Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-03-10
THAT TOWNS HIP ELECTION.

The Miller Gazstte's total disregard for
the truth is so well established here, that
il is a waste Of time for the PRESS to con-
tradict 10 on the many rsntankcrons mis-
statements it makes, and which obtains
for it nothing but good natured ridicule
among the citizens acquainted with local
conditions. Where these statements are
largely due to Ignorance, the community
meekly bears its atfiiction Of having the
Gazette issued occasionally. but when that
"curio' comes out with such brazen dis
regard for all semblance OF truth as it did
last week, We confess to experiencing a
feeling akin 10 WEAKNESS. In discussing
the township election the Gazette says:
"A peoples caucus was called 1T the
town hall for Monday evening for the
purpose OF putting mp peoples ticket.
Early in the evening. and hurriedly,
few leading republicans assembled and
put dp straight republican ticket, ex-
cept two or three independents tacKed
upon the tail end. and then decided to
call 1t peoples ticket"
The above is absolutely and unquali-
fiedy false in each and every particular.
and it is difficult to conceive a state OF
mind that would induce any one to make
such a statement.
A peoples caucus" was not called in
the town hall or any place. On Thursday
four DAYS before the caucus. the PRESS
was issued, and contained the following
notice
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
Notice Is hereby gwen that there will
be a republican caucus ut the city hall IN
Miller Monday evening next. from 1880 10
$3.50 O'Clock, TO nominate candidates for
township offices.
W. ii. LANE, Committeeman"
Fifty republicans assembled at the
place called at 745 O'Clock p. M. aud
openly and fairly nominated a straight
republican township ticket. On Tuesday
this ticket was printed and plainly head =
ed Republican Ticket" Continuing in
this same line OF studied deception the
Gazette says:
THE independents. seeing that they had
been deceived. secured the attendance at
the X. OF l.. hail of % members OF the
party at 10 O'clock Of the same evening
after the other caucrs had adjourned. and
placed in nomination tow nship ticket.
and with this short notice came near
electing its tIcket"
As is we'll known in Miller the ''Peo.
Piles Ticket" was largely the canning con-
struction Of John PuSey, who placed men
on the ticket without their consent, be-
cause they would catch votes, some inde-
pendents, some democrats and some re-
puhlicans-ayoi''irg the challenge OF par
ty issue thrown down openly by the re-
publicans. Still that was all right, If
they feared to make straight issue, and
as we stated last week the candidates had
good nstured contest, and did some
lively hustling for themselves Tor the
votes, but this senseless twaddie Of the
Gazette must make tired even those who
yo ed its ticket. Instead Of there being any
deception to independents, the repubh-
cans desired them to get out n straight
ticket of their own--that is o Sweetland-
Pusey ticket, If thev are the indie pendent
party.
The straight republican ticket was
elected by an average majority of 10,
which could have been considerably in
creased by thorough understanding Of the
situation, and the addition of ten repub-
lican voters who did not 90 to the polls.
Miller township is solidly republican over
all fusion or combination by 25 to 80 ma
iorlty.