Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-11-13
4 CONSERVATION COMEDY.
Place. Yankton.
Time, Day After Election.
Characters, The Defeated Candidates.
Act. l. Scene, Republican Headquarters
at Yankton.

al a0kCO0.
Joe Elliott. chairman of the Republi-
can Hanna -Kittredge combine OF this
state, had fine headquarters in Yankton,
where luxurious surroundings indicated
that the trusts had come down freely to
secure human slavery and q gold stand.
ard. Everything denoted confidence and
victory, and preparations for blowout
over the defeat of Senator Pettigrew.
Gamble and Campbell were there;
Bailey, Picker's secretary, was there;
Wilcox was on hand, SO was Frank
Wyman and Phil Faulk. Then came the
12.inch political rifles from various parts
of the state. Kit" slipped in with a
Nye Phillips smile on his face. Pickler
strobe in with U. S. Senate stamped on
his pants. Ringsrud was filling chair
full of misgivlngs for his. own county.
The entire squad of bosses were on hand,
and every mothers son Of them was
pounding Pettigrew and planning how
they would humiliate hun with big
jolllfcation at Sioux Falls.
At an early hour in the evening, re.
ports began to come in from nearby coun-
ties that Bryan was giving Mckinley a
close run in the Republican strongholds
Picker got nervous over the returns
and jumped to his feet and began to
wear out Hanna's carpet.
'Sit down Major, there is no danger" "
remarked Bro. Elliott in a soothing tone.
.'Sit down, sit down." yelled the Ma
jor. chow can Tom Reeds friend sit
down when Union county has gone for
Bryan, and the prospects Of Minnehaha
doing the same. Great Jehovah, man.
don't you know I'm candidate for the
senate ?"
Here's good news, Major" yelled
Elliott, and all hands clustered around to
hear that Turner and Hutchinson had
given Mckinley about 1000 majority.
.'Ye gods, boys, there's where ] did
my work." yelled Pickler, as he danced
a Sioux corn dance on the floor.
And me, too," yelled Wilcox. Il
told those Russians that they would lose
their farms if they voted for Bryan.
Whoop e. e. e. whoop."
''Now we have got Pettigrew down
for sure. Telegraph Nye to buy all the
paint in Sioux Falls" said Kit as he
walked into the refreshments room and
washed down the victory.
..'How's Lee runnlng?" modestly asked
Ringsrud.
Running" said Pickler's Bailey.
"Why he's running like skeered wolf
with blizzard behind him."
Don't be discouraged Ed. Col. Moody
said you would sweep the Hills, and
Washabaueh telegraphed yesterday that
he and Moody had fixed the Homestake, !"
soothingly answered Elliott.
II don't go much on Moody" said
Phil Faulk.
'.Nor either" said Wynan. "Nor
], /" ''nor L, and the whole crowd went
into the refreshment room where Kit was
the victory.
Here you are boys yelled Elliott.
Message from Deadwood. Joe read with
a blur over his eyes or the writing was
poor: Lawrence county gives 600
majority"
'.Three cheers for Lawrence, yelled
Pickler, aud all hands danced. "Tele-
graph Nye and Cal.' yelled Kit, "and
Tomllnson. too," said Bailey.
s'D-n Tomlinson," said Kit. and he
washed down the VIC
Hold said Elliott. .'You fellows
are going crazy. The 600 majority In
Lawrence county IS for Bryan"
'.Great god, said Plckler, ''you don't
mean it, Get me chair Bailey"
Here's more from the Hills. I" All
hands crawled up, dreadiLg to hear. but
Elliotts voice never let q Quiver drop, as
he announced that every county in the
P1 HILLS uono for Prvan and