The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13
REPUBLICANS ELECT BOTH
BRANCHES OF LEGISLATURE
Party Elects Two Members-One
Independent For Senator

returns from most all ii the coun-
ties, it is certain that the Republicans.
will control both branches of the Leg
islature. The Senate will have fifty
six members, with the creation of
Petroleum county The House will be
composed of 102 members. Returns
are not available from the new coun-
ty as to the legislative ticket. Gov
ernor-elect j. Il. Erickson, Democrat,
will assume his duties January s, next
to deal with state legislature, over
whelmingly Republican, according to
unofficial returns complete from all
of the b5 rounties.
The state senate is comprised Of
30 Republicans, 10 Democrats and one
independent Republican. The lower
house comprises 63 Republicans, 81
Democrats and two Farmer-Laborites.
A Democratic and Farmer-Labor coal
ition would be unable to control eth
er house unless an unprecedented
number Of republicans voted independ-
entity, political observers declared Sat
urday night.
The entire personnel of the lower
house,-l0l members---was elected
Tuesday, while n senators were hold
overs. or the senator's receiving plu-
alities Tuesday, eight Republicans
md one Democrat were reelected
while IA Republicans and four Demo-
Gratis uuseated incumbents. Sixteen of
the holdover senator's are Republicans
and II Democrats.
&. A. Lind, independent Republican
from Meager county, defeated DR.. w.
B. Rodgers. Republican, in the sena-
torial race by five votes. following q
"sticker" lcampaign A. 7. Larsen and
Robert Larson are the Farmer-Labor
Representatives. both from Sheridan
county.
Senate Members.
! The successful senatorial candidates
and the holdover senators follow:
Beaverhead--F, A. HazeIbaker (Bl
reelected Ag
Big Horn-W. A. peden (R).
Blaine-James Griffin (R) re-elect-
ed.
Broadwater--c. s. Muffly tD) hold
over.
Carbon. r. Spencer (R).
Cart1r--John Oliver lR) holdover.
Cascade. w. Speer lR) holdover.
Chouteau--s. II. Porter tR) hold
over. I
Custer--H. c. Smith (R).
Danields--L. +. Greenup tR) re-
elected.
/ Dawson--G. r. Mccone tR) re-.
elected.
Deer LodseT. p. Stewart lR) re-.
elected.
Fallon--C. C. Conser tR) holdover.
Fergus--C. v. Peck (R) holdovsr.
FIatheaa Robert Pauline lR) hold
over.
Gallatin--W II. Buttelman (D).
Garfield--W. G. Henderson (R) re-
elected.
Glacier--F. M. McCabe (R).
Golden vaIleyGlenn X. Corning
ton tR). |
Granite--John Page (D) holdover..
rlill--W. T. Cowan tRl reelected.
Jefferson--I. A. Leighton tR) hold
over.
Judith Basin---John L. Mears (Rl
holdover
Lake--Ralph Tower (R).
Lewis and Clark---W. n. Church (D)
reelected.
Lincoln-H. G. pomeroy, lR) hold
over.
Liberty f. T. Dell (D).
/ McCone-C. A.. Green (D).
Madison-M. NJ. Duncan (D) hold
over. ~
Meagher-C. A. Lind (Ind).
Mineral-George Cooper (RD hold
over.
MissoulaA- Burton Watson fD) hold
over.
Musselshell-J. T. Mccormack (R).
Park-H. M. shelves tR).
Phillips-John Survant (R).
Pondera--C. f. GiIboe (R).
Powder River--John Scofield (Rl.
Powell--W. ]. Paul tR) .re-elected.
prairie-F. w. Delaney tD).
Ravalh--Thomas Kane tR) hold.
over.
Richland-W. K. Adams (R) hold
over.
Roosevelt--John Schmitzler CRY.
Observation-Disclosures Dowlin (R) hold
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