Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-04-08
w. D. SYMMES ELECTED MAYOR
BY VOTE OF ABOUT
TWO TO ONE.
BONDING PROPOSITIONS
Both Of Them Garry and Lewistown
Will Have An Auto Fire Truck
Big Fight Was IN Second Ward,
Where Wiedeman Defeated Heaney
BY Majority Of Ten Votes.

The citizens made a clean sweep OF
II In Lewistown yesterday, electing
every candidate. For mayor GA votes
were cast out Of 995 registered. this
being considered fair vote for a mu-
nicipal election.
Bonds Garry.
Both the bonding propositions, one
for the purpose of paying for the addi-
tion to the city hall, $4,000, and the
other for the purchase of an auto truck
for the fire department, $4,000. car
ried
The vote given the citizens candi-
dates for mayor. police magistrate and
treasurer averaged more than two to
one and In but one ward, the Second,
was there the slightest doubt as to the
success of the citizens candidates for
aldermen. In the Second the social
lists concentrated their effort to elect
Joseph Heaney, who was defeated by
George J. Wiedeman by majority of
ten votes.
Vote for Mayor.
w. ID. Symmes, citizens candidate
for mayor, carried every ward, receiv-
ing total of 40S votes to FOG for A.
D. Myers. socialist Symmes' majority
being 202. The vote was as follows.
First wards Symmes, 1866; Myers.
81.
Second ward-Symmes, 1873; Myers.
So.
Third ward--Symmes, l19; Myers,
For Treasurer.
For treasurer, Roy G. Cromer, citi-
zens' candidate, received a total of
Az to 179 for w. Stoner, socialist
Cromer's majority being 233.
BY wards the vote was as follows:
First ward-Cromer, 17O; Stoner, 38.
Second ward--Cromer, 1877; Stoner.
Third ward-Cromer, ll5; Stoner,
So.
Police Magistrate.
For police magistrate, Judge e. w.
Mettler, citizens candidate, received
424 votes to 173 for William Sharp.
socialist, Mettler's majority being 251.
The vote by wards was as follows:
First ward-Mettler, 1870: Sharp. "a
Second ward-Mettler, 1924; Sharp.
Is.
Third Mettler, 1870; Sharp. GA.
For Aldermen.
In the First ward, Harry 7. Kelly
citizens candidate, was elected alder
man by majority of 14S, and Bert
dAutremont, citizens candidate, was
victorious by a majority of 1873, The
vote was Kelly, 148; d'Autremont,
Xxx GanpUa
M. G. Wight, socialist, so. In the Sec
ond ward. George ]. Wiedeman ciu.
zens' candidate, received 1O9 votes and
Joseph Heaney, socialist, 80.
In the Third ward, Tom Berkins.
citizens candidate, received 122 votes
to 62 for f. A. Pattison, citizens can
didate, Berkins' majority being 60.
The Bonds.
On the proposition to bond the city
for $4,000 to pay for the recently con.
structed addition to the city hall. the
total vote In favor was 22O and the
vote in opposition was SO, giving a ma
jority for the plan of $162.
BY wards the vote was:
First ward--For, 49,; against, %.
second ward--For, Sc; against II.
Third ward-For, IS; against, 19.
The proposition to issue bonds In
the amount OF $4,000 for the purchase
OF an auto fire truck carried by a vote
OF 167 to 1913, majority of A. This
proposition was considered in doubt
right up to the end. The vote by
wards was:
First ward-For. 90; against, AZ.
Second ward-For. As; against, 81.
Third ward-For, SO; against, 35.
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