The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-06-15
Not Many
Aspire 10
Office
Several Will Have
No Opposition in
Primary Election.
QUIETEST EVER SEEN,
SAYS SECRETARY

This is the quietest / have ever
seen it." said Secretary Of State
Mitchell on June as the deadline
expired for the filing Of candidates.
for state offices. There will be no
contests for II major offices.
Unopposed for Democratic re-
nomination were Congressman
Mike Mansfield of Missoula and
James F. O'Conner OF Livingston.
In the Republican camp, M. S.
Galasso of Butte was without oppo-
sition for nomination for congress-
man from the first district, and will
oppose Mansfield in the November
general elections. Republicans Fritz
F. Haynes OF Forsyth and Dan W.
Maddox of Hardin are opponents
for the second district congression-
al nomination.
Democratic and Republican can
didates for the following state Of
fices also were without primary Op-
position as the deadline for filing
nomination petitions expired June 8.
Secretary of state, assuring in
cumbent Sam v. Mitchell Of Butte
the Democratic nomination for his
fourth consecutive term; state au-
ditor; and state treasurer. Stanley
Foot of Helena was unopposed for
the Republican nomination for at
torney general and incumbent Eliz-
abeth Ireland of Helena had no OPP
position for Republican renomina-
ton as state superintendent of
schools.
The complete slate of major Of
fees.
Congress
Democrats-Mike Mansfield OF
Missoula, first district, and James
r. O'Connor of Livingston, second
district, both incumbents.
Republicans-M. S. Galasso OF
Butte, first district; f. r. Haynes of
Forsyth and Dan w. Maddox Of
Hardin, second district.
Governor
Democrats Roy E. Ayers OF
Lewistown, Lief Erickson of Sidney
and A. B. Middleton of Deer Lodge.
Republicans-Incumbent Sam C.
Ford of Helena and J. Thorkelson
of Butte.
Lieutenant Governor
Democrats Lou Boedecker of
Deer Lodge and Paul Cannon Of
Butte.
Republicans-John D. Gillian OF
Great Falls, Paul W. Smith of Hell
ena, Ernest T. Eaton of Billings, in
cumbent.
Supreme Court (Non- Partisan)
A. H. Angstman of Helena, E. K.
Matson Of Helena, John A. Mat
thews of Helena, Albert H. Ander-
son Of Billings, incumbent; David
j. Ryan of Great Falls, Jessie Ros-
COW of Butte, Clarence Hanley OF
Butte, Thomas c. Malice of Amazon
da, 1t. Col. Edwin K. Cheadle of
Shelby, now stationed at San Fran
cisco.
Secretary Of State
Democrats - Incumbent Sam w
Mitchell of Butte.
Republicans Howard K. Hazel
baker of Missoula.
Attorney General
mocrats-Incumbent r. V. Bot
tomly of Great Falls and Chinook
Harrison J. Freebourn of Butte,
Joseph J. McCaffery, Jr., of Butte
Republicans Stanley Foot Of
Helena
State Treasurer
Democrats-W. p Pilegram OF
Helena.
Republicans-George P. Porter Of
Helena
State Auditor
ocrats-Incumbent John ]
Holmes Of Great Falls.
Republicans-E. j. Mo of Malta
School Superintendent
Democrats-John F. Sasek of Sid
ney, Violet M. Eastman of Helena
Republicans Incumbent Eliza
beth Ireland of Helena.
Railroad Commissioner
Democrats. r. Schoenborn Of
Bozeman, Horace F. Casey of Hell
ena, Roger S. Murray of Clancy
Thomas E. Carey of Helena and c
Joe Cullen Of Helena.
Republicans Michael B. Reyn.
Odds of Hamilton, George A. Davis
of Helena, Robert White of Butte
and Kirby Hoon of Missoula.
Legislators Filings close June Il
with county clerks
House-90 seats to be filled.
Senate-28 seats to be filled.