The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-05-24
BOTH FACTIONS LAY
CLAIM TO THE STATE
Though on the Face Of Returns
Insurgents Seem to Have Car
ried South Dakota.
BOTH ISSUE STATEMENTS
Congressman Martin Says That the
Black Hills 10 Solid for the Organ.
ixatien, Though insurgents
Claim Part OF u.


again are becoming quiet around poliii-
cal headquarters In this city. Most az
the insurgent leader who participated
In the conference have returned tn
their homes. only "A few having re-
manned over.
The insurgents yet declare that they
will have not less than In the neighbor-
hood 81 500 delegates In the state con-
vention.
An important message signed by
Mayor Ermick IL Rapid city, \. Is.
Gardner. former circuit judge Of the
Rapid city district. and James HALEY.
another prominent resident OF the
Black Hills. was received by &. IL. Cas-
sill. insurgcnt candidate for nomina-
ton to the Office Of attorney general.
Claim Black Hills.
The telegram stated that Penning-
ton county was absolutely safe for the
insurgents on temporary organization
and intIynated that IL the insurgents
control the state convention other
Black Hills counties will fall In line
with the insurgents rather :han have
the Black Hills left out Of the contest
altogether.
The stalwarts continue to ridicule
the kilograms Of the insurgents with
reference TO capturing any of the Black
Hills counties, claiming that the SIX
Black Hills counties viii be with Con-
gresham Martin. first. last and all the
time. even n the insurgents control the
state convention. The staiwErts have
not modified their claims 81 having ear
ried the state. insisting that II Will he
found they have captured over 200 al
the 1853 delegates.
Martins Statement.
Congressman Martin. stalwart can
didate for United States senator Ia
succeed Senator Gamble. who arrived
last Friday direct from his home In
the Black Hills. when questioned about
the situation In the six Black Hills
counties. said:
The six Black Hills counties ar.
solid for the organization. Amy rep
RESERVATIONS To the contrary are unre-
liable and evidently are circulated for.
the purpose OF misleading the east
side as TO the situation In the Black
Hills. II any kilograms have been re-
ceived here. coming from the Hills. Civ
Ing n contrary view OF the situation.
they are manufactured elsewhere or
are from persons who are not In a po-
sition To know the situation. I left the
Black Hills last evening. and before
leaving had assurance from every
county that the delegations to the
county conventions are right and that
instructed delegations To the state con-
Sention will be selected next Tuesday.
The only county I'm which Colonel Par
ker put UP n battle was Lawrence. He
carried one ward I'm Dcadwood and
one ward In Lead. and viii have In tn.
neighborhood OF fifteen votes In The
county convention. which has go del
egatcs. n majority In our favor. so that
there IN no chance for any contest In
the convention"
Crane Issues q Statement.
hA lps a.. a
come out. the stalwart leaders got to-
gether and canvassed the returns from
their viewpoint. and Friday forenoon
Chairman Frank Crane issued the fol-
lowing statement in REPUTATION Of last
nights Statement; OF the insurgents:
The statement In the press 81 this
morning Of the counties claimed by the
insurgents includes the following.
which have elected delegates favorable
To the organization: Butte, Is. Camp
sell. Ia Charles Mix. 81: Hand. IL:
Hutchinson, %. Lyman. iN: Potter.
10: sanborn. ls: Mcpherson. Il: Wal
worth. Is; Edmunds, 10, making "A to-
tai of zoo.
1.-The statement also includes Sphinx
county. with ~ votes, az sure for the
insurgents, while "a a matter Of fact
u In conceded by everyone there up To
The present time that Sphinx county
las maintained "a neutral position. The
81 votes NJ Sphinx county should there
.ore be added To the 20t. making n to-
nj Of 2t6. and deducted from the
,laim Of the insurgents. which IL $50.
eaving them. according To their state
nent. 6i0 votes. The statement I'm the
press comedies Ia the Stalwarts 36S
votes This should be 467. Brulc coun-
" having thirteen delegates instead
81 fourteen, as stated.
ITO this should be- added the vote
u the following counties: Butte.
.'harles Mix, Hand. Hutchinson. Iy-
man. Potter. SanboTn. Campbell. Nc
Phcrson. Walworth and Edmunds, with
an aggregate vote OF 2O4. and the coun-
ties OF Codington. 80: Grant %. Pen
uingtun, 81: Custer, 10. with a totHi
q 81 votes. which are enumerated by
the press as doubtful
Some Addition.
Adding to this the vote Of the fol-
towing counties omitted by the press.
Hamlin %. Gregory 10, Marshall ~. q
total OF 81. making "a grand total for
the organization OF III.
The organization has been assured
that many OF the delegates included IN
the clio votes enumerated above will
favor Mr. Martin for United States
senator. Mr.. Burke for congress and
MIR. Elrod for governor.
We wish 10 distinctly understood
that we do not ConCcdc the Insurgents
10 ar any other number al votes.
From statements In the iusurEcnt
press Il II apparent that II IL their pur-
pose TO stampede the Hills counties ~
possible and To bolster up the Cuun-
ties on the east side OF the river by
claiming counties which they are not
entitled Ia. Their claim 81 delegates
from the Black Hills Is ludiCruus To
the extreme"
Claim Of the insurgents.
Mr. Crawford and some my or sixty
prominent leaders OF the iHSurgrut
movement held "A meeting In this city
Thursday night after making u can
vass uf the returns issued the follow
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