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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1924
Page
6
Edward W. Pickard surveys post election mood noting Coolidge strength, La Follette threat, and shifting party dynamics. He cites Ku Klux Klan involvement in several states, claims about Governor races, and regional repercussions from China and Turkey political shifts.
The new congress is Republican dominated with about 250 in the House and 54 in the Senate likely to back President Coolidge. Democrats number around 185 in the House, with one Socialist and two Farmer-Labor members. The Senate results show 42 Democrats and 54 Republicans, with several Republicans aligned with La Follette bloc but expected to unite for leadership. The defeat of Minnesota Senator Magnus Johnson by Thomas D. Schall is highlighted as favorable to conservatives.
The election results show two women elected governors for the first time. Nellie T. Ross wins Wyoming as a Democrat to succeed her late husband and will take office after qualification. Miriam Ferguson, a Democrat in Texas, defeats her Republican rival amid calls for an official vote tabulation.
General Dawes lauded for vigorous campaigning defending constitutional institutions aiding a Republican victory. In France the outcome pleases Dawes, who is better known there than Coolidge, with editor Pertinax predicting closer US UK coordination and a reshaping of international arbitration and war debt talks.
AMSAY MACDONALD and his cabinet resigned to King George who accepted them and tasked Stanley Baldwin with forming a new government. Baldwin named a cabinet approved by the king with Churchill as chancellor of the exchequer and Curzon as lord president of the council. The Labour ministry failed to verify the Zinovieff letter amid a proving inquiry.
The Chinese warlord Feng Yu-Hsiang appears to have consolidated power in Beijing and intends to direct national governance. details on sequence and governing plan remain unclear.
Mrakovsky met Premier Herriot in Paris to cement the Franco Russian accord. Anounced Krassin as first Soviet ambassador to France and Jean Herbette named ambassador to Moscow.
Premier Mussolini expresses confidence that the crisis threatening the Fascist regime is over and vows a stronger organization. Interior Minister Federzonis, a leading cabinet member, signals the Fasci are cleansing themselves and taking firm action to curb excesses criticized by Italians.
London reports the British government and Vickers Ltd have placed contracts to build a massive airship twice the size of the ZR-3. The craft is designed to cross the Atlantic from London to New York in two days, expanding airship capabilities and war material production.
Massachusetts Senator Enry Cabot Lodge, long time foreign relations chair and League of Nations critic, is gravely ill in a Cambridge hospital after several operations with physicians offering little hope for recovery.
Rio Grande do Sul faces a growing revolt as mutinies erupt aboard the battleship Sao Paulo, the navy's largest vessel, and garrisons in several towns rise in resistance.
Montana voters delivered a decisive shift with Judge J B Erickson winning the governorship over incumbent Joseph M Dixon by more than 15 000 votes amid a high turnout of over 100 000. Unofficial returns indicated a statewide Republican ticket gain except for judge race where Democrat John A Matthews upset Miles Cavannaugh.
Stillwater county reports totals for Coolidge La Follette Davis Linderman Walsh and many others with Yeas 1393 to 455 on the mines tax and primary repeal 1179 to 627. Prairie Dawson Musselshell Missoula and Sweet Grass show partial official returns for Coolidge La Follette Davis Linderman Walsh and others across 14 to 39 precincts in the 1895 election.
J. W. Hart was arrested by Chief Cullen in Anaconda after issuing worthless checks to local merchants. He was jailed after attempting to pass a check at Goodfriend Clothing and was identified by victims.
Kalispell Montana Governor-elect J F B Erickson thanked voters for their confidence after Tuesday's election. He pledged to govern in an orderly economical manner with nonpartisan administration and to pursue promises that benefit all Montanans with aid from good citizens.
Unofficial statewide tallies show Coolidge leading across multiple counties with large margins. Beartooth, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, and Silver Bow report sizable votes for Linderman and Walsh, while others split among La Follette, Dixon, Erickson and more. Faculty, soldiers, and legislative action also noted.
Lewis and Clark county complete results show 2 012 votes for the proposed revised tax and 3 570 votes against it, reflecting a decisive county stance on the metal mines levy.
Returns show 82.2 percent in favor of Petroleum county formation. Winnett named county seat with little opposition. The new county covers the eastern Fergus area and marks a regional reorganization in the state.
Word from Malta Montana reports a decade long agricultural experiment to test farming methods on several typical Montana farms. A $1,000,000 endowment from a Rockefeller family member will fund the program and Fairways Farm Corporation will administer the project beginning next spring.
Montana millers urged the state railroad commission to establish through interstate rates for grain from origin to destination with milling allowed en route. If approved, millers estimate 15 to 30 percent savings and greater home consumption. Also, college juniors toured Billings sugar plant for inspection and study of its operations.
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