The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-23
OUR LEGISLATIVE TICKET.


The independent voter has always
looked at men, rather than the promises I
Of party, and in the present campaign if
any OF their candidates are proven un-
worthy Of the positions for which they
have been nominated, no man will
scratch them quicker than the members
OF their own party; but the assertions OF
their opponents are not sufficient, for
they realize that this is a critical mo-
ment Tor the new party and that in it's
infancy it surely needs the vote and sup
port OF evry true friend OF reform. Good
and sufficient proof must be forth COM
ing, to weaken the confidence OF indepen-
dents in their entire ticket. Although
many OF the nominees have never before
been candidates for Office, yet their re-
cord ais mel are before the people and in
comparison with the candidates OF the
two old parties any candid man must
q confess that the independents are far
c ahead. We give below an outline OF the
nominees on the legislative ticket. Will
our readers compare them with the can
II dldltcs OF the republican and democratic
,e parties Tor the same positions. Do not
compare their avoirdupois, their bank
accounts, their legal (0 ability or their
n power in buying or b~ulldozing voters,
but compare them as men and if you are
men, govern your vote by your judg-
70 ment.
lie Elwood T. Doty, candidate for state
senator for the Fortieth senatorial dis
rs trict, was born at Buffalo, New York, on
II. the 3Oth day Of April, 1S41. His
! 1e people removed to Michigan while he
1e was quite young and in this state his
IL early life was spent. In April, 1861 he
S, returned to Buffalo and enlisted in the
~ twenty-five Volunteer Infantry for two
70 years, which time he served. On the ex-
1g plration OF service Mr. Doty spent a
III short time in visiting friends in Michigan
" alter which he enrolled himself with the
First Michigan artillery and served until
IS the close OF the war, After the war he
N made a study OF dentistry, was duly adj
mitted to the ranks OF the profession
I'd and practised at Lowell, Michigan, for
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b Hills in April, 1879, and Immediately
Ut located his present ranch on Box Elder.
Mr.. Doty's practice Of fourteen years in
n one locality is proof OF his efficiency in
his chosen profession which he was
forced to leave by continued poo1
health. AS a farmer the doctor has been
N more successful than the majority Of
farmers in Pennington county.
"a Shelby D. Reed, candidate for the low
er house, is known to all the old settlers
nc OF this county, having came into the
Hills during the seventies. Mr.. Reed
IL was born in Monroe county, New York,
# in the year 1917, and is a graduate OF
Lima seminary, NY. He prepared him
self for civil engineering and surveying
" and when twenty-five years OF age went
q west to follow his calling His first
lc location was in the state OF Kansas in
1872 and Tor a term OF years he held the
office OF county surveyor in that state.
:, The drouth and grasshoppers OF '73 and
IN ia disgusted him with Kansas and he
pulled from the ranch which he occupied,
with his teams, to the line OF the Union
o Pacific and went into the tie hauling
and f~reighting business. Following the
l. advance settlers as a freighter, he
lie reached the Hills in 1876 and for a num-
y OF years was engaged in f%reighting be-
tween theHills and Pierre, and old mer-
d chants OF the Hills, as well as oldfreight-
ers, can testify that Shelby. was always
no time. His early life having been upon
the farm, his taste and inclination led in
that direction and as soon as the reve-
K nua from freighting allowed, he invested
i'll stock and settled on his presentranch
E on the Cheyenne river where he is at
present engaged in farming and stock
raising.
il. Rafferty,, OF Hill City, was also
chosen by the independents for the
g house. Nh. Rafferty, was bornin Ireland
1868 and came to tho United States
: with his parentsin'65, settling in New
York. He removed west in 1880, locat-.
ing in Fayette county. Iowa. From
this state he removed to Nebraska in
,S5 and to Dakota mss, settling in
: Hill City and engaging as a laborer.
in the mines. Mr.. Rafferty, received q
: good common school education, is an
eaesy talker and as a member OF th
Miners union and knights Of Labor
!: surely represents the laboring classes of