The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-07-11
Heavy Vote Is Expected in Primary
Election in Montana July Is
Senatorial Race Grows
More Heated in Lost
Days of Campaign

4ASASCA IA ASAok
Days Of Campaign
Barrages of radio speeches
and four-page news sheets to
say nothing of bigger and
blacker newspaper advertise
ments were raining on Mon
tana voters from all sides as
the primary election July IS
drew near this week.
Veteran Senator Burton K.
Wheeler was throwing every po-
litical punch at his command to
gain the democratic nomination
for reelection to his seat in
Congress.
Left Erickson, comparative
newcomer to state politics,
was giving the veteran cam
issue still very much in doubt
as the election drew near.
Because of the unusual inter-
est, the primary vote was ex-
pected to be heavy, provided
weather conditions were favor
able.
Other contests on the state
ballot, the Republican race for
senator and the three-Way cam
paign for railroad and public
service commissioner on the
same ticket were drawing COM
paratively little interest.
The contests for county Of
ficers were also secondary to
Wheeler's campaign but prom.
ised to stir up a little local
excitement.
On the Republican ticket,
Mike Kuchera and Guy T. Van
Cleve are opposed for state
representative; Bert w. Kron-
miller and D. L. Egnew are
battling for county attorney; H.
G. Bigley opposes Oliver F. Cox
for sheriff; John L. Scott and
c. D. Goodnow are both nomi-
nees for county treasurer, and
jC. S. Starina is running against
Andrew Miller for county CON-
missioner from district No. 2.
The only race On the demo-
cratic ticket is between s. +.
Meeke and Gerald w. Evans
for state representative.
The non political judicial
primary sees five candidates in
the running for chief justice Of
the supreme court and four
seeking the post of associate
justice.
The complete roster of can
didates is as follows:
Republicans
United States senator: R. E.
Skeen, Zales N. Ecton.
Representative in Congress:
Wesley A. D'Ewart.
Railroad and public service
commissioner: George A. Davis,
v. O. Overcast, Frank J. Cas-
sidv.
!: Clerk of the supreme court:
Lawrence B. Heller.
State representative: Mike
-IKuchera, Guy T. VanCleve.
Il County commissioner, Dist.
. No. 3 (six-year term): b. H. NC
: Carty. Dist. No. 2 (~four-year
term): c. S. Starina, Andrew
Miller.
Il County attorney: D. L. Engew,
Bert w. Kronmiller.
l Sheriff: H. c. Bigley, Oliver
W. Cox.
County clerk and recorder:
e Harry E. Cox.
: County treasurer: John L.
Scott, c. D. Goodnow.
County assessor: Sam N. Cum
r County surveyor: Wayne W.
Linthacum.
County superintendent of
schools: Lura Strand.
I TN11rfy aNr0nar. TNh~ VIZ n,,i
e lis.
! Public administrator: Carl
d Rankin.
Justice of peace: Charles A
n Corkins, Robert A. Vickers.
RI Democrats
y! United States senator: Burton
It K. Wheeler, Left Erickson.
Representative in Congress
John J. Holmes.
Railroad and public service
commissioner: Paul T. Smith.
Clerk of the supreme court
Frank Murray.
State representative: S. T
(Sam) Meeke, Gerald w. Evans
County commissioner, Dist
4. No. 3 (six-year term): J. Ernes
Weinberg; Dist. No. 2 flour
year term) R. w. Morris.
II Sheriff: Roy G.. Riley.
d. County clerk and recorder
Edward Adam Olenik.
II County treasurer: Callie e
l. Carter.
IS County surveyor: C.. A. Ran
It dali.
Ii NOn-Partisan
> Chief justice of the suprem
t. court: HUGH Adair, Harrison ]
1t Freebourn, Everett E. Lofgrer
al James E. McKenna, c. F. Nor
1t ris.
- Associate justice of the su
) preme court: Albert Anderson
s. Benjamin E. Berg, Lee Metcal1
le David j. (Judge) Ryan.
The polls will be open fror
Is noon until 7 p m. in the fol
lowing places:
ID Two Leggins No. /. Fred RIlrk