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Show MONTANA RETURNS DEMOCRAT SENATOR HELENA. Mont., Nov. 8 Montana! 'has returned a Democratic senator. I unseated one Republican congressman and filled the state's remaining: vacan- j cy in the lower house of congress with la Republican, it was Indicated early today on tho face of early return fror.i more than one-third of the 1525 precincts pre-cincts In tho state. I Barton K. Wheeler. Democrat of Butte, apparently has been elected by , a Wid martin over Carl W. Riddlclc, j his Republican opponent. Five hun- j dred nnd el(,-hty-four precincts which reported during thf rilght. gave Wheeler Wheel-er 38.:71 and Rlddlck 28 6'Jl Washington J. McCormtck, Republl-enn Republl-enn Incumbent from the First congre-- I slona! district, has lost to John M Evans, Democratic nominee. In fate of, returns from precincts The totals! for the two candidate were: BSvans, I 15.158: MeCormlok, 12.100. Scott Leavitt. Republican congxes-1 slona! nominee In th second congressional congres-sional district, apparently has defeated defeat-ed Preston B. Moss, Democrat, with a total of 13 451 votes to his opponent's , 10.525 In 231 precincts . . |