The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06


Why would man throw this nom
nation aside when he could so easily
win?
1t was not so written. Walsh
must be defeated by a man from his
own township, a political enemy who
had once succeeded in taking his own
township away frog! him for Sheriff.
Hing was not satisfactory to Petit
grew, hence the work was to be done
with another.
The next ballot was awaited with
bated breath. 1t resulted in a tie
between Dan'l Walsh and w. S. Bell,
II votes each and j. NJ. King 2. AS
the game began to open up to the
casual observer, the question was
asked, ''who is Bell. Who is this un-
known man that gives SO popular Il
man us Dan Walsh such chase?
But surely Dan will win over him,
say "de machine" with unmistak-
able evidences of trepidation in
voice and face.
Pusey draws little further into
his shell, while King, Majors, Kirk.
patrick, Dean, ct. al. exchange
covert winks and innocent smiles
It's a good game. The crucial test
tof the battle is here presented.
Where are the men Walsh has fought
for and helped these many years?
All, dear reader, ii you know any
thing about politics, you also know
OF the disgusting cowardice that
causes men to stand supinely by aud
see man they have called friend
when they needed him, struck down.
The least little effort made then
and thereswould have saYed the day,
but no, it came not. DAHL Walsh
was led to the alter for sacrifice, and
Mr. Pettigrew added another CORY
lscalp to his belt One more ballot
was taken, resulting Bell 3d. Walsh
l65. a ~
/ 1t was over. The pent up feelings
OF the victors gave vent in cheers
the vanguished, in blanched faces
und smothered curses.
1t was battle royal. between the
old popnlism of Hand County on one
side, and Pettigrew. Pussy fusion on
the other, and Pettigrew won-tem-
porarily at least.
The remainder was easy. An in
formal ballot gave Dean 70, with
several scattering candidates getting
from three to Is. The first informal
gave Dean 100 and the nomination
for representative -
Thos. Kelley was renomiEated for
treasurer by acclaim alton. ny
Then the forces squared away
again for the Auditor contest. John
Strut, Stephen Duckeck, Benz Naber,
Dan Hall, and the north county
men, all old time workers for the
p arty, asked for Martin Deinslake's
nomination al Auditor, but they
were tacitly ted "the Dutch could
have nothing, Aand the now excited
vic tors rode rough. shod over. them.
The usual informal ballot gave
Ira Cree 90, and DiensIake 60. More
;cheers and blanched faces.
|, Efforts were made to adjourn for
supper, evidently in the hope OF Six
ing up" But here the irrepressible
Jake Sell. of Wheaton, got mp and
raked the gang who wanted to DELAY
and run things into the night, 30
they could do rs they pleased after
the farmers had gone home. Jake
received applause nad carried his
point against adjournment. ~
On the next formal ballot Cree
received 80 and Dienslake 81. Here
j. NJ. King tried to pour oil on the
troubled waters by advising no
gloating over the defeat. Batitwa
no use. The knife had been showed
into Dan Walsh, John Strut Diens-
lake nd their friends, and all talk
OF friendship was idle and Ruthless.
After supper Charley Miller received
over TOO votes for register to Nc
Meals As. ~
VIM. bowler was renominated by