The new North-west., 1897-04-09
THE STATE ELECTIONS.

hotly contested The greatest surprise
comes from Anaconda, where DR.. 0. Lei
ser, republican populist, was elected
mayor by % majority. Fitzgerald (dem.)
for police judge was reelected by 1858
majority. The city council will stand
democrats and republicans.
Butte elects Harrington, democratsil
yer republican candidate, by S53 major
ity-the vote standing: Harrington, 3,135;
Cook, republican, 1915; Bartlett, popu-
list, 1866. The new council will stand:
Democrats, 10; republicans, A; silver re-
publicans, 2. The populists cut sorry
figure in the election, mastering total
vote of only 366.
Helena this year. Of seven aldermen
elected, four are democrats and three re-
publicans. In the first ward of the city,
Lissner (dem.) was elected by but one
vote. The new council will stand: Dem
ccrats, Z; republicans, 5; populists, 1. A
vacancy in one ward will be filled by
vote of the council.
Livingston elected Thompson (rep.)
mayor by a large majority. The council
will stand: Republicans, 2; democrats, 3;
populists, J..
There was a hot fight in Billings, the
contest for mayor being between two dis
ciples Of Esculapius, Drs. Chapple and
Reinhart, in which the former was elected
by 13 votes. There does not seem to have
been any politics in the election-each
voter choosing his favorite "medicine
man."
Bozeman elected the full republican
ticket, with the exception of one alder
man, by handsome majority. Bogert
was elected mayor by s3 majority. A
dispatch from that city says: "Such
sweeping victory for the republicans was
a great surprise to every one here"
Missoula also goes republican by "a good
majority, electing Webster mayor by 244
majority in total of ITO. The new
council will stand: Republicans s. demo
Gratis, 8.
Great Falls elected the entire fusion
ticket with the exception of treasurer and
police magistrate, which fell to the re-
publicans. Fitzgerald, fusion candidate
for mayor, was elected by 14O majority.
In Philipsburg C. F. Jackey was elected
mayor by 81 majority.
The Anaconda Standard crows Justify
over the democratic victory in Butte, but
uses moderate sized display type in an
nouncing the result of the election in
Anaconda. This looks like case of
going away from home to celebrate.
The dispatches tell us of great demo
cratic victories in the municipal elections
of the middle subsequently, in Ohio
and Illinois. The democrats of that sec
ton have always been noted for their
great victories-when there is nothing at
stake but few local offices.
Among the Montana visitors to Wash
ington are W. w. Anderson of the Boze-
man Courier and George Anderson of the
Livingston Post. 1t is limited that these
two old gentlemen did not journey to the
national capital in search of health, but
that each had in view the postoffice of
their respective towns.
We don't see why the Inter Mountain
should let fly an eagle and devote SO
much valuable space in "crowing' over
the democratic victory in Butte last Mon
day. To be sure, the silver republicans
of that city furnished the tail for the dem
ocratic kite, and got in return three al
dermen-probably all the tail was worth.
But why soar the proud bird, when the
victory to the tail doesn't warrant any
thing larger than crow?
The Miles City Stock growers journal
says: "The editors of the state papers
have seen the long looked for governors
report, but not word in comment do
they write" OF course the governors
report is not of sensational character,
such as characterized that of the legisla-
tive committee, but it is evident he
learned enough during his recent visit to
the reform school to justify him in CON
Guiding his report in these words: 81 am
pleased to state that the director and Mrs.
Hylton have both rendered their resigna-
tions to take effect April ~
A recent dispatch from Washington
states that Secretary Sherman has pro-
tested against the execution of Gen. Ruis
Rivera, the Cuban leader, recently cap.
tured by the Spanish. President McKin-
ley and Secretary Sherman discussed the
case and the latter, at the presidents sug-
gestion, communicated with Senior de
LONE, the Spanish minister, giving him
10 understand that the execution of Ri
vera would raise such an indignation
throughout the United States as to en-
barrass he government.
Col. Fred. Grant was rendered the DO
sltlon OF first assistant secretary of war.
upon the reputation of the great general.
by President Mckinley If there is any
sort of communication between this earth
and the other world, just imagine the
patriotic old generals feelings when he
read the following dispatch from his son
to the president: "Athough YOU were