The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-07


In an election that was unmarked
by acrimony or any visible signs of
ill-feeling such as had been presaged
because of the attacks, involving
charges of class hatred, religious big
otry and Klu Klux Klan endorsement
that had been publicly hurled at three
of the candidates, Edmund Burke and
E. G. B. mig" Hill were newly cleo
ted to two of the offices of city COM
missioner, and E. J. Parkin, candidate
of the Good Government club, was
reelected to the other.
Mr.. Burke, who was high man, with
906 votes, leading his nearest COM
petitor, E. J. Parkin, by 36 votes, and
his nearest fellow-candidate, Mig"
Hill, by 80 votes, will be the mayor of
Bozeman and president of the board.
E. J. Parkin was second highest
man with $40 votes, while E. G. B.
Hill was third, with SIG votes. These
three men constitute the new board
of city commissioners, and will take
office on January 1, 1924.
The unsuccessful candidates were
L. w. Watson, who ran fourth, with
! TAT votes; John H. Hoist, who ran
fifth, with 697 votes, and w. H. Love
lace, who ran last, with 663 votes.
Vote Was Light
Considering the nature of the elec-
tiOn and the open and implied attacks
made against three of the candidates
the vote was extremely light, only
slightly more than fifty per cent OF
the registered vote in the city going
to the polls, the total vote being about
1,700, of which more than fifty pei
cent were women voters.
The largest proportionate vote cast
was in the Third ward, where 55C
electors expressed their preference
and of which number nearly two.
thirds were women. This ward show.
ed up strong for Parkin, who ran z;
votes ahead of his nearest running
mate, ]. H. Hoist, and 78 votes ahead
of his nearest competitor, Edmund
Burke. 1t was in this ward that Wat
sons lead was reduced and that put
him back into fourth place.
The votes will be officially and pub
licly canvassed by City Clerk Car
Spieth tomorrow, Thursday, after
noon, and the results published.
Votes BY Precincts
The vote by precincts, as turned il
, to the city clerk by the judges of elec
tion, was as follows:
First Precenct-Hill, 1856; Burke
164; Watson, 144; Parkin, 100; Hoist
70; and Lovelace, 81.
Second Precinct-Burke, 229; Wat
son, 2O5; Hill, 199; Parkin, 176; Hoist
100; and Lovelace, 126.
Third Precenct-Parkin, 335; Hoist
, 282; Burke, 277; Lovelace, 270; Hill
222, and Watson, PIP.
Fourth Precinct - Parkins, 239
Burke, 236; Hill, 209; Hoist, 206
Lovelace, 2O5, and Watson, 1876.
Judges and Clerks
E The judges and clerks of the elec
r tion, who served faithfully and effici
, emily throughout the long day and VIII
: worked at top speed, after the closin
t of the polls at 6 o'clock, to get tn
? tally to the city clerk, were:
5 First Ward-Judges, Ida. B. She
f ton, Della Lehrkind and F. w. Wet
? ster; clerks, Sylvia Smith and Blanch
Wilkin.
Second Ward-Judges, w. 7. Brar
denburg, E. j. Jones and c. B. Gray
: clerks, Anna Potter and Floyd T
Cant.
: Third Ward-Judges, Margaret {
Z Anderson, Mrs. Samuel Gibson an
> Mrs. A. j. Walrath; clerks, Margart
;. P. Powers and Edith e. Pease.
: Fourth Ward-Judges, M. Langoh
. Mrs. Mary Cunningham and N. !
: Evans; clerks, Myrtle Holiier ar
= Stella HolIier.