Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-08
SOUTH DAKOTA CAMPAIGN WORK.
How the PopuIists Colonized Voters
to Garry the state.


HANkTON. S. D.. Nov Especial Tele-
gram.)-Corrections made by county can
wasting boards today have changed the
totals on the vote for electors so that at
O'Clock tonight the Mckinley electors were
in the lead by a small majority. Secretary
Persons Of the republican state central COM
mittee in reviewing the situation in this
state said
The republican party Of South Dakota
entered the campaign with a majority OF
greater or less proportions against IT, OF
that there is no question. To have over
come that msiority in the face Of condi-
tions both peculiar and embarrassing in the
short time Of three months is by no means
a small victory. The party had fiirted with
the free silver deluson under the influence
Of Senator Pettgrew and in the interest Of
peace and harmony 1t had subjected its
fidelity to republican principles to suspicion
when the walkout occurred at ST. Louis. Re
publcans generally realized for the first time
that they had been nursing a viper. The
Aberdeen convention demonstrated again the
utter abandon OF the silver conspirators
There has been nothing too dishonorable for
the fusion aggregation 10 stoop to from that
day to this. The republicans have conducted
a most thorough campaign OF education, but
they were handicapped In this. The silver
conspirators had been disseminating the
rankest transformation on the financial
question for FIVE or six years. One chief aim
OF the conspiracy was to poison the minds
OF the masses with prejudice so deep
seated that they would not listen TO argu-
ments or would not believe the truth but
in the face OF all the conditions confront
ing republicans three months ago. the re-
publican vote in South Dakota has been
increased, and had II not been for the sys-
tematic colonization OF tramps and hoboes
in various parts OF this state the election
would have been an overwhelming victory
all along the line. ! have sdvices from
several counties where arrests have been
made for violations OF the election law In
one county nine hoboes are on trial. in an
other five and so on. There is absolutely
no doubt that at least several thousand
non-residents helped swell the popocratic
vote in South Dakota last Tuesday. Evil
dence is accommodating every hour to this
effect, but in spite Of the greatest con-
spiracy OF the age South Dakota republicans
have won triumphant victory and McKin-
ley will win the electoral vote OF this state
WOONSOCKET, S. D.. Nov. Especial -
Sanborn county complete gives a majority
elect both members Of the legislative ticket.
with a not republican gain Of about fifty.
The popuists elect register OF deeds sheriff
superintendent OF schools. attorney and
judge,
PARKsTON. S. D. Nov. 7.-(Special)-
Complete returns in Hutchinson county give
Mckinley 95l majority. The state and con
gressional ticket ran a little behind The
county republican ticket was elected straight
except states attorney, which went to an
independent republican. On account of the
bad roads a full vote was not polled.
PIERRE, 5. D.. Nov. Especial Tele-
graml-Full returns from the unorganiZed
counties of Nowln. Jackson, Pratt and
Sterling give Mckinley AZ; Bryan, 76.