The Helena independent., 1894-11-07


Returns from outside precincts of
the county on the capital vote were as
follows:
East Helena: Helena312, Anaconda
4. Marysville: Helena 237. Anaconda
%. Kesslers: Helena 1873, Anaconda
Z. College: Helena 100. Anaconda 3.
Valley: Helena So. Anaconda 2. Mitch
ell: Helena "a, Anaconda /. French
Bar and Spokane: Helena %. Anaconda
none. Baxendale: Helena 81, Anacon-
da B. This gave Helena a total of 991
in the precincts named, and Anaconda
As. With the city vote IL made a total
of 4.6S7 for Helena and 1873 for Ana
conda. At the same rate the returns
from the other precincts of the county
should give Helena from $500 to 300
and Anaconda not over 800 In Lewis and
Clarke county.
So far as the political fight is con-
cerned the returns are too meagre to
make any calculations on. On the state
ticket returns received from the third.
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth.
thirteenth and fourteenth precincts Of
the city and the six outside precincts,
gave Corbett. democrat. for congress,
4S9. Hartman. republican, 94S, and
Smith, populist. 91s. with afew scat
tering for Maiden, the prohibition tnn-
didate. The indications are that Hart
man will carry the county. with Smith
good second. Anyway the race for
first place in Lewis and Clarke county
is between Hartman and Smith. For
associate justice Hunt, republican. will
have "A majority in the county. The city
and county precincts heard from give
Luce, democrat, S4S, Hunt, republican,
1885. Reeves, populist. GAL.
on the county ticket nothing Is known
but that IL is doubtful IL the democrats
secure any OF the offices except possi-
sibly one on the legislative ticket The
very incomplete returns indicate that
the republicans have the best Of II on
the legislative ticket, though some pop
ulist strongholds to hear from may
change the aspect of things and let in
some populists.
When the republicans found that
their chances for electing Con Becker
sheriff were gone, many OF the party,
believing that ]. II. Jurgens, the popu-
list nominee stood the next best show,
gathered TO him with the object of de-
feating the present democratic incum-
bent, Col. c. ID. Curtis. Three wards of
Helena had been completed at the time
Of going to press. In the Seventh Jur-
gems had "A plurality of SO over Becker,
In the second he led Curtis two, and
III lnt lbuIln nt was Duh llNt
Becker and six behind Curtis. In all
the city and outside precincts heard
from Jurgens had 1.035, Curtis 75i. Beck
er 1855. While other precincts may
change the outlook. IL seems that the
populists have elected their sheriff.
II. S. French. republican, for treas
urer. leads c. h. Garrett, democrat, and
A. Il. Burns. popullst. II is not certain
as yet that French has defeated Gar
rett, but the returns so far received
make Il look that way.
IL is pretty much the same story all
the way through. Later returns may
change IL but up to date the republl-
oanshave the best of it, though for
county attorney all three candi-
dates are running close with $. A. Bal
llet leading II. II. Purcell by about
sixty votes and T. II. Crutcher, the
populist candidate. about fifty votes
behind the democratic candidate. Jake
Fischer and Harry Tiltun are within
a few votes OF each other for assessor
John S. Tooker has n long lead for
county cerk and recorder The repub-
leans elect Miss Minnie RefenrRth
county superintendent OF schools and
almost certainly all that is left.