OFFICIAL COUNT MUST BE MADE TO TELL STORY — For Most Part Nominees Are Known, But Figures Are Not Complete — LOCKED UP IN BALLOT BOXES BY THE JUDGES

The Butte Daily Post, Butte, 1914-08-26, p.1

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Summary

The evening after Montana's first direct primary (Tuesday 25 Aug 1914), the Post reports that the names of several county and legislative nominees cannot be settled until the official canvass: the returns are with the clerk and recorder but "the boxes are locked and the tally sheets sealed". Had the election judges reported complete returns on a separate sheet as both parties asked, the names would be known; as it is there is doubt about "two or three members of the legislature on the democratic ticket" and about the Republican sheriff, county attorney, county commissioner and coroner. Under the primary law the clerk and recorder canvasses with two justices of the peace. Continued on page 5, where the lists of nominees are printed (see the crossref): the Democratic nominee for county treasurer is John J. Harrington, not J. J. Murphy, who had announced for the office on 19 Aug.

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Silver Bow County, Montana (primary)
Butte, Montana (secondary)

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Story threads

Butte Irish-American organisational life — Hibernians, Gaelic League, Erin's Daughters, RELA

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# OFFICIAL COUNT MUST BE MADE TO TELL STORY *The Butte Daily Post, Wednesday evening, August 26, 1914, p. 1, column 5. Read from the page image on 20 Oct 2026: an Opus transcription of full-resolution crops, checked against Apple Vision OCR and a Sonnet reading of the tiles. Continues on p. 5, columns 4-5 (clipping 1914-08-26_butte-daily-post_primary-nominees-democrats-harrington-county-treasurer).* OFFICIAL COUNT MUST BE MADE TO TELL STORY For Most Part Nominees Are Known, But Figures Are Not Complete. LOCKED UP IN BALLOT BOXES BY THE JUDGES Canvass of Returns Will Be Commenced at an Early Day by Clerk. Not until the-official canvass is made will be determined the names of several of the candidates selected at the primary election yesterday for county offices and the legislative ticket. Practically all the returns from the city and county were in the possession of the clerk and recorder at a late hour today, but the boxes are locked and the tally sheets sealed and cannot be opened until the canvassing board meets in the next two days. Had the judges of election followed the instructions given by the republican and democratic parties and by the clerk and recorder and reported the returns complete on a sheet separate from the official count, the people would have early today been in possession of the names of the candidates nominated, but they failed to make returns and the result is there is some doubt as to two or three members of the legislature on the democratic ticket, and there is a doubt as to the candidates named for sheriff, county attorney, county commissioner and coroner on the republican ticket. The Official Canvass. Under the primary election law the clerk and recorder has charge of the canvassing of the returns and it is provided that he shall select two justices of the peace to assist him in the work. (Continued on Page Five.) --- *Reading notes.* "the-official canvass" has a stray hyphen as printed. Line-end hyphenation joined.

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Open questions

The vote figures for the county treasurer race: Butte Miner and Anaconda Standard of 26-27 Aug 1914, and the official canvass (clerk and recorder Kehoe, from about 28 Aug; state canvass 9 Sept 1914)