The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-06
SITUATIIN IN SOUTH DAKOTA BE.
COMES MORE AND MORE
DOUBTFUL.
FAVORABLE FOR M'KINLEY.
LATE RETURNS NOT SO PLEASING
TO POPULIsTs AS WAS Ex-
PECTED.
PETTIGREw HAS A SCHEME.
Hopes to Get Another Six Years La
the Senate by Resigning
Now.
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4ANKTON, Nov. 5.-Returns are stilI
incomplete. They are coming in yery
slowly. Apparently South Dakota ID
for Mckinley by six or seven hundred.
The Populists have conceded the state
to Mckinley by slight majority. The
Populists have II Of 126 members OF tha
legislature
chairman Elliott, Of the South Da@
kota Republican central committee. to.
day sent out the following statement:
South Dakota Republican majority for Nc
nHinley between 500 and 1,50O Forty out of
nIy-tWo counties complete returns. Late res
turns are increasing Mckinley majority.
winch consider positively safe.
SIOUX FALLS, Nov. 5.-The result
IN this state is still in doubt and it NAV
take the official count to settle the
question. The returns are not vet in
r1om fifteen counties. All but $4,000
votes are now tabulated. McKinIey has
lead of 650 Populist Chairman Bow.
Ter claims the state for Bryan by 800.
republican Chairman Elliott claims Ia
Tor Mckinley by 700. Shows in west
ern parts of the state make the returns
slow. The chances favor Mckinley by
narrow margin. The slump in Re-
Puphcan fn can estimates comes from the
TACT that the railroad and mining vote
went solidly for Bryan. 1t was stated
this morning that Senator Pettigrew
would resign the position of United
States senator in order to assure his
reelection from the Populists for the
full term Of six years, and that his
successor would be appointed by Cow
elect Lee.
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HURON, Nov. 5.-Returns in from all
organized counties give Mckinley 50d
to 700 majority, after deducting liber-
ally for the possible vote in the unor4
ganized couHties and a number of re.
mote precincts. The Republican state
and congressional ticket will have from
200 to 400 majority. The legislature will
be Populist by ten and possibly twelve
majority.
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COoPERSTOWN. Nov. 5.-Griggs county
gives soma 60 majority for Bryan and the fusion
and county tickets are elected, with the ex-
ception OF county judge.
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MILLER. Nov. 5.-Hand county complete
gives Bryan lib majority, and the state and
congressional tickets the same. The success
ful candidates for the legislature are w. 8.
Mayors, A. l.. McWhorter and John Mitchell.
| all Populists.
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PIERRE, Nov. 5.-At Fcrt Pierre today
| local Republicans swore out warrants for the
arrest CT a number Of parties for Illegal vot-
ing. The Democrats will retaliate, and there
will be twenty or more arrests before the
matter is settled. The vote on the repeal OF
the prohibitory amendment in this county il
III yes, 27S no, majority of for repeal.
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EUREKA, Nov. 5:-Ten precincts give Nc
klnley 3S1, Bryan 219. The gubernatorial vote
Is the same. For the legislature, Hatch and
Howell, Republicans, are elected
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WEBSTER, Nov. 5.-Complete returns give
Day county to Bryan by SO majority. The
state ticket has a few more.
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BLUNT, Nov. 5.-Sully county gives Nc
Kinley 262, Bryan 198 lowering 4; Ringsrud
261, Lee 198 The county complete will give
Mckinley for president a majority of "a:
Ringsrud for governor a majority of So. For
congress the vote stands, Crawford 264 Kel-
ley 1913. Those who appear to be elected to
the legislature from this district are Thayer
Republican, and Goddard, Republican. Ma
jority for prohibition, 149. County Repub.
Hcan ticket elected except treasurer.
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MILBANK Nov. 5.-Grant county gives tho
Republican national and state ticket about
15O majority, and elects the entire county
Republican ticket except state senator. The
members of the legislature elected are, sem
ator, Thomas L. Boack, Populist; representa-
tives. w. O. Storie, and F. G.. Somers, Re-
publicans. majority is given for the repeal
of the prohibition law.