Fergus County Democrat., 1911-03-21
SEEK in Vain
FOR CANDIDATE
Available Men" by the Score Grace.
fully Sidestep Job of Mayor of
City of Lewistown.
CITIZENS CONVENTION
Non-Partisan Meeting to Be Held To-
morrow Evening and Endeavor
to Pick Candidate.

"Bee, bee, who's got the bee?"
That is the bee to be mayor of the
great and growing city of Lewistown.
Anyone with said beelet busily buzz
ing in his bonnet can be it. No pun
intended. Neither is it to be assumed
that the kind-hearted voters Of this
municipality contemplate that any
body shall be stung. But they do
want mayor. They want mayor
who can may-that is, mayor who
will be an ornament to the COM
munity, one possessing somewhat the
wisdom of a Soloman and the busi-
ness acumen of Carnegie. He
doesn't have to be either tall or short,
fat or slender; dimensions will cut alb
solutely no figure just so he knows
something of waterworks, bit OF
paving, have smattering knowledge
of finance, be able to turn over the
keys of the city to visiting conven-
tions or delegations with neatness and
aplomb and guide common council
through the maze of parliamentary
procedure. These are the broad, gen
eral specifications. Details are not
lacking, but they will not be men,
and black ink.
Not in One Million Years.
They tried to tag Gene Lane but
Gene renegged. He turned smiling
countenance to importantly, threat
and cajolery. Exit Gene by the pro-
pulsion of his own power. George
Stone stands pat in his first refusal.
A dozen or two Others whose quail
fications are unquestioned, passed.
Every man approached has hung up
the nothing doing" sign in plain view
of all tempters. They might take the
whooping cough, measles or bubonic
plague, but mayor of Lewistown, nev-
er. It's the busiest burg on the map
Every man mentioned has job which
keeps him busily engaged without
master. Bob Woodman was pointed
to as likely victim But Bob bobbed
his head in negative nod, not gentle,
but emphatic, when sounded on the
subject.
Democrat Not Interested.
Pursuant to call by Chairman
Regan, several democrats assembled
in the second ward Friday evening
and elected delegates to city con-
vention. That will be the only ward
represented tomorrow evening as in
both other wards the faithful failed
to show up There were two present
in the First, but they adjourned sine
die without performing their plain
duty. The city hall drew blank in
the Third ward.
Call Citizens Convention.
Judge Brassey, as chairman of the
citizens city committee, has called a
mass meeting or convention or caucus
to be held at the court house tomor-
row evening, the aim, object and in
tent of which shall be to kidnap cor
raj or lasso a man to run for mayor
1t may be that when the entire com
munity gets together and conspires
against one defenseless man, he may
be powerless to protect himself The
confines of this city are fairly burst
ing with men who will make good
mayors. Some one of them owes to
this city of fair fortune that he gets
busy and be mayor Local pride must
come to the fore Selhshness must
be shunted onto side-track We re-
peat it. we must have mayor
Please tell us, if you can just what
sort of figure this city would cut
if permitted to remain mayorless. II
is an unheard of condition in the an.
mails of the American commonwealth
an office vainly, blindly seeking a
man and finding him not Avaunt the
thought.
In the meanwhile, the sign of the
time is Wanted. one mayor. Apply
to "Citizen." "Pro Bono Publico." OF
"Constant Reader" Lewistown, Mont