Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-11-04
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At present 1t is Impossible to give any .
thing complete ia the way Of election
returns. but enough is in to m ke sure of ,
the election of the entire Republican
ticket with the exc, ption Of Van Doren,
for sheriff. Tue contest is close on the
county attorneys Office, but Pyle will be
elected.
At present writing 35 townships give
Keyler majority Of l72 With the bal
ance to hear from his majority will be over
200. "a Townships give Major Howell
majority OF 26l Twenty townships give
a majority of lis for McCray. The bal
ance Of the townships to hear from will
make no change in the general results un-
less It is on the county a,torneyship. To
be candid, il is quite Democratic victory
In one sense II was not. howsver.a pol
itical campaign but rather personal ono
and bitter ois.
The total vote Of the county was larg
than eyer before and will foot TAP close TO
1900. On strict party vote the county
will give majority af 500 to the Repub-
lican party. but, as We haye stated. this
was campaign OF another sort. Sore
head Republicans and their followers,
together With their combinations, pulled
largely from the Republican, ranks and
succeeded in giving the ONCE
of sheriff to the other party. This could
not have been had the Republicans put
= m genuine man. a something" instead
OF an '.it," the whole ticket would have
/ been elected. We are forced to admit
now in the face OF the election results,
that the last convention came far from rep
resenting the will, Of the people on the
once Of sheriff. This the PRESS was we'll
! enough aware of and entered its pr.tes'
prior to the convention, but ring OF
creator proportions than the mythical
"oid ring" got in its work at the convsn'
ton and the people cat down on 1t at the
polls. A chronic office seeker who con-
tipuously bawls from one corner OF hi'
fulsome mouth he is farmers friend and
votes first, last and all the time from the
other corner OF the same mouth for q
lawyer against the farmers candidate for
the Legislature, as did the iamented Van.
Doren, Las met with the doom he deserv-
ed-the farmers have releQAtsd him to thu
eternal shades. 1t has been hitter pill
but it is a cathar.ic and the Republican
panty will exercise more discretion th'
next time they make mp ticket. Tn
farmers havr sized up one ranting. schem
ing hypocrit and set down on him hare
and heavy. twill notdo to howl his de
feat was due to tho anti liquor element
for prohib ton Republicans and prohibi
tion Democrats alike voted against hin
in roand numbers.
License will carry by considersbl
majority and no doubt 1t was the larg
sentiment in favor of license that pnlle
down Pyle's majority to where Ia
PYLE however is q straight forward capa
BILE young man and 10 not crank o
the prohibition question and many licens
men who kew bim intimately, vote
for him.
As for N jor Howell. his magnihceu
majority was what q manly man shout
receive. The N ,jor Is man who ha
seen much Of the world and humanity
Nature has endowed him with some al
tributes We only wish we're possessed b
some OF those who worked against hin
including certain Republicans Th
writer is an ultimate friend OF he Map
and knows what he says and willingl
testiies that he is generous to a fault. ca
admire an open enemy but have only cor
tempt for hypocrit; takes the world
he finds il and never borrows troubls.
honest himself and considers others
until he knows the contrary. His III
will bear out his principle of "maiic
towards none and charity for all Ha i
AZ We have already stated. a business ma
OF iiioro gh training aud will make on
Of thu ulost competent ro,is "mcel
eyer -ri.s.' 81 b, tn party.
The PaEss will give nm oTr's' state
men q, tue vote Of the cohaiy u. me-
issue.