Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 7 | New Bourbon Leader Gains Montana Vote

Ii NEW EW BOURBON LEADER LEADER GAINS I i MONTANA VOTE young Y Butte Attorney Leads Veteran in Congress Primary r 1 r 1 Br r Associated Tress Press HELENA Mont Jul July 21 A 21 A new figure among the Montana Democrats Demo rats John P. P ronas Monaghan an young oung Butte Butle attorney torney today held an apparently unbeatable lead over the veteran congressman John M. M Eva Evans in Tuesdays Tuesday's s primary election l 1 Late returns showed Monaghan with with a commanding lead over Eva Evans precincts out of in the First district giving him Eva Evans 1771 17 71 There appeared little possibility further returns would change the relative positions of the two candi dates The First Montana district has as always been preponderantly Democratic p Tin In In the Second district Democratic congressional race Judge Roy EAyers E E. Ayers of Lewiston held a large majority major major- ity over o J. J F. F OConnor O'Connor of Livingston The e count was Ayers O OCon Con Conor Jor por or in out of 1007 pre pre- ij J Mark D. D Fitzgarrald and md Congress Congress- Congressman man nan Scott Leavitt Republican candidates candidates candidates candi dates were unopposed In the Democratic race for the gubernatorial nomination Governor John Erickson held a better than three to one lead over his tors His closest contestant was Lew Lewis Penwell of Helena Miles gomney Hamilton publisher was in third place The count was Erickson Erick son Jon Penwell Romney in 1072 out of ot 1441 precincts in 1 the stale stater te In the Republican contest for governor governor gov gov- Frank A. A Hazelbaker present lieutenant governor was nominated over W W. S. S McCormack of Kalispell The count W was 1110 precincts Hazelbaker Hazel Hazel- baker McCormack Only t.-Only Only one of the seventeen contests In 11 the primaries remained to be de de- de- de An official count of the vote I probably will be necessary to determine deter mine the winner of the contest for the Republican nomination for state treasurer With only precincts missing the unofficial count gave Glenn T. T Davis votes over J. J W. W Walker former treasurer I