The Dickinson press., 1898-11-19
Aftermath.

ny precincts, Is as tOllOWS: Stanton
White 20, Lish 9; Hazen-White 3, Lish
10; Krem-White 81, Lish IS; Broncho-
White s. Lish 6; Tyler-White II, Lish
2; Andrew, the Indian precinct-White
81, Lish 9. Total vote, 268; majority for
White, 68. For state officers the fusion
ticket received about IS votes each and
the balance of the vote was given to the
republican candidates.
Frank Banks district, precinct No. IS,
appears to have gone democratic on most
officers, except Halland and Schafer,
and here there was a tie. The vote was
small-I4.
Oakdale, one of the new precincts
north, fell into the republican column.
Then there was Blachley, Jack Williams
precinct, with a vote of over 70, republic
can two to one.
In Mercer county Miss Gallagher, for
the Office of county superintendent,
carried the county by a comfortable ma
jority with the exception of the Indian
vote which counted against her giving H.
c. 10y a majority on the face Of the re-
turns. Miss Gallagher, who is a sister of
Mrs. WA. Mcclure and Rose Gallagher,
of this county, has made a most efficient
superintendent and by rights should con-
tinue to hold the office.
Billings county stood strongly for the
constitutional amendment-52 for and "a
against.
The Legislative vote in Billings, by pre-
cincts, is as follows: Mikkelson-White
2, Lish 8; Bishop-White 2, Lish 10;
Sentinel Butte-White IL, Lish 8;
Medora-White u, Lish l2; H T-White
10, Lish 6; Rainy Butte-White 6, Lish 2;
Lone Tree-White 2, Lish 3. Total vote.
Io6; majority for White, IL. Fred Falley
received the highest vote of any state
candidate-o4 votes. Halland received
the smallest vote of any candidate on the
republican state ticket-85 votes; Shafer
received the highest of any candidate on
the fusion ticket-I4 votes; Creel came
next with 9 votes; the average for these
f%usionists being 8 votes. Billings is one
of the banner republican counties Of
North Dakota.
The Poe precinct on the Little
Missouri, in Billings county, has not sent
in any returns and it is understood that
no election was held, Frank Poe, the in
spector, having broken his shoulder on
the 9TH and was taken to Williston for
medical treatment. There are but few
voters in the precinct.
Frank Lish's majority on the face Of
the returns, in the 31st district, is Io2
votes. He carried Stark county by 1872
majority; Alfred White carried Billings
by II votes and Mercer by 68 votes. 1t
is not believed that the official canvass
will change these figures.
In Morton county the republican con-
vention nominated ]. S Green, against
the will of the people, for state senator,
and as a result Mr.: McDougal, who was
forced off the fusion ticket by injunction,
was elected by stickers, on the face Of
the returns, by a small majority, and
nearly the whole of the fusion county
ticket was also elected. Green is talking
contest, counting out, and all such stuff;
but if he was man he would take of his
hat and admit that his opponent, running
at a great disadvantage, had defeatedhim
Editor O'Neil If Stanton s,vs th,t +hAre
were some Irregularities in connection
with Indian voting in Mercer, such as
opening the polls at 4 o'clock and clos.
ing at s., and taking the ballot box across
the river, out of the precinct, for count.
ing, making returns of such count at the
precinct the following morning. If such
be the case, It would be we'll to have the
matter investigated.