Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-01-12
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
The Solons Will Meet at Pierre
tuesday.
Long List Of Patriots Who Arc anxious to
Take Office for the Sake OF the
Salary and tho Good Of
the state.

Sioux FALLS, S. D., Jan. 4,-The session
Of the Legislature which opens at Pierre
next Tuesday Is likely to be an eventful
one. Not only will United States sem
ator be elected but some lawsSf the first
Importance will be discussed and the finan-
cial condition of the state will have a
thorough o~verhauling. Politically the
body is solidly republican. There are no
democrats In either house or senate and
he populists nave only fifteen votes on
Joint ballot. That being the case the re-
publican caucus will be much more inter
esting thar will matters on the floor.
Already the strongest kind of a contest has
developed over the organization OF the
house. Eighty-one patriots have applied
for the various positions and it is quite
likely that others will do so within the
coming week.
The biggest fight is over the speakership,
Five candidates have declared themselves
Howard OF Redleld, Burke of Pierre,
Glass of WATERFOWL, Truman Of Brook
ings and Hare Of Sturgis. The last three
are minor candidates and it does not ap-
pear that they have sufficient strength to
cut much figure In the caucus. The fight
really lies between Charles Howard OF
SPHINX county and Charles Burke Of
Hughes. Tn former was assistant United
States attorney under President Harrison
and has been "a leading politician of the
state for a number OF years. His es;pcri-
ence and natural ability naturally qualify
him for this position and ut the outset OF
the campaign 1t seemed certain that be
would win. He Is in close al
lance with the Pettigrew managers who
control five sixths Of the republican vote
I'm the legislature and Is a warm perso<al
friend OF the senator himself. He has also
been active at state conventions and has
been a power in Sphinx county, one of the
.argest republican counties in the stat
A new element has recently sprung NJ
VIII ch may cause Mr.. Howard considerable
trouble. His section of the country is
strongly favorable to prohibition, and
during the last campaign he pledged him
self to vote against n submission OF tho
question. 1t happens that the house is for
resubmission by nine majority and should
the antiprohibition leaders decide to take
an active part in the organization, it Is
likely that Mr.. Howard will be displaced.
His chief opponent is Charles II. Burke
Of Pierre. Mr.. Burke Is "A young attorney
and has not had so wide an experience as
Howard, but he is a nan of large ability
and of he rustling order which gets to
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ardent a Pettigrew man as Mr.. Howard.
and while be has had less experience in
conventions and other party works is
closely identified with republican man
agement in the state. He has one great
advantage in being an outspoken resIb-
support Of the resubmission managers.
Both Howard and Burke arc
understood to be hostile to any
stringent railroad legislation and the
managers Of the attack on the
roads nave little choice between them.
Neither of them comes from a town pcs.
,essing a state institution and conse.
will not affect them. The hub of tle con
troversy r~evolves about the liquor ques.
lion, and at the present time the rival
managers have not indicated which way
they will throw. 1t is rather suspected
thai while Mr.. Howard is pledged to vote
tor prohibition he will in return for sup
port make up the liquor committee salts
lactorily to the majority of the house, In
that case he will be elected speaker, other
wise not.
The three minor candidates are not con.
sidered largely by the managers. 1t Is 49,
open secret that Glass is in alliance with
Howard and is simply gathering to him.
self members tina. would not vote for How.
Ard direct. In return for this he is to be
made chairman OF the judiciary commit
tee. Truman is suspected of entering tho
speakership field in order to advance his
canvass rs chairman of the judiciary com.
mittee. II is hardly probable, however,
that he will get either, though he may DO
. member otthe committee. He is moro
TSheay 90 Ne paed~ shei-eAav-af ths- apr.s-l
priations, an equally influential com.
mittee, and one which in this session
will probably be the most conspicuous
Of all. He will not, however, get this
| n1a ION without "a ctruUulp Gold nf RraNyp
county, who was the leader of the farmers
combine during the latter part of the last
session and who has made the appropria.
lions a matter Of close study, is IN active
candidate. He is a ~rustler, and good Judge
Of men, an influential politician and owing
10 his former experience Is more than
likely to be made chairman. McKinnon
If Sioux Falls was originally Il candidate
Tor this place, but il Is understood that he
has withdrawn and will accept second
place, with Hekenstad of Lincoln county
third.
A fight rivaling that over the speaker
ship in earnestness is on for the ~clerkship
If the house. j. w. Cone of Sioux Falls,
who was assistant clerk at Bismarck and
Aas been chief clerk of the last three legis-
!atures, Is an active candidate and believes
that he has a cinch. He has, however, TWO
rivals, Hopkins Of the Henry Independent
and Van Camp Of Highmore, who was AS
VSlhuu SJtIh WV yChiS aSc' iipPhlhS hbS
been making n very energetic canvass and
aas pledges from half o. the members. He
= very confident OF winning. The prohibi-
ion question enters also into this fight.
Two years ago when the vote on resubmis-
sion was taken II carried by one majority.
Clerk Cone took nearly five minutes to
count the votes and during tina time the
prohibitionists succe eded In inducing Pat.
ton of Beadle county to change from''yes''
TO mo" this defeating the measure for
wh CHI the resubmissionists had fought for
.wo months. The latter at that time
openly charged Cone with abusing tho
privilege of his Office to help the prohibit
I~ionists and they threaten to throw their
strength against him this year. Van Camp
will probably take the second position.
For sergeant at arms there are seven
candidates and it is utterly impossible to
predict the outcome. OF the seven tho
.hrec in the lead appear to be Captain Jan.
uary of Moody county, Waldemuth OF
Cavison and Homes of Rexford.
In the Senate.
The fight for positions under the senate
IS not so violent. Ii is generally conceded
hat r. s.. Parson, editor Of the Howard
Press, will be elected secretary. Mr.. Par
ron Is the republican manager of Miner
county, Is an active and successful politi-
ian and manages one OF the best weekly
papess in the state. While he Is q prohi-
bitionist, he Is not q particularly arrogant
,ne IN i that question will cut little figure.
There are two rivals for this po-
itfon, g.. II. Cooper Of Beadle
county, who has been the syaate's clerk
,oI. two sessions, and a, 4; Pitcher Of the
40. MI. Cooper Is making IN earnest
light, but has lost prestige, and 1t is gen.
orally understood that he has made little
progress with the mansIer. Mr.. Pitcher
$ being vigorously pushed, particularly
by A. b. Kittridge Of this city, but 1t 10
hardly probable that be can get there and
/ Is most likely that he will be willing to
AXE second place. He will not, however,
have q walk away for that. Paul Butcher
bf the Brookings Register and Dick HALL
lay Of the Iroquois Chief are earnest as:
pirahts and both have the advantage Of
tunnjng successful newspapers. a matter
which always weighs largely with the
legislature. Mr.. Halliday, however, comes
chat Is likely to knock him out,
For sergeant at arms there are a num-
Der of candidates, but among them Lew
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