The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-14
JOHNSON BROTHERS
BEAT nTTREeGE
Homer Johnson Is Reelected
State Senator After a $780,
900 Campaign.
STORY OF AN OLD FEUp
1t Started Over a Postoffice and Has,
Resulted in Some Bonanza earn
paigns-United States Sena-
tor Handling Indian Vote.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 5.-The lead
ers this afternoon estimate thai thAB
republican plurality in the state Will
run from twenty to $4,000. At 2 O'clock
reports had been received at the res
publican state headquarters from thir-
ty-seven out of flfty-three counties in
the state. which show a plurality off,
1880 for the republican congressional
and state ticket. Republican managers.
concede the election of three demo-
Gratis to the legislature, two in Han
son county and one<tn Douglas ecoun-
ty. The legislative fight In several
counties is very close, and it may take:
an official count to decide. According
to reports thus far received, Mime
haha is the. banner republican county
of the state, with an estimated plural
ity of 1,400; Turner, second, with ], 300;;
Lawrence n Hutchinson follow with.
about 1000 each. Later returns may
change the position of these counties
in this particular.
Armour, S. D., Nov. 5.-UnitedS States
senator's laboring with the Individual
voters to defeat a. legislative candidate
and beseeching Indians, through an in-
terpreter, for their support, is the spec
tacle that has been presented in this
senatorial district in the last few days.
Setialois hittFsoge 4 Gar1ple We're
aa ~ 4Es ~ aeleaI IaoIners y. 2
is said the Johnsons and the state re-
publican committee probably spent $1O,-a
900 in the district. The result is John.
sons triumphant reelection after one.
of the bitterest fights the state ever
SAW.
Inc leua petWeen
oankers ana land men here, Kit
IIuss, soss 9aGk heaTly u
ooninLiss nao peen Tor
Yeas: hlltredge promised the Armour
pos.orlce e. a TREND Of theirs The
story Is that after promising and rec
ommending their man, Kittredge with
crew sne promise and a another MAJ
e.alneo. nyhoW war was declared
the democrats on the money issue.
me succeeding election saw a. big
algnt IN Wh1ch the Johnsons, Who had
Pledged themselves to do up Kittredge,s
nnally Wo~n.&,VFhen the returns We're Ia
icy showed g good republican a.
Jorlty turned upside own The Joms--1
sons senL like this to Kit
lieqge, tnen naIlonal committeeman:
we hand you result in$5pouglass:
county Win our compliments.
Johnson's First Election. M
Homer johnson became Az candidate
for senator and was elected. mis- wear
he was nominated to succeed himself.
and the story il 81 ryi+fraa % ,.,as IA.
termined on revenge. About the only
work done in the state was in this dis
trict. comprising Charles Mix. Doug
lass and Gregory counties. The
publicans named 81, II. Boylan for sen
ator, and organized a5great fight. They
had about 500 normal republican ma,
jority to go on. But the Johnsons had
willing to spend their money-of which
they also had plenty---Sto win. Ills said
that both sides have put not far
from $4,000 into circulation In the three
as
10th sK1ttredge and Senator Gamble
came INTO the district to work for
Boylan. Most Of the speaking theysdid
curing nasn the fail was i Y these three un-
tes. i %85sS
STo to h interest, couple hun
Sdred indian votes had been added re-
was done to help Boylan. The republic
ans denled, outait ~WasSenoAgh to fight
oYsI: Sehator k~lttredge,, It issaidgeVen
ven oVerson me reservation and.3With5
a &c., aporeds with the Indian
+hasr ~ 90 iIhccssS St that ne was.
ln nha pgsl Irene ne req ma ever had
Etion, and they didn't limit their work
L / s,s : Expense accounts. # was the most
800 sYer seen these
III g. {. d
yacled 9hedra pEgn nlgn g ,ne Y senatora1
Johnson e Ia, sd Was S ~ t ne
1 day from ali 81 mt shssr i &
johnson is elected. III Is iIndarsfnoa
Senator Kittr 1u,li 49,, aA nstgala
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