The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-07


tho STANDARD ONCE up to this hour
on yesterdays capital vote represent
accurate figures for 2SS precincts In
the state which polled total Of S8,02l
votea Out Of this total Anaconda re.
ceived l9,6a5 and Helena l8, ,l96. leav-
ing Anaconds in the lead By LOEB
votes. This 10 the exact situation at
this hour.
On the most careful estimates that
can b made 1t 10 probable that the
total vote cast on the capital question
will bs 1900. thus leaving about 1000
votes yst to b heard from. It re-
mains to be seen how the rival cities
will fare in the distribution Of this
balance Of 1000 votes
The claim sent out BY Helena last
night 10 the elbsct that she would b Q
prime favorits In this halsncs u not
warranted BY any feature Of the sItua-
tion or BY . survey Of the precincts in
which the vote 10 yet to be heard from.
Returns are due from Rsvslli county,
from Flsthssd, from Bsavsrhead. from
Deer Lodge, from Madison and from
other counties In the state where Ana
conds showed splendid strength yes.
tsrday, and in which the vote yet to
be heard from will doubtless leave her
well In tho lead.
Tho counties far short In their Or.
urss include Teton and Valley coun-
ties, from which good reports are Ger
tain to be received for AnaeondA
It % more than sn even chance that
Anaconda and Helena vim break even
on the vote Of the state yst remaining
TO b gathered In Possibly Helena
may have two or three hundred I'd.
vantage In the count in the counties
not yet reported, although that seems
quite improbable: however, IL that
much 10 yielded to Helena, Anaconds
would still bs an easy winner, with Q
majority of about 600.
The STANDARDS estimate was placed
at tho above figure ct 1:a0 o'clock this
morning. However, two or three dis
patches, which were received after
that moment, showed cheering gains
for Anaconda, and they warrant the
assurance that this city will gain lit.
tie rather than lose In the finishing Of
the count
The returns came In promptly last
night. Nearly 10000 votes had been
heard from BY midnight, record
which 10 entirely without parallel in
the history Of the gathering election
returns in Montana Silver Bow
county led of with some Of her heavy
precincts, In Q count which showed
that the boastful claims set up BY Hell.
ena respecting her strength in Butte
never had any foundation whatever.
In fact, almost without exception,
Anaconds was given more than sixty
per cent In the returns Of the several
precincts as they came in.
Butte's vote fell short Of what had
been anticipated. The registration
there evidently included the names of
something like Q thousand men who
thought they were worth from five to
fifteen dollars apiece to the rival capi.
tai committees but who are left with.
out any visible income from either
side.
The figures for Silver Bow county,
with slight correction, which it is
too late to account for this morning,
give Anaconda 6,35s and Helena 1886
in the county's total poll The follow
ing table was prepared from returns
actually received, with the corrections
which came during the night, and,
while not an absolutely correct sum-
mary. they are very close count of
all the votes that were reported up to