New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-04
SOUTH DAKOTA POLITICS.
SENATOR MOODY'S CHANCES OF RE.ELEC-
TION.


ho" The LEGISLATIVE sTANDS-THE VOTE OF
THE STATE.
SionA Fails, :. D.. nov. 30 CSpcciaD.-Thc political
changes throughout the country did not miss South
pahola' Dakota Territory and this state since admis-
son nave always voted three to one Republican, ana
Deiofe election IT seemed to the leaders impossible that
any other result could take place. But so great in
roads were made by the Farmers Alliance party that
1t was a week after election before it was certain that
Meilette' Republican,, had been elected Governor over
LOllcR', independent. and Taylor, Democrat. The
iesiSl''lVc contest was 80 close that it has taken until
TINS present timc to learn exactly how the matter
stands. After many swiHGingS Of the pendulum Me
result Is no" known To be a. follows rlc Senate will
stand Republicans, -. Independents IA. Democrats ..
There Is one vacancy, caused by the death Of an
independent Senator. The Republicans are there
fore sure Of AZ least one majority. The House
stands: Republican 80. Independent -. Demo
cratic ~. The opposition majority Is f. when
the senatorial vacancy T., filled the opposition
majority on joint ballot will be- either , or -.
A. the Legislature j. to elect a successor 10 lnltcfl
states senator Gideon 6. Moody the political com
pleyion Of that body becomes an interesting question.
with an opposition majority on joint ballot, what hope
IS there for senator Moody or any other Republican !
VIII the opposition combine on a senatorial candidate
and If 80, Will he be a Democrat or independent AS
the independent, have fifty nine on joint ballot u tho
twenty >IN 0f the Democrats. the latter can scarcely
nope 10 name the man. Could tlcN 40 80 tncy WpllH
nominate cN Chief Justice bartlett Tripp. Of NanktOn.
I'm the other hand. the Independents have no promi-
ncnt man Of real ability who could bring honor to the
stat In the senate OF the United states. some havo
mentioned II. l.. Loucks. who !, really the father of
the Farmers Alliavcc in this state. aud who made a
surprisingly good RIM for Governor. But ir. L0ucko
wa formerly a subject of Her Majesty the Queen u
Great Britain. and only took ont his naturalization
papers Last August. subsequent to hi nomination ~
tI. fudeurudrut candidate fMr f,oyorUor Mr.. IOufkN
must therefore wait nine years before ne may aspire
To - ~"at IN the senate. A. nearly all Of the lnic-
~pcndcnt> are Republicans who have not felt fully
satisfied with all that the party Ia- done or failed to
DO. and a, some OF them are -tll loyal Ia the Bcpubl-
can party. there l. litlc reason t. doubt that at least
two viii act with the Republicans and give the nccc-
~ary eighty five vote, to make II majority ON joint
ballot. \, senator Moody stands prominent among
the Republicans. there ought - bee no question about
his re- election. senator Moody could do honor to any
State in the Union. and Will" there are other able
men in the state Their, is. perhaps. mo- one who could
In all respects equal him. Noody' defeat would be- a
los, to the state. but there are at this time abundant
reasons for believing that he VIII win.
The election return, have not vet o''n officially
c6nvus,cd los the state board. bat ,cmi official tables
haze been compiled. The htct vote for Governor
wss 77.IcG. M-ll"ttr. Republican, received }t4-o:
TAYLOR. Democrat. 1-.5-l. lou'h-. Independent.
@i.Il2. ~" ,ui" ou 90" congressional '"'i >'iul>
himself. and John Il Gamble. OF lanhi'n. succeeds
Judge %. =. GlHpld. Dho lW, ,'itcd ttirr ''rn,.
,,o,o. I" ,,i1 q linz C'" wa. ' ,,ritgard r., ricr1. and lInron.
The former i'.'"d 40" vote ana me iI'"r
34.523. 10" yot" ou equal suffrage 'tdnd- a. i'l"'t
FOR 'ufm-' l'.ll" i-nn-t. ''.lu5' uII'- ION
tra>t with th-. thc returns -hu" that t' ballot "'-
gwen 10 nH'Af'1 I'itN' "u' xxx,
M. vote ior the amendments. 2o.'.iI d-IH,t. -. 80.
tn amendment Na- intended t' limit -1'r'-". u
rpl DO r'"'j: so Indian vh" .nIp ri"i 3D., i1r
Government. W.p De- not ta'r1. Au' WI' -u-inH- tFHil