The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-08-04
CHIEF JUSTICE
JOB IS CENTER
OF INTEREST

OF INTEREST
Helena, Aug. 3.-Decision of Chief
Justice Theodore Brantly of Deer
Lodge to retire from the race for re-
election seems to have shifted interest
in the present political campaign from
the race between candidates for the
United States senate to that between
those who seem to have set first place
on the high bench as their goal.
Up to the time Chief Justice Brant-
ly had announced his retirement only
two Republicans and two Democrats
had filed for the place of chief justice.
The Republicans were Frank N. Ut
ter, lawyer at Havre, who formerly
was district judge for Valley, Richland
and Sheridan counties, and E. A. La
Bossiere, lawyer in Great Falls. The
Democrats were Joseph P. Donnelly,
also a lawyer in Havre, and John w.
Stanton, also a lawyer in Great Falls.
Chief Justice Brantly filed his de-
claration of becoming a candidate for
reelection on February Is. On July
5 he filed his completed petition which
contained 1892 signers, but on July "a,
on advice of his physicians, he gave the
secretary of state notice of withdrawal.
Frank N. Utter filed his declaration
of intention on May 81, f. A. Labos-
siere filed on June 20, Donnelly on
July 20 and Stanton on June 21.
On July rs, the day following the an
nouncement of the withdrawal of Chief
Justice Brantly, Lew l.. Galloway of
Great Falls filed his intention of be-
coming a Republican candidate to sue
coed Judge Brantly, and on July 29.
George w. Farr, of Miles City, pres
ent associate justice, also filed his de-
claration of becoming a Republican
chief justice candidate. Since Judge
retirement there has been
only n additional Democratic candi-
date to file for the chief justiceship,
that candidate being Judge Joseph R.
Jackson of the district court, and for
member of the supreme court
commission, who filed on July 26.
In the race for the United States
senatorial toga there has been no
change in the personnel of the candi-
dates, nearly all of whom have been
engaged in single-handed campaign
over the state.
The list of all candidates who had
filed their petitions with the secretary
of state up to Monday night were:
Chief Justices, Republican.
Lew L. Galloway, Great Falls.
George w. Farr, Miles City.
E. A. LaBossiere, Great Falls.
Frank N. Utter, Havre.
Chief Justice, Democrat.
John ". Stanton, Great Falls
Joseph P. Donnelly, Havre.
Joseph R. Jackson, Butte.
Associate Justices, Republican
Miles ]. Cavanaugh, Butte.
Albert P. Stark, Livingston.
Jess H. Stevens, Kalispell.
The late Frank B. Reynolds of Bill
ings, former associate justice, had
filed for denomination. He died on
May 10.
Associate Justices, Democratic.
John A. Matthews, Townsend.
Arthur G.. Waite, Big Sandy.
Supreme Court Clerks
Dana M. Easton, Poplar, Republican.
j. T. Carroll, Billings, Democrat.
U. S. Senator, Republican.
]. W. Anderson, Sidney
Charles N. Pray, Great Falls.
Wellington D. Rankin, Lewistown.
Carl ". Riddick, Lewistown.
DR.. J. c. F. Siegfriedt, Bear Creek.
U. S. Senator. Democrat.
James F. O'Connor, Livingston.
Tom Stout, Lewistown.
Hugh R. Wells, Miles City.
Burton X. Wheeler, Butte.
Congress First District) Republican
Washington J. Mccormick, Missoula.
John Mclaughlin, S~tevensville.
Charles F. Juttner, Butte.
Congress First District) Democratic,
Byron E. Cooney, Butte.
John M. Evans, Missoula.
Merit S. Gould, Twin Bridges.
Mrs. Maggie Smith Hathaway, Stew
ensville.
John F. Mckay. Noxon.
Congress (SecOnd Dist.), Republican
Oscar J. Collins, Plentywood.
j. M. Burlingame, Great Falls.
John j. Fleming, Forest Grove.
P. R. Flint, Great Falls.
Fred C. Gabriel, Malta.