The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-08-27
COMPLETE ELECTION
RETURNS N COUNTY
CLOSEST CONTEST FOR COUNTY
CLERk-023 VOTES CAST OUT
OF 1883 REGISTRATION

pOlleQ AT the State anu county prl-
mary election last Tuesday. There
were 923 votes cast in the 20 pre-
cincts, or about so per cent of the
total registration of 1888. or this
number 5S4 were Republican and 339
Democratic.
The final results could not be de-
termined until after the official can
vass. For the most part the election
boards failed to compile separate re-
turns to accompany the official tally.
The canvassing board, Justices M. r.
Wiley and r. F. Mcdonald and Coun-
ty Clerk T.. T. West, completed the
official computation of returns from
the county Friday afternoon after a
two-day session. Much delay and
confusion was caused by election
boards failing to arrange candidates
names on the tally sheet in accord
ance with the arrangement on the
ballots. Many candidates names
we're written i'll and these had to be
sabuiated in the returns.
The closest contest on the county
ticket was between West and Good
speed for county clerk with the for
mer ''nosing' out with eight votes to
the good. For the nomination as
state senator Jensen defeated Kelsey
a16 to 223 c. B. Lewis for the
tour-year commissionership defeated
Frederick 3sl to 1O6. Selway gets
the nomination for siA-year commits
sioner with vote OF ESQ against $50
tor nd irion and l34 for Allen. Bert
Wilson for treasurer pOlled 2So votes
against Newton's 1872 aud Trevaskis'
l43. Straiton had 343 to Petro's
lSJ for the nomination. OF clerk OF
the district court. For sheriff lrion
lead over Daut 2ti to 236. WinOna
Lewis tor county superintendent out
distanced her opponents receiving 2oS
With Bessie Higgins l63 and Mar
garet G. Dean 10.
On the Democratic ticket {. ID.
Terrett took the nomination for state
senator from A. j. Smith With a vote
of l76 To lO6. j. H. Morris running
for four-year commisslonership de-
feated II. l.. Rayner 172 to l24.
Craw was given the nomination TOR
treasurer over Titus 100 to lilo.
Neinan for clerk and recorder won
with 1T over Crane with 81 and
Sessions With 20. For the sheriff
nomination Sutter with l91 defeated
Anderson with - and Rowsey with
50. For assessor Rice with 1873 won
over Harrison with 61.
The complete election returns III
Powder River county are as follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Congressman-Rid Riddick 4S3.
Associate Justice Supreme Court
Arnold lbS. Galen 1873. Haskins 63.
Holloway 1903, Hurry 1882. Stevens
l5a.
Associate Justice--t2 year term)
33i, Utter llo.
Governor--Ciinton Az, Dixon 2o?.
Ford $50, Higgins 10, Slayton Il,
Wilson IS.
Lieutenant Observation-Disclosures
139, Oliver III, Story Jr. i33. Viii
liams "a.
Attorney General Avery l2s,
Beaulieu -, Foot 70. Gabriel -,
Gribble 23, Jones -. Rankin 65.
Secretary of State-Barr 62. Boh-
ling Jr., 372, Cone 80. Stewart 60.
State Observation-Disclosures 1la,
McAllster io3. Miller 50, Walker
lSS.
State Aaditor-Porter 2d9. sher-
sdan iSi.
Superiltenuent of Puplic lnstruc-
tion-May Trumper All.
Railroad Commissioner - Collins
56S, McFatridse 2S, Rasmussen 80,
Ross ISL.
Judge District Court-Felt l2.,
Leonard 22i. Mckinnon Isl, Wheel-
-r "a.
State Senator-Kelsey 223, Jen-
sen 3lo.
Representative 42s,
Commissioner, year-Pierce 4S'.
Commissioner, year-Lewis 36i,
Ere derrick LOG.
Commissioner. 6 year-Selway.
26O, Ed Irion 100, Allen 134.
Treasurer 1872. Wilson
2Sa, Treyaskis ll3.
Clerk and Recorder-Nes est 2's.
Goodspeed go.
Clerk District Court-Straiton S43'
Petro 1855.
Sheriff-lrion 261, Daut 2a6.
County Attorney ey--Burkey S1S.
Coroner White 3, Loobey 4.
Public Administrator or-Heidel 4oS,
Finch 2.
Assessor 500.
Superintendent Winona Lewis
2,s, Higgins l65, Dean Ito.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Representative-Car ITS, NC
Cusker 50.
Justice Supreme Court-6-year-I
Palmer ia, Pease 81, Stanton l2b.
Woody 1l9.
Justice Supreme Court-2-year-|
Matthews go. ii
Governor-Carey Sc. Mcdowell
l5l. Wheeler 9S.
Lieutenant Governor-Arnold 1lO,
CoOney Sc, Hilger 70.
Attorney General-Irvin III, Me-
Connell ISL.
Secretary OF State-Haste ia,
Peet l51.
State Treasurer - Hawkins 179,
Lord 95.
Audit0r-Sanvik 102, Sathre 16l.
Observation-Disclosures 1877.