The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-08-29
Primary Battle
Was Warm One
In Spite of Busy Times A Large
Vote Is Cast In McCone
Morris, WahI, vejtasa and Lytle
Winners in Republican Contests


Last Tuesday was Primary Elec'
ton Day in Montana, and here IN
McCone a large vote was cast III
spite of the busy season. About
$50 votes were cast and of thatnum-
Der voting nearly 600 voted IN the
Republican Primary where there
was four county contests to be settl-
ed. SGT people took part in the Re-
publican commissioner fight. which
resulted in Rufus Morris OF Nelson
creek getting the nomination by re-
ceiving 225 votes. J. J. Kendig came
second with 1877, James Moline third
with ia and Roy LaRoy fourth with
81 votes.
For county treasurer on republi-
can ticket was lively fight with
John Vejtasa of Paris coming out in
the lead with 252 votes, Mrs. Sutter
of Circle came second with 1872 votes
and A. E. Sutherland of Brockway
third, with 103 votes.
For Clerk of Court Geo. E. Lytle
of Pattonhill came out the winner
for republican nomination with ESQ
votes to 157 for Jerome Compton OF
Paris.
For Assessor Olaf Wahl won the
republican nomination by receiving
224 votes, with L. H Keeling of Wolf
Point second with 194 votes and
Fred Sutter third with SO votes.
On the Farmer Labor Party there
was two contests. For assessor Al.
Martinsen came out winner for the
nomination by receiving a vote of
LOG while Martin Hagen got 29
For county treasurer on Farmer
Labor ticket w. w. Markell received
the nomination getting IS votes to
w. M. Willis 35.
complimentary vote on all three
tickets for county attorney. r.. l..
Welliver received the nomination on
the republican ticket but Hoover still
has his choice of making final race
on either Democratic or Farmer
Labor tickets.
Governor Dixon 1wass given. 8
splendid vote by the republicans in
this county, receiving 399 votes to 98
for Dennis Wellington Rankin won
out in McCone county by nice mar
gin for U. S. Senator getting 242
votes with Frank Linderman second
with 190 Kemp and Allison were
not in it..
115 Farmer Labor votes were cast
and about go Democratic. There
was no contests on Democratic tick
ct for any county office, only three
filing, but as a result of the Primary
a full ticket will be in the field in
the general election this fall. John
A. Green, of Vida was nominated for
State Senator and JOHN j. Moriarty
of Circle was put up for State Re-
preventative. Both men are favor
ably known throughout the county
and the Democrats are jubliant over
the fact that such capable men were
put on the ticket.
Jones A. Harmon was given the
complimentary nomination for asses
sor on the Democratic ticket, and is
out to land the job. Richard G.
Westrum, better known as Dick
the popular tonsorial artist at An
dersons and well known as home
steader and farmer of Weldon COM
munity was given nomination for
clerk of court. 1t is believed all OF
these will except the nomination and
make the race in the finals this fall.
On the republican ticket there
was no candidate for representative
but nice supplementary vote was
given to A. E. Dunn of Pattonhill, so
that Dunn and W. S. Allen of Brock
way for Senator will be the legisla--
tive team of republican party, and
republicans say make strong team.
The legislative team of the Farmer
Labor party will be B. E. Carlson OF
Prairie Elk for Senator and Walter
w. Miller of Nickwall for represen-
tative, and will be strong contenders
in the fall election, according to
those backing them.
Returns on the state are not to be
had yet, except report that it looks
as though Dixon is winner for Gov
ernor and Rankin for Senate on the
Republican ticket On the Derhocra-
tic side Judge Erickson of Kalispell
seems to be winner. Walsh had no
opposition.
The total vote of all county can
didates will be given next week