Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-10-17

fifty counties on Tuesday's election show
q net democratic gain of 35,299. The
thirty eight counties to hear from, esti-
mated. will increase the democratic ma.
jority to about 10000. The congressional
delegation will likely stand fourteen
democrats and seven republicans. Un-
Official returns elect Hart. republican,
ever Neal by fifteen votes; Morey, re.
publican. over Campbell BY forty-two
votes. The democrats claim Wallace
over Mckinley by iorty-one votes.
Speaker Keifer was in the city yester-
day afternoon. and his face clearly por-
trayed his Disappointment. his hopes of
being speaker OF the forty-eighth con.
gress having been suddenly dashed to
the earth. In answer to the inquiry,
"How do vou account for this upheaval,
especially in the congressional districts 2"
the speaker replied:
"ihere were several elements working
against us. l had confidently believed
that We would be successful until last
Saturday night. when I observed that
there was an unusual amount of drinking
gong on and that money was flowing as
Tree as whisky and beer. Then for the
first time began to weaken. It was
nA"O!o uu14uS tuo campaign
that our people TOOK very little interest
in the contest. We were fully aware of
the fact that on account Of the temper
ance legislation of the last session We
should lose heavily in tho cities and
large towns. and that our only hone Of
success was in getting out full vote in
the rural districts. We hoped to ea,p the
support of the Temperance democrats.
and with the prohibition vote, which We
had good reason to believe would sup.
port the republican party IN it's endeaypr
to control the liquor traffic. We felt rea.
senably confident of carving the state
and electing at least fourteen OF the
were sadly mistaken. It is . matter
of history that the prohibition party
would rather that free whisky should tri.
umph than the republican party succeed,
Do what We might, We could not interest
the voters in the rural districts, They saw
no occasion for alarm and remained at
home. The democl ats we're we'll organ.
lied. The saloon.keepers hired two good
workers to take charge of each voting
precinct, and to these men was iptrusted
the duty of seeing that these voters we're
got to the polls. In the cities such an
effort was not necessary. The returns
show that the democrats made all their
gains IN the strongholds Of the republi.
can party. and all on account of the gen
eral apathy that prevailed among our
people"
General, were there not other eyi.
dences OF weakness noticeable.
"Yes. sir. In addition to the lepisla.
tion BY the general assembly at It's last
6e01lOn. the cOnO1 oaaional convoo<;on ~
many instances, developed considerable
Dad feeling and some Of the nominations
were unfortunate. Wounds were made
IN some dlstricts which would not heal.
These contests had the effect of disgust.
ing m my OF the farmers, and nomina-
tions were made which the people could
not endorse"
"Is 1t not quite probable that this tenn
perance question will form one of the
issues year hence. whom the governor
ana legislature will be elected" ?"
Certainly it will. I am inclined to
tMnk that the next campaign will be
fully Is remarkable as the one inst
closed" ''.
"A leading republican stated this
morning that the victory cost not lees
than $20QOOO."
Il presume it did. Il was plainly evii.
dent that they did not lack in funds, and
next year they will cheerfuliy subscribe
$5OO.O0o: The whisky men and brewers
can well afford to pay that much for
political party that will act at their bid
ding, and which they can control"
The democrats have elected the fol-
loving coneressmen BY majorities esti-
mated as follows: III
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