Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23
END FOR PRIMARIES;
To NAME CANDIDATES JULY 20
Republican, Democratic Parties Complete Lists
For County Offices Secretary Of State
Certifies State, Judicial Candidates

With the coming campaigns ma
tional political convention, that o
the Republicans, under way thi
week in Philadelphia, filings for tn
July 20 primaries have been com
pleted in Yellowstone county-total
ing 81 Republican and 10 Democra
tic candidates seeking approval o
their respective parties. The filing:
closed Saturday at the office o.
Earle Knight, county clerk and re
corder.
The Republicans have a complete
list of candidates for all county of
fices and four Billings township of.
fices, while the Democrats have can,
didates for all but one of the county
offices and only one candidate for
a township office.
The Republicans have two con-
tests-11 candidates for the six
seats in the lower house of the state
legislature and two for county audi
tor. The Democrats have nc con-
tests in their ranks.
The Republican ticket consists of
the following candidates:
State representatives in the legis-
lature-D. j. Brumbaugh, r. H.
Gebhardt, Fred c. Krieg, George r.
Pierce and C. j.. Williams, all in
cumbents, and, Melvin N. Holiness
Carl B. Peters, j. A. (Pickles) Pet
erson, John M. Schiltz, r. E. Skeen
and Oliver r. Sullivan. Sullivan is
Laurel; Holiness is present
attorney. C. j. Baldwin is
not a candidate for denomination.
County commissioners. H. Bar
1ey of Laurel. G. w. Fenton of
Laurel, whose term expires this year
serving several years from
district /, declined to run again and
will devote his time to his business
interests.
County attorney-Charles &.
,ande, former Laurel resident.
Clerk of the district court-Katie
incumbent.
Auditor-Helen l.. Delano and O..
Olson.
Justices of the peace, Billings
ownship-A. N. (Andy) Bergen and
Borberg, incumbents.
Constables, Billings township-B.
O.. (Bert) Bowman, incumbent, W. A.
huff and Fred Schillreff.
Democratic candidates for the
are:
State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A.
'anderob, Albert S. Kerr, Nick Nal
,se, Herbert Offender, George T.
'Dea and DR.. Myron Trip.
County commissioners. II. Lux.
County attorney-Arthur R. Mey-
Auditor-Frank ]. German, in
lmbent.
Constable, Billings township, Wal
ce A. Bent, incumbent.
Justice of the peace, Laurel judi
al township-W. V. d. Chapman.
State Ticket
Sam w. Mitchell, secretary of
ate at Helena, has certified the
candidates to appear on
.llots in the second Montana con-
,essional districts:
Republican,
United States senator-Tom j.
avis and Wellington d. Rankin.
Representative in congress-Wes-
A. D'Ewart, incumbent. i
C. Ford, incum-
mt, Mike Kuchera and Leonard C..
,ung. ]
governor-Tom Burke [
Billings, Dean Chaffin, John d. ]
Ian, w. E. Kelley and Sherman {
!. Smith.
Secretary of state-Ernest T. S
ton of Billings and Lewis r. c
lox.
Attorney general. Justin Bour- J
in, Stanley E. Felt of Billings. v
anley R. Foot, Floren N. Hannah d
d Oscar Nesvig. t
rreasurer-R. j. (Bob) Dunn and t
rry G.. Todd.
State auditor-E. j. Mo. q
Railroad and public service COM \
ssioner-George A. Davis and w. t
Harrison. Il
Superintendent of public instruc- s,
Elizabeth Ireland, incumbent, W
| Helen B. McGregor.
Democratic a
United States senator-Dr. Harry
McGregor and James E. Murray,
umbent. C
representative in congress-Wil- NJ
4 f. Fraser of Billings and Ber- el
= Mrs. Walace) Kingsbury. w
iovernor-John W.. Bonner, Left h,
Judge Vernon Hoven, Ar NJ
r F. Lamey of Billings and JC
,rge NJ. Melton. al
lieutenant governor-Paul Can til