Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-11-06

c. HANSON, DACMAR
TAXPAYERS CHOICE
new COMMISSIONER
Won Over Ed. Iverson With
Substantial Majority; Is
Popular Man

The Sheridan county taxpayers as
ISOLATION met previous to the Farmer
Labor convention and at the first
meeting of that organization selec-
ted Carl Hanson of Coalridge as the
candidate for County Commissioner.
Mr.. Hanson had been elected as the
Republican precinct comitteeman
from the Coalridge precinct at the
primaries. He is not a "red' in the
usual sense of the word, but is a
man of sterling character and very
popular in his own neighborhood. The
Taxpayers Association consists of
members of all political organiza-
tons, and owing to the fair minded
attitude of the leaders of this organ
ization, has already incurred the en-
nifty Of the Produces News, as the
Taxpayers Association took occas-
sion to check up many of the rec
ords at our court house and found
the statements issued by the Pro-
ducers News and Taylor misleading.
We have never met Mr.. Hanson per-
sonally but know many Of his neigh
bors as well as business people thru
out the county who have dealt with
him for the past twenty years and
who all vouch for him as an honor
able and upright man and who is
above the penny ante tactics of the
leaders in the so-called Farmer-La-
Dor movement.
Mr.. Hanson received the support Of
many Republicans and Democrats
which is indicated by the votes which
he received which leads the field on
the Farmer Labor ticket, but even at
this early hour after election Taylor
is not pleased with H%anson's election,
as he is alleged to have said he could
not control Mr.. Hanson at any time,
and his election is merely an empty
victory for the Farmer-Labor party
who were forced through unfortunate
lack of willing tools to select Mr..
Hanson as their candidate. He has
never been known to stoop to their
tactics and surely will not do so now.
Would Have Him Resign
Mr.. Rasmussen, defeated FL can
didate for county surveyor, has urged
Mr.. Hanson to resign, claiming that
he will never make any Roadway as
County Commissioner against the
combined opposition of the other in
cumbents, but the real reason back
of this is that Mr.. Hanson will learn
too much about Mr.. Rasmussen's past
official record while holding the of
flee of County Surveyor.
Mr.. Hanson was not, and never
will be the preferred choice of the
FL leaders, but through the fear of
defeating all their regular candid
ates for other Offices, they selected
Mr.. Hanson in the hope the Taxpay-
ers Association would support the
other selections on the FL ticket.
When it is all simmered down, it
now appears that had the votes given
to Mr.. Matkin, the democratic nomin-
ee, been given to MI. Iverson, and
some more hard work on the part
of the regular Republican organiza-
ton, that there would have been no
change in that office. The Mig Col
lins-Taylor forces cannot claim cred
it for electing Mr. Hanson at all. Ra-
Their this victory should be claimed
by the Democrats of this county.
Mr.. Iverson, the defeated Republi-
a candidate, takes his defeat with a
smile, and wishes Mr.. Hanson the
best of good fortune. Mr.. Iverson at
no time has cast discredit upon Mr..
Hanson, but has held him up to us
as a mar with whom he can find no
fault.