The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-20
Health Officer Says Vote
! at Primary Indicated
Voters Will.
WILKINSON CERTAIN
TO BE REELECTED
Withdrawing Candidate Says
tOpp0nent Has Conducted
Clean Campaign.

DR.. r. c. Anderson. city health Of
ficer, withdrew from the mayoralty
race yesterday afternoon and asked
the city council not to place his name
on the ballots in the final election,
April l.
fnr. Anderson's withdrawal makes
certain the reelection of Mayor II. T.
Wilkinson, the only other candidate
for the office. Mayor Wilkinson re-
ceived 1,473 votes to Anderson's 60s IN
the primary election Monday. Although
both men were formally nominated as
Il result OF the primary, DIR. Anderson
told the council yesterday that he con-
sidered the vote an unmistakeabie IN
d,cation Of the voters preference for
Mr. wilkinson.
The council referred DR.. Andersons
request to City Attorney J. l.. Camp
hell. VINO win decide whether or not
the candidates. name can be taken
from> the official ballot The matter
was referred by the votes of Council
men Brechbin and Kemp. the mayor
not voting.
n special meeting OF the council late
yesterday afternoon and presented the
following communication:
People Have Spoken.
ITO the Honorable Mayor and
Council,
"Aissoula. Montana.
Gentlemen:
",rhe people have spoken In no
uncertain terms and I cheerfully
A&
the primary election were so posi-
tive, so general and so emphatic
throughout the entire city as not
to leave the remotest possibility OF
n doubt as to the ultimate verdict
to be recorded in the finals. The
finals would he merely a formal
ratification of a result already
practically arrived at and predes-
tined to occur from the very nature
of events Therefore can see no
use whatever in proionging a con-
test SO utterly hopeless and no
good to come either to the city or
the people thereby.
Thanks His Opponent.
Accordingly. ii it be legal or
possible I desire to withdraw my
name from the ticket from all
further possible consideration in
connection with the office Of may
or. II such desired end is not legal
or possible. then ask my friends
by their votes on April l to make
the election OF Mr.. Wilkinson as
nearly unanimous as possible.
wish to thank my friends for their
support and their efforts In my be-
half and Mr.. Wilkinson for a
manly. clean, conscientious cam
paign, fair and honorable in every
respect as tried to conduct and :
strictly adhere to throughout my
canvass.
Very sincerely yours.
"DR. r. C. ANDERSON"
Race for Council Keen.
Interest in the election now center
upon the race between William
Moore Ind william H. Houston. VIII
were nominated Monday to succee
Councilman Thomas Kemp, whose ten
expires in May. An active campaig
has been started by friends of the tw
men, and a close race Is expected.
Moore, who led the field Of car
didates for the commissionership
the primary, is a member OF the cit
police force. now on leave Of absenc
Previously he was employed by Il
Missoilia street Railway company. II
has lived in the city for II years.
Houston was sheriff Of Nilsson
county in iSSs-s3 and vas the secor
commissioner Of public safety und
the city's commission form OF 60
crnment. He has lived in Missou