The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-09-23

nomination by R. A. Muelinger. Ma
thaniel Scott was placed in nomina-
ton by Pat Walsh, and o. G. Cornish
by j. H. Greer. The nominations
were then closed and the balloting
commenced.
First ballot, J. L. Thurman rs, F.
row margin of two votes, Hanson 43,
thaniel Scott 81, James Anderson Al,
| o. G. Cornish "a, total of 81 votes,
making AZ majority. On this ballot
Thurman was the only one to secure
majority and he was declared elect
ed. Under the rule ad0p,ad by the
convention to dron the candidate re-
ceiving the lowest number of votes,
Cornish was dropped and the second |
ballot was taken on allay, Scptt, Nc. |
earthly and Anderson, AMI resulted in
the election of Mr. Bailey by the fol |
lowing vote:
Bailey So, Scott 81, Mccarthy 80,
Anderson ~. Mr.. Scott was then
dropped and the third ballot was
taken for Anderson and Mccarthy, re-
sulting in the election of Mr.. Anler-
son by total of 81 to So. Thee were
81 votes cast, but two were thrcwn
out The failure of Mccarthy to sc
cure the nomination was one of the
surprises of the day, as his friends
were confident that he would re sue
cessful.
1t was expected that Mr.. Hand
would nave a fight to secure the re-
nomination for sheriff, on account of
the fight Jack O'NeilPs friends were
; putting up, but the latter declined to
run and Mr.. Hand was nominated by
; reclamation. Frank Miles made the
= nomination of Mr. Hand and Harry
Larer nominated Mr.. ONeill, but the
latter sprang to his feet and refused
to accept, and left the room amidst
applause. =.
y For clerk and recorder there was
y no opposition to August Lagoni, and
g his nomination was made unanimous.
e County Treasurer Sam Hilburn was
I also nominated by reclamation.
There were two candidates for
q county assessor, Andrew Dunsire and
2 2. P. Edwards, but on the ballot Mr..
3 Dunsire was declared the nominee by
il a vote of IA to Is.
The next in order was the nomina.
(. ton of three county commissioners
- According to the program arranged
but one commissioner could be a res
ident of Kalispell or within three
miles of the city, and the others were
;. to be selected from various parts Of
u the county. This provision put 6
damper on the hopes of Dave Greig
III as it was conceded that with Niche
y Therriault in the race from Kalispel
u he would stand no show, and this
y was proven correct by later develop
u ments.
ST 1t was decided to first put in nom
is ination the two commissioners from
70 the country, and Frank R. Miles was
IL the first to spring a nomination. HI
IN put forward the name of Geo. Baker
Ill Otto Hanson of Lake Blaine wa'
ID nominated by Jack Graves. S. B
III Pratt nominated H. Bockman of Lib
u. by, William Berne nominated Thomas
Lee of Bad Rock, and Colonel Moore
nominated G. H. Moody of Sheldon
This closed the list of nominees. TIL,
rule to drop the lowest candidate
ne also held good in this case, and tn
EN- vote resulted i. in favor of H. Book
nd man, he receiving IA votes. The 9th
lis ers were all in a bunch: Baker 2E
ot Hanson %, Lee &c, and Moody 81
ne There were 80 votes cast, making A
RI majority.
al On the second ballot Moody wa
dropped and the voting was on Bake
be Hanson and Lee. This resulted in n
ri election, each candidate receivin
by the following vote, Baker 25, Lee 81
an and Hanson 33. Baker was the
lin dropped and on the third ballot lie
ng was elected over Hanson by the nal
81 row margin of two votes, Hanson :;
as Lee 46.
lar For commissioner from Kalispel
ta- Dave Greig and Michel Therriaul
all were the only candidates, and the la
or ter had a walkaway, winning by
vote of 81 to 26.
err For county attorney w. 7. McKeow
ms was presented by R. L. Oliver an
&C. being the only candidate he was non
de- mated by reclamation.
of, There was another contest over tn
lot nomination for superintendent O
an schools, there being three candidate
by Miss Mae Valentine of Columbi
not Falls. F. D. Head of the east side an
ian Miss Ina Craven of Kalispell. MS