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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
4
Post office returns second class matter at Bigtimber Montana. Paper mailed to subscribers who order, renew, and have no arrears. Advertising rates available on application.
A series of candidate notices from Sweet Grass County announces runs for county attorney assessor sheriff and superintendent of schools on the Republican ticket with primary election set for September 4 1906. Names include J E Barfour E L Patterson Mary Rosetta Degnan Henry M Lamp and Jounnx T Vauchan.
The piece echoes a nationwide sentiment urging Theodore Roosevelt to run again, portraying him as the only figure able to finish the fight against money power and protect the average citizen. It frames a broad cross-country appeal from Maine to Mexico to the western deserts demanding his candidacy on the common people's ticket.
The article outlines that primaries use Australian ballots with multiple party tickets folded and tied, plus a non partisan ticket listing all nominated non party candidates. Names on each ticket appear alphabetically by surname under each office and party. Voting for a candidate on a different party ticket counts only for that party candidate.
Aliens may register until August 15 and must show final papers to vote. Final naturalization papers can be obtained at the regular term court on September 24. Citizens by election day must register now and present final papers on election day.
The notice urges all eligible voters to register by September 24 else they cannot vote. It states that all persons who will be twenty one years old before the election are entitled to be registered and urges immediate registration.
The article urges Republicans in the county to register now and attend the primary election. It stresses that nominations rest with voters, not delegates, and cautions against defects in the primary system that could let dishonest politicians defeat the majority. Voters should use influence and voting power to back the best candidates.
Nomination papers show few Democratic aspirants while party influencers push would be candidates to run on the Republican ticket. The piece jokes the Democratic side is ignored as operatives focus on GOP entries.
In Sweet Grass County the election for the two year term of County Commissioner on the Republican ticket is set with the primary to be held on September 1906. H. O. Kecroce.
J W Davis declares candidacy for a county position with election date set for September 4.
The notice sets a Republican primary on September 4 1906 from 12 noon to 9 pm in Big Timber precinct and 1 pm to 6 pm in other precincts at regular polling places. It lists county offices to nominate voters will select County Attorney Superintendent of Public instruction County Treasurer County Commissioner 2 year term 4 year term 6 year term and names several candidates and delegates to the county convention by precinct including Big Timber McLeod Merrill Springdale Howie Lower Stillwater Grey Cliff Reed and others with listed delegates J Solberg S G Webster J P Clark E O Clark J W Bailey F E Taylor G H Howard M W Barr W D Richards H J Koozer H O C Andrews Nelson W Miller A M Clark B O Forsythe Ole Crest Jasper Kern T V Overbuls Andrew Forsythe Leo Carper.
The Democrat Party names precinct candidates for Big Timber McLeod and Greycliff. E L Harris E A West J H White A E Walker Frank Brumfield Geo Kirkwood Thos K Lee select for Big Timber. Peter Michels John Schmidthofer Jacob Wagner Henry Schrader listed for McLeod. S R Dillon Joseph Lay Thos Cosgriff named for Greycliff.
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