Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-11-16
Meagher County.

White Sulphur Springs. Nov. H.
c. p. Tooley, the Republican nominee
for state senator. has been elected ov.
er his Democratic opponent, DIR. Nc.
Kay, by IL yoIes. The outlying pre-.
cincts necessary to make certain the
result were heard from today.
The pluralities for other officers
were Roosevelt 225, Dixon 100, Lind.
say 3. while the balance of the state
ticket carried the county by an ay.
erage Of l65.
Meagher.
White Sulphur Springs. Nov. liz
The pluralities for state Offices are.
Roosevelt 225, Dixon 100. Lindsay 5,
while the balance Of the Republican
state ticket carried the county by an
average of 165.
II will take the official count to de-
eide as to whether Tooley (Rep) or
Mckay (Dem.) Is elecled senator.
Valley.
Glasgow. Nov. 1.-THE official can
vass OF the vote OF Valley county give
the following majorities for the Re.
publican ticket:
Presidential electors 1896, Dixon
1856, Lindsay 223. King 29l, Romney
3ly, Galen 404, Rice 293. Cunningham
SCI, Harmon 32l. Brantley 317. Ath-
ey 800
All the Republican county officers
are elected with majorities running
iIOm Is to 252.
Dawson.
Glendive. Nov. ll.-Dawson coun.
licans alike, are becoming impatient
at the entire lack Of organization in
getting the returns. Several precincts
came In today, but only one sent in
the official count on the state and
national ticket. The unofficial count
reported gives the following vote:
Roosevelt 696. Parker 262. Dixon
702, Gormley 25S, Lindsay CAS-, Toole
a02. King 627, Norris 800. loder 629.
Iiomney 3l1, Brantley 653. Smith 3l6,
Athey 629. McRae 3l7 Galen 627
Hall 3l9. Rice 62S. Browne 800, Cum
ningham $50. Goodwin 3l2, Harmon
bi7. hay 325. There are 200 more
'otes 20 hear from, but they will make
no changes In county affairs.
BUTTE. Nov. 12.-Returns from
the various counties OF the state. re
ceived up to o'clock this afternoon
indicate that the entire Republican
state ticket, with the exception OF
governor. has been elected. Chair
man Lee Mantle OF the Republican
state central committee, this after
noon said that he had nothing "a
add 10 the statement he made Fri
day. which was published in The
Record. In that statement Senator
Mantle declared that every Repub,
lican candidate on the ticket had
been elected. save Governor Toole,
whose election long ago was con.
ceded.
The race between +. w. King. Re,
publican, and Edwin Norris, Demo
crat. for the lieutenant governor.
ship, Chairman Mantle admits is
close, but the returns give King a
good majority. and the precincts
still TO be heard from are normally
Republican and will give Mr.. King
tha majority.
The Democrats still claim that
Norris is elected. but they decline
to give any figures 10 support their
assertions. Chairman H. l.. Frank
of the Democratic central committee
is not In Butte today. but the Demo.
Gratis IN charge of he headquarters
say that Chairman Frank does not
recede from his statement of Friday,
In which he claimed Norris, Romney
for secretary Of state. Goodwin for
state auditor and McRae for clerk OF
the supreme court. II is now known,
however. that Norris il the only man
whom the Democrats may hope TO
save. The indications are that King
will be elected. 1t will require official