The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-07-11
LIFE OF SENATOR KYLE.
Twice. Elected to Senate. by Dineren.
Parties, in Hard Fights.

5 ANACo A2icCAoSl To senate, by Din cEenS
Parties, in Hard Fights.
James Henderson Kyle was born near
xenia, O., February "a, 1854 He en-
tered the University Of Illinois in 1871,
taking course in civil engineering.
Entered Oberlin college in 1873 and was
graduated from the classical course n
1878. He prepared for admission to the.
bar, but atterward entered Western
Theological seminary, Allegheny Pa,
graduating in 1872. During these years
he was teacher of mathematics and en-
gineering and later engaged for sew
eral years in educational and minis
terial work in Utah and South Da-
kota. He has been pastor of churches
at Ipswich and Aberdeen resigning
to become financial secretary of Iank-
ton college. He was elected to the
state senate as an independent in 1880,
and the succeeding winter was elected
to the United States senate to succeed
Gideon G.. Moody, taking his seat in
1891. In 1897 he was reelected, this
time by a combination of republicans
and populists. The first time he was
elected by a combination Of popuist
and democratic votes His current
term will expire March 3. 1893.
In the legislature elected in 1890 the
republicans controlled by a narrow
margin, but through mismanagement
lost the organization and the demo-
Gratis and poulists combined, unseated
republicans and secured control, Then
the contest was between Trip, demo
crat; Loucks, populist; Campbell, pop
aulist; Wardell, populist. and others,
Loucks being the leader. Finally after
unsuccessfully balloting several weeks
a combination was made whereby the
populists and democrats concentrated
on Kyle and elected him, with the un-
Outstanding he would align with the
democrats.
Beginning Of Fusion.
In connection with this fight there is
an interesting political story The ma
tional committees ofsthe democrats and
populists get together, for the first
time, to produce practical results, and
out OF that beginning many believe the
fusion OF 1895 really grew. It came.
about In this way. In the Illinois leg
islature there We're a few uopulisIs and
they would not ge. .sxather with the
democrats, though the combination
would have controlled. John A. Logan
and John M. Palmer were the repub-
llcan and democratic candidates. The
winner must have the populists. Al
deal was made whereby the popuiists
in Illinois agreed to help elect Palmer,
q democrat. in areturn for which the
democrats in South Eakota should helm
elect Kyle. populist. The deal was
carried out In both legislatures, and
Palmer and Kyle went to the senate.
Senator Kyle faithfully carried out
the program and although he had been
q republican till q time very recently
before his election to the legislature, he
acted with the democrats during his
FIRST term In the United States senate.
~ agreed. In the campaign of 1896 ne
was regarded pract ically as the candi-
date Of the populists IN case the legts-
lature should 60 that way. The result
was sweeping victory IN the legisla.
ture for the populists The relations
! between Senator Pettigrew and KYLE
were very Sitter as q result OF personal
dinerencsA developed at Washington.