The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-20

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and Fourth Wards.
While Alderman Reeves Had No
Trouble in Defeating His OPP
position in Third.
The Citizens party ticket was sue
cessSul in carrying its candidates to
victory in every ward Of the city at
the election Tuesday, with the ex-
ception of W.. "A. Branch in the
Third ward, who was candidate for
member OF the board OF %edcuation.
O. As. Bates came out as a candi-
date against Mr.. Branch a few DAYS
before election and he made a sue
cessful house to house canvass. arous-
ing the interest of the Indies, and
about 100 came out to vote. some of
whom, however, cast their votes for
Mr. Branch.
The general contest was over the
naYorllty. O.. L. Branson, presi-
-dentsof the First National bank. was
before the public rarely a week in
his candidacy and VAS forced to fight
against the handicap OF Ibe Organl-
fza~tiOnattlat had Eeen perfected..for w.
u. Tipton two weeks or before.
The attitude OF the Mitchell Ga
zette, which was ~favoring the car
didacy of Mr., Upton, however, prov
I'd g thorn ii the flesh Of the Inde-
pendent pdrty. and the campaign ar
RumentS offered by the Gazette had
the effect OF driving support from its
candidate when the articles given
out9by the Gazette we're placed be-
fore the public in their true light.
The Gazet.e's personal attack on Mr.
Rranson in 1.-THE campaign sheet
for whom there wasSno sponsor, and
also tile attack on the city's financial
situation. for which there were no.
grounds but wat everybody fully
understood, were the factors that
lead TO the defeat of Mr.. Upton.
The attitude OF the Gazette for the
past Two months. which has been
leading up to the city election, has
cen generally resented by the public
and Its editor has been called to ac-
count7on numerous occasions for at
tempting to stir up trouble where
there was not the slightest necessity.
Questions that he was continually
4 prop0unding were of a character
that cast an aspersion on the honesty
OF the city administration, when
there was NJ sground for it whatever.
The editor OF the Gazette knew the
answers to these questions before
eve making them public. and as he
wa a great beneficiary in the mat
terswhich lie was endeayoring to stir
up, itsseemed to Tile people generally
that the questions came from rather
IN ungrateIul source.
Tie majority of Mr.. Branson over
MI. Upton, when tile official count
OF the ballots was made, is l22, there
being "a mistake made in tile Fourth
ward 10 running over the heads OF
the tickets
The aldermanic contest was quite
spirited in each ward. as all the can
diiates had opposition. s fter Mr..
ipton carrisu the first ward, it was
conceded that 1T was very likely "a.
Jayne would carry it over VIM.
Koch. The surprise ain when the
{ vote was announced that MI. Koch
II carried the ward by Il majority of "a.
%A. j.. Curtis and a. g. Berry were
fighting 1T out in the Second ward
for supremacy and on the surface it
looked like a hard tight for AL der
man Curtis TO retain his seat. The
vote indicated that he was in no
danger Of losing it, as he carried
the ward by a majority Of %. 9.
q. Reeves was opposed in the Third
ward by w. III. West and he was re-
taiaed on the council by as COM
Portable majority nearly as Mr.. Cur
It's. Robert Burns. as the Citizens
candidate 10 the Fourth ward, ran
ahead OF his ticket. aud defeated DR..
ReAmer by 80 votes. The ballots
Showed some queer markings on the
I ai6ernan. In 4 great many cases
a8Where the voter cast his ballot for
SHTsiiptOn heyoted Tor Burns, and when
4 eyeted Tor Brsnson he scratched
Burns.
he closest contest Of the DAY as
over the candidates for police Justice,
". A.. Herbert and James Mckinley.
DIG remained s the First to decide
the contest, as the other three wards
Ind given Mckinley a majority Of
Egthree. When the First had finished
saHethert had a majority of tiyesand
hllelaiMasst thus elected by a majority Of