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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1896
Page
4
A list of county-level Democratic candidates appears, naming candidates for County Treasurer Clerk and Recorder Clerk of Court Sheriff and other county posts. The header includes party designation and a slate of names such as Edwin Noerits and Lars Dtanson among others.
Indications point to a clean sweep for the fusion state ticket as Democrats and Populists unite behind a silver ticket led by Martin Maginnis J L Frank and Daniel Crown electors and Robert B Smith for governor supported by Bryan followers. A E Spriggs is the lieutenant governor candidate with strong party backing.
A slate of candidates is outlined with T. S. Hogan for secretary of state a labor leader from Anaconda. T. E. Collins of Great Falls for state treasurer a longtime Democrat. C. B. Nolan of Helena for attorney general. T. W. Poindexter Jr. of the county for state auditor. Horace K. Buck a Lewis and Clark district judge for associate justice. KA Carleton of Helena for superintendent of public instruction.
The editors urge voters to evaluate Democratic and Populist fusion candidates on merit, not party. They claim Norris, Cochran, and Metlen will best represent the county in the legislature and county offices with honest canvassing and competent administration.
Beaverhead county residents are confident Reb Smith will win Montana governorship with Hob viewed as the next governor beyond doubt. The county is expected to align early with the leading candidate as returns come in.
Readers are urged to study articles detailing the proposed constitutional amendment and to vote on election day. The notices emphasize understanding the measure's effects and encourage participation at the polls.
Pane Examiner publishes Mr Knippenberg’s lengthy letter on the Montana GOP split while noting the paper’s neutrality. The piece urges loyal Montanans to vote on Tuesday, endorses fusion candidate W C Snyper for assessor, and warns against voting against the constitutional amendment.
Candidates in Fusion county urge voters to judge them by their qualifications and past work rather than sympathy. They emphasize the strength of their records as the main basis for decision.
Lars Hanson is introduced as a fusion candidate for county commissioner, described as a representative citizen born in Scandina vian Beaverhead county with a reputation for business ability and integrity. The text asserts the county would be in capable hands if elected.
In Bannack, Mr Cochran declares no prior act has failed to support silver and pledges his record to the cause. He asserts the county will remember his stance on the upcoming November third ballot.
Hho R Makebin is favored for county clerk on a young men’s campaign with opposition limited to his youth. Metlen George, though older, is deemed able to be an efficient county officer, suggesting a contest between youth and experience.
Joseph B Poindexter a resident of the county since boyhood is presented as a qualified candidate. His clean record and service as city attorney of Dillon are cited as proof he will enforce laws and protect taxpayers interests if elected county attorney.
ET Wo Pompestky is described as a leading fusion candidate for state auditor with strong support from a canvass network. Voters in Beaverhead county are urged to remember Tom when casting ballots to help secure a substantial majority.
Voters in Beaverhead County are urged to elect Joseph Smith as clerk of the district court. The candidate is described as loyal, with strong character and integrity, and capable of handling court business to the satisfaction of supporters.
MW Parker of Boulder is the regularly dominated candidate of the Democratic and People's parties for the office of judge of the Fifth Judicial District. His qualifications and integrity are affirmed and he is urged to receive the support of every loyal Democrat and Populist.
The silver voters of Beaverhead County are urged to study resolutions adopted by the silver Republicans of Lewis and Clarke county repelling support for ALC Batkin. The resolutions describe Batkin’s campaign as inconsistent and detrimental to Montana, urging loyalty to the party.
The piece states commissioners are key county officers requiring ability integrity and sound judgment. It notes fusion candidates Messis Hanson Barrett and Montgomery possess these qualifications and argues a vote for them benefits every taxpayer.
The Examiner, citing Republican sources, accuses W. W. Francis the silver Republican nominee for county treasurer of flipping from gold standard to silver rhetoric. It says several other eleventh hour converts on the silver Republican slate are trying to mask their records.
The people of this county elect W H Cochran to the state legislature he will look after their interests above all else. Mr Cochran though young in years is well qualified for the high office and no man in Beaverhead has better ability as a hustler than Mr Cochran.
In the closing days of the race, voters are urged to ignore likely unfounded smear reports about candidates. The piece notes names have circulated long enough to expose any faults, and warns that late unverified reports are often fabrications.
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