The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-01
Primary Race
Is Now On
Thirty-two Candidates In Race For
McCone County Jobs.

McCone county voters this year
will have to take plenty of time to
vote at the primaries, because it will
take some little time to look over
the list of candidates.
Filings for county office closed last
Saturday evening, and when all the
candidates got through filing it was
found that 80 had entered for county
offices. There were seven filings
the last two days Erling Njaa, well
known local resident decided to get
into the commissioner race, and
on the Demgcratic ticket. He will
have no opponent in the primaries.
Friday Martin Hagen a we'll known
farmer from over near Wolf Point
was here and filed for the office of
county assessor on the Farmer
Labor ticket thereby creating the
first contest on that ticket. J. NJ
Willis of this place, at present
holding down position at Seglens
Store, has also cast his hat into the
political Fling, and has filed for the
office of county treasurer on the
Farmer Labor ticket, which makes
the second contest on the Farmer
Labor ticket in the primaries.
On the Republican ticket there
are four more filings since last
weeks issue of the Banner F. c.
Massar has filed for reelection to
office of public administrator John
Vejtasa, prominent farmer of the
Paris neighborhood, has entered
the race for county treasurer on the
Republican ticket. Jerome G. Comp
ton also of the Paris neighborhood
has filed for the office of Clerk of
Court on the Republican ticket.
The last one to file was Ella N
Suffer- who has filed for county
treasurer on the Republican ticket.
Mrs. Sutter is we'll known local
lady and the first woman to run
for treasurer in this county.
On the Republican ticketl there 4
are 19 candidates with contests for
four offices, on the Farmer Labor
ticket 10 candidates have filed and
there are contests for two offices. /
On the Democratic ticket there is no
opposition for county offices.
The race is on Let's Go!
Here is the entire bunch:
STATE SENATOR
Republican,:
w S. Allen, fBrockway
Farmer Labor:
B. E. Carlson, Prairie Elk
STATE REPRESENTATIVE:
Farmer Labor
Walter w. Miller, Nickwall
COMMISSIONER
Democratic
Erling Njaa, Circle.
Farmer Labor:
Alex Vondette, Circle
]. j. Kendig, Circle.
James p Moline, Brockway.
Rufus Morris, Paris.
Roy LaRowe, Horse creek.
CLERK AND RECORDER
I Jesse F. Dave, Circle.
CLERK OF COURT
Farmer Labor:
G. F. Campbell, Circle.
Jerome G. Compton, Paris
0SO. u. Lytl6, IdIlOuulil.
Republican:
John Vejtasa, Paris.
Ella N. Sutter, Circle.
A. E. Sutherland, Brockway.
Farmer Labor:
J. M. Willis, Circle.
w. w. Markell, Circle. !
Democratic:
Avron Childress, Circle.
Farmer Labor;
A. Martinsen, Circle.
Martin Hagen, Wolf Point.
Republican:
Olaf Wahl, Circle.
Fred Sutter, Circle.
L. H. Keeling, Wolf Point
Republican:
Floyd Davis, Circle.
Democratic:
Mason Knapp, Circle.
Farmer Labor:
D. D. Garoutte, Prairie Elk.
5UPT. OF SCHOOLS
Cora M. Bauer, Circle.
Farmer Labor:
Nellie Reno, Circle.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Republican,:
R. Ii Welliver Circle. y
ADMINISTRATOR
Republican:
F. c. Massar Circle.
republican:
Noel R. Banks, Oswego.
CANDIDATES PAID IN NICE SUM
Under new law candidates this
ear had to pay filing fee instead :
I the usual petition method, and
he new system brought in the nice
title sum of s480.00, according to /,
Jerk and Recorder Jesse F. Dave.
Floyd Davis and family were ovar