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MONTANA KAIMIN University of Montana AN INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER Wed., Nov. 6, 1968 Missoula, Montana Vol. 71, No. 20 Nixon Appears Winner By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS dared victory Wednesday morn­ of Representatives, which will as a fringe of states around the have no overriding effect on Sen­ ing. elect the president in the event of Deep South and New Jersey. ate races, where doves and hawks Richard M. Nixon’s second at­ Vice President Humphrey, who an Electoral College deadlock. How much President Johnson’s registered victories and defeats. tempt at the presidency appeared ' had 166 electoral votes, appeared Democratic candidates in the East Thursday decision to halt attacks Sen. J. W. Tulbright, D-Ark., to have been successful about to be leading in two vote-rich were ahead in most marginal con­ on North Vietnam affected the chairman of the Senate Foreign 8:30 a.m. Wednesday when a states—Texas and Missouri. gressional districts. outcome remained problematical. Relations Committee and a leading Columbia Broadcasting System The two states would give the Humphrey’s main strength was Nixon’s advisers thought John­ critic of the Johnson administra­ Vice President 203 electoral built around New York, Pennsyl­ son’s action may have added a per­ tion’s Asian policies, won re-elec­ votes. vania and Texas, all heavy elec­ centage point to Humphrey’s sup­ tion. But Sen. Joseph S. Clark, D- toral vote states, with support in port. But they also thought refusal Pa., another dove, was defeated. In the popular vote, Nixon had the northeastern states. of South Vietnam to send a delega­ Barry Goldwater of Arizona and 28,883,426 to Humphrey’s 28,739,- Nixon fashioned his electoral tion to the Paris peace talks might Edward Gurney of Florida, re­ 118 with 92 per cent of the vote vote strength largely from mid- have subtracted this. garded as hawks, won Republican tallied. western and western areas as well The Vietnam issue seemed to* seats. Former Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace apparently scored wins in four southern states, but ran a poor third nationwide. Wallace appeared to have won in Alabama, Georgia, Louisana, Referendum 65 Approved and Mississippi with a total of 39 electoral votes. He trailed far be­ HELENA (AP)—Referendum 65 referendum was a group known as Initiative 66 was behind 83,737 hind in the popular vote with won a resounding “yes” vote Tues­ Montanans for Constitutional Ac­ to 35,333. All constitutional amend­ 9,016,879. day, allowing for renewal of the tion. The group opposed the ments were trailing, 73,088 to Nixon and Humphrey each had six-mill levy for the Montana Uni­ measure because of the use of al­ 44,013 on the pay raise measure; 43 per cent of the popular vote at versity System. legedly obscene literature in a 68,498-45,895 on the legislative 7:30 am. Wallace was getting It was the only one of five spe­ class at the University of Montana length proposal, and 55,508-53,903 about 14 per cent of the vote. cial measures on the Montana bal­ in Missoula. on amendment limitations. The lead changed hands repeat­ lot assured of victory with 72,836 edly during the night. In Pen­ voters favoring the measure and nsylvania, for example, Humphrey 46,380 voting against it with 701 Battin Wins In Eastern District held an early lead, was overtaken of 1,037 precincts counted. by Nixon but then surged ahead Passage of Referendum 65 would RICHARD M. NIXON again. renew for 10 years the six-mill Just the opposite happened in statewide tax on property to help Olsen Outdistances Smiley Illinois. Nixon led there at first, support the six units of the Mon­ projection gave him 287 electoral tana University System and its af­ Humphrey bolted ahead for awhile filiated agricultural services. votes. and then Nixon regained the lead. The measure, first authorized by To Win 5th Term In House niinois’ 26 electoral votes ap­ Nixon was ahead in early re­ voters in 1948, was approved again HELENA (AP)—Montana voters Smiley of Bozeman with 305 of 460 parently put Nixon over the 270 turns from New York, but Hum­ in 1958. It has provided about one- gave their incumbent congressmen, precincts reported unofficially. needed for victory, making him phrey apparently won the big fifth of the total budget of the Republican