The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-10
SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATS
Political Prophets Fixing UP Ticket
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Political Prophets Fixing Up Ticket
candidates Scarce
Armour. S. D., June 1o.-Now that the
republican state convention Is thing OF
the past in this state the philosophers OF
politics are using their efforts In behalf
OF the conventions of the yet divided OPP
position. Burdened with a wish which
may be father to the thought, they are
forecasting failure for the effect of com
bination. They are rearing obstacles to
a merger at Huron and are concocting
desperate Irritation between populism and
socialism.
1t is probable that no man can yet say
what will be the outcome of the gathering
at Huron on the 25th of this month. The
| situation has not been canvassed by
either party to suggested alliance be-
tween the, democrats and populists Of this
state, and little will be known concerning
| Intentions until the representatives Of
| the two parties arrive upon the scene or
| action, less than twenty days hence. All
| that is known is that they are to meet
at the same time in the same city, and
the presumption is that an Interior
| understanding exists.
| However, the Huron conventions afford
a range for gambling ON results that did
| not exist prior to the converting of the
republican convention at Sioux Falls. 1t
4 is rea soma bly, certain that the present
chairman of the democratic state central
! committee will not call the convention
| to order and many democrats do not be-
! lieve that he will be in the city. VII.
| Clark county Is supposed to have
candidate for the position Of chairman of
| the state democratic committee in the
| person of Attorney Keenan, Of Clark,
while Douglas county will present the
name of State Senator E. S. johnson OF
| Armour. Mr. Johnson Is strong factor
in the democratic party in the southern
part of the state, where he is best known,
| and as he is considered & successful cam
paigner, he will no doubt succeed MI.
| Pussy at the head of the organization
He is one of the wealthiest men in the
state, banker and man OF splendla
executive ability. At the head of the
democratic forces of the state Mr.. John
son would enthuse new life and vigor into
| the state organization. He represents the
| younger element in the democratic party.
He would have been the democratic nom
inee for congress two years ago had the
democrats secured congressman In the
| fusion miX-up at Yankton.
If there is much interest among the
elements Of the democratic party in this
state it is carefully concealed. = ASIDE
from governor there are no avowed can
didates in the field for the various posi-
lions on the state ticket Major G. Boyd
Barrett Of Aberdeen is known to be a
candidate for the nomination of governor
and Hugh Smith of Howard has been
'tmentioned," but the place is apt to go
to some man yet unentered in the pollt-
ical arena. For the second place on the
ticket no names have been suggested, but
for secretary of state many OF the state
papers have prominently mentioned d.
Wait, editor Of the Armour Herald, but
| he is not known to have any aspirations
for political honors, more especially be-
cause he is an intimate: friend Of Mr..
Johnson, taking the credit with having
entered him In the congressional race two
years ago, when editor Of the Howard
| Democrat