THE VALENTINE OEMO ( RA' <
M. CHRISTENSEN EDITOR
Thnrdayt October 29 , 1 , ) O3
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Fusion State Ticket.
For Judge of the Supreme Court
JUDGE J. J. SULLIVAN.
For Kegcnts of the University
WM. O.JONE3 ,
Of Adaras County.
DR , E. O. WEBBFK ,
Of Saunders County ,
For District Judj s 15th Judicial District
tV. H. WESTOVEK ,
Of Sheridan County.
J , J. HARRINGTON ,
Of Holt County. ,
County Tlclmt.
For Clerk
DII.AIJ.PLUMEIJ.
For Treasurer
I. M. RICE.
For Sheriff
D W. HILSINGEK.
For Superintendent
MRS. LOTTIE CRAMER.
For Judge
W. B. TOWN E.
For Surveyor
HUGH BOYER.
For Assessor
JOSEPH KREYCIK.
For Coroner
DR.A N.COMi'TON.
For Coinmlssonpr HtCom dist.
SOL. L. ELLIS.
About our Candidates for
County Offices.
THE DEMOCRAT has been in the
hands of new men since the editor
accepted the fusion nomination
for county treasurer. It was an
honor that came unsaught to Mr.
Rice and the editorship of the pa
per came unsaught to the writer.
Very little has been said in these
columns about the various candi
dates for county office because they
are so thoroughly acquainted that
a newspaper introduction was not
deemed necessary.
Dr. A. J. Pluraer.
Dr. A. J. Plumer , our candidtac
for county clerk , is a graduate of
medicine and one of the best read
men in the state of Nebraska.
After graduating in medicine ,
however , he became interested in
the stock business and finally
abandoned the practice of medicine
and devoted his entire time to the
cattle business. He is one of the
pioneer cattle men of the county.
His ranch , situated about twelve
miles north of Hyannis , is conced
ed to be the best improved of any
of the big ranches in the sand hills.
Everybody knows Dr. Plumer.
No traveller goes across the coun
try that he does not stop and find
a welcome from the Doctor and
his talented and hospitable wife.
Money and success have never
turned his head. Rich and .poor
alike find a welcome there. He
did not seek the nomination , in
fact , he did not know he had been
nominated for several days after
the convention adjourned. He is
not seeking the election but his
friends are urging him for the
place. That part of the county is
certainly entitled to representation
in the court house and no more
representative man could be found
than Dr. Plumer. And no more
competent official ever held office
than lie wonld be.
I. M. Rice.
I. M. Rice is making a vigorous
but dignified campaign for county
treasurer. Mr. Rioe has never
before been a candidate for office
but accepted this nomination in
-obedience to his. party's .call and
he is carrying the same nggross-
iv.encss into the campaign that has
. made all his business ventures a
success. Coming to this county
nearly six years ago , he accepted
a position in the office of county
treasurer' where he proved his
ability to manage the affairs of the
office. But Rice was a democrat.
The treasurer was a republican
and while his services were in ev
ery way satisfactory a few kick
ers objected to his holding the place
because of his politics. The treas
urer , appreciating his good ser
vices as a deputy , refused to lei
him out. The kick was continued ,
but he refused to sell his princi
ples for the position so he resigned
and engaged in business for him
self. Ho began life as a poor boy ,
but by dent of his industry and
economy he has made his life a
success and accumulated consider
able property. His business deal
ings have always been straight
forward and honest. There is not
a man with whom he ever dealt
who will not bear testimony to his
honesty. There is not a more loy
al democrat in the state. He has
never waited to see if his princi
ples were popular before advocat
ing them. He has always been a
man of ideas and has always had
the courage of his convictions.
Every f usionist in Cherry county
ought to feel it his duty to stand
up for the man who in season and
out of season has stood for the
party and for the people. If ev
ery fusionist will do as much for
Mr. Rice as he would expect Rice
to do for him , were he a candidate ,
there is no question but he will be
the next county treasurer.
D. W. Hilsinger.
D. "W. Hilsinger , our genial
"Web" Hilsinger , has been spend
ing the week out among the sand
hills. When Web was nominated
for sheriff it was notice to the pub
lic that something would be doing
before the campaign closed. He
came to this county way back in the
eighties and settled on a homestead
on the table north of Valentine.
