The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-12-21
MONTANA'S OFFICIAL
RETURNS

president IN the November gen
eral election, 8346 per cent of its
total registration of 248, 407 voters,
the state canvasing board reported
after completion Of slx-day task
of officially canvasing all ballots
cast in the states Sc counties.
The official tally in the presiden-
tial race, in which only ITO more
votes were cast than in the race
for governor, gave President Roose-
welt 1855 votes to SO, 1853 for his
Republican opponent, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey of New York, major
ity of 1888 votes. Minor presiden-
tial candidates received only token
votes from Montana, with Socialist
Norman Thomas receiving 1926
votes and Prohibitionist Claude A.
Watson polling $40.
In the governors race, incum-
bent Republican Sam c. Ford's mar
gin over his Democratic opponent,
Associate Justice Left Erickson of
Sidney, was increased to 27,237 by
the official canvas Ford was re-
elected to his second term by a vote
of 116,46l to Erickson's 1924, Pro-
hlbitionist Charles R. Miller re-
ceived $50.
The total vote for Ford, Mon
tana's first COP chief executive
since 1923, was exceeded only by
that polled for State Auditor John
j. Holmes, who was elected to his
third term by a vote of 1899
against only 71,600 cast for his Re-
publican opponent, E. ]. (Elmer)
Mo Of Malta.
In Montana's first congressional
district voters returned Democratic
incumbent Mike Mansfield Of Mis-
soula to Congress by vote of ST.
088 to 26,14l for Republican M S.
Galasso Of Butte. Socialist Leverne
Hamilton received 84l votes.
In the second district, Democratic
incumbent James F. O'Connor Of
Livingston was returned to Con-
gress by narrower margin. O'Con-
nor polled CLIPS votes to 5l,372
polled by f. f. Haynes Of Forsyth,
his Republican opponent. Socialist
E. Spriggs received 1872 votes
The total general election vote in
1914 was considerably less than
that cast in the last two presiden-
tial elections. In 1886, the total
vote amounted to 224,224s and in
1910, when the late Wendell Will
kie challenged Roosevelt's third
term, Montana cast 245,277 ballots.
This years vote was far above
ttffifaat Of the off presidential yeafs Of
1912, however, when only 1866, l34
votes were cast.
Major reason for the smaller vote
turnout in a presidential election
was the fact that some $4,000 of
Montana's voters are in the armed
services or war industries outside
the state
Many Soldiers Voted
A high percentage Of Montanas
registered soldiers mailed ballots
from army camps and battle fronts
all over the world, the canvas
showed. Of 1882 special war bal
lots sent out, 1926 were returned,
showing a rs per cent vote turn
out by the states fighting men.
Official results of other races
follow
Lieutenant Governor-Paul Can
non, D., 01,669 Ernest T. Eaton,
r., Inc, 99,621; Floyd Jones, S,
4o9.
Secretary of state-Howard K
Hazelbaker, r., 94,24O Sam w.
Mitchell, D., Inc, 1892
Attorney General-R. v. Bottom
ly, D., Inc, l01, 602; Stanley r.
Foot, r., 1928.
State Treasurer-W P. Pilgeram,
d., 1886; George p. Porter, r.,
100,240
State Auditor-John j. Holmes,
D., Inc, 1899, E. J. Mo- r., H.
600.
Railroad and Public Service Com
missioner-Horace F. Casey, D.,
95,252; George r. Davis, r., 92,238.
State Superintendent of Public
Observation-Disclosures M Eastman, D.,
1924; Elizabeth ireland, f., lnca
| l06,659. r
Associate Justice of the Supreme
! Court ftma pd-.ron-D9rtiSan1