The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1946-07-18
Issue Between Meeke
And Evons Still
Undecided Today

doubt. On the Democratic tick
ct, S. T.. (Sam) Meeke held e
15-vote margin over Gerald w.
Evans.
Other close races were be-
tween Mike Kuchera and Guy
T. Van Cleve with Van Cleve
ahead by SO votes, and between
H. c. Bigley and Oliver w. Cox.
Cox was leading this morning,
Alt to 348.
Clear margins were shown by
Andrew Miller over C. S. Star
ina for county commissioner,
Bert w. Kronmiller over D. L.
Egnew for county attorney, and
c. D. Goodnow over John L
Scott for county treasurer.
In the race for Democratic
nomination for u. S. senator,
Big Horn county gave Burton
K. Wheeler a large margin. It
was the large population CEN
tiers in Montana which gave
Left Erickson a majority of
about 5000 votes. County Re-
publicans agreed with their fell
low party members throughout
the state in giving ZaleS N. Ec-
ton a majority for the Repub-
llican senatorial nomination.
Unofficial returns from 20 of
the county's % precincts are as
follows:
REPUBLICAN
United States Senator - R,
E: Skeen, 800; Zales N. Ecton.
Alb.
Representative in Congress -
Wesley A. DEwart, 100.
Railroad and public service
commissions George A. Da-
Wis, 412; v. O. Overcast, I'll;
Frank j. Cassidy, 1870.
Clerk of the supreme court -
Lawrence B. Heller, TO.
State representative - Mike
Kuchera, 419; Guy T. Van Cleve,
500.
County commissioner, District
No. 3, six-year term - D.. Il.
McCarty, 764; District No. 2,
four year term = c. S. Starina
294; Andrew Miller, 562.
County attorney - D. l.. Eg-
new, 1854; Bert W. Kronmiller,
686.
Sheriff - H. c. Bigley, 348;
| Oliver w. Cox, alt.
County clerk and recorder -
Harry E. Cox, $50.
County treasurer - John L.
Scott, $3.50; c.. D. Goodnow, sol.
County assessor - Sam N.
| Cunningham, TIL.
County superintendent of
schools - Lura p. Strand, 839:
County surveyor - Wayne w.
Linthacum, 746.
County coroner - John w.
Bulls, 827.
Public administrator - Carl
Rankin, 757.
Justice of peace - Charles A
Corkins, SIS; Robert A.. Vickers,
GIG.
DEMOCRATS
United States senator - Bur-
ton X. Wheeler, 414; Left ETick-
Ison, 249.
Representative in Congress -
John J. Holmes, SIT.
| 1SdAA4Odu dAAO PuOA1N oSA vASS
commissioner Paul T. Smith,
467.
Clerk of the supreme court -
Frank Murray, ATT.
State representative - S. T,
(Sam) Meeke, 297; Gerald w
Evans, 282.
County commissioner, District
No. 8, SiX-year term - j. Ern-
est Weinberg, 428; District No
Il, four-year term - R. w. Nor
ris, 391.
Sheriff - Roy G.. Riley, $50
County clerk and recorder -
Edward Adam Olenik, 422.
County treasurer - Callie B
Carter, 1863.
County surveyor c. A. Ran
NON-PARTISAN
Chief justice of the supreme
court - Freebourn, 1876; LOT
gren, 226; McKenna, 2O5; Nor
ris, 211; Adair, 344.
Associate justice of the SUI
preme court - Berg, 361; Met
calf, 224; Ryan, 205; Andersen;
403.
If present results are un'
changed, local races in the gen
eral election in November will
be as follows:
State representative - Guy 7
Van Cleve VS.. S. T. (Sam
Meeke.
County commissioner, Distric
No. 8, SiX-year term - B. Fl
McCarty VS.. J. Ernest Weinberg
District No. 2, four-year term =
Andrew Miller VS.. r.. w. Nor
ris.
! County attorney - Bert "
:, Kronmiller unopposed.
Sheriff - Oliver w. Cox v!
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