Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-11-12
SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN.
Republicans Ahead in All the Black
Hills Counties.
Custer County Republicans Elect Sheriff,
Treasurer, Auditor, States Attor-
ney, County Judge, Coroner,
and State Senator.

Election day in Custer passed off
quietly and good feeling and good order
was maintained. In another column
we give the vote of the county in tsbul-
ated form. By reference to this table
! 1t will be seen, that the republicans
elect their sheriff, auditor, treasurer,
states attorney, county Judge. coroner,
and state senator. The fusionists elect
state representative, register of deeds,
clerk Of courts, county superintendent,
assessor. surveyor, and county Lommis-
sioner from the first district
The total vote Of the county as shown
by the vote for governor is $50. The
total for Custer precinct was 266 This
shows "a votes less than in the election
Of 1896. This apparent falling ofin the
vote of the precinct Is accounted for by
the shutting down of the saw mills, the
operatives of which were always reckon
ed largely as floating population.
The vote on the amendments in Gus
ter county was somewhat light This
shows lack Of interest on the part of
our citizens which is not commendable,
considering the importance ofthe meas
ures and their far reaching influence in
the state. The result in this comfy is
that woman's suffrage has received a
majority 81. The amendment putting
the liquor traffic in the hands Of the
state, is defeated by majority IA. The
initiative and referendum wins by
majority of9 votes.
Willis E. Benedict the senator elect
receives a majority in this county Of Is
and in Fal! River county Ill giving him
the handsome majority of l29 in the
two counties which form the senatorial
district.
In the other counties Of the Black
Hills, the results show that Lawrence
county has elected the entire republi.
can ticket except sheriff and county
superintendent.
Pennington county elects republi-
can sheriff (Cassous NJ. Leedy) and
making tie on two other county Offices
towit, the county auditor and coroner.
An OF the other county Offices are con
ce led to the fusonists, although two
precincts were yet to hear from.
The majorities for Kirk q. Phillips
for governor in the Black Hills counties
as far as returns have been received are
as follows: Custer 8, Pennington 6,
Fall RIVER 80, Butte so, Lawrence 3S2.
Meade county gave Gov. Lee majority
of l7O'
According to special to the Hot
Springs Star received Friday at 10 a. m,
returns from the whole state with
half dozen precincts in Roberts, Cod
dington, Sully, Grant and all of Charles
Mix, and Reservation estimated) gives
Phillips majority of 563. Congress-
men safe by 1000. Legislature and bal
ance Of state ticket safe for republicans.
Coddington, Charles Mix and Grant give
republican majority of SO.
LATEST FROM OTHER STATES.
In New York Roosevelt's plurality ap-
peais to be In the neighborhood of 90
900. The state senate will be repubi-
can by four and the assembly by twen-
tY.
In Wyoming returns from ten to
thirteen counties show a republican
majority of 1900. Republicans will
have two-thirds of the legislature.
1t is estimated that Stanley. republi-
can candidate for governor in Kansas,
is elected bo IS 600 majority. The legis-
lature will also be republican.
In Minnesota, Morris, in the Sixth
district, is reelected and fusionists win
the rest.
The result everywhere in Delaware is
clean republican sweep. Republicans
will be sent to the United States senate.
The republicans have majority of
fifty six on joint ballot in North Dakota.
and Spalding, republican, will be sent
to congress by majority of 5000.
Wisconsin has rolled up a majority Of
10000 for a republican governor, and
republican congl essmen will also be re-
turned
Republicans in Indiana control state
and legislative tickets by about $4,000
and in Missouri they gain st. Louis,
conceding the fusionists the balance of
the state.
Ohio has done exceptionally we'll with
republican plurality of 10000, and
California, with the exception of San
Francisco, is equally strong for the same
party
Washington, Virginia, West vi ginia.
Oklahoma, Massachusetts and Pennsyl-
wanna all witness republican triumphs
and the solid democratic states show
great republican gains.
The transport Panama which was re-
port as having been wrecked on her
way from Santiago to New York has ar
rived safely with 400 on board, including
a number Of sick.