Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1890-11-06

Election DAY IN Hanu county was Up To
the established record for interest and
hard work by nearly every body. Many
and conflicting were the interests, / ut
every person could figure out some one
thing at least supposed to be OF direct
interest to themselves.
The capital fight was less on the sur.
face this year, but there was an intense
under current which now and then made
itself manifest. After a third hitch on
the question IL is proven that nothing will
shake the faith Of our people in the des-
tiny OF peerless Pierre. And although
there were many symptoms OF changed
sentiment this year earlier in the cam
paigp, as election day approached tho
Pierre boys began to grapple the question
in a way that plainly indicated they could
cary Hand County over any odds, and by
about as many votes rs they pleased.
Pierre's majority in the county will be
about 600, the total vote is close to li00.
The friends OF Pierre in Hand were happy
at the result here, and doubIy so when
the returns began to come in showing a
heavy Pierre vote all over the state. 1t is
certaiz uow that majority of South Da-
kota people have decided they want their
capital at the ''gruphi," and the seat of
state government is now settled for all
time TO come. SO be it, and may the de.
moralizing effects of two bitterly fought
campaigns disappear with tie definite
settlement of this question.
Summarizing the vote for capital esti.
mating cut of the 40 precincts, gives us
a total vote OF 1926. p-rre has 1923
Huron i03. majority of go for Pierre.
The table elsewhere given has some
strange tales to record Of Hand county.
Something seemed to have dropped with
duh sickcninC thud. The vote for Coy
ernor, estimating six ont of the 40 town.
ships, gives the county TO Loucks by 62.
His vote reaching 6S3, Mellette G2l, Tuy-
lor l40.
Noless n surprise awaits the reader on
the legislative ticket. Thompson, repub
lican candidate for senator, estimating
townships, has SOL; Derflinger. democrat,
l3l, and Major, independent, 66S, giving
the latter II plurality Of II.
Three Independent representatives have
about an average majority Of II, the vote
standing 1872 to 66l, estimating five town
ships.
Rosenkrans captures the treasury by
1872 to Strickling's GAG, estimating three
towns, clear majority of 1856.
Teller, Independent for Register Of
Deeds pulls up 657, Ruston republican
576, and Gray democrat l2l, giving Teller
plurality of 81 by estimating Ave pre-
ciucts.
The republican downfall went with q
rush to clerk OF court, where VIII. Smith
headed il off and crawls out OF the gen.
eraI wreck with 74O to Charley Miller's
654, difference OF Sc.
Judge Hughes caught the com binatiou
right and also preserved republican dIg-
nity:by about 80 over Hutson, divided
75S TO $50.
goes down before Harris, independent.
for Auditor in vote Of 72S to CSC. with
only townships estimated. the total
vote of which could not save him. Har'
ris' majority can not be less than AZ, with
chances for more.
Prof. J. X. Failing, independent, is the
next superintendent by the closest vote oi
any. Two townships estimated out oi
the 40 gives Failing SGT, Gardner 636
Mrs. Baldwin l57. Failing's plurality 81
Douglass for sheriff received 562, Bow
man, democrat, AZ, and for some unknown
reason. or by some strange Influence
mot usually possessed by juveniles
Walsh, independent, received s42 plu
rality Of $50 and majority Of 23s.
Captain Gray independent for distric
attorney was in the swim and could no
be headed off by the full force Of both th'
republican and democratic machines
The figures show practically Gray 6s2
Williams 54I, and Rorick 1856, plurait!
for the veteran who withstood two war
and Mcwhorter's speech, OF 1il.
A summary shows il to be clean sweeI
for the independents except W. ii smiti
FOR clerk, and ] A. Hughes for count.
judge, both of whom elected themselve
by hard personal huslting.
% course these things make littl
blood on the moon, but the world vii
probably wag along all the same. Ham
county will haye very good BET of Off
GERS. Five OF them. Rossnkrans, Harris
Gray. Failing and Teller are old republi
caus,