The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-06
FIRST RETURNS FAVOR
BYRNE AND BURKE
ONLY 576 OUT OF 1880 PRECINCTS HAVE REPORTED

Less than one-third the precincts o
! the state We're heard from up 10 tn
hour Of 20 ng TO press. but the return
came from the popIlous sections 0
/ South Dakota and they told the story
All that saved the senatcrsh p TO tn
republican party was Nj b rke'
strength in the north ana west po1
tions Of the state The SC .theaster.
portion went strong fer his Democrat
opponent
Until the returns from the north anl
west commenced coming in late las
night those watchers at the bullet 4
boards who were Burke men were ner-
yous. Bulletin after bullet n from
tbs part Of the state showed Johnson
sholg and gaining
GOgernCr Eyrne's strength was sur
Prise to his strongest adherents. who
feared not Mr. McCarter. his demo
cratic opponent but r. O. Richards.
who was tagged with the Bull Moose
o *. In &c p,te CT Mr.. r chard5'
hard fought campaign, the ballots
showed HIN pocr tn RI in the race.
II s. practically unknown G-mocratc
opponent badly outdistanced Mr.. Rich
ards.
Richards No Factor.
While correspondents over the state
as a rule omitted to report the Rich
ards vote in detail the first SIX mining
Of the ballots indicating that the Hu-
rcn man was not factor in the stu
alton it was predicted by observer
last night that his vote would probably
not exceed 5000.
Interest centered upon the senator al
and guberAatorial contests and the
chief effort OF the nieht was to com
pile and report returns on those oflic-
e.
Enough congressional election news
came through, however, TO show that
Representative Dillon was cas- ~ elect
ed over his Sioux Falls democratic oD-
ponent, Theodore NJ Bailey. Bailey ran
right along with the democratic tick
ct, however, but the latter could not
keep up the pace set by Johnson, the
senatorial nominee
Royal G. Johnson was elected to
Congress by a big majority. accord.n
to returns based upon hurried examin-
alton of the ballots. Little in the
way Of figures came in.
Judge William G.. X ce, over in the
third district, had not SO easy a vic
tory, Candy, the democrat nominee.
Keeping close behind. Rice. however,
is conceded the election by all OBJ
servers in the Black Hills.
Ticket Goes Through.
Practically no details of the les. er
candidates. on the state ticket came
last night. Peter Norbeck Gov. Byrne's
running mate is reported to have
drawn a h ghly fattering vote The
balance Of the republican state ticket
went through swimmlngly.
Little attention was paid to the am
endments and referred laws by the
men who counted the ballots in South
Dakota last night. That equal suffrage
lost was apparent, however
McCartcr Claims johnson Victory.
Aberdeen, S. d., Nov. 3.-Speciai:
James w. McCarter, democratic can
didate for governor, comedies Byrnes'
victory by about l.500 but claims the
state for Ed S. Johnson by majority
of 5000 over Burke for L. S. Senate
McCarter lost by three votes IN mis-
own precinct Bowdle giving Byrne 81,
against 54 for McCarter.
Aberdeen gives Byrne majority OF
about 800, two wards st II being out
Brown county will give Byrne majority
Of from 500 to 800.
Royal c. Johnson will carry second
district by from 600 to
$500 according to late returns which
are very slow in coming in In 40 out
)f So precincts in Brown county John
son has major ty of 500 Republicans
VIII carry nearly every county office
n Brown county
Rclaycd from the Capital
Pierre, S. d.. Nov. Especial: Six
precincts in Hughes county outside
'ierre give Burke 800. Johnson 17S,
3yrne PA. McCarter 1856
Thirteen precincts outside Hughes
'ounty give Burke S65, Johnson 719,
5yrne 1925, McCarter 757 Returns !
oming slowly. Heavy vote polled in
hughes county.
Pierre. :. d.. Nov. 3.--Special: Dali |
as. Gregory county, gives Burke 1877,
Johnson 6S, congress third district |
Rice 131, Candy 60 Bonesteel city,
Burke 60, Johnson 81. Byrne S4, Nc |
'arter SO. Rice 80 majority: Gregory |
ity, Burke SO, Johnson 1853. |
Pierre, :. d., Nov. SPECIAL: 16 |
'recincts out Of 80 in Charles Mix |
ounty give Johnson 1S7, lead over |
Burke Douglas county went out OF |
9 precincts give Johnson majority 81. |
Carly returns indicate democrats win |
n Charles Mix.
Pierre. S. D., Nov. Special: six |
recincts in Beadle county outside
Faithful
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