The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-11-12
MR.. LIND SPEAKS
STATEMENT BY THE FUSION NOMI.
NEE FOR GOVERNOR.

to Two Thousand Notes.-The
Vote I'm south Dakota Is Said 10
Be n Tie and the Official Conn,
VIII Be Necessary to Decide tb.
Contest.
st. Paul, Nov. S.-Hon. John Lind to-
day made public the following state
ment:
"fr0m advices received at head
quarters it would appear that Mr. Nc
Kinley has probably carried the state
by over 10000 plurality. and that
Coughs vote exceeds the vote returned
for Inc by 1900 to 1000. | am salts
fed that serious Irregularities have oc.
Cured in some of the Northern coun.
ties. and also in the city of ST. PouJ
but i have not the means, nor can 7
sfOrd TO take h time from my busi.
pess To carry on a contest. have no
regrets either owe the result. or over
the management of our campaign. We
had neither organization nor money
Our work has been volunteer work
from beginning to end. II has NOT
proven productive of results. so far
as success at the polls is concerned. but
the phenomenal vote cast for mo
demonstrates that the people of our
state are determined TO destroy the
Hill-Merriam-Doran machine.
The abuse and SANDER heaped upon
me nave borne with patience. and I
nave the satisfaction Of having carried
my own ward. city and county by ma.
~Jorltles that were never before given
TO a candidate In Il section. | haven't
words 10 express my gratitude to the
oflcoIS or The committees who conduct
ed our campaign for their jealous and
eflclent work. | trust that they will
take deteat as philoSOphically as | do.
anu not tire in their zeal and devotion
10 the cause OF good government until
corruption and miSI ule are swept from
the politics Of the state. Ny gratitude
to the people of the state who. unin-
hnenced by appeals TO religious and ma
~tlonaiity prciUdicCs. have stood by us
IN this contest, | can only convey by
expressing the hope that the same
spirit Of unity of purpose and uEscl!Sb
devotion to principle will continue tC
actuate their political action in the
future rs it has in this campaign"
The latest returns make Mcr[inlpy'g
majority in Minnesota 5000 and
'ClouGh's 3.40G. Official returns will
change these totals but slightly.
In the Close States.
1anEton. :. d., Nov. S.-SOuth Da-
ko'as vote on presidential electors is
tied and and official count will be re-
CURED 10 determine the result. The
Republican managers have closed their
Office with the above declaration. Any
claim OF the POpulists that this state is
for Bryan, they say, Is not justified by
the eturnS. Corrections and changes
In three precincts not yet heard from
may give the electors TO either Bryan
or Mckinley. The Republican con.
greSSnen and governor ran ahead Of
the electors by several hundred votea
so far as heard from, and they may
have safe majorities.
Chicago. Nov. s. - Reports received
here to-day state that both Republic
ans and Democrats are claiming Ken
lucky and Wyoming. 1t will require
the official count in both states to de-
eide the contest. In Wyoming the Re-
publicans undoubtedly secure one
elector. Bryan has carried North Car.
DINA 10y 1900 and Tennessee by 10.
600, though Republicans claim tn.
Democrats defraudcd them of thG
state