The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-10-28
Free America
Votes Again
Next Tuesday
Every Citizen Should
Participate in This
Priceless Privilege
1861 REGISTERED
VOTERS IN COUNTY

Practically every citizen will be
given opportunity next Tuesday -
exercise his sovereign right of self
/ government, by casting his vote for
/ the candidates of his choice Polls
will open at 800 a m Tuesday,
November except in precincts
with less than 100 voters where they
open at 100 p. m. and all polling
/ places will remain open until 500
4 p. m
Each and every citizen eligible
to vote should do so When the
masses lose interest in taking part
in the selection of their govern
ment, then is the freedom of all
threatened through apathy and IN
difference. Lincoln County has g.
Col registered voters and it will be
of interest to see how many ap-
preciatc their rights as American
citizens enough to turn out and
vote
Lincoln County voters will choose
from among the following candi
dates, National, State and County
State and National
For President of the United
States. Thomas + Dewey. repub-
hcan; Harry s. Truman. democratic:
Claude A. Watson. Prohibition; Nor
man Thomas. Socialist, and Henry
A. Wallace, Progressive For Vice
President of the United States. Fart
Warren, republican; Allen W. Bark
ley, democrat; Dale H. Learn, pro
hibition; Tucker p Smith, Socialist
and Glen H. Taylor, progressive
For United States Senator-TOm
J. Davis, republican. James f. Muir
ray democratic; G s. Hanna, pro-
hibition
For Representative in Congress
from First COMPRESSION District
Mike Mansfield democratic Albert
AngStman, republican Floyd =.
Jones' socialist.
For Governor: Sam c. Ford, re-
publican; John w. Bonner, demo
cratic; Laverne Hamilton, socialist.
For Lieut.. Governor: Paul Can
non, democratic; Tom Burke, re-
publican; Edgar NJ. Spriggs. social
list
For Secretary of State Sam w.
Mitchell, democrat; Ernest T. Eaton,
republican.
For Attorney General. Stanley Z.
Felt, republican; Arnold II Olson,
democrat
For State Treasurer: Harry G.
Todd, republican; Neil Fisher demo
crat
For State Auditor: f. J. Mo. re-
publican John J Holmes, democrat
For Railroad and Public Service
Commissioner George A. Davis. re-
publican: Austin B Middleton. dem
)crat
For state Supt Of Schools. Eliza
beth Ireland republican. Mary NJ
-ondon democrat
For Associate Justice Supreme
Court. (non-partisan) Long Term:
{ w Choate; r. V Bottomly Short
Term Fred l.. Gibson Harry J.
Free bourn For Judge Of the Dis
riot Court 18th Judicial District:
Dean King.
County and Township
State Representative Chas d.
Rowe, republican; Allen Goodgame,
democrat
County Commissioner. Libby Dis
rict James Mahoney democrat;
Hugh Slauson republican
Clerk of District Court Fred F
lark, democrat
County Attorney Joe F Fen
lessy Jr republican, Smith Nc
(cil democrat
For Public Administrator FL 3.
Wallace democrat
For Justice of the Peace Libby
'oWnship Hal Hepner Tobacco
'ownship c. II Belmont No can
Idatc appears on the ballot for
roy nor do candidates for town
hip constable appear upon the bal
)t for any of the townships
An amendment to the state con
tituton which i> printed elsewhere
. this edition. appears on the main
allot. and refercndumS s. and 50
roviding for the raising of money
y additional taxation for the state
ehoOl appear on separate ballot