He has seen the development of
the county he has been part and
parcel of it. His children have
grown to manhood and womenhood
in the county. During all the
years of his residence he has proved
himself to be a first class citizen
and a jolly good fellow. He is the
life of every crowd. Always pleas
ant he makes those around him
happy. For several years past he
has been the vi'lage marshal of
Valentine. Changes in town boards
never effect him. He has filled
the office with such ability that a
thought of changing marshals has
never entered anybodys head so
long as Web wants the place. His
experience as marshal has given
him an insight into the work of
the sheriff's office. It was from
this position that the present sher
iff was taken to become a sheriff
four years ago. lie is a man just
in the prime of life , accustomed
to handling men and gifted with a
cool head , courage and excellent
judgement. He is just the mater
ial for a successful officer of the
law.
Mrs. Lottie Cramer.
There is no other office that ap
peals to so many people as the of
fice of county superintendent.
Old and young have vital interest
in our public schools. This is the
one truly American institution.
No matter how widely we differ in
politics , race or religion every
American looks with grateful pride
to the public school. It is and ev
er must remain the key stone of the
republic. The growth and develop
ment of the school denotes the
growth and development of citi
zenship. If the school is to be
come a power for good we must
have officers in charge who are
capable of leadership. Mrs. Lottie
Cramer is the product of our pub
lic school and is in herself a budge
of honor to the system. She grad
uated from the Valentine High
School , then pursued her studies
through higher institutions of
learning until she was awarded a
first-grade certificate , when she
entered upon her work as teacher
in the Valentine schools. She
came to this county when a child
with her parents and has helped to
develop the county. She has al
ways taken a leading part in every
public enterprise and -has shown
her executive .ability as a teacher ,
and she would make an ideal superintendent - ,
erintendent of schools.
Your Candidates for County Judge
There has been little said about
the office of county judge , and
there are a great many people who
consider the office of but little im
portance. You ought not ho wever
to judge the importance of an of
fice by the salary paid. It is quite
true the fees of the office are very
small , nevertheless the duties of
the county judge are among the
most important of al 1 your officials.
As probate judge , sooner or later ,
every estate comes under his juris
diction. Every claim filed against
it is presented to him for allowance
or rejection ; every executor and
administrator receives his author
ity from and works under the di
rection of the court. Every bond
presented by an administrator or
executor is passed upon by the
probate jndge. There is not a
property owner in the county who
would want to feel that if he were
called "across the river" the pro
bate judge might appoint an ad
ministrator over his estate who
was either incompetent or dishon
est. He would not want to feel
that the judge might accept a straw
bond from the man thus appointed
to take charge of the property he
had spent his life in accumulating
that his family might enjoy it. He
would not want to feel that through
the ignorance or want of capacity
or inexperience on the part of the
county judge his accumulations
had been wasted and his family
left destitute. Our present incum-
ber Judge Towno has held the of
fice for years and years , lie has
mastered every detail of the work.
Lawyers who have practiced in his
court are without exception ready
to bear testimony to the fairness
of his decisions and to his honest
administration of the office. They
recognize his ability and exactness
in the preparation of records and
transcripts. No attorney thinks
of preparing any paper which it is
the duty of the court to prepare
and they recognize in him a man
who though not by profession a
lawyer , well versed in legal prin
ciples , and one of the leading
members of the bar pronounced
him one of the best authorities on
probate law in the state. What a
contrast exists between him and
his opponent. We have no inten
tion of critising Mr. Clarkson.
He is a nice old gentleman , and
we doubt very much if he had any
serious intentions of running for
judge until one John Fee , who
changes politics every time his
party refuses to let him have his
o\vn way , came in and talked him
into running. It is well known
that the leaders of the republican
convention Were in favor of leav
ing the place blank , or nominating
Judge Towne , but Fee insisted on
putting Mr. Clarkson on the ticket
and they let him have his way.
