Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
W. G. GEMMIL FOR MA YOR
The Caueuses We're Well Attended and the Contest
Spirited Throughout Resulting IN a
Victory for w c. Gemmill.

Canton gave tine new cancEs Ia~ =
trial last week and Line result was
satisfactory So far us any caucns law
can be satisfactory.
Mayor Fitch was a candidate for
ra-el.ctiun and q VEry determined Ell
TORI was mane by THIS friends 10 carry
THE several wards af the CITY III ms
t,slIalf. while w G. Gsmmilfs friends
were No lass determined II es-fE aa
frf.s ftunsr for him. L great many
things were said about Nj. GemnlIl
winch were absurd and foolish, and
We hupe those who circulated Mieln
feel ashamed If their dirty work
The great fight Of the contest cen-
Tered In line first ward WHICH with
auy other ward would make a major
fry in Lne convention Both sldes
clairned rale first by sure maJorlties
but the result proved thai M CEN
mills supporters were The most NUM-
.erpus.
The second ward Was carried Dy
Mayor Fitch, the third ward was
made a tie through the unfair mani
pulation Of a ballot belonging TO a
GemInill supporter, and Ia fourth
ward rolled mp the biggest majority
In the city for Mr.. GemmiH.
The first and fourth wards repre-
sent II votes which is a majority OF
Of the yention, consequently the
tie in the third ward cut no figure In
the final result, although The third
ward under a fair vote would have
been for Mr.. GemInill by " major
.ity.
The supporters Of Mayor Fitch
were certain they had the city when
the battle begun and Mr.. Gemmilts
supporters were as equally certain
that victory would perch on their
banners when the tickets were count
ed and their Judgment won in the
contest, which passed OF, all things
considered, in a quiet manner, al
though there was good deal OF DIT
terness aroused by Cuthbert chaileng-
ing four prominent citizens In the
first ward and the naturalization
voting OF a Fitch al in the first
ward.
NJ Gezaaa.ifi and fIih friends made
the contest squarely for enforcement
of law and the suppression Of the
blind pig system, and a majority Of
the people thought Mr.. Gemmiii was
right.
Simon Ulrikson OF the 4th ward,
Is criticised by the opposition be-
cause he supported Mr. Gemmili.
Mr.. Ulrikson is a license man, has al
ways stood for license In preference
TO blind pigs, and he was manly and
outspoken In this direction. He says:
License or no license let us have a
city government that VIII enforce
the Ian and drive u Iiie crime
breeding holes In the wall His pos
ition Is unassailable from a temper
ance or license standpoint.
Each ward nominated aldermen,
and the selection was ratified by the
convention on Tuesday.
David Bremen was the choice OF
the first ward for reelection, A. Repp
was the choice Of the second ward for
reelection, Fred Oyre was the choice
Of third ward and In the fourth two
aldermen were nominated owing to
the resignation OF Berney Hanson
who had served ~ year, and 1. l..
Redfeld and Peter Anderson we're
the nominees. The committeeman
selected for the several wards were as
follows: First ward. j. g. Laxson,
John Isakson, Thomas Thomson; Sec
ond ward, M. Bennett, A. b. Carlson,
10. ID. Tuttle; Third ward, Q. X.
Brown, Chris Engen, Albert Oehman;
Fourth Ward, +. L. Minis, John Sol
EN-, N. belong.