The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-09-08

FOR COUNTY
OFFICES
The result Of the primary nomlnat.
Ing election In this county was not
known until Monday afternoon when
the votes from the - precincts we're
officially canvassed at the court house
BY F. !. West, county clerk. ana G. G.
Craw. Justice Of the peace. The can.
dtdates had been held in suspense un.
til that time for the reason that NO
outside returns had been sen IN In
from nine precincts. With returns
from twenty precincts in. close races
developed in all contests except in the
race for nomination to the office a.
county clerk and recorder on the Re.
publican ticket. F. r. West had q
good lead over A. J. Haley and his
nomination was conceded. The final
vote showed Haley 80 and West 3es.
The closest race Of all contests was
between Camplin and Scofleld for
nomination a. state representative on
the Republican ticket. Although Camp
lin carried sixteen Of the twenty mine
precincts and tied in another precinct,
Scoheld finally nosed out ahead Of him
by margin Of six votes. Camplin's
total was 2S8 and scoheld's total 294.
The contest for sheriff on the Re-
VApN A&A1~~ ~~A
rens favor with margin Of IS votes
over Harrington. the next highest up.
In all precincts Warren polled e6s.
Harrington 40, Ross ~ and Loesch 4S.
For assessors nomination on the Re-
publican ticket. Wiley won over VIII
liams by 10 votes. Wiley's total vote
was 26s. williams 234, vannett 75 and
DAILY "a. In the Stacey precinct the
unofficial returns showed four votes
for Williams that did not appear on
the official tally sheet.
For NOMINATION as county attorney on
the Republican ticket, Blenkner won by
81 votes over Burkey. On the Demo.
crat ticket. voters wrote both names
in for county attorney. Burkey receiv-
Ing IL and Blenkner Z.
There was only one contest for ROM
ination to county office on the Demo-
crat ticket, sutter receiving the NOM
ination to the office as sheriff with
II votes to the good. sutter polled -
votes. Lewis so and johnson 72.
More votes were cast in the contests
for sheriff in the two parties than for
any other office. The total Republican
Vote In the - precincts was 600 and
the total Democrat vote 346, or total
Of all votes cast in both parties Of s46.
The total registered vote was 1.744
and the vote polled represents almost
50 per cent.
On the Republican county ticket, J.
I. Westphal for superintendent Of
schools had no opposition and polled
465 votes. ]. T. Wilson had no oppo-
sitin for the nomination as county
treasurer and polled 4S3 votes. Bax-
ter Pierce for nomination as county
commissioner had no opposition and
polled 52s votes.
On the Democrat ticket. Mrs. John
Gaar won the nomination without op-
position. polling 1913 votes. o. ".
Cason has the nomination for assessor
without oppositin. polling 167 votes.
+: L. Funkenbusch had no opposition
to the nomination as county surveyor
and polled 2O1 votes. I. C. Session re-
ceived 10 votes for the same office on
the Republican ticket. For county
commissioner John Broaddus won the
nomination without opposition. poll
ing 1873 votes. For county treasurer'l
nomination, W. ". Palmer polled 2Os
votes without opposition. For county
clerks nomination. A. B. Norris had nc
opposition, polling 1877 votes.
For county coroner. 8. A. Holt. the
present incumbent. apparently has re.
ceived the nomination by both parties
his name having been written in.
State Ticket.
On the state ticket in the Republi'
can party the votes cast in this county
were as follows:
For United States Senator: Ander'
son 81, Pray -. Rankin 146. Riddicl
! 2s1. siegfriedt 30.
For Representative n Congress. Sec
ond Congressional District: Burlin
game 40. Collins 70. Fleming so. Film
Is, Gabriel 80. Kirk %. Leavttt SO
Locke -, Mcconnell II.
For Chief Justice Of the suprem,
Court: Galloway III. Farr SIT. Uttel
-.
For Associate Justice Of the suprem,
Court: Cavanaugh 13s. Stark 13d
Stevens 173.
For Railroad and Public Service
Commissioner: Boyle 262. Sands 15s
For Clerk Of the Supreme Court
Easton SOL.
On the state ticket in the Democra
party the votes cast in this couny wer
az follows:
For Unied States Senator: OConno
~. Stout 81. Wells 100. Wheeler Is.
For Representative in Congress. Sec
ond Congressional District: Moss 10,
For Chief Justice of the supaem
Court: Dcanelly -. Jackson -. Stan
ton &c.
i For Associate Justice of the suprem
Court: Matthews i'll. Waite 50.
\ For Railroad and Public Servic
Commissioner: Allen So. Drake .;
Johnson -.
For Clerk Of the Supreme Cour,
Carroll 1T.
votes ~ Psoooneta.
The vote b. precincts In Powde
River county on contests for nomtns
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