Hungry Horse news., 1954-11-05
FIathead Voters Favor Both Parties

I The Flathead, a county tha
tends to be Republican, Tuesda
favored ten Republicans and eigh
Democrats in contested races
Please see page 4 for local pre-
cinct and county totals.
The county supported D'Ewart
the unsuccessful Republican can
didate, over Democratic Senator
Murray, and then switched to fav-
or Democratic incumbent congress
man Lee Metcalf over Republican
Winfield Page.
In the balloting for legislature
only one Democrat emerged. He
was George Siderius to the legis-
lature serving with three Republi-
can incumbents, Breeder, Arm
strong and Haines, and a
newcomer Republican Senator
Charles Jellison. The fourth Re-
publican representative of last
session, Robert Sykes was not a
candidate.
There was a Democratic trend
in the county just as over the ma
ton. However the predicted Demo-
cratic landslide vote didn't mater
ialize over the nation. 1t wasn't
predicted for here except that
Democrats have an edge when Re-
publicans are in the White House
in the off-year, and visa-versa.
County Democratic candidates
as result had some help from
this year being year for Demo-
Gratis.
Defeat of County Commission
ers Charles Luke and Wallace
Monk by Henry Irwin and Harley
Houston possibly had connection
with disagreements with the Daily
Inter Lake. Luke and Houston are
Democrats.
On the other hand the Inter
Lake endorsed the candidacy of
liver S. Iverson for county audi
tor, and Iverson lost to Dick
Knowles, Democrat, who did little
campaigning, by 5,437 to 3,842.
We think Iverson defeated Iver-
son.
The Inter Lake also endorsed |
D'Ewart who won the county and
lost in the state, and Page, who
lost in both county and district
ior congress.
Newspaper endorsement of can
lidates make a newspaper feel i'm
1ortant. We do it too. We favored
Tellison, Republican for state SEN
lte, who won, and Tonner, Demo-
rat for legislature, who lost, and
hen Metcalf and with faintest
praise, Senator Murray, both win
ling, despite us, for sure.
Defeat of the two commissioners
md liver Iverson appear to be the
nly defeat of incumbents at the
ourthouse.
Incumbents generally-Republi-
ans or Democrats-were success
ul. They were best known. Col
-mbia Falls didn't give a single
majority in con-
ested race, but popular Republic
ans, in this case well known in
umbents, tended to get a better
vote here than the "un-
A strong minority vote
or a Republican candidate in .
'emocratic precincts adds up to a
ictory as it did for Grant Camp
ell.
Irrespective of party, Sheriff
lick Walsh, a Democrat, won cas-
y, and so did Assessor Grant
ampbell and Public Administra- {
,r Tom LAWN, both Republicans. t
Well-known Sol Catron, Dem
crat, swept into the job of coun- T
coroner vacated by Harry a
Republican. Freda r
hanahan, Whitefish Democrat, il
ad much Simmer margin over S
Ida Iverson, deputy county a
easurer and a Republican, who
ould have succeeded Merlyn EN- t;
ert. n
New candidates to county polls &
no were Republicans and sue
ssful were Charles Jellison, well
lown in the Democratic parts of 4
e county, and Henry Irwin, y
but popular former 4
ayor of Whitefish, a city that Il
ties Democratic. That's a good
Republican gaining :,
ties in his Democratic home city a
ID Kalispell votes Republican a, a,
yway.
Incumbents without opposition,
llu Barnard, county superintend- m
t; A. j. Shaw, county clerk; Ed nj
hroeter, county attorney, and T.
Taschereau, county survey, poll F.
nice votes. MR. OF
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