The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-29
TELLS WHY HE is FOR
MOORE


am for William j. Moore for com
missioner of public safety. not because
1t is Moore, but because | am for any
clean man against Houston. Houston
wants the public to elect him on his
,, record. but as he does not say what
| that record is and he takes II for
granted the people thinks 1t a good
one, am going to put before the pub
| lie a few facts of his record.
| Houston claims all of the credit and
| glory for the arrest and conviction OF
some four Indians, when he was sher-
| itf, back in the dark ages: the facts
are they gave themselves mp to bun
con Mcdonald and he turned them over
demanded the reward from Houston for
the purpose Of turning the reward over
to the widows and children of the de-
ceased. Did Houston pay the reward
Ask Duncan Mcdonald.
Houston claims he shot IA bad man
o.: the streets Of MissOula by the name
CT Simons Facts: Stmons was a dope
fiend gambler. Isn't It IA fact, Mr..
fIiouston that you got behind a stack
OF cordwood with II rifle, had some
one drive Simons out of n building
into the open. and you. the brave Of
ficer, shot Simons from behind with
out giving the man a ghost OF n chance.
Ii You don't know, ask any one who
saw it.
A year ago last summer, when Hous-
ton was CHIEF OF police, he beat Thorn
aa Mullen With club after he was
down, and two men holding Mullen;
Houston helped throw the man into 4
dfay and when the fellow started ts
rise up, with his head cut open, coy,
cred with blood and unconscious
Houston again hit him on the head will
a club. Ask any number of 100 PEG.
pic who saw the facts. This Ia II fail
sample of Houston's bravery.
He calls attention to his record II.
sheriff;
1t is claimed he took out of tn
county treasury in a two-year tern
, over $4,000 Of the peoples none.
in the way OF salary and fees. II yol
don't believe It, go and look ut tn
. records in the courthouse.
. Isn't it II fact that but IA short tim
F, hack when YOU We're chief oes police
under Kemp Your son used himsel
sud the police department to get eti
!, denee, lliesally against the wife q
!. ~ l.. Callahan OF Wallace, In the no
!, torions divorce case, and offered mem
: hers of the force money to get tn
evidence? Did Harvey do this withou
:, | your advice, Bill' 81
2 Will Houston explain why men HAY
| Ia hn n Ia,
= fooming house and have been assur.
=, by the inmates that such men nee
= lot fear arrest because Housto
owned the building VIII Housto
eSplain in detail his connection wit
numerous notorious resorts, hot
while commissioner and chief of pc
. lice and since that time. including II
, present? .-s ..-
. Amy. man hiding behind Il barricad
atmed with n rifle can say Halt
s "a drunken gambler in the open, arme
with II revolver That is cuwardic
not bravery.
Every man who knows Housto
knows that he will do dirt to any OF
3 y ho does not agree with llousto
n Who wants that kind of a personals
| IN public office
Prom an examination of houston
y record you viii not find II case II h
u u,uch- heralded bravery, SO why all tn
y fulaballo and bluff YOU have bee
called" Mr.. Houston. let's see VIII
. yon have got, lay your cards on Il
>. table"
n Ny friends and the people OF Mi
a "cnia want an answer and we want
r from YOU; not from Citizen" or Ia.
3 | PAYER.
: tsigned) r. \. VAN WoRMER
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