The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-08-23
THE BOWLER-V0L.
LUM OFFENSIVE

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Scobey was favored last week with
a visit from Alfred T. Vollum, the
modest candidate for county attor-
new who "seeks the office on merit
alone" While busily peddling has
cards and extending the glad hand,
among other things. he discussed
things politically with the editor. He
flashed his cherubic smile and turned
on "the loud laugh" which so often,
'betrays the vacant mind" and let
us know that the political offensive
was definitely on; that things were
going to fairly sizzle and he urged
us to be sure and read the coming
issue of the Antelope Independent.
We waited with some impotence
and were much surprised to find the
campaign of 'frightfulness" OPP
ened under the article headed: LET
Us Talk it Over" This article ac-
cused P. B. Murphy or B. D. Temple
man, of Scobey, of PERJURY and
SUBORDINATION of PERJURY,
and advised that THEIR crime was
punishable by one to fourteen years
innrisonment. Tt seems that ?. b..
Murphy had made an affidavit and
B. D. Templeman is supposed to
have used the affidavit at the Non
partisan league convention at Welt
yer to the alleged sad undolng OF
the noble Mr.. Vollum.
We thought there must be a good
story in the deal, since it had caused
this long, loud wall from the camp
of the Vollum supporters: So we
went out for the news. We saw
Templeman and he give this story
of the controversy:
F Several years ago myself, and
Mr.. Aldrich and Mr.. Morrison signed
, note with Walter ]. Smith to
Murphy-Norman Co. for $4,000
Smith did not pay and, as he had re-
ceived the benefit, we arranged with
Mr.. Murphy that he sue, take ludg'
:, ment against Smith and ourselves
and we would pay a sum equal &c
, the Judgment if Murphy would as
, sign the Judgment to someone We
might designate so we could enforce
, the Judgment against Smiths land
! Alfred T. Vollum later proposed K
y buy the judgment against Smith,
n along with other claims, from Muir
: phv and the deal was made to sci
o chem. Mr.. Murphy, with our con
e sent and in my presence, executed
q an assignment of the Judgment Il
Alfred T. Vollum containing thl'
= provision:
q "It is understood and agreed
that second party (Vollum)
shall not enforce this judgment
against any of the parties de-
% PENDANT except Walter J. Smith"
/ "This assignment later came int
L Vollum's hands and he struck on
IL this provision and filed the instru
q ment, as so altered, and my proper
L ty stood subject to the judgment
5 Naturally I went to Vollum and, al
IL though he had already executed pal
/ tial release to another defendant h
refused to fix the matter up or eve
~ give me partial release on som
land I had contracted to sell. Vo
~ lum first said to me: Murphy struc
y that out himself right at my desk
ie but later, when Murphy returned
q (Vollum) had struck out the prov
= sion himself but claimed Murph
y authorized it. Later / asked Mul
ie ply if he would sign an affidavit thu
le the assignment was delivered
Vollum containing the provision thu
;" the Judgment should be enforce
y only against Walter j. Smith an
: that said provision was stricken OIL
" after it came to Vollum's hands, an
- without Murphy's knowledge or COZ
IL sent. Mr.. Murphy readily mad
a this affidavit and from his condu'
and my own Investigations, I fe
confident that what he said was tru
ke and that he acted fairly in the ma
lir ter.
us Later a Nonpartisan meeting We
d held at Welliver at which candidate
Ii for county offices were discussed.
tt was the plan of that meeting tn;
We when a person was suggested for 9
to office, that criticism of that part
is was wanted if there was any to o
ot fer. | told the boys what | am tel
ing you, Mr.. Cook, and they decide
as I had decided, that Mr.. Vollu
was not the kind of a man they d
sired for county attorney.
"The Independent article says tt
affidavit refers to an action in di