The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-09-21
SOUTH DAKOTA
ELECTION RESULTS
Primaries Result Indicate
Nomination of Majority in
Legislature,
HOLMAN WINS IN YANKToN
Senator CANDLES Partner Wins Out in
Strenuous Contest With Mayor of
Yankton-No Contest in Craw-
forel's Home County:

Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 4.-Late re
ports from the state as to the result OF
Tuesdays caucuses make little change
in the situation The insurgent repub-
licans yet claim they have carried a
majority of the counties, insuring them
a safe working majority in each branch
Of the state legislature. The result of
the caucuses, even had it been unfavor-
able to the insurgents, would not pre-
vent the reelection Of United States
Senator Gamble, who was Endorsed by
the state convention. Practically the
only matter to be affected should the
stalwarts control the legislature would
be the prevention Of primary elec>
ton law being enacted without first
being submitted to the voters Of the
state.
While the insurgents lost Minnehaha,
they say the reports show they have
gained at least two counties, McCook
and Dix.
Holman, 72; Price, 50.
Yankton, S. D.. Sept. 4.-The latest
reports from the county precincts give
John Holman 72 delegates, as against
81 for Titus E. Price. Price lost his
Seventeenth precinct; Holman carrying
two of the three city wards. with a vote
of rs in the convention. and Price get
ting one ward with a vote of IA In the
convention. Price carried several of
the villages in the county. Holmans
strength being in the country pre-
cincts.
numbers, were carried by Holman: 3,
4, 6, Z, s, 10, II, 13, 16 and II. Price
carried precincts numbered l. 2, 8. IA.
and 19. Each got one vote in the Eigh-
teenth precinct and the Fifth and
Twelfth precincts, the former with 8
votes and the latter with are in
doubt. In giving the probable totals
for the two candidates the two doubtful
precincts are divided. half and half
Glass Wins in codington.
watertown, S. D., Sept. l4.-Charles
II. Englesby for the senate, and Will
bur S. Glass and Ben z. Lee for the
house, is the result of the primary held
in this (Codingtom county yesterday,
the contest, especially the fight on
of the winners stand squarely on the
state platform adopted at the Sioux
Falls convention. A heavy vote was
polled throughout the county at the
primaries, owing to the wet weather
that prevented threshing.
The names of the republican candi-
dates for county officers We're also sub
mitted ON separate ballots at yester-
days primaries, the result of this
straw" vote being intended to guard
the work of the county convention next
Tuesday. In this Codington county is
the pioneer of the state, having made
her nominations for county offices by
the pure primary for fourteen years
/ This fall her example has been fol-
lowed by several other counties in the
state.
In crawford's Bailiwick.
Huron, S. D., Sept. 14.-No opposition
4 whatever was put up against the pro-
gram of the reform element, and the
friends of Mr.. Crawford, the guberna-
torial candidate and inaugurater and
leader Of the movement against the old
stalwart faction, won easily. The vote
was very light, due to the absence OF
any contest.
The democrats cast but a few votes
at yesterdays primaries, and none were
polled for the socialists or prohibition.
lists, despite the fact that this is the
I home of the socialist candidate for lieu.
i tenant governor. Martin Eggen
Staiwarts Garry the Hills.
I Deadwood, s. D., Sept 14.-Fouc out
/ Of six of the Black Hills counties will
elect stalwarts to the next legislature
as was shown by the caucuses held
yesterday. Fall River and Pennington
counties went insurgent, and no fight
was made either in Butte or Meade
which are stalwart counties The Dead
wood delegation is split, but the Law
renee county convention will be con-
troled by stalwarts, who will have 1876
out of 220 delegates.