The Bozeman courier., 1926-07-30
PRIMARY ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY;
POLLS OPEN FROM. NOON TO Up. NJ
Interest Grows AS Campaign
Nears End-A1 Candidates
Hopeful of Victory

Next Tuesday at noon Montana
voters will begin ballOting IN the /
statewide primaries to choose candi-
dates for congressional, state, and |
county offices.
The polls will open promptly at u
o'clock and will remain open until
z p. m.
AS the campaign nears its close,
interest increases, and it is antici-
pated that there will be sharp con-
tests for a number of offices. 1t is
probable that the vote cast will not
greatly exceed that Of former pri-
maries, although registered electors
are being urged by candidates, state
and county officials, civic Organiza-
tions, and the press generally to do
their duty as citizens by going to the
polls next Tuesday afternoon.
Offices to be Filled
In the First and Second Congress
sional districts, candidates are to be
chosen for the seats in the national
house of representatives now held by
John NJ. Evans, Democrat, and Scott
Leavitt, Republican, respectively.
Both these gentlemen are seeking
nomination and reelection.
Only three state offices are in
volved in contests fer nomination at
the primaries. They are two assOci-
ate justices of the state supreme
court and one railroad and public
20 commissioner.
Candidates for many seats in the
Mon ma general assembly will be
nomin ted in the various counties. In
Gallatin county there are three va
cancies in the house, for which three
Republicans and two Democrats seek
nomination. Undoubtedly a third
Democratic candidate will be chosen
by the writing in of names on the
ballot.
Fc- county offices there ere to be
nominated candidates sOr one county
commissioner (siG-yeac TENN, sher-
if. county clerk and recorder, treas
urer. county ats rney, assessor, super
intendent of schools, surveyor. public
administrator, coroner, two Justices
Of TIE peace, two cons,abl,s, and
county central c-mmitteemen for each
part are to be chosen.
Locally, interest cehters in the
race. for county commissioner and
for sheriff. For the former office
three Republicans and three Demo
cratS are seeking the Z ninatiOnsi
and Tor the latter there are 10 as
Uirants-six Republicans and four
Democrats.
Republican Ticket
Tha Republican congressional
state. and county ticket follows:
Fcr Representative il Congress
First district: Stanley r. Foot, Ron
aid Higgins, Charles F. Juttner, H
F. EcCcnnell and John McL91ghlin
For Associate Justice Of ,ae Su
preme Court 1.-TWO to be selected)
William E. Carroll, Albert J. Galen
William L. Holloway and Frank P
Leiper.
For Railroad and Public Servicc
Commissioner: Lee Dennis, w. B. Nc
Laughlin and Sam M. Ross.
For House of Representative
(three to be chOsen}: G. w. Darlin
ton, Robert j. Dunn and HarlOe P
White.
For County Commissioner: Henr,
Altenbrand, Jr.; A. S. Ecton, an
Henry TIE Selle.
Fer Sheriff: George R. Border, ]
P. Donaldson, George V. Finley, Wi
Maxcy, A. H. Sales and James Smith
(incumbent).
For County Clerk and Recorder: :
H. Harris (incumbent).
For treasurer: No candidate.
For county Attorney: Seth F. Be
hart and Albert P. Stark.
For County Assessor: No cand
date.
For County Superintendent c
Schools: Mary E. Rosenberg.
For County Surveyor: S. D. Wa
dorf (incumbent(.
For Public Administrator: J. Le
Gracey (incumbent).
For Coroner: H. F. West (incun
bent).
For Justices Of the Peace, Town
ship No. 1: w. H. Axten and Lloy
II. johnson (incumbents).
For Constables, Township No.
Rufus C. Selvage.
For County Central Commits
man: No candidate.
The total registration for the p1
maries in Gallatin county is 6,645.
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RTr and Mrs Melville NoralinOer