Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-01-22
lst Ballot. 9Th

Bruce,
After the sixth ballot the caucus ad-
iourned, still it is claimed another ballot
would have reduced Kyles vote by three
The electors of this state met at the
capitol in the governors office as provid-
ed by law, and cast four votes for
William Jennings Bryan for president,
and two votes for Watson and two votes
for Sewall. Captain Lason, the one
armed war veteran of Bon nHomme coun'
ty, was elected to carry the official vote
to Washington.
r. E. Dowdell Of Sanborn county, one
of the leading Pops of the state. has a
contest on hand and expects to get the
seat of Sheldon the Republican member.
! Dowdell has strong case. and it takes a
strong case for Populist to get seat in
Il Populist legislature. Mr., Dowdell says
he wants the seat if he is entitled to 1t,
otherwise not. This is not bad ex-
pie to set our Repu bllcan brothers.
There is a general desire on the part Of
everv Populist that clean record shall
be made this winter.
Tim Looms, ex-private secretary Of
Ex-Governor Sheldon, seems to have
made up his mind to close his official
career in manner not complimentary to
himself or his former position.
The Locke Hotel is headquarters for
the senatorial aspirants and the friends
of every other aspiration, good or bad.
At the Locke, the silver Democrats
hold forth with John Bowler and Repre-
sentative Weeks IN the chair as occasion
demands. Col. Weeks is little bald
where the hair ought to be, but he at
tributes this to early plety and carrying
Sunday school books in his hat Be that
rs it may, he is a true bule, however,
and when he says Mr.. Speaker" Charlie
Deane and Sam Denton, W. E. Kidd and
other good Pops listen. Co.. Weeks had
little touch of the grippe last week,
and from Mitchell came a kerosene can
| filled with oil such as the coming oil in
sppctor might rate at l3O. A council of
war was called to consider the can. 1t
was "spirlted' council. The can was
addressed to Bowler, Weeks & Co., sue.
cessors to Wickham, Sheafe e Co., with
the compliments Of l.. e. Witcher. 1t
seems good results followed. Senator
Wilkinson was called upon to respond
to the toast: 1.-The silver victory" and
it's said that the Senator made such an
eloquent speech that it placed him among
the dark horses in the senatorial race.
Chairman Bowler announced an exc
cutive session, after which a vote of
thanks was wired Mr.. Witcher.
A snow storm set IN here Saturday
morning and continued all day, and by
midnight it was blowing hard. No train
Saturday or Sunday, but may get train
Monday night.
There are great many good bills al
ready in hands of committees which will
come up rapidly for consideration as soon
as the senatorial question is settled.
The howl of Republican papers that
the Populists were rushing for the pie
counter is not borne out by facts.
The free silver forces have plenty of
work ahead to carry OUT all the Necessary
legislation demanded by the people, but
the LEADER has not the least doubt Of
the success of the silver forces IN an
honest effort to meet the issue.
In the senate today, the capital remov-
al question came up in regular order.
Every inch of floor space was occupied
| by big crowd of boomers for Huron
and Fierre. A majority report was sub
mitted by Senator Fairbank of Lawrence.
Senator Horner of Pierre, moved the
adoption of the minority and then pro.
ceeded to address the senate against the
removal. He made a strong argument
and showed the folly Of the agitation in
favor of removal. He made strong
case. He was followed by Hinckley of
Huron, who made the best of a weak
| case Senator Fairbank made a strong