Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-11-07
TIE ELEGTKON.

. In BOZeman, the election on Tuesila,
last passed off quietly and on the part o
. everybody with. apparently, the utmost o
good nature. Net a dispute, quarrel o
: drunken row occurred, TO orr knowledge
during the entire day. So much to thu
credit of The friends of law and order, ant
especially the law requiring all saloons te
be closed on election days.
IN this precinct. 446 votes were rolled
being BY far the largcs. vote ever cast in
Bozenaa. This Wa, owing somewhat to
the temporary SO; ,urn Of a number of per.
sons from diff rent parts OF the county and
Territory. in attendance at court, but in
great part to the steady increase Of our
perm dent voting population. In some
aspects it WAS the most strange and pecu-
liar election ever held in this county; par
ty ties and influences were almost gener-
ally ignored, ''chOpping' and scratching.
instead of being the exception appeared to
be almost the general rule. The desire to
scratch seemed TO be epidemic, and while
the Republicans and independents" APP
pcared in some instances to be more i'm
mediately and generally effected by it. the
straight Democrats were fully determined
tlat they should not monopolize the lux
u:y. SO they went at it with a zest and a
hearty good will, only equalled by that of
the wild lnlian when lie ''goes" for small
game. TO those who felt but little inter-
est in the result, it was amusing to watch
many Of the electors '.doctoring'' their
tickets previous to voting. No one could
calculate with any certainty how his most
intimate friend or long time partiZan was
going to vote. and no candidate could by
the usual methods of political deduction |
tell where lightning" was going to strike.
In many instances straight democrats voted
for those denominated ''sOrt-heads,' and
even the most pronounced Republicans.
willie on the other hand, straight Republi-
cans appeared to take peculiar delight in
''chOyping" heavily on their uncompro-
missing fellows.
In many respects the election just passed
in this county will prove to be an enigma
to many and it certainly is an anomaly to
all previous ones.
VIC PUBLISH III 81 ttUttEtleSl IOIuI tIC
urns from the various precincts so far as
le'.rd from up to the hour of going to
press. which show that Maginnis, Vivion
md Hays, leading the Democratic ticket. l
larry the county by large majerities, but a
rom present indications the Independents I
will elect one if not both Representatives. II
me, if not two. County Commissioners.
The vote between Langhornc and Bogert
or Clerk and Recorder. as also that be- t.
ween Mckenzie and Clark for Sheriff. is o
0 close that. perhaps. the official returns a
lone will fully settle the matter as to who a
re elected. Mcpherson appears to have II
he ''insde track" of Davis for Probate n
Judge, but returns to come in may change I
ne apparent result. The court house loan al
ropOsition is no doubt cirried by large ly
lajOrity. Altogether, we congratulate Il
ne people of tie county on the apparent lii
esult OF the election. Some good work p
AS been done. a number of very compe- is
mt men have received strong and earnest
lpport, and there is little doubt but the
suit will be a guarantee that our county
Fairs will be ably and efficiently managed ~.
I'd that our Representatives to the next d,
legislature will be competent and efficient .c
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