The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-30

l8 per cent.
joint ANNOUNCEMENT
BY the Democratic Party and by the
Progressive Party for Chouteau
County, combined.
To the Voters Of Chouteau County:
Gentlemen:-lt has been perfectly
apparent to everyone who pays any
attention to County Government at
fairs that for years past there has
been political Ring or Machine In
this County, which has absolutely
controlled elections to county offices.
This ring, by means of secret eau
cuses and stsr-chsmber sessions, from
which the common people OF the Coun.
ty were excluded and have never been
welcome, has dictated who the officers
of the County shall be, and has se.
cured their nomin ations and elections
under the name of the Republican
Party.
The old Republican Party has been
strong in the. County, and 1t WAS so
arranged by these machine methods
that the Republicans were obliged TO
vote for the Ring nominees or not
vote their ticket at all. The Demo.
cratic Party in the County was not
strong enough to alone overcome this
Ring rule, and consequently the Ma
chine politicians were always elected,
with occasional exceptions, notably
In the case of the Democra attic County
Treasurer, Mr.. L. o. Hudson, who
was elected for two consecutive terms,
on his promise to return to the treas
ury the interest on county funds. He
kept his promise faithfully and, on
like promise, also faithfully kept. the
present County Treasurer, Mr.. W. r.
Leet, was elected and is candidate
for reelection; only two terms BY one
person being allowed by law In this
office. Both of these excellent officers
were chosen in spite of the most bitter
opposition by the Machine, and were
elected by the Progressive element OF
the Republican Party and by the
Democrats. No machine county
treasurer 10 the past has ever re-
turned cent of interest to the treas
ury, or ever will, in future.
Having succeeded SO we'll ia keep.
| ing machine men out of the treasurer's
Office, the Progressive and Democratic
parties of this county have united for
the purpose OF doing like service in
all the county Offices and to that end
q division in the nomtn ations has
been made; the Progressives leaving
blank the officers nominated by the
Democrats and the Democrats leaving
b auk the officers nomin ated by the
Progressives; so that by voting all
nominees of the Democrats aud all
nominees of the Progressives, this
machine, to which We are unalterably
opposed, will be broken up.
The ward heelers who compose this
ring have now selected all their nom.
inees from the Town OF Fort Benton,
with one exception, IN order to have
men under their control, while We have
made our nomin ations from the whole
I county. The machine insisted that
, but one Commissioner could be elected
/ at this election and that the two others
held over, but We nominated three
, members and have secured the order
. OF the Supreme Court of this State.
, compelling the Machine to allow the
. people the privilege OF electing full
! board at the coming election, very
, much to the discontinue of the gang
While both the Democratic and
Progressive parties of this county
I are unalterably opposed to the dom
), ination in politics of the Amalgamat
ed Copper Company and like big con
Germs, with which the machine II
affiliated, we make no suggestion'
J. whatever concerning National Of
r State affairs: but we do urge al
II good men to join with US in riddinl
l. Chouteau County forever, OF this E ami
. OF ward heelers. by voting for th'
q nominees of the Progressive and Dem
(. ocratic parties for county offices.
e Respectfully yours,
II JNO. v. CARROLL, N. o.
u Chm. Democratic Central Committee
e. N. PORTER, NJ. .
}; Chm. Progressive Central Committee
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