The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-07-17
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RACE ATTRACTS
MOST INTEREST
ALBERT BUDAS LEADS S. C.
MERRIMAN BY ONE VOTE;
FAIRGRIEVE THIRD
OVER 2100 VOTES CAST
IN q OUT OF 20
PRECINCTS

PRECINCTS
The race between the four men
who have been running for the Re-
publican nomination to the state
house of representatives has at
tracted the most attention of any
of the contests in the Carbon
county election. Albert Budas is
leading S. C. Merriman by one vote
in tally that covers 27 of the 20
precincts in Carbon county. Mr..
Budas has a total of 1155 votes and
Mr.. Merriman 1854. Alex Fair
grieve is third in the race with a
total of 1888 and G. Anderson has
received so far 1895.
AS nearly as can be determined
from the number of returns that
have been received by the county
clerks office the number of bal
lots cast in Carbon county so far is
2147, which is not quite half of the
number who We're entitled to cast
their vote. Bowler, the first pre-
cinct to get its returns into the
county's clerk office, tailed a
total of seven votes, all republic
cans. Weast with a total of %
be. lots cast, had only one demo-
cratic ballot to account for.
In the race for county sheriff on
the Republican ticket, John Al
bert is leading his opponent, Wal
ter E. Lamport by nearly a two
to one margin. Mr.. Albert has a
total of 1880 votes and Mr.. Lam
port 707.
George J. Mcdonald has been
nominated on the Republicans tic
ket for county treasurer with q
total of 1906 votes against that of
his opponent, S. J. Mcpherson, who
has ATT.
Byron B. Downward has won the
Republican nomination for county
coroner with total of 1890 votes
against 1862 for R. c. Martin.
! w. H. Gebo was the most pop
ular man on the Republican ticket
receiving total of 1778 ballots
in the 27 precincts which have
made their returns. c. E. Thomp-
son was second with total of
1878, and County Attorney Con-
we'll was third with total Of 1864
In the contests for the state Of
fices Albert J. Galen amassed a
total of 992 votes against 0. H. P
! Shelley's $50. Scott Leavitt re-
ceived a total Of 1901. Anderson
for associate justice received a
total of IT'S, his nearest opponent
being Miles ]. Cavanaugh with 337.
In the railroad commissioner race
Rolla Duncan has proven to be the
favorite of the county receiving a
total of SOL votes. Leonard c.
! Young was second with 1888, with
Mrs. Bielenberg third with a total
of 225.
On the democratic ticket there
was two county contests appearing
on the ballot. For county commits
sioner, G. c. Bowler has received
297 votes against that of SO for
his opponent, John M. Olenik. G
Axel Nordstrom received a total
of 237 votes for nomination on the
democratic ticket to the office Of
county clerk and recorder against
1872 for Jay Babcock.
John G. Abrahamson with 319
votes, H. G. Wilcox with SO and
Mrs. Pearl Burns with II votes
have been nominated to run in the
general elections this fall for the
offices of state representative.
In the state contest on the Dem
ocratic baEot hTomas E. Cory re
ceived total of 214 votes in this
county and John B. Ritch received
100.
Thomas j. Walsh, the Democrat
ic candidate for U. S. senator, was
the most popular man on the coun-
ty ballot, he receiving a total of
369 votes. John A. Matthews was
second with 1923 and Frank Bow
an was third with a total Of 324
votes.
Bodley Hough was nominated to
county treasurer on the Democratic
ticket with total of 81 votes and
Mary Lindquist received the NOM
ination on this ticket to the office
of county assessor with total of
80 votes.
On the last page of this issue
we are printing a tabulated form
showing the number of votes each
candidate received in the various
precincts. AS we go to press the
Sagecreek and Dryhead precincts
have not been received but the Of
fetal Results of the county election
WI be published next week.
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