The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1912-11-01


Next Tuesdays election, the first to
be held in Musselshell county, will
prove conclusively that this county 10
safely Republican. Some time ago the
Republican majority was conservative
ly estimated at from $50 to 800, but
since having been over the entire coun.
ty and going over the situation care
fully candidates have come to the
conclusion that this estimate is too
low II anything. Sentiment for the
third term party is almost mill and
when a man is discovered here and
there who is inclined to favor the bull
moose candidate for president he still
insists that he is a Republican and that
he is going to vote the Republican
state and county ticket
The Republican candidates in every
instance have conducted a clean cam
paign from start to finish. They have
not abused their opponents either from
the platform or in their personal can
vass, but on the other hand have dis
played nothing but respect for them.
This has won for them the appreciation
of voters in every section. The cam
paign has been thoro one, meetings
having been held in practically every
polling precinct in the county while
in some of the towns two meetings
have been held. Enthusiastic recep-
tions were given the candidates at all
the meetings, and the gentlemanly
manner in which the speakers con-
Quoted themselves has elected nothing
but praise from voters of all parties.
The Democrats have not been so
fortunate in their meetings as the
Republicans, and it is extremely doubt
full whether the impression they left
in the various communities was good,
favorable or Indifferent. At least it
is common saying that some of the
candidates On the Democratic ticket
would have Jared better if they had re-
mained at home instead Of getting out
and making an active campaign.
Hon. Dan w. Slayton. candidate for
state senator, Col. E. J. Crull, candi-
date for the lower house, and G. J.
Jeffries, candidate for county attorney,
have been the principal speakers at the
Republican rallies, altho the other can
didates on the ticket also made short
talks. Mr.. Slayton has not endeavored
to make personal appear " the vot-
ers for their support feeling that the
dignity of the office to which he
aspires places it above that plane. He
has told them from the rostrum what
he stands for and what he believes
to be right, and the voters will on
next Tuesday show their deep respect
IN, tim hv, 0lo h
shell county's first state senator.
Col. E. ]. Crull has during the course
OF the campaign earned the reputation
of being the most brilliant and wittiest
speaker of he whole bunch. Altho in
dulging in a little repartee occasion
ally he also discusses the political is
sues in clear and concise manner,
and he has not failed to impress the
voters that he is fully qualified to look
after the peoples interests in the legis-
lative halls.
G. ]. Jeffries, our next county attor-
ney. did his share of the spell binding
during the campaign ,and as a result of
the excellent showing he has made his
election by the biggest majority that
any candidate In the county is going
to receive. is an absolute certainty.
Nearly all the Republican candidates
accompanied the speakers in their
tour of the county, and have personal
~ met large percentage of the vot-
ers.
Election returns will be eagerly look.
ed for on the evening of election day. It
is thought that enough of the precincts
will be heard from Tuesday night to
be able to decide who the victorious
candidates are before Wednesday
morning. Some of the outlying pre-
cincts will probably not be heard from
until the day after election.