The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-11-06
STATE FIGURES; ANDERSON
MATTHEWS RACE FOR
JUSTICE REMAINS
UNSETTLED

Senator 7. J. Walsh, Democrat
/ amassed lead of 922 votes ovel
A. }. Galen, Republican, in Car
bon county according to unofficial
returns, with computations still
missing from the Dryhead pre-
clnct. Walsh polled the majority OF
votes in Is precincts and tied with
Galen in the Jackson and Bowler
precincts. Galen stood high man
IN Joliet first ward, Belfry, Roscoe
Boyd, Luther, Fromberg two wards
Warren and Weast. Their stand
ing early this morning stood,
Walsh, 1880; Galen, 1,458,
Scott Leavitt, Republican in
cumbent in congress from the sec
ond district, maintains 270 maj
GRITTY over his Democratic opponent,
Tom Stout.
The Anderson-Matthews race
over the state lis still undecided.
Both aspire to the position of as
sociate justice of the supreme
court. In Carbon county Ander-
son, who is a lawyer Of Billings,
received 1868 votes as compared
with 1,542 for John A Matthews.
Of the candidates seeking
state offices Leonard Young polled
the greatest individual majority.
He led Thomas E. Carey, by GOT.
Young's returns stood at 1894, and
Carey at 1887.
Returns from Helena in giving
out state returns show that Walsh's
total vote exceeded 100000, Just
ice Galen carried Meagher and
Saltwater counties and is ahead on
partial returns from Prairie.
Tom Stout, Lewistown editor, re-
ceived highly complimentary vo-
tie in Fergus county. Leavitt, how
ever, polled 50,195 against Stout's,
1921. These figures are the tab
ulations from 1872 of 1851 pre-
cincts.
Senatorial tabulations follow:
Walsh, 101, $50; Galen, 64,163; Tay-
Tor (FL), 1,115; Mckay (S), 451;
Wright (C) 80. These figures come
from 1887 of 1,493 precincts.
Congress, first district-4O5 out
of 442 precincts give Evans 3d.
585; Fitzgerald (R) 29,084.
Supreme Court-Matthews CD
1889; Anderson (R) 72,688.
Railroad Commissioner-Young
(R) ", 252; Carey (D), 65,846.
On the question of bonds and
millage tax the state returns show
that 1851 of 1,493 precincts gave
for bonds, 66,101; against bonds
45,717; for millage tax, 58,857;
against, $4,000.
Galen sent a message to Walsh,
acknowledging his sweeping tri-
umph. He wired the following mes
sage: Congratulations on your
splendid victory. | hope you may
continue to keep up your strength
and vigor." Replying, Senator Wal
sh stated: "Thanks most cordially
for your telegram and for your
good wishes. 1t is source of ex-
IRENE satisfaction to me that no
thing has transpired during the
campaign that ought to mar the
enduring friendship which has so
long subsisted between u.s."
Stout wired Leavitt: Hearty
Congratulations and best wishes
for pleasant and useful term"
Leavitt replied: "Thanks sincerely
for your wire. 1t is very crafty
ing to me. With personal we'll wish
es."
Walsh is victorious by the most
overwhelming majority in any Of
his four successful races for the
Senate. In commenting over his
victory he said Every naturally |
am happy over the result and pro-
foundry thankful to the people Of
Montana for their confidence in me
implied in the verdict. 1t has been
said that republics are ungrateful,
but under the circumstances | can
not share in that statement. What
pleases me most is that devoted
service to the people as a whole
prevailed over selfish interests of
individuals and groups"
NATIONAL RETURNS
Democrats were grasping for
control of congress as Tuesdays
election drew to close. Republic
cans appeared to have a bare ma
jority in the house. The election
returns gave them ZIG members
with districts now Republican
still unreported. A majority is 21S.