The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-07-18
Wheeler Given Fine Vote
For u. S. Senate; O'Connell
for Congress.
LAMEY LEADS AYERS
HERE FOR GOVERNOR

A comparatively small number oil
voters turned out Tuesday in the
primary election to cast their bal
lots, the smailness of the vote prob
ably being due to the fact that sew
eral hundred men were busy in the
timber fighting fires.
On the county ticket there were
only three contests on the demo-
cratic ballot. Vernon Bessey OF
Libby polled lead of SO votes over
his nearest opponent, Fred Marks
of Rexford, for state representative.
Bessey's vote was $50 to 467 for
Marks.
Ray Frost won the democratic
nomination for county commissioner
from the Eureka district. His vote
was TIL to TBS for George Shea, a
lead for Frost of As votes.
Marshall Candee captured the
democratic nomination for county
attorney, polling 768 votes to 622 for
James M. Blackboard, majority
of 146.
On the republican ticket the as
pirants for those three offices were
unopposed With four precincts I'M
reported--Nos. l8 in Libby; 10, %
and "a in Troy-D. f. FeWkes of
Troy polled ITS votes for state rep
resentative; P. v. Klinke of Fortine
received 2O6 votes for county COM
missioner from the Eureka district;
Marshall Murray of Libby got 20l
votes for county attorney.
On the non-partisan judicial tick
ct, Dean King of Kalispell and
Thomas D. Long of Libby will be
the candidates for district judge in
the November general election.
King polled 1850 votes in Flathead
county, 678 votes in Lincoln coun-
ty; total Of 1928. Long polled 1910
votes in Flathead county and 500
in Lincoln county, total of 2030
votes. This makes them the two
high candidates for the judgeship.
The vote for the other judgeship
candidates was.
A. T. Aronson Of KalispeH, 1928
in Flathead, I'll in Lincoln, total OF
1889 votes.
r. D. Frederick of Whitefish, 789
in Flathead, 229 in Lincoln, total
OF 998 votes.
This was the count as of last night
with still some precincts to be heard
from but not enough votes outstand-
ing to alter the result.
STATE TICKET
On the democratic ticket, Lincoln
county gave Senator B. K Wheeler
a handsome lead over H. ]. Free
bourn for u. S. Senator. Wheeler,
1887; Freebourn 452
Lincoln county again gave Jerry
O'Connell a fine lead for repre-
sentative in congress-5l9 votes to
1856 for Ruth Reardon, his nearest
competitor.
A. F. Lamey Jared we'll in this
county for the democratic governor
ship, polling 658 to 622 for Ayers.
For lieutenant governor, r. S.
Murray polled 3l8 votes to 275 for
j. E. Kennedy. The full state vote
will be found below
On the republican side of the con-
troversy, E. K Sheadle for u. S.
senator was given "a votes to IA for
Carroll.
For representative in congress,
jeanette Rankin was given fine
vote, LOG votes to SIS for Thorkel-
son.
For governor, Sam c. Ford leads
with los votes to 81 for Wuerthner,
his nearest opponent.
For lieutenant governor, Lincoln
county gave G. NJ Moss of White
fish l04 votes to AZ for Eaton.
For attorney general the county
votes was SO for S. r. Foot to n
for T. H. Mcdonald
Below the complete state and
county vote is given except that
on the republican ticket four pre-
cincts are unreported-No. 10 in
Libby, Nos. 19, % and "a in Troy