The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-04


Treasurer-C II. Garrett.
Police JudRe-T. Il. Crutcher.
Alderman, Frat Ward-MRrcus Lissner.
Alderman, Second Wards. l.. Tlaherty.
Alderman, Third Ward-T. r. Fuller.
Alderman, Fourth Ward-Moses MorrlA
Alderman, Fifth Ward-W. =. Cox.
Alderman, Sixth Ward-George Howe.
Alderman, Seventh Wnrd-Joseph N.
Kenok.
The people Of Helena decided yesterday
that John @. Cuttin had been q faithful.
conscientious md good servant for one
year, and that they wnntsd him to serve
them for another twelve months In the
same capacity he had for the past twelve-as
mayor of the city. It was such an endorse
ment as IL 10 the good fortune Of but few
public officials to receive. A yenr ago ont
ora total vote OF 8. 176 MI. Curtin got a ma
jofity Of 522; yesterday out Of a total vote
of3,O1O he had q total plurality OF 500. bet
~. in proportion to tho vote cast, than he
ava last year. Last year Mr.. Curtin ca ried
thirteen out of tho fourteen precincts In the
city; this ycar he did the ssme, losing only
ths fourteenth. in which his opponent re-
sides; and tho people did more than en-
dnfse Mr.. Cu;tin's Observation-Disclosures
gave him nsi his associates in managing the
affairs of the city two good democratic
Clarence b. Garrett, as city treasurer.
who received a plurality Of -. md
r. E. Crutoher. a. police judge, who has .
plurality of -. But not fatisaed to place
democrats on guard in the three most i'm
portant Offices in the city. in order to make
their endorsements of Mr.. Curtin the more
pronounced. they elected three democrats Of
the seven voted for. 20 that tho council
next year will stand nine democrats and
ave republicans. The democrats elected
Lissner In the First by a plurality of 129,
showing that the people Of that ward APP
p~reciate the work he has done for them.
In the Second there was no populist IN the
race, and z. l.. Flaherty, democratic CAM
didate, was successful over his popular on
ponent, getting n majority of Afty-eiaht.
In the Third ward Alderman Fuller, repub-
loan. was returned. receiving = plurality Of
thirty seven. In the Fourth there was a
publican. md August Weisenhorn. demo-
Graf, but the former was successful by the
narrow margin of eight plurality. The
Fifth proved IL can be depended upon
by the democrats whom they nominate good
candidates, by electing W. E. Cox. demo-
crat, he receiving a plurality Of sixteen. In
the Sixth Howe, republicsn. was succeesful.
getting a plurality of three votes over Den
YER Dayton, democrat. Owing TO . de.
layed tlain Mr.. Dayton lost ok votes, ami
thus the election. In the Seventh John
Workman. populist-democra at. made a good
race, but the republican vote there was too
much for him and j. N. Kenok. republican,
was elected by neventy-nino plurality.
Yesterday was the second time in the
history OF Helena that the democrats
elected their mayor, ftreasurer and police
judge. The FIRST was In 1881: when p. ".
knight was elected mayor. W. D. Smith
police Judge and Jacob Loeb treasurer.
awhile yesterday was an ideal day for
getting out the vote, for some reason or
other IL was late in the afternoon before
the votes began 10 average mp with the reg
istration. Az il WINS the total vote on mayor
was 300 while the reQistr alton was z. 213. a
falling off of 203. At one time during tho
day it looked rs though the;e would be not
Q 9 on both sides got themselves together.
and the missing ones were brought to the
polls before they closed. Il was one of tho
most quiet and orderly elections evsr held
in Helena, anu had IL not been for the bar
ricades built around the polling places
an election was IN progress. There was
little or no Drunkenness, either during the
day or night. The count was rapidly made
and by $3.50 complete and full returns wore
posted at The INDEPENDENT office.
OF the populist candidates II. NJ. Bendle
received the hiehest vote. getting AGA. A
large part of this, however, was made up
of republicans who were dissatisfied with
Fleischer's nomination. and while they
would not for the democrat. compromised
and voted for Beadle. Zastrow came next
with AL votes. while Judge Davies brought
up the procession with 261 votes. The
judges statement Saturday night that he
did not want to be elected probably affected
his vote.
Some very good work was don't by The
Jcrooopoki~ ovrnSktonurA m -AI a. he
generally. Chairman Daniel Hanley kept
on the go all day. and put In his best work
toward the end of the day. The vote ON
mayor police judge and treasurer will be
found in the next column. hat in the
different wards on aldermen is AZ follows:
Tho Aldermnnic Vote.