The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-30
BYRNE MANAGERS
GIVE OUT FIGURES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MAN
Ayers GOES OVER VARIOUS
COUNTIES AND ESTIMATES
THE PRIMARY VOTES.

paign drawing to a close, the Byrne
headquarters through MIR. T. s.
Everett, manager, gives out the fol
lowing statement relative TO IA few
of the counties of the state:
For instance, in the last primary
election, Beadle county gave Wesley
a plurality of 1924. Indications now
show that Byrne will carry it by a
majority of over 700. Brookings
county gave Vessey 53S votes. Elrod
693, and Egan 81. A fusion of
Progressive and StalWart vote votes
will give Byrne a majority over Eg-
an of close to ! 900, providing Egan
holds his own, but the indications
are that he is losing rapidly turnout
the entire county. In Brown county
of 2S12, which were divided between
Wesley and ElrOd, the indications are
that Egan will not get as many votes
as he did before, giving him a sure
majority of over 1000. The combin-
ed vote in Coddington county against
Egan two years ago was 1929, Egan
receiving 424. If Egan holds his
own or even makes a small gain,
which is improbable, Byrne will re-
caiua mot far from 1 n moinritV.
In Dawson county Egan got Sl9 votes
and the combined vote OF Vessey and
Elrod was only S04. The indications
are that Byrne will get the Wesley
and Elrod vote, beside some that
Egan got two years ago and thus
give Byrne a small majority over
Egan. Byrne will carry Faulk county
almost unanimously. Two years ago
the entire Republican vote of that
county being 857. Hutchinson county
two years ago gave iGgan 5l9 votes
while the combined Wesley and Elrod
vote was SAT. OF the $40 for Egan
over $50 were democratic, these
votes this year will be cast for one
or the other of the Democratic can
didates, and will give Byrne a sure
majority of 700 over Egan. The best
information ~obtainable from the
most conservative sources, is to the
effect that Byrne will carry Lawrence
county. The same is true of Custer
and Pennington counties. while Egan
may carry Fall River county by a
very small plurality. The combined
vote against Egan in Lyman and
Stanley counties two years G was
2,099, Egan receiving SIG. Since
Egan's speaking trip thru these
counties he has lost heavily, and the
indications at this time are that
Byrne will receive a majority over
Egan of 1900. From the BEST infor-
nation we have at this time, and
from very conservative authority,
Minnehaha county will give Byrne a
majority of from 500 to 1000. as
against Mgan's majority of 2,162 owe
both Elrod and Vessey two years ago.
Moody county gave Egan 772 votes
two years ago, about 400 of which
were democratic, leaving him 372
Republican votes. The combined
vote of Vessey and Elrod was 507.
the county this year with the demo
cratic vote going to it's own candi-
d*tes. Out of a total vote of 1881
in Turner County two years ago
Egan got a majority of 1863, his vote
being 072. In the democratic pri.
maries there were 70 votes cast fol
the democratic candidate for govern.
or, while at the fall election the
same democratic candidate received
$50 votes. Now subtract the ~ hon
est democratic votes from $50 which
) We're cost at the fall election and yot
have CTS democratic votes which
were cast for Egan. Subtracting the
67S democratic votes from Egan':
total 1,O72 and you have 394, tina,
being the number of Republican
votes which Egan received in 1910
/, From these figures it will be seer
that if conditions are the same as
they were two years ago. and the
democratic vote goes to it's owr
candidates, Byrne's majority this
year in Turner county will be moi
less than 500, but conditions have
changed and the indications are thai
Byrne's majority will be nearer L..
00D. In the Rosebud country the
total Republican vote cast two years
? ago was 2,255, of which tEgan re.
ceived 269. This comprises the
counties of Gregory and Trip. II
Egan does not lose any of his former
strength (and since Byrne's speaking
tour thru these counties we believe
Egan has lost strength) Mr.. Byrne
will receive a majority of approx
mately 1000. In Sphinx county the