Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

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IF congressman. The Journal remains |
loyal to Pennington county, and be-
leives there is as good senatorial or
congressional timber in this county as
can be found anywhere. At this par
tic ular time, however, in the Interest of
the party unity no one from this coun-
ty is an aspirant, and the sentiment
in the Hills generally seems to favor
the Lawrence county man. This nee
essarily means, that on Lawrence
county will rest a large part of the re-
sponsibility of naming a candidate:
and the Journal hopes that her people
will not underestimate the responsible
ity. If the candidate is to come from
Lawrence county and the Black Hills
counties are to unite there must be at
least some degree of harmony among
the forces of Lawrence county, and in
selecting IL candidate they should con-
suit as far as possible the sentiment in
| the other counties. The Hills counties
will not be satisfied with "any old
thing" Lawrence may see fit to en-
dorse. We have too many good mento
be satisfied with a poor one just be-
cause he comes from Lawrence
county. 1t would seem now as if senti-
ment in Lawrence county were crys-
talized in favor of Il. w. Martin, of
Deadwood. Mr.. Martin is one of the
first lawyers of the state. and should
the forces of Lawrence county have
the wisdom to espouse his candidacy,
the Journal : feels certain that he
would be eminently satisfactory to the
republicans of Pennington county,
and he would receive their hearty and
enthusiastic support.
If the Hills is to be given a senator,
the Journal thinks the counties of the
Hills should insist on the republican
state convention endorsing a Hills
man, SO that there may be no misun-
Outstanding. Let us not have a half
dozen candidates before the legislature;
let that question be settled in advance,
and our members to the legislature
elect accordingly. If the Hills delega-
tions unite they will be in a position
to demand of the state convention
either the nomination of a Hills man
for congress or the Endorsement of a
Hills man for the Senate.-Rapid City
Journal.
X Il *
Through the courtesy and aid of lead
ing republicans of the several Black
Hills counties, the Pioneer-Times has
made a pretty thorough canvas of
the situation, and it is substantially this:
There are no local candidates in training
for either house of congress from any
of the other Black Hills counties; there
are no local divisions to prevent har-
mony and there is a general feeling of
confidence of arepublican victory. The
c%oncensus of opinion is that the Black
Hills openly declare for a senator and
the candidate is everywhere conceded
to Lawrence county.
If it be true that Hon. Robert j.
Gamble prefers to be his own success
sor, as one of the representatives, from
South Dakota in the lower house, his
splendid recordin the capacity renders
it utmost folly for any other candidate
to attempt to succeed him.
Mr.. Gamble disposedo of in accordance
with his own wishes, opens the way for
the Black Hills to furnish a successor
to Mr.. Pettigrew in the United States
senate. The time is opportune, the
conditions are all favorable. Since
the forward movement of last fall by
which the republican party not only
won back all it had lost by populist
diversion, but increased its majority
in the Hills and enabled the party in
the state to elect every state officer,
including congressman, except the
governor: the party has been without
division and is today in splendid
working shape.
1t proposes to take advantage of the
situation, and will go to the next state
convention with united front. It will
throw it's individual strength to the
support of Mr.. Gamble, both at the
convention and turnout the campaign.
1t will then ask the convention to en-
dorse their candidate for the senate.
and will do it's level best both in the
Hills and over the state to secure a
republican Legislature. The prize sought
by the Hills is a valuable one, but in
asmuch as it's material and commercial
intrests are nearly, if not quite, equal
to those of the rest of the state, it has
no hesitancy in seeking to furnish the
candidate for this high Office. There
are a number of gentlemen in the
Hills, any one of whom could ably rep
resent the state in the senate, but
when the Pioneer-Times mentions Hon
Il. w. Martin as its choice for this pc.
sition, it is assured that it meets the