Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-11-13
DAKOTA IS IN DOUBT
OFFICIAL COUNT NEEDED TO
DETERMINE THE RESULT.
All of the Six Counties in the Min.
ns Region of the Black Hills
Give Mejorities for Silver-Reports-
by Counties.
Returns Come in Slowly.

SAaO" @AN sAS
length and free scratching of the ballot
prevented an early count.
Only the electoral vote has been re-
ceivcd. The result shows a tremendous
loss oyer republican estimates, and a reR
markable gain in the Bryan vote. The
Black Hills mining counties have given a
majority OF about 1000 for Bryan and
have aided in reducing Mckiney's ma
jority east of the Missouri river.
Thirty.six counties have reported COM
plets returns. The indications are
that McKinley's majority will be less
than 1000 and it may require the official
count to determine the result. This APP
plies to the congressional and state ticket:
The legislature has u populist majority of
II, and will elect u free silver United
States senator.
Codington.
Observation-Disclosures corrected re-
turns from C%odington give Mckinley
1O.1: Bryan, 767; lowering, 19. Rings
fusion, 762; Case, republican, for senator,
81; Keenan,, fusion, BOG; Glass, repub-
lican, for representative, 9S9; Martin,
fusion, S2l; McLaren, fusion, 72O, with as
good majorities for all other republicans.
The vote on repeal of prohibition carries
more than three to one.
Beadle.
Huron.-Populists elect Hinckley, DEM
ocrat, senator in Beadle county by 20 over
Rice. republican, and may gain one mem-
her OF the house when returns from the
remaining three princincts are received.
The result will be very close on district
attorney and the official coun may be
necessary to determine the contest. The
republican congressional and state tickets
won inItl,e county.
Bryan Carries the Hills.
Deadwood.-llle latest returns show
that the six Black Hills Counties will
give a majority of 1870 for the Bryan
electors. Custer County gives Bryan $50
majority; Pennington, $50; Fall River,
81: Mead, 150; Butte, so; Lawrence, 900.
Later figures will make no material
changes.
Flardrcau.-Moody county complete
will give NJ. K'nley, az; Bryan, 1,O17;
Ring 'rud, I'll: Lee, 947. For representa-
uves in congress: Gamble, 767; Craw-
ford, I'll; Kelly, LBS; Knowles, 1,127.
The successful candidates for the legis-
lature are Whealey and Wright. Resub.
mission is defeated.
COulnRtOns
Watertown.-Complete returns from
C%odington county, excepting II precincts,
give Mckinley 9SS; Bryan, 725; Lever
ing, ~; Ringsrud, S97; Lee, 721; Crane,
Sl5; Taub,nan, 795. The majority ranges
tive ticket.O Every republican on the
county ticket is elected.
Sphinx.
Redfeld.-Returns flom nearly all pre-
cincts give Mckinley about 100 majority.
Republicans elect their entire county and
legislative tickets with majorities ranging
from Is to 175. A heavy snow, rendering
roads almost impossible, interfered with
polling a larger majority.
- Dawson.
Observation-Disclosures from the seventeen
precincts in this county give McKinley
6l3 and Bryan 7Ss, which demonstrates a
republican gain. The state ticket is de.
feated by small majorities, and the leqts.
lative ticket is defeated by SO, as against
lOO two years ago.
Sanborn.
Woonsocket.-There is no doubt hat
this county has gone republican on the
national, state, congressional and leQisla-
tive tickets. Winslow for senator aud
Sheldon for the assembly, are elected over
Cooney and D0wdell by about so ma
iority.
Bon Homme.
Tyndall.-Complete returns in Bon
Aomme county give Mckinley 1893 maior-
ity. The entire state, legislative and
county republican ticket is elected,
Union.
Elk Point.-Oluf johnson, treasurer.
ana sIarnmQ knnron ranfekow .n-.lI:-'
ans, are elected. The remainder of tie
county ticket are ali populists.
Yankton.
Yankton.-The Yankton county repub-
llcan legislative ticket on a recount is
elected. Republicans lose the treasurer'
auditor, sheriff and surveyor.
Jerauld.
Alpena.-Jerauld county gives McKin.
ley 800; Bryan, 80; a republican gain.
The vote on Stale senator is close, favor.
able to republicans.
Hand.
Miller Twenty tlree precincts Give
Bryan 1888; Mckinley, Y.s. The remain
ing II precincts will give Bryan 100 ma.
jority in lhs county.
Hughes.
Pierre.-The latest returns from all pr..
cincts in Hughes county give Mckinley
u tue state ticket a majority of 1870.
KtttridRe ts Confident.
Sioux Fal $50 tar 8 5000 out of 10000
votes are counted and Mckinley leads
Bryan $500.
Lincoln.
Canton.-It is reasonably certain now
That Mckinley will carry Lincoln county
by over 100 majority.
Sphinx.
Rtdteld.-Spink county gives McKin-
ley and the state ticket 100 majority.
Stanley.
All precincts OF Stanley county give
B yam a majority of 20.
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