The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-07-22
DISTINGUISHED men HERE
All R,1t Three of the Elective Officers
of Montana i'm Havre. Gov. Norris
is enthusiastic,

Havre was honored this week by a |
visitation Of state off:c ais, there be-
ing present in the city all but ifr
~ tho elective officers Of the state of
Montana. Tie party was made up Ct
Governor Edwin G. Norris, former
Governor Joserh K Toole, Secretary {
State A. n. Yoder, Attorney Gen raj,
Albert Galen, Register of tie state
Land Office John P. Sshmit, state
Land Agent Henry Nell, a compr S
ing the state land board.
The party was enroute to kaiispeil,
where today, the pubic airing on
charges preferred relative to the sale
Of certain Flatead county lands TO
lumber concerns at an alleged cheaper
Price than others offered will le
conducted J.J MacGu;nness ac-
conranied the board III the capacity
Of official stenograDe-.
The specific charge in the comp
laint is that section As, township 81
north, range % west, was sold by the
board at a price less than it's actu
value-or $12.S5 an acre. Examinatio
Of the records in the state land office
shows that the section brC ught $29
All acre, and that it was not sod u
til after the state est: :mator, John
Bowser, had made an examination
and report to the board Tie North
western Lumber company CT kaiis-
pell was the purchaser.
the attention OF Governor Norris
some time ago and the Governor, as
chairman of the board determined at
once that it was for the l. st inter cts
Of the commonwealth for the enti G
board to make a personal and thor
oueh investigation Of the matt I, and
while expressing the utmost faith in
the integrity Of his eff cal samily
the governor with his ac :ustom d en-,
ergy acted quick and he can be re-
lied upon in all matters aft citing the
public interests to ''hew to the line
ct thle chips fall where they may"
let the chips fall where they MAJ"
in every thought, act and d ed, honor
ed the Herald with a persona
visit, chatted W tn The c>mpo sitors
was joliied by the devil and, after
viewing the entire pant, W, und up il
the editorial rooms where he gavt
the editor the following bri revi W
of his opinion of the present p Utica
outlook. Said Governor Norris: al
the indications AID the p esent cor,
to a substantial majority for Mr.
Bryan in November, not only in NJ n
tara, but throughout the United
States and it is my firm b lief thai
he will be elected by an overwhelming
majority. AS to state politics, it j
too early in the campaign to say any
thing in detail, but | consider III
prospects bright for sub: tantia
victory for onr party, as every wher,
go | find old, tried and tru2 WORK
ers in the democratic ranks, who n a,
have been somewhat discouraged fo
the past few years, but who are nov
up in arms, with renewed confidence
and going into the campaign with til
determination to win. Personally
Nrt1 ZEE IA,
success Of our state and national ck
cts, and believe there will be enough
Of the intelligent voters who Eelev
as do, to make success certain"
Asked as to the sentiment Of tn
public towards Bryan, Governor Nor
ris said: The change of publ
sentiment in regard to Mr.. Bryan j
merely the effect CT natural eau e:
In 1896 Bryan was look d uIon as
rcformer, but too radica'- to eX
t-eme, and he met, temporarily, tn
the fate OF the great reformers o
Iiie past His theories Of govern
I.ent, OF finance, and of progression
ncr, looked upon as mercy th-ori ,s
and his "radicalsln' was held up il
the press and frcm the Platform q
something to be stunned and av id
ed. but now this so-ca'1ed radic a
ism is recognized by all classes a
shrewd and farsight 81 eryat sn
HIS views on the uuansatye valu
CT money was eXcmplifi d IN the IL
cent financial depression, when !
spite of the lar e ncrea CT tn
amount of money in ci:culat on wi /
in the past ten or twelve ars5 [
banks all over III, country wer
obliged to issue Gearing house cert