The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-07
'TWASA NICE BATTLE
The Election Passes OF Smooth y
and Successfully.
ALL DEMOCRATS GOT THERE
Murray, Cox. Walker and Collins
VIII serve as Aldermen-There
Was No demonstration.
but a Quiet, Steady Pull.

A clean sweep of the field was made
by the democratic city ticket in Ana
conda yesterday, all candidates being
elected by safe pluralities. The present
administration was thus handsomely
endorsed by the citizens of the city and
the progressive policy of the democratic
council given hearty encore; that, 100,
In an off year.
The Gather was all that could be de-
sired during the morning hours, but In
the afternoon spring showers and cool
breeze had a dampening and chilly ef-
feet that is still felt by the defeated
candidates this morning.
The judges and clerks of election who
served were as follows:
First ward-Judges. William Morley,
Russell Sawyer, J. j. Lynch, Pat
Judge, Pat Walsh. Clerks-Charlie
Cress, Pat McCabe.
Second ward-Judges, l.. V. Surpre-
nant, John Jhutz, Charles Taylor, c. w.
Atwater. John Barkovich. Clerks
Ashford. and w. c. Ahren.
Third ward-Judges, Speaker, Frank
Stebbins, William Edwards, Michael
Shea, William Caldwell Clerks-John
McGreevy, j. ]. Nicholson.
Fourth ward-Judges, j. T. Twohy,
Peter Sorenson, J. X. O'Rourke, Tom
Malice and William Walsh. Clerks-C.
j. Healy, John r. Crockett.
No disturbance Of any note occurred
during the day. and the battle of the
ballots was conducted by all parties
thereto in a good-natured though
earnest rivalry
The vote everywhere was light and
came in very slowly though under va
ried conditions. In the First ward 76
who registered failed to vote and for a
time the situation seemed dubious.
Keefe's men were claiming everything
in sight and hustled in all the votes
they could gather. When the friends
of Tom Murray learned he was in dan
ger they stirred around and gathered
in a few of the loiterers and saved the
day.
A different scene was presented In
the Second ward, where Jimmy John
son and Garry Nugent gave personal
attention to their campaign, though
the prestige of Alderman Peter Cox
was more than they could overcome,
and the votes rolled up for him.
A clever campaign trick is now
charged up TO Garry Nugent, the repub-
lican nominee, who circulated in quar-
ters where would do the most good his
cards, "Garibaldi Nugent, for alder
man. Second ward" But the new
name failed to work the magic expected
and he was showed under. The Irish
tWfnhit III MS eye gave lnt WnOle snap
away, and worse yet his mustache is
red. The ruse was cute but could not
overcome the handicap of a place on
the republican ticket and a faithful
officer as a rival candidate.
The Third ward voters rallied at the
accustomed stand. the French hall II.
G. Coy, the republican, and NJ. ]. De-
zell the populist. were at the polls all
day and worked hard. Mr.. Walker
was on the sick list and was confined
to his home nearly all day. He did no
personal work in the campaign and, as
heretofore stated, the office went hunt
ing the man, and II found him.
Mr.. Dezell is a young man and re-
ceived a vote of which he has no cause
TO be ashamed, and II. G. Coy made
an excellent run. The campaign in
this ward was clean and was based
largely upon personal popularity be-
tween Dezell and Coy. while the vote
OF Mr.. Walker was given spontane-
ously and is of exceptional honor to
him.
The fight of the week was made in
the Fourth ward. where ]. V. Collins
was lined up against Charles Graham.
The populist candidate was pulled off
in the interest of Graham, but even this
did not help him. This ward is one
of the largest in the city. but the vote
was in early and the percentage of
stay-at-homes was very small. Not
ballot was wrongly marked In this ward
and the work of counting the ballot
was accomplished early in the day
The complete returns are as follows:
First Ward