The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-11-17
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How Election Went
Powder River County

commissioners G. NJ. Smith and Hax-
ter Fierce and County Clerk F. r. West
Saturday noon completed the oh1fdal
canvass of votes from the 20 pre@1eets
OF this county. On the face OF 3@se
returns. the election in Powder afNer
county showed the following ri ~ !:
c. W. Riddick ia his u1successfuE1ce ce
for United States, senAebr carrie,7 lis
county with atpluraltty Of .375 v$fa
!. Scott Leavitt carried this couStXxn
sffs~euceessful@race for congressn.e.Hssy
a plurality of 1853 votes. Other Repub.
lean state candidates were given SUBJ
stantial pluralities in this county.
Julian Terrett was the only Democrat
candidate to win the election in this
county, He was running for the office
as state representative and defeated
Jim l.. Scofield with majority Of 1872
votes. Scofield is Republican and
represented this county in the last reg
ular and special sessions of the state
legislature.
Baxter Pierce was Reelected county
commissioner with majority of 424.
receiving the largest majority of any
candidate in this county.
]. r. Wilson was elected to succeed
himself as county treasurer. his ma
jority being 257 votes.
+. 4. West was reelected county
clerk and recorder, his majority being
40.
l. II. Warren. formerly undersheriff
but for the past several months mana
ger at the Horkan ranch was elected
to the office as sheriff with plurality
of 81 votes. He will succeed w. f.
Sutter. the present sheriff. after jan
uary I. There were four candidates
in the shrievalty contest two inde-
pendents besides the regular party
nominees. Warren was on the Repub-
lican ticket and Sutter on the Demo-
crat ticket.
NJ. T. Wiley came out winner in the
|three-cornered race for county asses
sor with a plurality OF 60 votes. He
will be a new court house official af-
ter January l, succeeding the present
incumbent. ]. D. Williams.
]. I. Westphal. at present one Of the
high school faculty. will succeed Miss
Florence Fitzpatrick as county SUPER
intendent Of schools who was not a
candidate to succeed herself West
phai was In three-cOrnered race and
won out with a plurality of 173 votes.
S. A. Holt was elected to the otfice
az coroner hy majority of votes
though he states he Wit not quality
He resigned from such office over a
month ago. The names of Holt and
Dr. James were written in on the of.
fetal ballots and the voters evtnced
little interest in that Office for the to-
tai vote received by Holt was 20 and
II for James.
f. 4. Blenkner win be the new coun.
| ty attorney after the first of the year
| succeeding N. A. Burkey. Mi. Burkey
was not a candidate at the general
election hut he was gwen compli.
mentary vote by 81 electors writing his
name in on the official ballot.
r. L. Funkenbusch was reelected
county surveyor without opposition.
A. ". Heidel had no opposition f",
the office as public sdministratr ard
was elected.
For the two justices Of the peace -
Broadus township. r. D. Mccurdy and
IC. Z. Craw were elected. the latter sue
ceeding himself. Robert F.. Rice and
Harry Allen were elected as the tws
constables for BroAdus township.
Charles L. Scofleld and ". 3. Frank
lin were elected AZ the TWO justices o.
the peace Biddle township. For tn
two constables in Biddle townshfp al
the names were written in. Ed Taacs
and H. e. Reilly winning in the raca