The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-11-06
We've got the coroner and lot Of

We've got the coroner and a lot Of
stiffs"
This was the laconc summary made
by one of the democratic leaders at their
headquarters this afternoon when asked
for the latest reports on the returns.
All through the forenoon the sanguine
ones among the democrats prophesied that
they would elect the county clerk, the as
SCISSOR and the auditor. but when the re-
turns began to come in from Precincts
10, 20 and 26 it was evident that it was
all off with the dying hopes of that
party.
Early in the forenoon it was known
that Breen, for county attorney had won
out, and the precincts that had not been
heard from were considered favorable, so
the fusionists were conceded the election
Of Breen.
In Precinct IA it was learned that the
fusion ticket was running behind and ioi
while there was CONSERVATION among
the candidates for the doubtful Offices.
The men on the democratic ticket who
were putting up the hardest fight were
from that section of the party known as
the hill democrats" and it was from
them that the fusionists feared defeat for
few of the offices.
Ryan for county clerk, Hartnett for
auditor and Egan for coroner were run
ming ahead of their ticket and sce-sawing
in manner that gave the present hold
ers of those offices heart disease. In Pre-
cincts Io and 20, however, these candi-
dates were unable to hold their own, and
later, when the returns began to come
from No. 20, it was evident that the coro-
ner was the only one who was going to
win out
At an early hour this morning it was
seen that James II. Lynch and John Mac
Ginniss, on the legislative ticket, were
running behind the other candidates, and
Tom O'Brien and ]. Bruce Kremcr, who
were leading the democrats in the legisla-
tive fight, began to have hopes, but re
turns from strong fusion precincts began
TO come in soon and Messrs. OBrien and
kremer went to bed
For congress- this afternoon, it was a
pretty race for awhile between Dixon and
Evans, both reaching the 1000 mark in
the county about the same time. Evans
fell back, however, in the count of Pre-
cinct 20 this afternoon, leaving Dixon at
O'Clock with a majority of Iao. The
vote stood Dixon, 4,328; Evans, 4aoa.
Dee's vote at that time, with part Of two
Dixon Has Majority.
Indications are that Dixon's majority
in the county will be not less than a75.
Holloway will get handsome majority
in the county. From returns late this
afternoon it may be estimated at from
5000 to $500.
FOR district Judge, McLlernans plu-
rality will not be less than I,4oo, while
Tewey for state senator will have plu-
rality of not less than 1000.
Quinn for sheriff made the best race
on the fusion ticket His plurality was
estimated this afternoon at $500.
Breen will have safe plurality of 400,
Maher $50 and Weston not to exceed 100.
Egan, the democratic candidate for
coroner, had this afternoon a plurality
OF i,Ioo.
For assessor, Brown had so votes more
than Murray, and Crossman's plurality
over Hartnett varied from 10 to as, as
the count progressed
From Precinct &c.
Incomplete reports from precinct &c re-
ceived at o'clock this afternoon shows
that the fusionsts have increased their
pluraities. The following was the count
which the judges consider would be COM
peted at o'clock ..s
Dixon ISo, Evans "a, Sproule IA, Dee
I4o Holloway, $50, Leslie 1863.
State Senator-Tewey I5o, ellis I4o,