Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-03-25
CIRCUIT JUDGE.
The Election In Tiis District Likely
TO be q Lively Affair.


By the failure b ths legislature to ex-
tend the terms OF efiee of all circuit
judges, az at or4 !me proposes and
thought very Ns another general
elections win be atidi next fall for this
choice. as indicated, Of judges to hold
office iop periods 81 our years in alfthe
judicial circuits o. The state Ordinarilys
no "~can&criDg thoughts of ambitisn''
would be in order at that time, as the
presidential election is now practically
four years away aud the one for ste be,
lrpisfnfiv amt Jnnty officers and con-
siessloaa l~tatives is about two
years II t4at. The judicial election,
howeyep, lpidg the chasm between the,
memorial eampaIgn last year and the.
one in prospect srxt year. and will give
the ayera Dakotan full opportunity to-
keep his haad ID on his faTorite pastimo'
politics. While iudiciab battles are~
upposed 10. something above politics
.tar mtnangvers and formalities and In
aiu, ~ ioilow pretty closely those OF.
,toc and more general engagements.'
NJ one here seems to know whether or
non Judge Campbell is a caisdidate for
nominatiou. Ii he gives indication
.1at AZ is, it seems reasonably certain
t6a. tl,e republicans OF the circuit will
peesen5 his name. The circuit, as will be-
memt,ered was enlarged by the legis-
1sture 10y the attachments OF Grant and
Roberts, coupties and will consist OF
hose d ivisioas and Brown, Sphinx, Day.,
i.adle aud Marshall counties. Should
she twaD new counties and their natural
~.lii.s, Marshall and Day, naite upon a.
-tniid ate thrycould probabynominate,
- at { he last, election they cast more
-.pnbl lean votes than did Brown, Sphinx
-.rf h eadle combined. According to the
,nrs 8 OF thelast election, the result in.
hi strict might be very close indeed,
m republican vote in the counties
,d Ioned only exceeded by 26O, the
soii vote in opposition But it is
prl,b able thatsthe vote would not adhere
w closely to the lines marked out at
,olIs last November.
~ mes heard for this important place
n addition to Judge Campbell's are
30 :. OF +. Hi Null II Huron, Thos. l..
81, uck OF Mabank, J. Fl. Mccoy OF Web
sss r, ). II. Hauser, l.. w. Crofoot, j. H.
Pc try and III. II. Potter OF Aberdeen.
Th e last named is reported az saying
he was not and would not be a candi-
10 tie for the honor, and therefore while
n igible ma, be considered out OF the.
E. ice. Capt. Hauser in certain contin-
x encies would make hard fight for the
~ publican nomination. Owing to the
- .ntral location OF Aberdeen and Brown.
6 ounty, as regards the general construc-
tion of the district aud the situation Of
railway lines, it seems pretty well and
generally conceded that the headquarters
VI the district could mose properly be
retained and kept here than anywhere
else. Huron, MiIbank and Webster, foe
instance, could not be visited by tho
| great majority Of litigants and attor-
neys without their first passing through
aberdeen. The city of RedfieId should
no doubt receive some consideration in
this connection, as it has two or three
.agal lights who would, make good
candidates and who should properly be
Aberdeen News.