The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-12-24

st. Paul, Dec. 19.-The sta te canvass-
ing board has completed its work. All
the constitutional amendments We're
carried with the exception of the one
providing for a constitutional amend
ment. This proposition secured a ma
jority of %, $50. but this is not a ma
jority of the total vote cast. Following
are the official returns:
congressman
First District-Tawney, 1890: Fitzpat-
rick. 1928; Clarke, SAG; Tawney's plurality.
10, 7O1.
Second District-McCleary. 29,4S1; Day.
21,132; Price, 1,e35; McCleary's plurality,
S,349.
Third Observation-Disclosures, 24,4S3; Peck,
1882 Laugeson, sol; Heatwole's plurality.
1851.
Fourth District-Steyens, 24.S54; Clarke.
1860; Innis, 451; Stevens plurality, TO-
214.
Fifth District-Fletcher, "a, sos: owen. 81
52l; Sanborn. 742; Shaw, 500; Fletcher's
plurality, 2.9S7.
Sixth District-Morris. 60, 317: Towne, o.
J9S; Morris plurality, 10.
Seventh DiStrict-Eddy, 26,007; Lommen,
275.
Presidential Electors
Republicans Walker. 1913, 500; Holmes,
1S',2S3; Thayer. 1S6,2S1; Budd, 1856, $50;
Funk. 1s6, ia; Eddy, 1S6, 1O7: c.. Smith. 1885,
10; Potter. 1880; Brown, 1890.
Observation-Disclosures, 139, 735; D'Au-
fremont, 49,, 772; Ives, 135,SS5; Bonniwell,
135.1Si; j. 5. Smith. 1876, 359; Kelliher, 1885,
GID; Meighen, 1860; Bjorge, 49,, 119; Dill
Ion, 49,, G2O.
PrOhibition-Pinkham, 1863: Kron. 3,7S2.
National DemOcratiC-HOw 1920; O'Brien,
Ella; Won Rohr, 2,406; Schaefer, 2.439;
Simmons, 2,342; Schroeder. 2,323: Nelund,
2,27o: Crosby, 2.3O6; Everdell, 2,223.
Socialist ~Labor-FiSher, aJ4.
walkers plurality mckinley, 53,76S.
Governor
Clough, 1867 oG; Lind, 162. 254; Dean. 5,154;
Ames. $3.50; Hammond, 1,125; scattering,
20; total vote, 337.:35i; CIough's plurality,
1852.
Lieutenant Governor
John L. Gibbs, 17S,3S1; Bowler, III ,240;
Wedge, 6,917: Gibbs plurality over Bowler,
Bill; Gibbs majority, 30,216.
Secretary of State
Albert Berg. 1921: Heinrich. 1877, 459:
McConkey, 1907; Berg's plurality, 1862:
majority over all, $3.50.
State Treasurer
Koerner, 1S6, 721; McKinnon, 1873, 595;
Koerner's plurality, 4S.126; majority over
all, As, III.
Childs, 1929; Reyes, 134, 966; Childss
plurality, 41,307; majority, Al, 294.
Constitutional Amendments
For taxation of railroad lands, yes, 235,-
5S5; no, 29,530.
For the act appropriating the income
from internal improvement land fund to tho
internal Improvement road and bridge fund,
yes. 10, 1876; no, 2S,991.
Shall there be n constitutional conyen-
ton, yes, &c, 30S; no, 70,55S.
Amendment to section four () Of artiG-
five 90 Of the Constitution of the State OF
Minnesota, defining the authority and du-
ties of the governor in relation to pardons,
and creating a board Of pardons, yes, $780,
354; no, 1907.
Amendment TO section one o. OF article
seven O. Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Minnesota which relates 20 elective fran
chise, yes, 81, $780,; no, 52,454.
Amendment to article four (D of the con-
stitution. allowing cities and villages in this
state to frame their own city charters, yes,
107, 0S6: no, 5S,3l2.
Amendment TO section thirteen Q3) Of ar
ticle one % of the constitution relating to
the taking or damaging private property for
public use, yes. 101, 1SS: no, sc, $50.
Amendment to article eight ~ of the con-
stitution providing for loaning the perma-
nent school and university fund to cities.
villages. towns, counties and school dis
tricts, yes. 12T ,151; no, 36, 1874.
Constitutional amendment providing for
the taxation of sleeping car and other COM
panies and owners, etc, yes, 163, 694; no,
AZ, 800.