The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-11-12

Engelland, the republican nomihee ~,
commissioner in district No. b, ana d'
Wenzel, the fusion nominee.
Second District.
Sionx Falls. Nov. g: Returns from the
counties comprising the Second judiciary
circuit are yet incomplete, but they ihol,
cate a majority for Jones. republican, OF
about 600. Jones carries every county III
the circuit except Lake, which gives
Wilkes majority of %. Jones' largest
majority is in Minnehaha County, Were
he has $50. The majorities in the Qther
counties range from 80 to 100. A hard
fight was made this year in the First COM
missioner district of Minnehaha County
against the reelection of Commissioner
Lee. The democrats and populists COM
bined against him and before the electloD
were confident they had him beaten, but 1t
now transpires that he was elected, having
nearly 260 more than the fusion candidate.
Canton, Nov. 8: Jones, republican, car
ries Lincoln County by about 80 majority,
Nelson populist, is elected Commissioners
from the First district by 10 majority.
Elk Point, Nov. 3: Judge Jones' ma
iority in Union County is 3d. Dodd, COM
missioner in the Third district is elected
by 26.
Third District.
Watertown, Nov. g.. Complete returns
from Clark, Codington, Deuel. and Brook
ings counties give Bennett, fusion, 800 ma
jority over Whiting, republican This, II
is believed, will be reduced 100 by returns
from kingsbury and Hamlin. Party lines
were not drawn, Bennett receiving large
republican vote because of his residence IN
fI,.ay y,,Nc III, "a M district
Fourth District.
Mitchell, Nov. 3: Full reports from the
outside counties in the Fourth circuit have
not been received, but sufficient results
have come to show Frank 3. Smith will
have plurality of between 500 and 800
Sanborn County gives Smith a plurality OF
TO, Fellows receiving but S5. Nine pre-
cincts of seventeen in Miner County give
Smith 230; Goodykoontz 104; Fellows 1872
Lyman County gives Smith "a; Goody-
koontz 4S2. Hanson County, Judge Smith.
former home, gave him SO plurality
Jerauld County's vote is said to be about
an even thing between the leading candi.
dates.
Howard, Nov. 8: A very light vote wa:
polled. Nine precincts, including How.
ard, Carthage and Canova, give Smith, re-
publican, 23O; Goodykoontz. populist, 104
Fellows, democrat, 48. The same pre-
cincts last year were: Republican, 4l8
fusion, 416. Full returns from the county
will not reduce Smiths majority below
100.
Fifth District.
Aberdeen, Nov. 8: Brown County
complete. with the exception of one pre-
cinct, gives Campbell, republican candi
date for judge, 1,1S9, and Wells, populist
1926. The populists elect two commission
ers in this county. Returns from the cir
cult at large show Campbell will have
majority of 200.
Huron, Nov. S: Campbell's (republi
CAM election as judge: of the Fifth judica
circuit is conceded.
Aberdeen, Nov. 5: Thirty-two precinct
in this the Fifth indical circuit, Civ
Crmpbell, republican, majority of near
ly 1,300. The populists concede Campbell
recollection in this district In this count,
the republicans elect orc commissions
and the populists one.
Sixth District.
Pierre, Nov. 8: The returns. which ar
coming in slowly from counties over thi
circuit. show that the average vote is from
3 to to 10 to for Gaffey in the differen
precincts, and while the vote will be mucl
lighter than that of last year, Gaffey vii
raise the republican majority of 900 t.
over ,00o.
Miller, Nov. 8: Out of 400 votes re
turned Gaffey, republican, for judge, get
$50; Fisk, populist, l20. Gatfey in tn
county will have 15O majority.