Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-08
TIN / T ELECTION.

suited In what might have been expected
an sverwhelning victory for the citizens
ticket. The result gives Us:
For Mayor. N. Ziebach.
For clerk. E. Cutting.
For treasurer-A. Schandsin.
For JUSTICE. T. White.
For aldernen-J. w. Bramble, N. p.
Gilman, S. S. Turner and N. T. Woslley
for tive years; Joseph Pier, G. B. Hoh:
man, c. Buechler and c. II. Bates for one
year.
This is with one exception the list agreed
upon in the convention Of citizens, who as
sembled without regard to political prefer
ences and chose from among Themselves
those whom they deemed competent to con-
duct the affairs Of the city. With one ex-
ceptisn it is the list agreed 10 in a con-
vention Of the people. John N Fogerty,
nominated for alderman from the fourth
ward by that convention and afterwards
placed upon the temperance reform ticket
for the same position, was defeated, G. H..
Bates receiving = majority Of the votes Of
that ward for alderman. Mr.. Fsgerty's
prominence IS q Temperance man aided
in his defeat. He has been in every re-
spect . competent officer, but the elements Of
opposition we're too strong for him to success.
fully contend against, and his place went to
another. His competitor. Mr.. Bates, has
no reputation as an anti-temperance
man, but he seemed to be more acceptable
to the opposition and was voted in. The
whole contest took the shape Of q struggle
between the temperance and anti-temper-
ance sentiments Of this commu-
nifty, Though it was really nothing Of the
sort. This is proven by the number Of votes
cast for the respective candidates. OF the
seven hundred and fourteen persons who
yesterday cast their ballots for city officers
more than one hundred and ninety.two in
their hearts prefer to advocate the cause of
temperance, as arrayed against the cause of
intenperance. But the business men and
property owners generally had participated
in the citizens convention and though its
result might not have accorded completely
with the desires Of all, they felt generally
that they had previously committed them
selves to its action and we're in honor bound
to sustain it with their votes. The second
ticket came unexpectedly to the people. No
previous announcement of intended oppo.
sition to the citizens movement was made
public. The first that was known was the
publication Of . new list of candidates, un.
der the head of "Referm Ticket" 1t SEEM
ed TO be the work of Q few and it is there.
fore not surprisin9 that the many did not
give to it their support. Some Of the liquor
men Of the city hail the result as q triumph
for their cause, but We do not 90 view it.
1t is rather . triumph for the citizens move
ment, irrespective of politics, morals or
religion. Yesterdays work at the pools
was q ratification by the business men of
Yankton Of previous agreement-nsthing
less. nothing more.
Major Dewitt, the reform candidate for
mayor, ID as popular . gentleman ss can be
found in any community. Under any 9TH
er circumstances he would have been a can.
didate about whose election there would
net have been . question, but in this in.
stance his candidacy came before the PEG.
ple In the face Of . settled understanding
that another man was to be msyoro Of Yapk.
ter. So with the entire ticket of which
his name was . part. 1t was, composed of
good men, but the choice of the people did
not rest upon them.
Of the ticket that was elected va can
truthtully cay that 1t 10 composed of excel
lent business gentlemen. Most Of them
have had previous experience in municipal
matters and begin their duties with q good
record to back them. The large msiorlties
given them show that the people are salts.
hsd that they should conduct affairs, and
there is no appeal from 20 effective . YER
dict.
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
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