Rep. James F. Battin It was Smiley’s second loss to the 37th president of the United state’s 43 electoral votes. and Democratic Rep. Arnold Olsen, States. University System, raising about Olsen, the first coming in 1966. Early returns indicated no major $10 million in each biennium. his fifth term in Tuesday’s general The trend in the eastern district Nixon, however, had not de- shift in the makeup of the House Leading the opposition to the election. Battin drew 62,897 votes in the developed early in the evening and eastern congressional district to continued about the same for 30,821 for Democratic challenger hours, Battin holding 68 per cent Judge Elected Lt, Governor Robert Kelleher of Billings with of the vote to Kelleher’s 32 well 411 of the district’s 577 precincts into Wednesday morning. counted unofficially. It was slower in coming in the Olsen polled 51,133 in the west­ western district. At first Smiley ern district to 42,756 for Dick stayed close to Olsen, but after Anderson Unseats Babcock midnight the gap widened and then settled down to about 55 per cent HELENA (AP) — Democratic Anderson put himself into the House before winning a seat in the for Olsen to Smiley’s 45 per cent. Atty. Gen. Forrest H. Anderson governor’s race last Dec. 13. State Senate. The Smiley-Olsen campaign cen­ was elected governor of Montana Babcock, who will leave the gov­ Selstad, the man he defeated, tered on their counter-claims about Tuesday by tax-conscious voters ernor’s office the morning of Jan. operates a farm supply and pro­ voting records along liberal-con­ who resoundingly rejected the 6, has occupied it since Jan. 25, pane business in Great Falls. He servative lines. sales tax vehicle which Republican 1962, when Nutter was killed in a served two terms in the House be­ Smiley, 42, a Bozeman broad­ Gov. Tim Babcock rode to defeat. plane crash. fore becoming a senator. caster, focused his speeches on It was the first time since 1948, Babcock won a four-year term The Judge-Selstad campaign Vietnam, inflation and gun controL when John W. Bonner was elected on his own in 1964, beating Roland seldom made major headlines but He repeatedly said he made no to a term in the Governor’s Mah- Judge managed to keep himself pledges because he felt people are sion, that a Democrat got public consistently before the public, fed up with the stereotype political approval to head the state’s gov­ probably as well as any other promiser. ernment. major candidate. Olsen, 51, emphasized his record It has been nearly 16 years since of aid to the western district in Bonner turned the executive reins such areas as highways, model over to Republican Gov. J. Hugo cities, and education. But he also Aronson. charged Smiley with distortion of To help the 55-year-old Ander­ GOP Ahead his record. son, Montana voters chose State While Battin, 43, urged change Sen. Thomas L. Judge, 34, also a on the national level, opposing Democrat, as lieutenant governor. In 3 Races Democratic farm policies, gun con­ trol measures and inflation, Kel­ Judge, a Helena advertising ex­ HELENA (AP) — Republican ecutive, beat Sen. Tom Selstad, leher, 40, called for change in con­ Bob Woodahl appeared Wednes­ gressional representation. He cen­ Great Falls, for the No. 2 state of­ day morning to have beaten his fice currently held by Republican tered on such issues as wheat cer­ Ted James, a Great Falls lawyer. Democratic opponent Gene B. tificate reinstatement, freight rates, Daly. ARNOLD OLSEN loans for agricultural cooperatives. Both Anderson and Judge took Unofficial totals with 785 of the early leads in unofficial vote state’s 1,037 precincts counted gave counting and rarely faltered in Woodahl 90,040 votes to 84,213 for piling up consistently growing Daly. margins over their GOP opponents. In other state races, Republican Free Pictures in Yearbook With more than three fourths of Alex B. Stephenson was leading the state’s 1,037 precincts report­ Democrat Paul Cannon, 87,859- ing, Anderson had 112,292 votes to 77,864, for treasurer; Democrat Babcock’s 85,440 votes. Henry H. Anderson trailed incum- Might Be Cut or Expanded Trailing with 7,904 votes was the FORREST H. ANDERSON bant Republican Ernest Steel, 87,- Publications Board at a meeting cussed whether honorary groups New Reform party’s governor 215-77,114, for railroad and public yesterday discussed whether the should be included.