The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-04
IT'S A SWEEPING VICTORY
Democrats Elect Mayor anc
Aldermen in Livingston.
WEBSTER is REELECTED
Reduced Republican Majorities in Mis-
soula-Great Falls Elects Repub-
llcan Mayor - The Council
Still Democratic.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Livingston, April 3.-The verdict of
the voters of Livingston to-day is an
unqualified Endorsement of the demo-
cratic ticket nominated at the city con-
venton, with the exception Of one al
derman in the Second ward. 1t is a
clean sweep for democracy. and a sig
nal triumph for those who believe in
a wide awake city administration.
The election was close and far from
being partisan. When the republican
expected that nomination was equal
to an election. and the men selected to
make the race We're chosen with view
to showing under the expected nomi-
nees of the democrats. M. H. Lashorn
was nominated on the republican ticket
with the expectation of carrying the
votes of the Northern Pacific shopmen,
from among whom the democratic NOM
inee was expected to come The demo-
Gratis nominated John T. Smith, one
of the leading lawyers of the town, and
much to the discontinue of the repub-
lcans, nearly every business man in
the city rallied to his support Smith
is du energetic anu SplIitCu iIioh
and a strong sentiment in favor OF
pushing the town to the front this year
found in him an ideal candidate. Lash
orn is a foreman in the railroad shops,
and although his fellow employees stood
by him Loyalty, Smith won by one vote
and will be the second democratic
mayor the city has ever had.
| The rest of the city ticket won by
! better majorties. f. NJ Sybert got a
majority of four for treasurer, and
| Frank Bender was elected police judge
| by majority of six. In the First ward
| William Jones, populist, indorsed by
| the democrats. won by 10 votes, and b.
| c. Robinson, an aldermanic candidate
| of the Third ward, defeated his repub-
lican-populist opponent by majority
| of nine.
All the republicans saved from the
| wreck was one alderman in the Third
ward John Harvey, who was running
against S. G. Pierce, silver-republlc-
| an who had come over to the democrats,
| and against whom the straight repub-
licans made a bitter fight. Harvey has
| a majority of IS.
Livingston has long been considered a
| republican stronghold, and the sweep
ing victory of the democrats is bit
| ter pill for the local politicians, who
have had things their own way so long
| The defeat is attributed to bad general
ship and over-confidence in the result
The next council will have but two
republicans and all the appointive Of
| fees will be filled by democrats.
The men elected are among the fore
most citizens of the place, and even
those who worked for their defeat ad-
nit that the victory for the democratic
ticket has put men in office who will do
more for the Gateway city than any
set of officers who could have been
| elected The owners of city property
| and business men are jubilant over the
result and loud in their assertions tina t
the turning point in slow w-going city at
fairs has come at last. and that an era
| of raogress is at hand.