Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-17
SOLID REPUBL1cAN1sM.

which was to become the strength of the
democratic candidate in the pending cam.
paign does not seem to exhibit itself in &C
cordance with the programme arranged.
Mr.. Trfpp has announced that this was not
a political fight, but a contest between man
and man. Republicans have insisted that
1t was largely political and the opposition
will be glad to concede that point before
election day arrives, as the Immense pop.
ularlty" of their man is turning out to be the
most shadowy phantom that ever stretched
its wings oyer the shattered hopes of a dis
appointed Office seeker.
We have at hand a few illustrations which
will serve to show that republication and
Bennettism stand solid in localities where
democrats had counted up great prospective
gains. The first is from Pembina county.
in the form of personal letter. AS the
writer does not authorize the use OF his
name we keep back that portion of his COM
munication. He is a man who is fully post.
ed on Pembina county politics and can back
up every word he says with results. He
writes:
II want you to send me the daily until
election. I do not know your price or
would send the money. However, if Penn
blna county don't give Bennett q larger
majority than Yankton county, I will send
you double price. We propose to give Ben.
nett two hundred and fifty majority"
So much for the northeastern corner of
the territory. -Four hundred miles south
from Pembina lies the county of Lincoln,
another republican stronghold where the
democrats have claimed a large Trip vote
outside their W party. That their talk
has been made with a view to mislead the
public judgment and make political capital
by Misrepresentation is proven by the fol-
lowing letter, written by o. s. Clifford, a
prominent republican of that region and one
of the delegates in the late republican con-
vention. He says, writing from Canton ur-
der date of Sept. 18th:
I'VE learn that it is reported in Yankton
that the republicans of Lincoln county are
dissatisfied with the nomination of Bennett
and will support Tripp. You can tell your
subscribers that such is not the case. The
republicans of Lincoln county generally, and
the delegates who were In the convention
in particular, will support Bennett and Flagg
straight through, all the time. Please cor
rect any rumors to the contrary.
Another seat of rumored disafection was
Minnehaha county and from that region the
democrats had the audacity to parade the
names of those whom they alleged had aban.
doned the republican party and taken up the
cause of Trip. Among the names given forth
by them was that of I. R. Kershaw, of Sioux
Falls, partner of Mr.. Flagg, the republican
candidate for district attorney. MI. Ker-|
shaw heard of it and writes us a letter. He
says:
II learn that 1t is rumored in Yankton
that l am supporting Bartlett Trip. l can
take trouble to correct this report, but for
fear thatsuch q rumor might place Mr.. Flagg
in a bad light, I will say that it is wholly
without foundation. While Mr.. Trip was
at this place he asked and was persistent for
my support, but I told him repeatedly and
from the beginning that I should do noth-.l
Ing for him. / don't know of q single re-
publican in this county supporting Mr..
Trip. and the very least we can do is to
give Judge Bennett five hundred majority"
Thus writes Mr.. Kershaw regarding Min
county. The limits of republican
disaffection are narrowing down asd by the
time one or two more counties are heard
from all Mr.. Trip will have left to him
will be the weak vote cast two years ago for
Mr.. Sphinx.