Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-02
THE CITY

The public mind, as shown by the result
of yesterdays election, was decidedly averse
to making political opinion a test in select
ing city officers for the ensuing year. The
vote shows that little or no regard was paid
by the majority of voters to the partisan
bias of the candidate. The government OF
the city has beer very faithfully and ably
managed under the Citizens" rule aud ii
would seem that the majority of citizens
preferred to let well enough" alone, and
continue a municipal administration 10
which both parties would have a voice.
The tickets presented by both parties
were good ones, 30 that no danger existed
of choosing inefficient public servants. No
citizen of Yankton holds a higher place in
public esteem or can more justly claim the
public confidence than Mr.. j. c. McVsy,
who headed the democratic ticket for may
or, and his defeat vas due to nothing more
nor less than the fact that Mr.. Wynn pos.
sesses all the qualifications for the position
is quite popular and had the advantage OF
being first in the field. Mr.. McVsy is an
avowed republican and was from the outset
averse to the nomination and 80 expressed
himself.
The marshalship goes to Charley Bates, a
young de nocrat of surprising and deserved
popularity. Mr.. Learned, his opponent, ia
a gentleman, who to know, is to respect, bu,
he is not q politician, and has not yet learned
the arts of popularity as Charley has; but
he is no less deserving of public confidence,
and had he been successful in the contest,
we feel certain he would have conducted the
Office in a manner that would have been
creditable to himself and the city. He loses
nothing by defeat, but by hi, consistent and
honorable course has rather gained in the
estimation Of all good citizens. Mr.. Bates
will make an excellent marshal, and We
know Of no other democrat We would more
willingly entrust the police management Of
the city to.
The race for clerk was confined to Frank
Washabaugh and Jim Taylor, the Junior
member of the Herald establishment. Asa
member Of the quill fraternity, We ought to
have wished for Jim's success, but viewed
in the light of IN Incorporating demQ:
crat, We annot grieve at our brothers mis-
fortune, particularly when 40 promlsing q
young gentleman as Washabaugh takes the
position. Jim is the flower of Dakota de.
mocracy, and Frank is a bloom on the re.
publican stalk. Their contest came the
nea rest of any to q straight party fight, and
the result may very safely be set down as the
sum Of the numerical strength of the two
great political forces. The republican ma.
jority in Yankton can be estimated at two
score and five.
For city justice OF the pesce, the contest
lay between E T. White, Eco, and tina
democratic patriarch, F. NJ. Ziehach. II i.
no discredit to Mr.. White TO be defeated i.
such q contest. and the only wonder is tina
he made SO good . race. Zieb. was anon,
the early discoveries Of Yankton, has grow
up with the country, has been . friend an
adviser to everybody who needed . frien,
and good counsel, and when he runs for q
office, all the boys and . great many Of III
men throw OF their costs snd pitch RICH
in ard elect him ; snd because Of this unsr