The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-07-23
Voters Show
Little Interest
In Election

The primary election on Tues.
day passed off quietly in Brown
ing and all of Glacier county,
with a comparatively light vote
despite the fact the weather was
ideal and no conditions prevail.
ing to hold down a large vote.
There was birth of local con.
tests. which probably accounted
for the lack of interest, but the
few contests for county offices
injected a potion of interest and
the outcome of the races for
nominations on both tickets for
two county commissioners, the
sacriff's office, county attorney
and county treasurer were rather
exciting If not too close in the
final outcome.
The race for nominations for
sheriff on each ticket probably
attracted the greatest interest,
with the offices of county
attorney on the republican ticket
and the two commissioner posi-.
lions on the democratic ticket
taking the top place in popular
interest.
Ace Armstrong. former
sheriff. won the democratic
nomination for sheriff easily
against a field of four aspirants,
while Jesse Harlan, who defeated
Armstrong in the general cleo.
ton four years ago. won a walk.
away contest for the republican
nomination against Finn Aug.
stead, of Cut Bank. The race be.
tween Armstrong and Harlan at
the general election will be a real
contest. as both men have strong
backing in every section of the
county.
Iii Woodward. present chair.
man of the board of county com.
missiOncrs. won the democratic
nomination for commissioner
from the Babb Glacier Park
district. As the republicans had
no candidates for this position,
winning the nomination is equiv.
alcnt to election.
In the Browning district the
republicans had only one candi.
date. Harold Hanneman. Brown.
ing business man who Is current.
~ serving on the board, having
been appointed to fill the va.
cancy caused by the resignation
of Colonel Hilton last year. On
ihc democratic side. there were
three candidates. with lillian A.
tBilD johnson. young ranch
operator of the Milk River area,
pulling out ahead In tight three.
WY race. his opponents being
Edward (Swedc) Aubcrt. OF
Browning and Donald Kraft,
another young ranchcr of the
Milk River area.
For county attorney there were
two candidates on the republican
ticket. with John p. Moore, In.
cumbcnt. winning by q narrow
margin Of ~ votes over Lloyd A.
Murrills. former county attorney.
There was only one candidate OF,
the democratic ticket. Robert
Conlcy. John Moore received six
writc.in votes on the democratic
ticket.
County Clerk and Recorder J.
Lee Anderson had no opposition
IN the republican primary. as has
been the case for several years.
j. W. Smith was nominated OF,
the democratic ticket.
For representative in the state
Legislature Pat Mincttc won the
democratic nomination and Dave
Higgins. who served In the last
session. took the republican
nomination. Both men were un.
opposed In the primary.
Louise Brennan took the demo.
cratic nomination for county
treasurer. unopposed. and Min.
mic Fink won the republican
nomination from Edna NJ. vii.
son In q rather close two.way con.
test.
Total Vote on Contested Posisiens
Following Is the complete un.
official count on all offices in
POndcra county where contests
occurred. as announced by Coun.
~ Clerk and Recorder J. Lee
AndcrsOn's office Wednesday
morning:
Democratic Ticket
United States Scnator-Fcczcll,
40: Gulick. 81: Murray. 1913.
Representative In Congress-
Anderson, 600: Fraser. 277; John.
son. III.
State Trcasurcr-Cascy, SIS;
Choqucttc. los; Holland. 800.
Railroad and Public Service
Comn,ission-Cascy. 2O6: Craw.
ford. 1877: Middleton. 478; Pilgc.
ram. l08; Sullivan. I &.
County Commissioner. Dist.
No. 2--DcWolfc, 2lO: Paisley. ais:
Woodward, 578.
County Commissioner. Dist.
No. 3--Aubcrt. 372: johnson,
IA: Kraft, 318.
Shcriff--Armstrong. sos: Mar.
ducci. li3: l'ambrun. 2l1; Ware.
himc, 70.
Republican Ticket
United States Senntc-D'Ewart