The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-07-18
Electors Give
Heavy Primary
Vote Tuesday
Interest High in Demo
Race for Sheriff and
County Commissioner
ERICKSON DEFEATS
WHEELER FOR SENATE

TWo-thirds of the qualified voters
for Lincoln County voted Tuesday
IN the primary election, the unof-
fetal number of votes being cast
for sheriff totaled 1850 democratic
and 500 republican, or 1859 votes
for the office
AS had been expected the close
fight centered on the race of eight
aSpirants for sheriff on the demo-
cratic ticket. All night Tuesday and
all yesterday forenoon the outcome
hung in the balance between Bak-
ken, Huchala and McAllister, with
Huchala finally nosing out a close
victory with an unofficial lead (sub-
]ect to correction) of II votes "a
bove McAllister and % more than
Bakken. Garrison made a heavy
showing in returns from his former
home, Troy.
Second in interest only to. the
sheriff's race was the scramble for
nomination to represent the demo-
cratic party in the race for county
commissioner from the Eureka dist |
riot. Frost won this race with DER
man good runner-up.
Over 1900 votes were cast for
Wallace and Adamson, who were
each asking for the democratic
nomination as state senator. D. F.
Fewkes will be the republican can
dldate for state senator to succeed
himself, having no primary opposi-
ton. Livengood, by the way won
the G. 0. P. contest for sheriff's
nomination, and the republicans
chose P. V. Klinke to run for re-
election as county commissioner
from the Eureka District
Chas. D. Rowe, republican will
contest with William F. Hafferman.
democrat for the November election ]
to the office of state representative,
and Fennessy who won the repu-
blican contest for county attorney
will be opposed by Smith O'Neill
OF Troy, who ran on "Sticker" I
ticket, receiving over three times
as many democratic Write-ins as he e
needed to place on the ticket W. a
j. Anderson, another returned vet h
eran, viii run unOpposed on the F
democratic ticket for county sup p
Fl
Other unopposed candidates in
cluded County Clerk G. c. Earle. /
republican candidate for reelection: T
Earl Zingleman. republican candi- S
late for county treasurer: Kenneth l.
Il. BigeloW. democratic candidate B
or county treasurer: Leslie w v
leigh, democratic candidate for B
county assessor; Ira c. Miller demo- G
ratio candidate for county surveyor: II
fred Maurer, democrat and Hal c. H
1epner. republican were both I'M M
opposed in their own party for N
to the office of justice b
# the peace in Libby township. c.
1etha Sauer was the only candi- Ft
ate for precinct republican COM Pr
from precinct 10; and ST.
race Miller ran on a "sticker" CO
icket for similar democratic Of LIE
ice in precinct Is. Charles L. &C
lump, democrat, was unopposed for Nj
Unstable at Fortune CO
The main interest in the state Fa
rimary centered on the bitter fight Al
etWeen Senator Burton K. Wheeler -
nd Left Erickson which attracted
lterest throughout the entire ma
on Erickson won the battle re-
ring the veteran senator who has
zen in the nations lime light on
any occasions during his four
rms as a senator from Montana
Following is the list of contested
fices and the unofficial totals:
S. Senator.