a Sweep
Ing Victory.

The campaign is now on in earnest.
| There has been an exodus of candi-
dates for the bunch grass during the
past few days and the country voters
are now being given an opportunity to
size UP the various aspirants for Of
flee.
| Henry Rae, Frank Smith, Paul Smith
and r. D. Baker left Sunday for south
Of the Snowies where they will present
their claims for support. There is an
uncommonly intelligent class of voters
south of the Snowies and it is feared
meet with something Of frost dowr,
that way.
The democratic central committee
has been busy during the past week
preparing the speaking appointments.
The various itineraries have about
been completed and the boys will start
out the latter part of the present week.
The democrats number some first
class speakers among their ranks and
the impression which will be created by
B. c. White, H. L. DeKalb and Charles
/ Easel is certain to help the entire tick
| ct. E. G. Worden will appear on tbs
rostrumas frequently as his legal busi-
ness will permit and Chairman Cor
don himself will appear at number of
meetings.
Roy E. Ayers is scheduled by the
committee to cover lot Of territory,
and Roy is the boy who can do the
work. J. NJ. Parent has also consent
ed to make several speeches. Mr.. Par
rent is a polished and experienced pub
! lie speaker and his arguments are al
/ ways convincing.
Julius Peterson. Johnnie Malcolm
Charlie Myersick, B. F. Gordon, John
S. Marshall and Ed Martin, while not
protesting to be public speakers, are
admittedly first class single handed
takers and will do effective work for
themselves and the ticket in that man.
ner. Miss Orpha Noble will not have
to talk. She has been raised right here
in Fergus county, is known to a large
number of voters and her election is one
| of the assured facts. A. T. Good
speed is not doing any particular hus-
tling for himself but is putting in some
good work for the ticket generally. His
handsome map of Fergus county stands
out as a monument of his hig class
ability as an engineer and draughts-
man and his election will be more bene-
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to himself
State Committeeman Frank ]. Hazen
has received letter announcing that
Hon. T. j. Walsh, democratic candi-
date for congress, will speak in Lewis
town on Thursday evening, Oct. 18th
and in Kendall on the following even
ing. Mr.. Walsh will also speak at Gilt
Edge early in the afternoon of the
18th. There will be a grand rally in
both this city and Kendall on the re-
spectiVe evenings of Mr.. Walsh's visit.
1t is certain to be festive occasion for
democracy. There is not more con-
vincing speaker in the state than Mr..
Walsh. That the republicans realize
this fact Is shown by the school boyish
manner in which they refused to per-
NIT their candidate. Mr.. Pray, to meet
Mr.. Walsh in Joint debate. Chairman
Brown, on behalf of the state commit
tee, challenged Mr.. Pray to meet Mr..
Walsh. The republicans refused, to do
SO, putting up an excuse too apparent.
ly frail that it must have been impress
ed upon the sophomore PERCEPTION of
even the Joke Sheets editor.
| Along toward the latter part of the
month, Governor Joseph Kemp Toole
will speak in Lewistown. Toole is a
name to conjure with in Fergus county
and his appearance will be the occasi-
on for another big demonstration.
The republicans are basing their
hopes for win with Frank E. Smith
upon the oft asserted assumption that
Mr.. Smith will have behind him a solid
saloon vote. This assumption is de-
| cidedly in error. The Democrat is
aware that there is opposition to Rov
E. Ayers by the gambling fraternity.
The reason for this hostility is that he
has done his best, since his selection to
| the Office of county attorney, to enforce
| the anti-gambling law. All law break
| ers have looked alile to the conscien-
| tiOus young official and while he has
| earned some unpopularity in certain
| quarters, he has also won the respect
and esteem of every law abiding citi-
zen in this county. The saloon men in
Fergus county. as a rule, believe in the
enforcement of the law We do not be-
Iieye that this particular class will