The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-18

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Anderson, county recorder, that
the preparations Of night day orce his olce
will suffice to reelec him. IS indicated by his arrangement Of
the names Of candidates for that office.
That Mr. Anderson is satisfied that the support Of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company, with its horde Of stool
be sufficient protect him against the wrath Of the voters next
Tuesday also by his clear evasion Of the law in ac
ing his first democratic the head
ing, "For County Clerk and Recorder"
Mr. Anderson, whom all the crooked county
elections Of the few years in Silver Bow fearing the gath
erng storm Of discouraged electorate, deliberately violated
both the spirit and the letter Of the law when he placed his
name first on the ballot and Aliens third.
The appointment of horde Of company tools election
judges and clerks the first open declaration that the eec
on next Tuesday to be stolen in the interests Of and upon
the orders Of absentee ordand outside agtators the violation
Of the primary election law noted above the second open
confession that the will Of the majority must be set ade Isl
open that the overwhelming sentiment Of the
decent citizens Of this community opposed to the corrupt
courthouse ring and the election crooks who have stolen eIec
ons in the past and that nothing in the Of crookedness
nothing the Of brazen violation Of the election laws must
be overlooked in the effort retain the arch election crook
them a-Sam l. Anderson
MIR. Anderson quoted shot the boards at
local betting resorts these odds posted by VINO have
knowledge the "insde stuf the election eanang from
the office Of the county clerk and recorder These who
post the odds and who know where the wise money! comes
from, not concerned with sentiment they know from
perence that sentiment is determining factor in elections
in Silver county, and that Sam Anderson be depended
upon do his little best all candidates wanted b
the company and above ALL to have nothing undone putt
Sam back in the office Of clerk and recorder.
The question for the people Of this community to decide is:
Are the A. Nn Sam the Of the election
allowed TO select the officials h this
the voters going to make the selections?
The Primary Election law says:
Section 2OThe Of all candidates shall be arranged
alphabetically according to surnames
County Clerk Anderson violated this provision today See
official ballot: 49, ssasza III AMaa
For county clerk and recorder:
Sam L. Anderson |
Frank Austin
Michael J. Allen.
NJ T. Sullivan.'
To comply with statute arranged phabetcally the official
ballot should read:
For county clerk and recorder:
Michael ]. Allen.
Sam L, Anderson
Frank Austin
NJ. r. Sullivan
For representatives in the legislatures Sam Anderson also
Violates this provision Of the Primary Law For example, John
IT. Andrew appears before A. NJ Alderman Also he places
CORY ahead garng violation, however, is
in the column County clerk and recorder
before or M when most M Us ca Mgn to ehod the
alphabetical order is religiously lived up to.
Questioned to the for the ILLEGAL switching Of the
Of candidates. Sam Anderson stated that ne had done 50
by order of the attorney general -,
We print kilograms that the absolute falsity
of this conenon that Anderson to be liar IN addltol
other qualifications A. c. NJ clerk and recorder
WESTERN 1sfox SsSes' TELEGRAM.
Butte Aug 49, 1920
Attorney General Helena, Montana.
County and Recorder Sam Anderson has arranged
official ballot for the office OF county clerk and re-
stead of Allen Anderson Austin, Sullivan He says that
he made this under legal opinion given
with of law which that names