Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-11-03 | Page 2 | Democratic Strength in Montana Evident

I DEMOCRATIC STRENGTH IN MONTANA EVIDENT. BliTTK. Nov. The evening of the election in Moniaim finds the eliHirinen of tho Democratic nd Kepiibliean Arties Ar-ties both making coufident predictions of their respective nntioniil and stale tickets. Probablv tho most significant ieature of tho eleventh hour sentiment is the ereatlv reduced stimato State Ropub-fican Ropub-fican Chainnnn O. M. LJinstrum makes for the maioritv for liis party. Last Thursday Chairman Ianstruiu claimed that MoRtana would give Taft and Edward Ed-ward Doalan for governor aud tho balance bal-ance of the state ticket majorities ranging- from S000 to 10,000.- Today Mr. Lanstrum's estimate places a. plurality plu-rality for Taft aud Sherman at not less than 2000. with 5000 for Donlan. Stnte Democratic Chairman "V. 13. decree's estimate tonight is that Montana Mon-tana will givo Brvnu a popular ma.ior-itv ma.ior-itv of at least 10.000 and a majority of G'MiO for the slate tickot. The result of election hinges upon Butte, Silver Bow county, the Democratic stronghold of 1 lie state. In this count' Democrats count upon enough votes to defeat the normally Republican counties of Montana.