The Dickinson press., 1889-10-05
PIERRE TO THE FRONT.
That Town is Ahead i'm the CnDl.
tai Race According to All
Reports.
Her People Appear to Have
Gone Mad With Joy Over
the News.
North Dakota Republican With Pro-
hibition in Doubt-Washington
is Also Republican.
Montana is Still Doudtful-Carter, Rep, Prob
ably Elected to Congress and Toole,
DEM, for Governor.

Dem., for Governor.
PIERRE. S. d., Oct. 4.-Picrre is the
capital of South Dakota, the latest re-
ports showing the ma jority will be i'll ex-
cess of the largest estimates made before
the election. and the people realize their
success. No pen can describe the scene
here. AS the passenger train came in
at / O'Clock, having OF board the teams
and men from this city who have been
over the state urging on this success,
it was met by the band and the people.
Cheer after cheer rcndcd the air.
Strong men grasped each other in their
arms and laughed and cried. Those
who had been foremost in the fight for
success We're carried around.
ON THE SHOULDERS Of II PoPULAcE,
who paraded the streets in the widest
disorder. Women and children joined
the throng, and to II who did not UNI
derStand the situation it would seem as
if the people had gone made. p. F. Nc
Clure. the defeated Democratic candi-
date for governor. who has been one of
the mos diligent workers for Pierre. is
being hustled around in a carriage
drawn by the people, and John Suther-
land. president of the board of trade. is
being carried around on an improvised
platform.
kilograms show the following vote on
capital location: Pierre, 1864: Huron,
II, 32S; Sioux Falls, 10. OBS: Mitchell, s.
729; Watcrtown, 5,162; Chamberlain. L.
097. The success of Pierre is generally
conceded.
The private dispatches received by
Chairman Mccoy, of the state central
committee, leads him to estimate that
prohibition carried in the state by 10000
majority and the Republican state ticket
by %, 900. He says also that Pierre is
the winner for temporary capital by q
plurality that will approach 5000. Other
dispatches confirm the report that Pierre
has won the fight.
Chairman Hundlcy, of the Democratic
state central committee, expresses the
belief that Mellctte's majority in
the state will not exceed 12, 1000. He a v
the Democrats are quite certain of elect
ing eighteen members of the legislature
and possibly twenty. including five SEN
atOrS.
Latest Returns From Counties
Compiled and condensed are as follows:
Clay-Complete returns. Majority for consti-
tuition 1,156, for prohibition 1876, against minority |
representation ISL. For capital, Pierre 63S, HUI |
ron 39T, Mitchell 31T, Sioux Pals 1877, Watertown |
az (hambnrlai in y Rnpiblirnp cfota f;cLo< 4 0ec
John l.. Jolley received the unanimous vote for
the state senate and D.. NJ. Inman, Dem, and
John Z. Norelius received large majorities for the
house.
Hamline-Complete returns. Republican state |
and congressional tickets SCI majority. The en-
tire Republican Legislative ticket is elected by
majority of $50. Prohibition has 433 majority.
Andrews, Republican candidate for judge of the
Third district, received a majority OF 3O5 in this
county. King, for county judge, has 357 major |
ity. Watertown, for capital, 1,025, Huron, 81,
Pierre, %.
D%euel-Four small towns to hear from. For
the constitution, unanimous. For prohibition 11s
majority. For capital, Watertown 800, Pierre 1I5,
Huron 70, Sioux Falls 8. State Republican ticket,
$50 to $50 against. The county Republi can ticket
is elected. Andrews, for judge of the Third judi |
cial circuit, 125 majority.
Codington-Unof1icial reports. For capital,
1910 for Watertown. Prohibition lost by ~
votes. Republican ticket, majority about 500.
The local ticket was badly split and will take an
official count to determine, though Thomas, for
the senate, is elected.
