Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-03
SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS
Numerous Candidates Being
Groomed For the Omces.
THE COMING STATE ELECTION.
The Ofiioeseekers Busily Engaged i'm
Grasping tho Farmers and Work
insmen BY the Hand and
Soliciting his Vote.
The Cnres of Statehood.

Huron, Dak., July 2.-[Special TO THE
BEE. l--,rho republican party's bills are out
for sailing. Its first state convention is
called TO meet in this city on the 2Sth day OF
August, Just two months hence. This will
allow only thirty-two days for the nominees
TO canvass the state inasmu ch as the
election is fixed for October by the omni-
bus bill. But the central committee had re-
gard TO the wishes of the Farmers alliance.
In their convention of last week they re-
auested each political party to defer its state
convention until the first ten days of Sep
tember, then the farmers will not have to
leave their harvesting to attend them. Tho
farmers are greatly pleased with the defer
ence thus paid to their wishes. Secretary
Soderbcrg, of the Alliance said to-day:
strhat date is all right We are perfectly
satisfied with August 2S."
II has been stated as a rumor that
John II. Gamble, of Yankton, is q
candidate for congress. This rumor has
grown into fact, and the gentleman is asking
the assistance of his many friends to win a
nomination. 1t makes four candidates for
two seats, namely: Mccoy, Matthews, Gif-
ford and Gamble. AS 1t is three months
until election, there is ample Time for the
other candidates to come TO the surface.
There is a possibility that Captain II. A
Humphrey, of Fauk county, will soon be
added to the list. He is q brilliant editor, a
sturdy fighter, and has never faltered in his
devotion to statehood aud division. No other
new names have appeared in the papers this
week, with the exception of that OF Hon.
John ID. Bennett, of Clark, for a supreme
judgeship.: Thus far all the names presented
for nomination are of men of good ability and
high character.
At the Esmond picnic, June 3, Governor
Mellette come out fiat-footed in favor of pro-
hibition SO the hquor dealers are after his
scalp. Alta meeting of the executive COM
mittee of their association held this week in
Yankton, his case was up for consideration.
After good deal OF discussion, it was shown
that the feeling was unanimous that the
governor is not safe man for them to have
in the executive Office. Final decision OF
what is best for them to do was postponed to
the July meeting an Aberdeen. The friends
of prohibition are so elated with his unquali-
lied declarations for their pet measure that
one OF their leaders declared yesterday in
my hearings Governor Mellette suits us; l
look upon him asithe best man all around in
the republican party in our state. If there is
anything that he wants we will do all we can
to help him to it," 1t is safe to say that he
Will meet opposition, and have something of
fight for the gubernatorial nomination.
Judge Campbell has stirred up a hornets
nest--which is nothing uuusltal for hlm. In
his alliance speech he used this direct Ian
gnage, In speaking of our terri
torial officers: Directors of public
institutions award themselves con-
tracts under fictitious names and audit
their own bills'' This remarkable charge
against the integrity of territorial officers
has startled everybody tor they all have
been appointed by Governor Mellette within
the last three months, so the press is 'chal-
lenging the correctness of the judges state
ment aud demanding the specifications and
proof If he can furnish them, we'll If he
can not-well, he will regret ever making
such wild assertion.
The democratic press deem it their duty to
sail into Judge Moody about this time of the
year, so they are sailing But they are do
ing him no harm,