Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-11-17
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Returns Seem to Indicate a Repub-
lean Victory.

Lean Victory.
Sioux Falls: The latest returns indicate
that the state has gone republican. Chair
man BOwley of the democratic state COM
mittec comedies the election of the rcpub-
lican judges by 2,00o majority. National
Committeeman kittredgc claims the cleo
ton of the republican judges by Il majority
of 10000. Secretary Wright of the union
reform campaign committee. claims the
election of Bennett and comedies the defeat
of Kennedy and Smith by a majority of
500. From figures at hand the republicans
maintain their ticket is elected by 10000
majority, and there is some inclination to
to raise this estimate to 1900. Railroad
Commissioners LaFollettc, in behalf of the
fusion managers, states that they have
elected Bennett, of their nominees.
Aberdeen: Two hundred and twenty
four precincts give republicans $3.50, flu
si0nists SIG. Chairman Hcrricd predicts
that the republicans will carry the state by
5000. Brown County is close. The repub-
licans claim it by 200 majority.
DcadwOod: 1t is conceded by the fusion
lists that Lawrence County will give Cor
son q majority of 500, and all of the other
Black Hills counties excepting Pennington
are believed to have gone republican from
100 to 200 majority. Both parties claim
Pennington County, and there will be u
margin of only a few votes either way.
h vote of the Hills was about half of that
of the last election. 1t is believed the Hills
has gone republican by LOO.
Huron: Returns from but six precincts
in this (Beadle) county give Corson, repub-
lican. sol over Smith, fusion, with Haney
and Fuller, both republicans, only a few
votes behind COrsOn. Only TO per cent. of
tile registered vote was policd inthe county,
the result showing a republican gain.
Elk Point: The result of the election in
the county is as follows, unofficial: Smith
752, Kennedy 752, Bennett Jag; Corson
Gas, Haney $50, Fuller 637. Little more
than half the vote Of the county was east.
The average majority for fusion candidates
is about los. This is a loss to fusion of
about 30 as compared with former cleo
tons. Lynch, republican, was elected as
SCISSOR; Smythe, republican, justice; Flcm-
ming, fusion, justice; Eslick and Dyer, flu
sion, cOnstables.
Springfield: Springfeld's vote was as
follows: For judges, C0rson, 1913; Haney,
1ss; Fuller, l2o, all republicans. Tie
union reform party vote was, for Smith,
4S; Kennedy, 53; Bennett, 40. For county
commissioner Mcintosh, republican, re-
ceived 143 votes, while his demo-
cratic opponent received but 81. In
Bon HoMi:nc precinct, the former home of
the republican candidate, the vote stood Al
to . in his favor, thus assuring his election.
ScOtland: The vote in Scotland pre-
cinct was light, only 1870 votes polled. OF
these CorsOn received los, Haney 1O2,
Fuller 80; Smith q, Kennedy %, Bennett,
%. Returns from ten precincts in Bon
Hommc County give the republican can
didatcs for judges OF the supreme court
3326 majority.
Armour: Unofficial returns from nine
precincts give Smith pa, Kennedy 293,
Bennett 29i; CorsOn 297, Haney DOG, Fuller
29l. Five precincts to hear from will give
the republican judges Il small majority.
Chamberlain: Twenty-Five out of twen-
ty-seven precincts i'll Brittle County give
the following. Fusion, Smith 427, Ken
nedy 430, Bennett "a; republican, Corson
$50, IIaney 3422, Fuller 35S.
Mitchell: Returns from fourteen pre-
cincts in this Davison) county give Cor
son 4S9, Haney sol, Fuller 473; Smith $50
Kennedy $40, Bennett 800. A light vote
was cast in this county. Hancy' S majority
is 1913, a republican gain of 213.
Gettysburg: Complete returns of Potter
County give the republican judges %
majority, a net republican gain of 13S over
the vote on governor last year.
Watcrtown: Complete returns of Cod
ington County give Corson $50, Haney
5i33, Fuller 46t; Smith 495, Kennedy 496,
Bennett 6S4. Warren Page, republican, is
reelected commissioner.
Flandreau: Complete returns of Moody
County give republicans, Corson,. 500;
Maney, S27; Fuller, 1926; populists, Smith.
266; Kennedy, 81; Bennett, 26S.
Armour: Douglas County gives the
fusion candidates for supreme judge 2;
majority.
Vermillion: Complete returns in Clay
County give Corson 7O4, Haney 7o1, Fuller
691, Smith $50, Kennedy 564, Bennett 55S.
Miller: All but seven precincts give re-
publicans 3SS2, f%usionists 200. The republi.
can majority in Hand County will be just
about 100.
Madison: Twelve precincts in Lake
County and Madison give the republican
judges 20 majority. The remaining pre-
cincts will not change the result in the
county. Less than one-third of the vote
was cast.
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