The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-11-09
ELECTION
RESULTS
Democrats Make Further Gains
in the State and Nation;
No Change in County

two years ago vas accentuated IN
Tuesdays election, that party
electing its entire Montana con-
gressional and state ticket by
majorities ranging from around
1880 for Walter B. Sands over
Chief Justice Lew L. Galloway of
the Montana supreme court, to
about 10000 for U. S. Senator
Burton K. Wheeler over former
U. S. Federal Judge, George M.
Bourquin.
James E. Murray, Democrat,
was elected to the short senate
term over former Congressman
Scott Leavitt, Republican, by
about 10000.
Congressman Roy E. Ayres Of
the Second Montana district was
reelected by a majority of $4,000
over Judge Stanley E. Felt, Re-
publican, In the First congress
sional district, Congressman Joe
Monaghan, Democrat, was re-
elected over Bob Evans by more
than 10000.
Not only did Montana go DEM
ocratic, but the entire country
from coast to coast, except that
here and there a Republican sem
ator or governor, and a few con
gresham of that persuasion, slip
ped in.
A notable exception was in CAL
ifornia, where Governor Merriam
was reelected over Upton Sin
clair, Socialist, who captured the
Democratic nomination, by a ma
jority approximating a quarter of
a million.
Following is the lineup in the
new congress-:
OF the 435 seats in the new
house Of representatives, showed:
Democrats elected 311; present
congress. 800, vacancies 81.
Republicans elected 100; pre-
sent congress, ia, Uvacancies y.
Farm r-Laborites elected, 5;
present congress, S.
Progressives elected, 7; present
congress, O.
Seats still in doubt, IA.
Necessary for a majority, 218.
VI C31C ~ 1vC" 0C41dVO4S w NC
elected, the returns show:
Democrats elected, Is; hold
overs, 43: total, 68.
Republicans elected, s; hold
overs, 10; total, q.
Farm er-Laborite elected, 1;
holdover, 0; total 1.
Progressive elected, /; holdover,
o; total, 1.
Seats still in doubt, 2.
Necessary for a majority, 40.
Big Horn County Results
In Big Horn county the Repub-
leans about held their own in the
way of winning county Offices at
Tuesdays election, electing the
following:
B. H. McCarty, reelected coun-
ty commissioner.
Harry E. Cox, reelected county
clerk and recorder.
Bert Slater, for county treas
urer For the past four years he
has been a deputy in that office
and for four years prior was
treasurer.
Art c. Sweeney, county assessor.
Mr. Sweeney is experienced in
county Office work, having been
at different times deputy county
treasurer and deputy assessor.
Carl Rankin, reelected public
administrator without opposition.
John w. Bulls, reelected cor
oner without opposition.
Charles A. Corkins and Robert
A. Vickers, justices of the peace.
Nh. Corldns is at present a JUS
tice. MI. Vickers, who filled this
office 16 years prior to two years
ago, when he was the unsuccessful
candidate on the Republican tick
ct for state representative, won
over M. M. Brooks, Democrat.
The Democrats elected the fol-
lowing:
Rober t J. Miller, reelected
state representative over E. L.
Jacobson, Republican. by the mar
row margin of 80 votes.
H. E. Vance, reelected sheriff
for a third term owe Sarpy Sam
E. Mcdowell.
Charels c. Quinn, reelected
county attorney for the third
term. over David L. Egnew.
The upset Of the election was
the defeat Of Mrs. Lille "A. Mac
Leod. county superintendent of
schools. running on the Repub-
lican ticket for reelection to a
third term, by c. r. Stobaugh,
Democrat, the past four years
PRINCIPAL of the st. Xavier public
school.
c. A. Randall, reelected county
surveyor, over Evan Gustafson,
Republican.
The division being eight Repub-
HcanS IN fiva no~ocr,t