The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-02-19
VICTORY At LAST.
The Suspense is Over. The
Legislature has Made
~ Choice.
INDEPENDENTS on TOP.
The Reform Party OF South Dakota Selects
Minister of the Gospel as it's First
Representative in the Coun-
ellis of the Nation.

PIERRE, Feb. 16-[Special to THE
UNION. Kyle elected on first ballot.
The vote stood Kyle. rs, Sterling 5S,
Tripp 8, Campbell 1. Republican vote
went to tripp.
So long had the contest been on that
many had lost their interest in the strug
gle going on at Pierre, but not SO with
all. The dispatches received in this city
soon after noon Monday were received
by members OF all parties with a sense OF
relief that the deadlock was ended. We
cannot say that the news was received
with great rejoicing by any but members
OF the new party, and they are not nu-
merous enough in this city to be very
noisy, mot near so numerous as they
will be in '92) yet from members, even OF
the republican party, comes expressions
OF satisfaction that, seeing it must be an
independent, Kyle is the man.
Independents truly have reason to re-
jolce that a clean cut independent has
been elected. Although always hereto
fore a republican, Mr.. Kyle was elected
on the independent platform, and during
the exciting contest stood squarely with
the independent party. Not a republican
vote went to him, but on the contrary
SO bitter was the old party against the
independents that eight OF their number
voted for Bartlett Tripp.
With the democrats it was Trip first
hpa anEth9pS E9g ta 5bfaat thf Ra58
secure sheir choice OF an independent.
Surely a minister OF the gospel1sn not sat
isfnctory to republicans. and no more is
a prohlbitionist and woman suffragist to
democrats. From the reform party only
could come such a choice, so he is surely
an independent OF the first water, and on
the heads OF the new party be any errors
he may make.
Probably no better sketch OF the new
senator's life will appear than that pub
lished in Tuesday mornings Journal,
which we give below:
''Lfbst evening when reporter told &.
c.. Smith, special timber agent OF the
United States land office, that Kyle had
been elected, he appeared very much
pleased and in answer to a request for
some facts regarding his life said:
He was born ut Centreyille, Ohio, in
1854, and is OF Scotch ancestry. He
took the regular course at Oberlin col
lege, Ohio, graduating in 1878 an l had
the pleasure OF presenting his name TO
the college society to which we both be-
long. After graduating at Oberlin he
studied law and prepared himself for ad-
mission to the bar He then took a
course in theology at the Western Theo.
logical Seminary in Pittsburg. TIetaught
mechanical and civil engineering 9!
Pittsburg for three years and then fol
three or four years was pastor OF tht
Plymouth Congregational church at Sail
Lake City. While there he was mem
ber OF the Utah Commission. He always
stood high in his classes at college ane
was considered a remarkably brigh
young man. He is now secretary o
+ Yankton college OF which Daniel +. Brad
ley, another classmate OF mine is presi
dent. Senator Kyle was always stron
republican until he joined the independ
ents last summer. Hehasnot however
been politician. 1 think South Dakot,
!, will be satisfied with the record he vii
: make and that he will work for this a
/ hard as any other part OF the state /"