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Show DEMOCRATS Will ELECTJEMTOR HELENA. MONT.. Nov. 15. Official counts made today In arious close counties of the state lnsuie Democratic Democrat-ic control of the next legislative assembly, as-sembly, which will elect a successor to United State6 Senator Thomas H. Carter. The official returns insure the Democrats 53 votes on Joint hal lot, with Custer county still in doubt, '.though the unofficial returns In that county jive the election to W. D. rIrrett, the Democratic candidate. Fifty-two votes are necesary to a choice In the election of a United States senator. The o clal count was completed today to-day in Granite county, and showed the election of A. R. Dearborn, Demo-tiat. Demo-tiat. as senator, and James C. Duf-fv, Duf-fv, Democrat, as represenlPtlve. each by a plurality of six voto.i. Hoth of thfsp seats had been claimed by tho republicans, but official count com- ioted today in Rosebud county shows the election of F. D Herbold, Demo-i Demo-i rat, as representative, by a pluinllty cf seven votes. This scar had also L-en claimed by the Republicans. Theollicial count was completed today to-day in Silver Low county and continued con-tinued the election of one removratic i.i nator. eleven Democratic represent- Mlves and one Republican representative representa-tive in that county. The emelal count was practically complete:! in lwis and Clark county today and showed the election of six Democratic repre-t".itatlves repre-t".itatlves and one Republican representative. repre-sentative. This was in accordance with the unofficial returns, A late dispatch to the Democratic f t ate committee stated that Terrett, Democrat, had on the face of lho unofficial unof-ficial returns, been elected representative representa-tive In Custer county. The official count will be made in Idllo City Nov. In. Republicans in Helena tonight admit the election a Democratic legislature, legisla-ture, and say that Senator Carter has I rivately conceded his b fcat. The gt-nator, however, declined to mako -?iy statement for publication. |