Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-11

COunCleS gave repuOllcau HaJorlCleS III
1896.
WELL! WELL! WELL!|
Yes, it's All Well with the Republican
Party-Mourning Only the Loss
of sheriff.
OF course some peoply are greatly
surprised over the result ofThursday's
election, but the republicans are not.
Republicans carried the county from
head to foot excepting on sheriff, East
man being reelected. just how this
slump occurred is accounted for in va
rious ways by various people, but it is
unpleasant enough to know that there
weren't votes to pull Grippen through.
1t was a great victory, however, and
one that is most heartily enjoyed by
srepublicans. The tabulated state
ment which appears upon this
page will give our readers the
full particulars of the vote in the vari-
GUS precincts upon the different can
didates.
Considering all things the STAR is
particularly pleased over the victory,
for it may teach the opposition that it
pays to be decent in IL political cam
paign, and not look upon a man as a
disreputable, dishonest rascal simply
because he is on the other ticket. -.
We believe the republicans::have cleo
ted good ticket composed of men who
will conduct their various duties in u
manner that will rebound to their own
credit, as wellas to the ..county's aud to
the party which elected them.O Well
may we reioice-and crow.
CHATTER.
The people did it.
1--WE told you so."
Tho people all "stood up"
Minnesota has gone for fusion.
The total vote of the county was
s27.
Nebraska is Close. but probably re-
publican.
California is declared to be safely
republican.
II pays to be decent at least, even in
the heat of q campaign.
Kansas has returned to the republic
can fold by q good majority.
Congratulations are going over the
wire to Kirk Phillips, governor elect.
Republicans will have United States
senate and lower house by good ma
jority.
The constitutional amendments all
seem to have carried in Fall: River
county.
There may be hope for the demo-
Gratis in the announcement that they
have carried Texas.
Our tabulated statement may not ibe
absolutely accurate, but it is not Ifar
from correct, especially on the princi-
pal offices.
Not q very heavy vote was polled, but
on the head Of the ticket over 100 vot.
Ners changed their ideas from what they
were two years ago.
Edgemont redeemed itself in great
shape from its record of two years ago.
In fact, people all over the county
seem to have really reformed"
For commissioner of the First dis
trict John w. Sweat, republican, re-
ceived 81 votes and Andrew j. Ball
fusionist. received "a, or majority for
Sweat of 49,
Charley Eastman was the only fu-
sion candidate elected. Let's see, he
was opposed by the Times Herald,
i which was for True Parson 'first, last
and all the time"
It. seems we'll nigh impossible to
elect republican sheriff of Fall River
county. just why this is so is beyond
fathoming. They are knocked down
year after year.
Every Black Hills county is said tc
have gone republican. Not bad. Two
year ago it went the other way 15Ot
majority. This year the republicans
have about 500 majority.
And this ends the con- fusion organi
sation in South Dakota It will b,
impossible for them to get togethe
again. AS fusion candidate said
sNext time It will be straight demo
cratic ticket"
- The Second ward as usual, is tho ban
ner republican precinct in the county
! yet even without that the republican
would have won. The republican sent
iment was general throughout th
county.