Edlnunds. -Incolnplete. Pierre, 800 for capital
out Of a tot al Of 1860. Hopkins, Dem., is elected
senator over Beebe, Rep by about 800. Gamble
and Rudd. Reps, are elected representatives.
Prohibition, 200 majority. Republican state and
congressional ticket, majority of over 405. Fuller,
Rep, for circuit Judge, 800 majority.
Brown-Republican state ticket received ma
%jorities about ITO. Miller and Dennis for senators
92 and 81 respectively. For representatives
about 40 each, for the constitution $40, for pro.
hibition 104. Pierre's plurality is 100.
M~eadc-Twelve precincts out of twenty-one
give Mellette 465, Mcclure 305, for prohibition
BIS, against 4ol, Huron 6, Mitchell Q, Sioux Falls
81. Chamberlain e. Pierre re. The entire Demo-
cratic Legislative ticket is elected by large major.
tiles. The precincts to be heard from will in
crease the Pierre and Democratic majorities.
Hand-Total vote gives Pierre 54s., Huron 0, for
prohibition 346, against III, Meiiette 3O6. Mcclure
12G. For state senator from Hughes and Hyde,
Crawford, Rep, 2s6, Whitcher, DEM, 23s.
Lincoln-A conservative estimate gives Sioux
Falls 1,250, Mitchell $50, Watertown 1856, Huron
1875, Pierre 225, about 1900 majority for Mellette
and prohibition 23o majority. Three precincts to
be heard from will not change the above figures
IS votes.
Davison-Complete returns. Republican ma
jority 400. Legislative ticket received large ma
1orlty. Prohibition majority 2l5.
Spink-Huron 1889 votes, Pierre 554, Sioux
Falls 81, Watertown 4o7, Mitchell ITO. Prohibit
ton carried by about 800 majority. Minority rep
resentation defeated by about 1000. The entire
Republican state ticket elected by good major
tiles.
Campbell-For Mellctte 575, Mcclure III. Re-
publican members of the legislature elected by
large majorities. For the constitution $50, for
prohibition a6s, Pierre 667, Huron 90.
Inro,,1J L,,ll r,tu.,,, I;o,,, @ tJ..-. w
Mitchell 4, Chamberlain 10. Republican con
gressional and state ticket 400. legislative ticket
elected, majority for prohibition, constitution
vote solid. Minority representation defeated, as
is the railroad tax.
Sully-Picrre a majority of $50, with % scatter
ing votes. State Representative Mccormick,
Rep, 1913, Stewart, DEM, POS. For circuit judge
of the Sixth district, Fuller, Rep. 252, Price, Dem.
sol. Majorities for the constitution and against
minority representation. Prohibition zoo ma
jority.
Minnehaha-~ Mellette 743 majority, for congress
Oxford and Pickler 2S and l60 respectively. Pro.
hi6ition, ICE majority against. Sixry-four votes
were cast against Sioux Falls for the capital. For
Sioux Falls Z, ITO.
lianson-Prohibition defeated by 30 majority.
Senator W. f. Conlan. Dem. Representative,
W. c. Wright, Rep. and Carl Lehman. Dem.
s~anborn-Relisble. Pierre es4. Mitchell ls2,
Huron $40. Prohibition 800 majority. Full state
ticket Republican coo.
Brookings-For the constitution 100, for prohi.
bition IL, Pierre 40, Huron "a, Sioux Falls "a,
Watertown 10, MsIette 95, Mcclure 80, Clifford
and Pickler 90 each, Jefyries and Booth 80 each.
Neutrality-suspicious. state ticket 443, state
senators Is: state representatives 800, county
judge 100. Prohibition majority zoo.
Butte-Butte county elects a Democratic men,
Der of the legislature.
Hughes-For Pierre, 1900. Plthibition, 1870
majority against.
Sully-For Pierre, 737. Prohibition majority,
200.
Yankton-Ten of the seventeen precincts In
Yankton give Pierre 476, Sioux Falls 4os, Huron