Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-04-06 | Page 30 | Dunn of Butte Loses in Court

DUNN OF BUTTE LOSES I IN l COURT I Editorial E Writer Walter Debarred From Being Independent Mayoralty Candidate Helena Helenl Mont April 3 W. W V. F F. Dunnand Dunnand Dunn and J J. J J J. J McCarthy defeated candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates respectively cly for tho the Democrat nominations of or mayor maor and city treasurer treasurer treas treas- u of Butte Butto at tho the recent municipal primary election lost Jost their tight fight today toda to today to- to da day to run tun a as Independent candidates when the state supreme court de- de de denied denied nied a writ of or mandate directing tho the city ells clerk to pJ place their theft names on the tho ballot The Thc election will bo be held Mon Ion d da day ay The Democrat nominations for Cor forthe tho the two offices were w won on by William Cutts and Charles Treacy Another angle in the thc Butte Dutte election controversy developed toda today when Franklin Woody assistant attorney general tiled flied In to the tho Silver w Bow district dis dis- t court against Cit City Clerk Cleric Treacy Treaty and two assistants c chars charging them thom with official misconduct miscon miscon- misconduct duct and altering returns of oC the reent re recent recent re- re c ct cent ent primary This step was waR taken b by t the tho attorney generals general's office after Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- Jo- Jo I seph Jackson county attorn attorney e of oC Sliver Silver Sliver Sli- Sli ver Bow Dow count county had refused to to- take talce the initiative In such an nn action Jack- Jack JackIon Ron jion Ion Issued a statement declaring ho he emphatically refused to be bc us used aa aS a'S as asa a n rubber stamp for tho the attorney generals general's gen ren- cral's eral's office William F F. Dunn defeated b by Cutts Cutt was convicted of or sedition several months n ago o for editorial attacks in the tho Butte Butto Bulletin on the thc Montana council council coun coun- cil for Cor defense Ho to was fined tined I coun-I Ills appeal is 18 pending In the thc state su supreme su- su supreme preme court Cutts recently was discharged dis dis- discharged charged ed from the army with the thc rank I of captain I