The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-08-11
MANY CANDIDATES LATE WITH
PETITIONS, WHILE TWO
FAIL TO QUALIFY.
PETITIONS LACK SIGNERS
Anderson and Collins Barely Get Un-
der Wire With Petitions Contain.
ing Sufficient Signers. Dan
Mckay Drops Out.

nose that two of the candidates for
Republican nomination at the coming
primaries got under. the wire before
the closing of the office of Secretary
of State Stewart at 5 o'clock p. m.
Wednesday, and at that two candidates
failed to make the grade.
According to law, all filings must
have been completed on August 8,
and it was not until a few minutes be-
fore the time for the usual closing of
the office that J. w. Anderson of Sid
ney, candidate for United States SEN
ator, and Oscar ]. Collins of Plenty
wood, candidate for the Republican
nomination for congress from the Sec
ond district, reached the office with
their signed petitions.
However, the Republican ticket lost
one candidate for nomination for the
United States senate through the fail
ure of j. c Alexander of Kalispell to
complete his filing. Alexander's petit
tions bore but 833 signatures whereas
1000 were required. The petitions
were also lacking in that Alexander
had qualified in but four counties,
whereas petitions from seven counties
are required.
Of those candidates who had filed
their declarations of intention but who
failed to qualify, E. A. LaBossiere of
Great Falls, who had been announced
as candidate for the Republican
nomination for chief justice, withdrew
when L. L. Galloway of Great Falls
entered the race following the with
drawal of Chief Justice Theo. Brant-
ly.
Further than the receipt of his dec
laration of intention, no papers were
received to complete the filing of Dan
Mckay of Glasgow, who had an.
nounced his candidacy for the demo
cratic nomination for congress from
the second district.
At 4 o'clock p. M, John F. Mckay
of Noxon, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for congress from
the first district, filed his petition.
which were still short 81 signatures
and he left the office in a hurried at
tempt to obtain the balance before the
expiration of the time limit.
Not one of three socialist candidate:
who had filed their declarations thu
previous day, was able to qualify
These were Charles Benjamin of Flat
candidate for United States senator
'. Ole Halvorson of Red Lodge, candi
date for railroad commissioner, an,
Claude Section of Red Lodge, candi
date for clerk of the supreme court
Late Wednesday afternoon bunch O
petitions, insufficient in volume, wer
filed in their behalf.
The candidates for state and distric
offices who completed their filing
within the specified time and who's
J names will appear upon the ballots a
the coming primary election, Angus
20, follow:
, Chief Justice, Democratic-John W
Stanton, Great Falls; Joseph P. Don
nelly, Havre; Joseph R. Jackson, Butte
Chief Justice, Republican L. I
Galloway, Great Falls; George "
s Farr, Miles City; Frank N. Uttel
q Havre.
+ Associate Justice, Republican-Jes
H. Stevens, Kalispell; Miles ]. Cav
p anaugh, Butte; Albert P. Stark, Liv
ingston.
Clerk of Supreme Court. T. Cal
roll, Billings, Democrat; Dana N
Easton, Poplar, Republican.
: United States Senator, Democratic
h Tom Stout, Lewistown; Hugh R. Well
e Miles City; James F. O'Connor, Li>
o ingston; Burton X. Wheeler, Butte.
n United States Senator, Republican
o Charles N. Pray, Great Falls; yelling
h ton D. Rankin, Helena; DR.. J. C.
: Siegfriedt, Red Lodge; Carl w. Rit
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