Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-20
These Times i'm south Dakota.

HURON, S. D., May 19.-l Special to The
BEE.l-There now. We are "a state-all
but. There was no enemy to fight at Tues
days election Really, there was nothing
at stake. No issue was up for decision.
Every organization in the state, including
the whisky dealers, indorsed the consttu-
ton, and this document was approved by a
vote of about Is to l. There was no special
contest for delegates, excepting in three dis
trlcts In two of these the republicans
shrewdly divided the voting precincts so
that all three of their nominees would get
enough votes to defeat the democratic candi-
dates, and the scheme worked successfully.
In third-the Sioux Falls-district two dis
gruntled- democrats put up midnight
scheme to defeat the two republican nomi-
nees. This game defeated one republican
and the regular democratic nominee. The
boilers meant to down E. W. Caldwell, who
was running; but they didn't do II, much to
their great disgust. The convention will
stand, republicans, 81; democrats, "A.
Hardly half of full vote was polled. 1t
will not exceed Al, 900. But this is attributa-
BILE to the lack of opposition and to the fact
that very heavy rain fell during n large
portion of the day. When ii comes to the
vote of October /, where minority repre-
sentation, prohibition, capital location, mem
bers of congress, full state ticket, includ-
ing a legislature, which will elect two
United States senators, are to be passed
upon, South Dakota will poll round 100000
votes. We won't be tWo-thirds of Il citizen
at that time as we were Tuesday; but each
man can vote for all there is up, without
leaving part of the ticket for some other
fellow to vote for-as we did May IA, by b.
Springers cunning.
You in the United States call this an "off'
e.. .a1,z IL 1, ,sr 20 l1
the "onnestn year for elections South Da-
kota ever had.
All the crops are coming along very finely.
Eastern Dakota has had another series of
heavy rains this week, besides three days Of
sunshine This makes all satisfactory with the
grangers, and their hopes are rising for
large rewards for their labor. For the
wheat crop, the weather of the past four
weeks has been perfect.
Speaking of the grangers, they have an
offer of all the binding twine they want at 5
cents a pound lower than the trust was
willing TO sell for. The alliances are sum
moned by the president to hold secret meet
ings next Wednesday and vote on twlne
proposition that will then be laid before
them And this will take some more rocks
out of the way of our granger brethren.
BY the law authorizing the erection of a
soldiers home at Hot Springs, the appoint
ment of its five building commissioners was
not to be made until this month. Governor
Melette has just named three of the num-
bert. A. Bones, of Webster; j. j. Kleiner,
of Pierre, and S. r. Hammond, of Ashton.
| The first is an attorney, the second an ex-
congressman from Indiana, and democrat,
and the latter past department commander
of the G.. A. II. both in Wisconsin and in
Dakota. ltis their duty to proceed at once
| with the preliminary arrangements for con
structng the home, and they are men who
| will do their duty.
Those pilgrims of the Oklahoma overflow,
who are watching and waiting over the bor'
der of the Sioux reservation for Il chance Ia
''go in will act very wisely If they stay out.
For the inhabitants are Indians and they are
very Jealous of their presence. Only two
weeks ago a surveying party crossed the
| reservation from Fox Ridge, under the escort
of government troops, and at one point II
| kept the troops very active TO save the skins
| and scalps of the meters and bounders. In
dians say, "White man mighty uncertain y
| The white can truthfully reply, YOU'RE an
other"
The famous Ordway Johnson was a candi
date for the constitutional convention In
| Brown county, and ran well; but the country
precincts defeated hlm. IL was he VINO led
| Springer to believe that all of Dakota was il
| favor of one state: he was also the originator
| of the Aberdeen one-staJe convention OF {
year ago-the same that delayed division fol
| twelve months SO the tWo-staterS rejoice al
J Ordway's defeat.
Now that the election is over, the polit
| clans are 'sawing wOodn for the next one
Mathews, Clifford, Gamble and Jumper are
not averse to going 10 congress, although
| ouly two can be chosen. The republican
ticket for state Offices will be largely com
posed of those who were elected in 1885
when we adopted the Sioux Falls con
stltuuon, thusi Governor, A. q. Mel
lette; lieutenaE. governor, A. f. Frank
secretary of state, II. S. Murphy; auditor
Frank Alexander; treasurer, d. w. Dggs
| judges, A. q. Kellam, ID. Corson, John IL
Bennett AZ leas, five of the above will b'
| nominated this summer and elected October
| !. There is no change apparent in the pub
| lie opinion for United States senators. Th'
choice Of to-day would be for Messrs. Petit
grew aud Moody the two foremost men il
| the state OF course the election is egh
months distant and no political hOroscop
| can be made OF what the Legislature vii
then do. But IL will take more than
| Charles Mix volcano TO sidetIack the abov
named from the place they now hold in pub
| lie confidence aud choice.
| The location OF the capital is not the leas
| imuortant mattpr n he Spttlpd al the 1pt0