Last week the republican com
mented on Mr. Clarkson and called
attention to his qualifications for
the office ; said he had been justice
of the peace and assessor. Right
here is the test of his ability. Nev
er since he has been assessor of
this precinct has he completed his
assessors books himself. He has
always had to secure the services
of some friend to do the work for
him. Never since he has been
justice of the peace has there been
a contested law suit tried before
him. All the lawyers take their
cases before Judge Townc. He
has never prepared and issued a
summons alone. He has never
written up his own docket. Once
in a long while some case has arisen
when Judge Towne could not try
it and some lawyer has had to bring
it before a justice. When this
happened , the attorney has had to
prepare the summons and write up
the judgement when it was render
ed. - In some cases Judge Towne
has written them up for him. As
\ve said before , these things are
not said for the purpose of casting
reflections on Mr. Clarkson , but
he has neither the education nor
the experience to fill the office for
which he has been nominated. In
peace and war Judge Towne has
discharged with credit ever duty
imposed upon him. Let his
friends remember him .pext Tues
day.
Compton , Kreycik , _ Boyer. -
Dr. Compton , our candidate for
coroner ; Joseph Kreycik , our can
didate for assessor ; and Hugh
Boyer , our candidate for surveyor ,
are all representative of our best
citizenship. Each is qualified for
the place to which he is a candi
date and if he is elected will fill
the office with credit to himself and
to the advantage of the public.
The Judicial Campaign.
Never in the history of the fif
teenth judicial district has so shame
ful a campaign been waged against
any men as that carried on by the
corrupt gang of grafters and dead
beats in charge of the O'Neill
Frontier against Judges Harring
ton and Westover. Cronin , the
editor of the Frontier and post
master of the town , assisted by R.
it. Dickson , an attorney of that
town , published a series of charges
against Judge Harrington. The
O'Neill Independent promptly re
plied to the charges and proved
them to be absolutely false. It
gave the lie to the Frontier arti
cles and proved its case from the
records of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court as well as by the affi
davits of the very parties whom
Dickson and Cronin alleged had
been defrauded. The Independ
ent containing the denial of these
charges was placed in the post of
fice for distribution but Cronin re
fused to mail it out. Thus they
have attempted to misrepresent
Judge Harrington before the pub
lic and deny him the opportunity
to refute the charges. Of course
an appeal will be made to the pos
tal authorities but before a decision
can be made the campaign will
have closed and the ruling will beef
of no practical benefit. There is
no danger , however , of these things
hurting Judge Harrington where
Dickson and Cronin are known.
The records of Holt county show
that when Judge Kinkaid was on
the bench he entered a solemn de
cree of his court to the effect that
Dickson has stolen § 4000.00 worth
of tax certificates. Dickson was
indicted for a felony at Hot Springs ,
South Dakota , and escaped the
penitentiary by keeping out of the
jurisdiction of the court. The
people of this district do not wanjb
men upon the bench who will be
under the influence of such men as
Dickson. The very fact that Dick-
son and Cronin are against Har
rington and Westover will bring
honest men to their support. This
is a case where many a man will
"love them for the enemies they
have made. " If they could use
them to carry on their unlawful
schemes they would support them
with as much vigor as they now
oppose them. Dickson , though a
pretended republican , always
fought JuJge Kinkaid , because ,
like our present judges , he could
not use him. In the last issue of
the Frontier they made an attack
upon Judge Westover. This is
done for the same reason they vili
fied Judge Harrington. When
Dickson and his guilty clients have
appeared before Judge Westover
they have been meted out strict
and even handed justice and this
is more than Mr. Dickson can
stand. He wants a man upon the
bench in league with himself in the
protection of the criminal classes.
The people of the fifteenth judi
cial district have had eight years
of Westover and four of Harring
ton and if there was anything
wrong with these judges they
would have learned it before the
political campaign was on. People
ple will be slow to believe stories
started so late there is no time for
investigation. Will you say that
the men whom you have respected
as the able and fearless exponents
of the law and against whom not
one word was ever uttured until
the campaign was half over are to
be repudiated by men of the Dick-
son type , or will you say , with
Mark Hanna , " 'let well enough
alone" ?
There will be a social at the
Fairview school house in district
No. 25 , Saturday evening Nov. T ,
1903. Girls bring supper for two.
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The Confectioner.
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J. W STKTTKB , Vice President CORA L WTTKRS. . Assistant i'aaliler
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