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Show 00 BUTTE ELECTS A SOCIALIST MAYOR BUTTE, Mont, April 3, For the first time In tho history of Montana a Socialist was elected mayor, when in today's city election in this city, the Socialists practically swopt tho field, electing the head of tho ticket, city treasuror, police Judge and flvo out of nine aldermen. Two years ago the Democrats elected every candidate candi-date In Silver Bow county, which Is regarded as the Democratic stronghold ot the stato, and today's remarkable upset Is considered In the nature or rebuke to the Democratic administrations, administra-tions, past and present, for startling expose of alleged shortages as disclosed dis-closed by recent ten-years' audit of tho financial affairs of Butte. Socialists In Walkerville, a suburb of Butte, elected two out of three al- U Ul UIC1I Rev, L. J. Duncan, Unitarian minister. minis-ter. Is elected mavor of Butto by a plurality plu-rality of 1.S3I, over J. J. Qulnn (Dem.) the biggest plurality over given a mayor In the history of Butte. The following mayoralty vot.c was polled. Duncan. 4.2G0, Qulnn. 2,435. E. D. Elderkln, Republican, 1,2'J3, II. L. Allen, Al-len, Independent, UC. Rev. Mr. Duncan carried every ward of the eight except one, the seventh and eighth giving him pluralities of C24 and 5G0, respectively. Thomas J. Boorher. who attracted national attention at Western Federation Federa-tion of Minors' convention In Denver two years ago, by denouncing the American flag, is elected police judge, and Daniel Shoylln Is tho new city treasurer. J. H. McCarthy, Democratic Democrat-ic candidate, and Incumbent, who Is said, according to the audit, to be owing the city about $12,000, and who twice has been elected city treasurer, was hopelessly snowed under, being a poor third. Shovlin won by plurality of 1,223 over G, H Scott, "Republican. The following aldermen were elected: elect-ed: First ward, Frank Curran (Soc); Second ward; James Doner (Dem.), Third ward, J. C. Smith, (Dem.), short term; K. F. McMannls, (Soc), long term; Fourth ward, John Hawke, (Rep.); Fifth ward, Andrew Rissel, (Soc.)y Sixth ward, Samuel Barker Jr. (Rep.); Seventh ward, Arthur Cox. (Soc.), Eighth ward, Henry C. Davis, (Soc). Anaconda Election Results. ANACONDA Mont.. April 3. H. A. Conyone, a Republican, was electod mayor of Anaconda today by a majority major-ity of 45 over A. J. Tuchscheror.JDem-ocrat. Tuchscheror.JDem-ocrat. The Republicans also elected R. B Lewis city treasurer and two of tho six aldermen. T. F. Murphy was le-elected police magistrate. |