Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-03

ELECTION OF REPUBLICANS
A Big Vote Cast and Much Inter est
r Manifested at All the Pol
ling Places.

At 8 O'Clock this afternoon, with fully
IS per cent of the registered vote cast,
indications pointed to the election OF
John N. Kirk, mayor; Ben E. Calkins,
treasurer, and James c. Sullivan, police
magistrate. 1t is possible that the late
vote may change this happy condition of
affairs political, but at that hour 1T
ooked as though the citizens who fought
v~aliantly for the success of the good
government" ticket had occasion to re-
joice over the splendid showing made by
the republican standard bearers.
The republican leaders are of the opin-
ion that a majority of the aldermen
elected in today's contest are republican
Many incidents occurred today showing
a strong undercurrent of feeling on the
part of democratic ward workers, and in
some of the stronger democratic wards
stories are told of intimidation and CO.
ercion against those who had the temerity
to work for the success of the republican
candidates. In the Fifth ward the fight
was particularly bitter, the hill workers
centering their efforts in the endeavor to
defeat Joe Archambault, republican can
didate for alderman. There were several
hot encounters. Larry Neal, who was
working against Crangle, was assaulted,
and later arrested. r. l.. French, who
was working for the republican ticket,
was knocked down by some miscreant
without any provocation whatever, other
than that he was a republican worker. A
special officer witnessed the episode, en-
couraged the assault, and then arrested
Mr.. French, who, realizing why he had
been assaulted, made no effort to resist,
but was trying to get out of the way
when he was arrested. Later he was lib
Grated and in spite of the treatment he
had received, went back to his post of
duty and did valiant work. The ncident
caused much talk at the time and met
with the disapproval of many fair minded
democrats VINO witnessed it. so much
so that the men who We're responsible for
the dlSgraceful incident, probably
ashamed of their own act, did not at
tempt a repetition of it.
In the Seventh ward, when James Good-
win presented himself at the polls to vote
this morning, he found that someone had
anticipated him and had voted in his
name. He naturally registered a big kick,
and finally succeeded in persuading the
judges to permit him to vote.
The vote will be within 10 per cent of
the total registration judging from the
rush at the polls up to 3 o'clock. In the
First ward, at 2:30, 544 had voted. h
registration in this ward was 1914.
The voting in the Second ward was
marked with no disgraceful Incidents.
The polling place was at the northeast
corner Of Granite and Montana streets.
The total registration of the ward was
/ 1856. At 2:20 o'clock 500 electors had de-
posted their ballots and probably 200 men
stood in the voting line The republicans
who have been watching the vote all day
are of the opinion that Col. O.. N. Perry,
the republican candidate for alderman, Is
giving his antagonist a III for his money.
The Third ward polling place is at East
Broadway, near the Hale house. There
We're several interesting fistic encounters
during the day. The hill men We're out
in force and from the length of time re-
quired by many of the voters to mark
their ballot, it is safe to say that the circle
at the head of the ticket is being very
generally used. A timekeeper keeps tab
on nearly all who enter the booths AT 2
O'Clock out of a total registration of 1913
over SEQ votes had been cast.
The registration of the Fourth ward
was 691. At 3 O'Clock 500 votes had been
cast. There were but few challenges. The
polling place is in the arlnory in the
basement of the free library building.
The Fifth ward voting booth is located
at 33Sh East Park street. The total
registration was 1896. At 8 O'Clock G37
, votes had been cast.
The sixth ward voting place was at
No. 50 West Galena street. The registra
/ ton of the ward was about $50 and at 2:3O