The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-05
IN SPITE OF KNITTING
The Democrats of Missoula Win
q Glorious Victory.
SAY, WASN'T 1T GREAT!
The Police Judge. City Treasurer and
Two Out OF the Four Aldermen Are
Captured by the Democracy
Notwithstanding Kickers.

saisSoaios fPhh "a'
victory. The straight democrats elect
ed the city treasurer. the police judge
and an alderman in the Second and an
alderman In the Fourth ward. The re-
publicans elect two aldermen, and have
no margin to spare for these. The re-
suit of the election of John Lister. the
democratic candidate for treasurer, is a
singing rebuke to those who fancied
that by voting and knitting. they could
defeat the will of the majority of their
party. To all citizens who had the well
fare of the city at heart, the result of
this particular fight is very gratifying.
The contest was one of the hottest that
has ever in recent years been reached
in a municipal fight. The leaders of
the Schilling movement, both the de-
feated ones I'm the republican and DEM
ocratic ranks, were active all day.. as
they have been for three days, and the
democratic candidate did not nave "a
walk over.
1t was a hard light and was honestly
won. The election of Judge n
to succeed himself was regarded AZ a
~foregone conclusion by his friends, but
they were not prepared for the splendid
vote that he received. His majority
over his opponent was 1O3 in a vote of
= Nuo N Ilt ~, wv
esteem in which Judge Landers is held
in Missoula. 1t IL "A compliment that
should be appreciated by the friends of
that gentleman and by himself. The
crowd that assembled in front of the
Standard board of the count was a
mixed one. but the democrats made all
of the noise and the few republicans
who were I'm sight were very quiet.
Ed Schilling is a good citizen, and
had he had his thoughts about him.,
woul not have allowed himself to be
forced into such "a position. No one
has anything against him personally.
He has once been honored by election
To the city council by the democrats.
He made the mistake. however. OF lis
tening 20 the voice OF the tempter and
is tonight finding out how much better
il is to play fair. The election was a
quiet one. even the treasurership con-
test did not cut much of a stir except
i'm the Fourth ward. where there was
considerable dynamiting this after
noon. The day was a perfect one from
early morning till sunset. The vote
cast was not as heavy as had been
thought. Had IL not been for the EN-
ergy of the Schilling boomers, the poll
would have been very light. They
rustled out all the support that they
could find. but there were almost no
workers at all around the poll at any
wards for the other candidates.
iheie was ho uistuipahSe ahs NHtiN
and a visitor in town would not have
known h "a an election was in progress
from the appearance OF things' Inc
larger part OF the vote, except In the
fourtn ware, was poiied carry IN the
day. The afternoon was quiet All along
the line. Inc vote ieii ABOUT oo snort
of what was expected. Had there been
a full vote the democratic majority
would have been greater. as over conf
dence kept many away. The alder
manic contest IN the FIRST ward was a
close one. IL was discovered ABOUT noon
that the democratic canuidate, John
Pulliam. had not resided In the ward a
surlcient iength OF Tune TO make MN
ensipie TO the once OF alderman ana
ms irlenus quit Young. ffad thls us
covery not been made ne would nave
run clear ahead' AS IL was. G~feenough'
the repuphcan candidate, had out -FOUR
majority; The vote stood: Greenough'
%: fuiIlam' -.
In the second ward Alderman John
McBride had Things almost entirely ms
own way. His record IN the councll
seemed To De satisfactory 10 those VINO
nad watcheu IL, anu ne was elected 10
be MS W successor by a handsome
majority. Ihe vote STOOD McBride'
oo' Urn, o.. IN the ihlru ward beck,
the democratic candidate, mad a nara
handicap. He was running against A.
.. Sipsoh' one OF the most popular men
In town. was making a hght In a
repupncan waru. NOBODY couid nave
maoe a better moving than ne ala, ana
ne mas no reason 10 reel ashamed OF
the result. The vote stood: Gibson, %;
Beck. 81. The Fourth ward was the
scene or a hight. Alderman Moore. the
republican candidate. went down, how
ever, before Herzog. the democrat, ana
the Fourth ward has now a solid demo-
cratic delegation IN the city council.
Inc vote stoou' Nioouy, o. fierzog'
"a. Inc result Oh TINS coh'es' Il u gam
OF one uennocIat.
In tne rlrst ware, S~reenoush' repup,
hcan' sucSeeus hi,iseIi. III Tue Seoono
warn, Mcb,ioe, ue.noera', ne own
suceessor. III u lh,u Maio uIoson'
repuoi,eah, sueveeus Darpes' ,spupil-
tdH. III tHt TouiAH Ndiu' TttizoS