Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-03-25

FIGURES SHOW
14v0TE MARGIN
Large Vote Cast at Close
of a Very Bitter
Campaign.
Governor AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL ON THE GROUND

Butte, March 24.--Semi.o official
figures issued by the democratic
headquarters tonight show that W.
F. Dunn was elected democratic
nominee for mayor over Captain
William Cuts. The margin, which
may be changed by official canvass,
was given as Ia votes.
william Studden received the re-
publican nomination according to
unofficial figures 50 far at hand.
Owing to the closeness of the demo-
cratic contest in which all interest was
centered, large crowd gathered around
the belated precincts but sheriffs Off
GERS and police were able to maintain
order.
Little effort was made to tabulate the
returns on the republican ticket. as the
race for the democratic nomination held
the attention of the entire city.
Thousands remained on the streets
until the semi official announcement Of
the result when they dispersed peace
ably.
Figures, which cannot he accepted as
definite, were given out at headquarters
showing that Chas. Fl. Treacey was NOM
mated on the democratic ticket for city
treasurer and p J. Witty, incumbent,
for police magistrate.
CUTS SUPPORTERS CLAIMING
Butte, March 24-Cutts' supporters
refuse to concede the nomination of
Dunn, claiming the official count will
show Cults nominated by 45 votes.
INTENSE INTEREST SHOWN.
Butte. March 24.-Without disorder
but with evidences of intense interest
Butte's municipal primary election was
being conducted today. Figures from all
sections of the city seemed to indicate
that few who registered failed to ballot.
Close to 80 per cent vote has been pre-
dicted. Total vote cast, however, fell
far below normal. as 1900 names had
been stricken from the county registra-
ton books for failure to vote at the last
election and consequent neglect in re-
registering OF this number approx
mately 80 per cent are not residents of
Butte and so were disqualified from
voting today. This number includes SIS
returned soldiers who were held ineligible
By opinion of Attorney General Ford for
failure to make use. of the absent voters
ballot at the last general election.
Interest in the election centered al
most exclusively in the democratic may
orally campaign in which Captain VIII
liam Cults was opposed by W. F. Dunn.
editor Of the Butte Daily Bulletin and
recently convicted OF sedition by jury
at Helena and sentenced to pay fine of
$1,000 from which conviction he has ap-
pcaled.
Charges made by various factions that
fraud was intended by their opponents
resulted in a heavy sheriff's guard being
placed to watch the polls. Attorney
General Ford and Governor S. V. Stew
art were here today. The attorney gen.
eral this morning published an invitation
for anyone to call on him who wished to.
the inference being that he had refer
ence to the election.
For the republican nomination W. F.
Stodden. hoisting engineer and w. +.
Barta, an attorney, were candidates.
George Ambrose. formerly captain Of
police under the administration of For
mer Mayor Lewis Duncan. was the So
cialist candidate unopposed.
Eight aldermen. city treasurer and
police judge are other officeS for which
candidates were nominated.
LIGHT VOTE At MISS0ULA.
Missoula. March 24.-City Commits
sioner John NJ Rrechbill and Frank J.
Singer were nominated without opposi-
ton by about II per cent of the register
cd voters here today in the primary for