The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-02
NEW STATES AT THE POLLS.

The Contest in the Two Dakotas q
Very Lively One.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Oct. ELECTIONS in
the four new states have been held to-day,
and voters have given expression to their
political views, a sort of announcement Of
birth. The prese { indications are that the
vote has been full one.
The capital fight in South Dakota and
Washington called out few voters who
might otherwise have been classed as stay
at-homers, while the closene of the state
acted in a similar way in Montana. Work
was not by any means abandoned for votes,
Sunday-school children in Aberdeen, S. D.
marching in procession during the day to
influence the vote on the prohibition
amendment.
THE CONTEST FOR THE CAPITAL.
Those towns in South Dakota which were
not themselves capital aspirants, were flied
with workers for the contesting cities. The
two Dakotas had been conceded to the re-
publicans early in the day, the point to be
settled being only as to the majority. In
terest in North D .kota was cen cred on
prohibition, the friends of which were
hopeful, and the district judgeships. Also
there was much interest in the legislature
as regards its feelings for or against the
CdhOlOdSJ VI SA-oONOl hOt .
Pierce and Ordway. In the Dakotas the
questions to be decided were:
THE QUESTIONS TO BE DECIDED.
In South Dakota-State and legislative
officers, two congressman, and judges; also
voting on the constitution, on the prohibi-
tion clause, the clause for minority repre-
sentation in the legislature, and on the
temporary location of the state capital.
North Dakota voted for the same officers,
and also on constitution and the prohiD
tion clause therein.
The length of the tickets will cause much
delay In collecting the re urns.
SCATTERING RETURNS.
Thus far scattering returns only have
been received. But these indicate the cleo
tion of their state tickets in the tw Dako-
tas by the republicans, and the choice of
majority of the legislature in the southern
state by that party. la North Dakota the
legislature may be close. There is no doubt
that the constitutions will be rati-
fled. Some towns bitterly op-
posed the location of the institutions
in the constitution, as was done in North
Dakota La Kota was one of these towns,
and the vote tuere against the constitution
is 60 in the same precincts which report a
total vote of 95. In South Dakota the re-
turns thus far reported on capital location
are from points far removed, and Pierre,
Watertown, Huron and Sioux Falls are
leading, with the votes little in favor of
Pierre.
PROHIBITION ADOPTED.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 2, 1 A. Mater returns
received by the Pioneer Press indicate the
adoption of the prohibi ion proposition in
South Dakota ID the defeat of the clause
for minority representation, both of whic
had been submitted by the constitutional
convention.
From North Dakota the present returns
indicate the election of fourteen republicans
to the legislature and two democrats, the
other districts not yet having been heard
from.
IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
A Pioneer Press special from Tacoma,
W. T., says: From the meager returns
received from this and adjoining COUNT IS iJ
seems that the vote will be larger than was
ever before cast in the territory. The in
dications all point to the election of
Ferry and the entire republican
state ticket. including Wilson for congress,
by a majority averaging 1000. Scratching
was general on both tickets throughout the
state. The complexion OF the legislature
must remain in doubt until the vote is fully
counted, as the Battle was concentrated on
that field. The separate articles to the con-
stltution embracing the prohibitory and
woman suffrage planks are unquestionably
defeated by large majority. The consti-
tuition will be ratified, but not by the
majority its supporters thought it would
obtain.
REVIEW FROM NORTH DAKOTA.
The Pioneer Press Bismarck IN. d. cor
respondent gives the following review of
the situation at IL o'clock: AT this hour
few returns from the state at large have
been received. In Burleigh county the re-
publican majority on the state ticket is 400,
or 100 IN excess of the largest estimate. The
republican legislative ticket in this county