Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-12


United States senator to town consta-
bic. the newly chosen Cascade county
democratic central committee met
Monday night in the court room Of
Justice of the Peace 2. j. Shields in
the Ford Building, elected George w.
Harper county chairman, Harry B.
Mitchell state committeeman and
George A. Judson congressional COM
mitteeman, perfected other branches
of it's working organization and made
definite plans for one of the most ag-
gressive political campaigns ever
waged in this county.
Chairman Harper appointed the new
executive committee as follows: w.
Fl. Cockrill, H. w. Ludlow, Herbert NJ.
Peet, Mrs. Harry B. Mitchell, Mrs.
w. B. Rhoades and Mrs. l.. c. jenkins.
| Mr.. Harper, who is ex-officio member
of the committee. will be chairman.
The Advisory Com mittee
Members of the advisory committee,
appointed by Mr.. Harper, are: 6. w.
Merkle of Belt, W. D. Delphy, A. J..
Fousek, Herbert Gallagher, Dan Ira
cy, DR.. W. H. Barth, Thomas Riley,
| Louis Newman, S. J. Doyle, Mike Hol-
| land, Hans Dotseth, George l.. Sleevy
and Harry c. Mclaughlin of San
Coulee.
Women members of the advisory
committee are: Mrs. c. c. Sadler,
chairman; Mrs. Herbert NJ. Peet, Mrs.
Thomas Daley. Mrs. G. A. Bosley,
Mrs. S. J. Cowley, Mrs. ]. A. Gooch,
Mrs. Fred A. Woehner, Mrs. X. NJ.
Lord, Mrs. Pat Angland, Mrs. Frank
Dorich, Mrs. Earl Healey, Mrs. X. b.
Glover, of Cascade; Mrs. Warren
| Wheeler, of Sand Coulee; Mrs. Joe
Sarzin and Mrs. Simons of Stockett;
The appointment OF the commit
tees secretary was not announced by
| Chairman Harper, but it is understood
! that the executive committee is con-
sidering the appointment of Walter
! Dotseth. Treasurer of the committee
will be named at a later meeting OF
the executive committee.
Economy Is Slogan
Absolute harmony prevailed in all
discussions of party plans, factions OF
the party which were at ioggerheads
two years ago being unanimous IN
their expressions of desire TO work
with and for one another. in this cam
pign. The failure of the republican
officials in state and nation TO keep
| pledges made two years ago and the
practice which resembles ~extravagnce
in the conduct of county offices by re-
publican office holders were given as
sufficient reasons for all taxpayers, es-
p~ecially those Of the democratic faith,
to work Fundamentally for the sue
! cess of the entire democratic ticket.
Economy in public office was EN-
| phasized time and again in speeches
made during the evening. The senti-
ment prevailed among the committee
men that pledges should be obtained
from each democratic candidate that,
if he is elected he will actually practice
economy in office. 1t was urged that
| the committee check up on the men
| elected to see that they fulfill their
promises. 1t was pointed out that
| taxpayers are tired of empty promises
and that future success of the demo-
| cratic party lay in keeping faith with
| the people in its aim to reduce taxes
in the county and state.
Could Save $4,000 In Two Years
Joe Kirsehwing. candidate for state
| senator, said that if he was elected, he
would oppose any measure introduced
in the legislative assembly which would
add to state taxes and that he would
work for the adjustment of many state
| boards.
J. p. Burns, candidate for sheriff,
told the committee that from his pre-
vious experience in that office, he be-
lieved that he could discharge all of
the duties devolving upon the sheriff
at less expense than in his former term
| and cut the expenses of the present
incumbent at least $4,000 in two
years.
John J. Holmes. candidate for county
! treasurer. said he was not in a position
to say definitely just what saving he
| could make in the treasurer's office,
but that he believed he could reduce the
present expenditures considerably and
| he assured the committee that he could
| run the office as economically as any
person can.
Would Reduce Deputies
There is no doubthn the mind of Joe
Barker, candidate for county commits
sioner. but that be could do much to
put the other two commissioners on
! record on questions of economy.
David J. Ryan. candidate for county
attorney, told the committee he be-
lieved that be could effect quite a saw
ing in that office through the cutting
off of a deputy.
Mrs. Matte Hay, candidate for coun-
ty superintendent of schools. told the
meeting that she had taken on a fight
that was not necessarily the party's.
She is campaigning the county against
the present county unit system, which,
she said, will throttle the educational
system of the state il it becomes gen
eral throughout Montana. She said
that she would have the solid backing