The Dickinson press., 1902-11-08
The Election.

uuC LuCClIOus
The Republicans Elect Mcclure and Senour
and the independents Elect Frank lish.
Republican County Ticket Elected with
the Exception Of Van der. Las who Is
Defeated BY Kono by Z Votes. Judge
CampbeiI's Majority Reaches ZIG and
Capt. Saunders also Has Large Majority.
Gov. White Has Majority Of about 23O.
The Independents Made a Lively Com
paign and Surprised May People on
Election Day.
Tuesdays election is over and those
candidates who were successful are hap
py and those who were unsuccessful APP
pear to be taking their defeat in good
part.
The election of only w. A. Mcclure
and George Senonr on the republican
legislative ticket was not d surprise, as
it had been considered from the first that
Frank Lish's chances were good and
during the past two weeks many repub-
licans had conceded his election. Not
outstanding his politics, Mr.. Lish will
go TO the legislature and work with the
other members of the 3lst district in any
attempt to secure legislation for the
benefit Of the district. He is a good cit
izen and will prove a good legislator the
same as when he was in the house four
years ago.
The billings county vote, so far as the
returns show, was pretty evenly devided
between A. l.. Martin and Ed. S. Foley,
the latter probably having 20, the best
of it.
The county fight in Stark was a good
deal different from what had been ex-
pected by many people, and the indie
pendents must be given credit for hav-
ing made a lively canvass. Charles Ko-
nos election, although by a small ma
jority, again demonstrates his remark
able vote-getting qualities.
The total Stark county vote this veal
was a little less than 500, or nearly 100
less votes than were Cast in the same
precincts two years ago. This shows
that a great many people did not 60 to
the polls at all. 1t must be remembered
that two years ago Stark county's bounds
contained the u~norganized territory north
and south, which swelled the vote to 1900
or more. Gov. Whites majority in 1900
in the present IS precincts Of Stark
county was 1853 against about go this
year. But in order to be fair in making
this comparison it must be taken into
account that Wipperman cut into Whites
majority materially in 1900. The ma
jority for republican presidential cleo.
tors in 1000 was EOS and this year, for
congressman, it is about the same.
Our tabulated statement shows the
individual vote by wards and by pre-
cincts and will prove very interesting.
The canvassing board will meet on
Nov. Ip.
ELECTION NOTES.
Quite d large moun Of money chang
ed hands on the result oil the independ-
ent legislative ticket. Jack Brodie and
others were betting that a ma jority Of
the ticket would be elected and they
found plenty of even money. There
were also some large bets on the election
of kono and Van der Las. Both Ell. Ber-
ry and E.C Barry we're heavy betters on
kOno. Tom Evans showed the boys
that he was sanguine of election by
placing 500 at odds of to 5 and on the
night Of election he placed over 500 of
even money.
The first ward-on Willard street-was
the place where Gov. White was hurt in
Dickinson. The returns show a change
of about IS votes, but nowhere else in
the county is there any noticeable falling
off from the regular republican vote as
given other state officers.
After hearing the returns from Pleas
AMI Valley (the settlement northwest OF
Dickinson) the republicans were inclined
to think that it should be styled the
"tammany hall" precinct of the county.
The republican candidates lacked or
ganization which showed plainly in their
Dickinson work on election day. Many
| of these candidates were also over-con-
ening the majority which they would
have had had they got out and hustled.
Farmers Valley is the banner republi-
Can precinct this vear-2o straight votes
for every state candidate and none for
the democratic or socialist tickets.
Alter figuring over the returns, Com
missioner Lees re. collection was not so
close as it might have been. At Lehigh
MIR. Jopp had a majority of 5 and in
Gladstone Mr.. Lee had 20 votes the best
of it. leaving his total majority IS.
Lehigh cut Gov. White about : votes,
but Beltield voters seemed to feel differ
emily and gave the governor more votes
than either Spalding o Marshall. Glad
stone, Commissioner Turner's precinct,
gave the governor the full republican
strength.
Al Martin had more votes in Antelope
than either Senour or Mcclure.
Con Hill made a good clean canvass
and has much satisfaction in having car
ried Dickinson.
Tom Evans fooled everybody and in
the future if Mr.. Evans should be a can
didate for office his opponent will feel
that he has a job on his hands.
Judge Campbell has reason to feel
gratiied with his majority of 216. Out
side of Belfeld he carried every pre-
cinct in the county.
The legislative vote, as nearly as can
be figured, stands as follows: Mcclure
5I8, Senour 1888, Martin 44o, Lish 498,
Foley 473 and Killer 1870. Sentinel Butte
gave Martin s. and his opponent 5; Me-
dora gave Foley AZ and his opponent 7;
Bishop gave the republican ticket 7 ma
jority, McQuillion 5 and Mikkelson came
in with 7 straight votes for the republi-
can ticket. From the Yule precinct the
independents got IL straight votes. From
the H T and Rainy Buttes Foley got l8
votes, and as near as can be figured Lish
got 5 at the H + and Senour 7, Mcclure
6 and Martin 5. Foley carried his own
county over Martin by about 20 votes
and our tabulated report tells the story
in Stark.
John Flynn, independent candidate
for assessor in Ist district, has his usuaI