Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-09

BOWEN Il KINGSBURY, Prop'ts,
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Returns from the election of Tuesday
received up to eleven o'clock to-day give
the constitution majority of 6,274, with
fifteen counties complete and fourteen
counties partial. These. figures are sub
ject to changes, which, however, will not
materially affect the result. In most of
our returns thus far only majorities have
been given, and this makes it impossible
to give even approximate figures on the
vote cast. The counties from which full
returns have been received are Hand,
Lincoln, Hughes, Beadle, Brown, Yank-
ton, BonHomme, Sphinx, Lawrence, Han
son, Hyde, Kingsbury, Charles Mix,
hutchinson and Grant. OF these fifteen
only Lincoln and Bon Homme have
given majorties against the constitution.
The counties Of Clark, Codington, Un-
ion, Minnehaha. McCook, Moody, Davi-
SOD. Brule, Turner, Aurora, Clay, Penn
ington, Brookings and Deuel. have made
partial returns. OF the fourteen named
Clark, Codington, Union, Clay and
Brookings have thus far given maiori-
T
is more than probable that
all of these excepting Union and Brook
ings will yet give in majorities in favor
of the constitution, leaving for the antis
the counties of Lincoln, Bon Bonnie,
Union and Brookings. The counties yet
to be heard from are Buffalo, Butte,
Custer, Campbell. Day, Douglas, Ed.
monds, Fauik, Hamlin, Jerauld, Lake,
Miner. Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Sully
and Walworth. There is no reason to
suspect that any one upon this list will
return majority against the constitu.
ton and every reason to believe that all
will return maiorlties for the constitu.
ton large in proportion to the vote cast
The vote, as was anticipated, was light
1t is probable that the entire majority
for the constitution will be in the neigh.
borhood of ten thousand, and this with
only about one-third of vote cast.
An analysis of the vote brings to the
surface with startling distinctness the
cause Of the detection in the few coun.
ties which are given position without
doubt against the constitution. The
defeat Ct wise and bene6cent
measure in these counties is trace,
able directly to Ordway and the north.
ern capital syndicate. Lincoln
county was the headquarters of that com
bination during the early period of its
existence and IS the home of capital
commissioner who is among the Ems
Many of the people of Lincoln county
are pecunlarily interested in the success
OF the capital syndicate scheme. Bor
Homme county contains large element
of Ordwayites who follow the lead Of /.
member of the legislature who was iu
the ring last winter. Union county l.
absolutely controlled by men who hay,
invested largely in Bismarck dirt and
who with many others there are the ar
dent friends of Alex Hughes and woult
follow him down into Satan's domains j
he told them to. Brooklngs county i
the home of one of the leaders in th
capital deal who was member of th
legislature last winter. It is also th
home of a member of the capital com
mission who aided the majority in th
contamination of its infamous plans. L
Clay county, where an active and relent
less fight WIS made against the constitu
ton, and which, possibly. ha
gone against that documen
is the home of a considerable combine
tion of spectators interested in Bi.
marck property, headed by member
the capital commission who stands we
in that delectable crowd. Thus it WI
be seen that the whole fight against stat,
hood for southern Dakota has emanate
from the Ordway ring aud has bee
pushed by his captains and lieutenant
Their only open argument against IL
constitution was bareiaced lie and the
employed it because it was the kind Of
fasehood which was most liable to VOL
upon the prejudices Of the ignorar
Had there been anything else in Il
nature OF malicious misrepresentation
which would have better served the
ends they would have employed it,
the man who works for Ordway is Of
use to that individual il he possesses
| conscience or is bothered by scruples.
must by this time be perfectly plain
those who assisted in reducing t
majority for the constitution that sh