The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1934-11-09

candidate for state representative,
more than 500 ballots were voted.
SpOklie Beaten by Hunter
The republicans were victorious
in the candidates. for one county
commissioner and for state SEN
ator. Spoklie was beaten by Hen
~ Hunter of Dooley by more than
800 votes, Spoklie receiving 1899
votes-and it is. surprising that he
got that many-while Hunter pull
ed 1858 votes. So far as the in
terests of the farmers are concern
ed, no change has taken place.
Republicans will not be any more
inclined to administer that office
for the farmers benefit than the
democrats were. Hunter is typi-
cal Mainstreeter, a former lum
Der dealer and COW jockey.
Lars Angvick, republican sena-
tor and candidate for that office,
regained that position beating An
drew LELAND by a small margin,
1920 votes for Angvick and 1,198
for Iceland.
Erickson Beaten by 1000 Votes
The rest of the offices were
filled by the Polk ticket. Hoven
was reelected as county attorney,
beating A. C. Erickson by about
1000 votes-Hoven 1857, Erickson
$50. School Superintendent Hen
ry o. Raaen, candidate for re-elec-
ton on the republican ticket, lost
the job to Olaf Aasheim, a new
conner in county politics. Although
Raaen is known to be the most
economical man in the county
whom nobody would even like to
excel on that score, Aasheim,
young and inexperienced, was able
: to outrun Raaen on the ticket for
Economy and efficiency" Raaen
: 1927, Aasheim 1877.
Murray Continues as Sheriff
The Madsen-Murray combina-
ton is in the sheriff's office again
beating their opponents 2-1,' Al
and 81. Madsen received 1911
votes, Markuson 786, Chris Hei.
berg 416 and Norton 210. APP
parently many farmers have beer
unable to realize the fascist posi-,
bilities that are latent in this com
: bination.
r The democratic representatives
n Petersen and York, were bot
elected with a margin of about 10'
votes over their republican oppon
e ents. Christensen, having no op
e position on the republican ticket
It came out with 2,O87 votes as higl
: man on the Polk ticket. Kurt7
q receiving 1909 votes, beat the re
publican candidate, Olson, for tn
u treasurer's office 81, his Com
y munist opponent Al and the Unit
5. ed Front candidate 1911. Olso
/ received 786 votes, Selmer Espe
3 land 432 and Mccall "a.
], !. Of the 1916 registered voters
" the county, about 5000 went
the polls on Tuesday. Of thes'
2,272 voted for Wheeler as u. s
: senator. More than two-thirds {
- the votes, in other words, wer
- cast for the continuation of tn
= ''new deal" More than two
- thirds of all the votes were infll
"a enced by the ballyhoo of the slic
= Roosevelt politicians, were bougE
&C by allotment checks which wei
"a distributed Just week before ele,
;s ton. Many were afraid that Il
~ relief would be taken away fro
= them if they voted against IL
ba democratic administration.
Communists In State Pull 800
~ Raymond F. Gray, Communi
Al candidate running against Wheele
nj pulled 252 votes in Sheridan couu
10 ty. Bourquin. republican, receiv,
- S67. Other Communist candidat
~ on the state ticket pulled over 81
- votes, William Pyatt for publ
nd service commissioner 302 votes al
- Herbert Wurst for clerk of SUI
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