The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-04
ANACONDA NEWS,
WAS A QUIET ELECTION
Entire Lack of Excitement at the
Polls in Anaconda.
KENNEDY is VICTORIOUS
He Defeats Fitzgerald by a Majority of
425 = The Vote Cast for the
Straight Democratic Ticket
Was Quite Heavy.
KENNEDY is VICTORIOUS

ana II II naQ not been Tor one contest
the vote would have been less than one
third of the registration. AS it was,
the vote cast was very heavy, consid-
,ering that there was no opposition eN-
cept for the one office. The total vote
cast, regardless of the ballots mutilat-
ed, blank or indistnctly marked, was
2,S77 being more than two thirds of the
registration.
.. The single contest in yesterdays
election was between r. D. Fitzgerald
and j. M. Kennedy for the office of
police magistrate. Fitzgerald was the
regular democratic nominee and Ken
needy was an independent candidate.
Kennedy was victorious by a majority
of 425 The defeat of Fitzgerald is gen.
orally attributed to the republican vote,
which was very heavy, and which was
used to defeat the organized democratic
ticket.
The work at the polls in some in
stances was energetic, this being espe-
cially the case with Mr.. Kennedy's
campaign managers, who had brisk
workers out all day. Hundreds of the
ballots cast yesterday We're marked for
Kennedy. and for no other candidate
which fact accounts for the compare
lively small vote cast for Mr.. Madden
for mayor. Scores were thrown out be-
nedy and also for the straight demo-
cratic ticket.
The day was quite pleasant, although
the mud and water and general damp
ness under foot made it rather bad for
those politicians who always make it
point to circulate between the poll
ing places all day long, going from one
ward to the other to see that which
might be seen. The mud. which was
inches deep in the streets and on the
crossings. made the few carriages that
were out a popular institution. They
were busy all day. and especially SO
after the ice melted and the water be-
gan to flow. There was no excitement
about the polling places or about town,
everything moving along smoothly.
There was not even one little scrap, and
the drunks We're decidedly few and far
between, Notwithstanding the fact that
the back doors were wide open Taken
all around, 1t was without doubt the
quetest election day that has ever been
seen in Anaconda.
First Ward.
In the First ward the election was
held at 600 West Third street The poll
ing place was entirely surrounded by
water after the ice&nelted away under
the warm sun, and people had to go
from the sidewalk to the building where
the booths were located on improvised
sidewalks. 1t was laid in pieces four
or five feet long, and as the warm sun
got in a little more of its action these
boards began to float and the voyage
from the sidewalk to the polls was
made on RATS. voters spTinging from
one raft to the other Despite this fact
the vote was quite heavy. There were
23S votes cast that counted. and quite
a lot that didn't count, being marked
for both Kennedy and the straight
ticket. The vote was not very heavy
up to O'clock. at which hour only 1853
votes We're cast, After that hour the
ballots came in in a steadier stream,
and the total at o'clock was 2S5.
The result of the voting in the First
ward is as follows:
For mayor
For city treasurer tr
John r. Walkup Northumberland 65
Fer police magistrate
T. D. Fitzgerald ...................1O 5
J. M. Kennedy ......................133
Majority for Kennedy ............ 26
Marcus Talbot OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1852
Total registration ...................3 O4
Registration above vote ............. 80
Second Ward.
The voting place for the Second ward
was at the brick church west of the
Montana hotel. Little excitement exist
ed about the polls in this ward. and
what electioneering was done was done
quietly. The voting in the Second ward
had for it's result the following:
For mayor
]. M. Madden. -. Observation-Disclosures 3
For city treasurer
John r. Walkup.~ ....... ....... .173
For police magistrate
r. p. Fitzgerald. ... lis
j. NJ. kennedy..... -..................12 1923
Kennedys majority. ....... .......... 5
For alderman
w. NJ. kefly..... ............ ....... 40
Total registration. ...............29 6
Registration above vote. IS
Third Ward.
The people of the Third ward cast
their ballots at 215 East Commercial
avenue, in the old C. o. D. store Here
there was a good deal Of work done by
both Fitzgerald's friends and those of
Mr.. Kennedy. The vote in this ward
fell off so from the registration. The
ballots showed these results:
For mayor
j. NJ. Madden. ............17O
For city treasurer
John r. Walkup..... .....-.........17O
For police magistrate
IT D. Fitzgerald
j. NJ. Kennedy..... ......... .........1 41
Majority for Kennedy..... .......... 26
For alderman
Joseph E. Mcdonald. .... ...........164
Total number of votes cast. 269
1blank-... ....-... j
Total registration.... ...............314
Registration above votes. go. AZ
Fourth Ward.
In the Fourth ward Kennedy receiv-
ed most rpmarkable vote, running
ahead of Mr.. Madden by 40 votes, and
receiving a majority over the vote cast
for Judge Fitzgerald of POP. The vote
cast in the Fourth ward was heavy, be-
ing 566. besides those ballots which were
unutilated, blank or indistinCtly marked
In this ward the electioneering was
brisk. the Kennedy workers being there
in full force, and exprting every effort
to assist their candidate. The polling
place was al No. $40 East Commercial
avenue. The vote in the Fourth ward
was as follows: