Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-11-13
tits Definitely and Conclusive Known
That Peterson and Parent
Have Been Elected.
GENERAL RESULTS ALL OVER
liuQheS Carries New York by so. 900
.-MiSSOuri Returns to the fold
oQ Democracy.

Although there are yet Ave precincts
yet to be heard from and the exact
result Of the late election will not be
known until the end Of the official
count which will be begun tomorrow
morning by the board Of county COM
missioners, it is now possible to state
exactly who was elected to the diff
ferent offices in Fergus county. The
only fairly close races were between
Petersen and Imislund for the office Of
county commissioner for the six year
term and the contest between J. M.
Parent and John Ross for the two
year term on the board of commiss-
toner's.
The Democrat has returns from all
but four small precincts and Parent
and Petersen are leading their repub-
lican opponents by about 60 votes.
There are not more than thirty votes
yet to be heard from and the vote will
be about evenly divided in those pre-
cincts.
1T is therefore safe to say that the
two democratic members of the board
Of commissioners will be declared
elected with pluralities of not less than
20 each.
A few words might be said as to
the general results.
Pray Tep.) carried Montana by s.
600 and Smith was elected over
McClernan by about 5000.
Over two thirds of the representatives
and senators in the next Montana leg
islature will be republican, thus in
suring the election of republican
United States senator. Joseph NJ
Dixon and Lee Mantle are the avowed
aspirants for that place just now and
Mantle seems to have the lead as he
is backed in his candidacy by Senator
Thomas Henry Carter, the big repub-
lican boss of the state.
1t is more than likely that the votes
of the three representatives from Fer
gus county will be cast for Mr.. Mantle.
Outside of Montana, the greatest
general interest centered in the fight
between Hughes and Hearst in New
York. Hughes Grep.) was elected with
a plurality Of $4,000. Hearst was open
ly opposed by large number of the
most powerful democratic leaders in
the state and to this was due his de-
feat.
Johnson 0dem.) was elected govern
or of Minnesota but the remainder of
the state offices will be filled by re-
publicans.
Missouri came back into the demo-
cratic ranks, seven congressional dis
tricts being redeemed in that state
Cummins was reelected governor in
Iowa but with a greatly reduced maj
ority.
The new state Of Oklahoma went
overwhelmingly democratic.
The democrats gained about 20 men,
bers of the national house Of repre-
sentatives, but the republicans still
have an enormous majority in that
department of the government.
Following are the tabulations of
votes and pluralities taken from the
unofficial returns from all but six
precincts in Fergus county.
PLURALITIES.
The returns in show the following
pluralities on each candidates:
Walsh, 94s; Pray, 1881: Hudson, z34.
Pray's plurality. 222.
McClernan, Oil; Smith 1870, Maury,
230. Smiths plurality, 459
White, 900: Rae, 1412: Harvey 247.
Rae's plurality, 512.
DeKalb, $50; Easel, 800; Greene, 1926;
Thompson, 1852: Hayden. 246; Schnick,
POP. Greene over DeKalb 267. Thomp-
son over Easel, 342.
Petersen, 1904: Imislund, 1l22; Akin,
20s. Petersen's plurality, SO.
Malcolm. 1912: Neill. 1866; Mcmillan.
22O. NeilPs plurality, 254.
Parent, 1894; Ross, 1113;: Woody,
POI. Parents plurality, 81.
Martin. 1905; Baker. s5s; Nelson, 176.
Martins plurality, SAG.
Myersick. 1885: Smith, 1141; Stoner,