The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-18
TAYLOR OR BARRETT
Democratic Warehouses Who May
Head the S. D. Ticket.
WILL POPS COME INTO THE FOLD?
Dead May Cause Old Allies
Some Trouble.

Special to The Journal.
Pierre, s. D., March 18.-4The democrats
at their Sioux Falls committee meeting
outlined their action in the coming cam
paign by expressing their intention Of
calling upon the populists$ to join them
in q general Ticket and for a reorganiza-
ton on basis which would take in all
the antirepublican elements Of the state.
In this they are decidedly. optimistic.
Such an organization could only get to-
gether on a free silver basis, and that
would keep out the .old-line democrats
as effectively as did the fusion policy OF
the past three campaigns. They may be
able to get the free silver elements to-
gether, but they will find on account Of
votes they will be farther behind on this
issue than they ever lWere2in the past.
While they have no hope Of winning,
two candidates for governor are being
mentioned One OF these is Maris Taylor
of Huron, who was the democratic candf-
date in 1890, and secured a, larger vote
than did any other democratic candidate
in South Dakota, except P. F. Mcclure
of Pierre in the campaign Of 1889. The
other candidate is. c.. Boyd Barrett Of
Aberdeen, whose democracy is so strong
as to see visions of success in any cam
paign, however hopeless. Candidates for
the various places will, no doubt, appear
as the date of the convention draws near.
; proceedings of the late committee meet
ing of such old-time populists as w. T.
LaFollette of Chamberlain and Tom Taub-
man Of Plankinton indicate that some Of
the candidates will be from this element.
Jt Administration Forces. t5r-
The republicans at the meeting of their
/ committee on. the Goth, will very likely
select 9 date earlier than that of the
democratic convention, even as early as
the, first week in June. Their conven-
! tton will probably be either at Sioux Falls
or Watertown. One proposition which
will likely be placed before the conven-
ton for consideration will be the indorse-
ment of a candidate for United States SEN
ator. 1t will not be at all surprising If
the convention takes action on this mat
ter
Evidently in anticipation of an early
convention, numerous candidates are al
ready hustling for support. It is not prob
! able there will be any contest for the posi-
| tions now held by Governor Herreid, Con
| gressmen Burke and Martin, Secretary
Berg or Lieutenant Governor Snow, al
though the fact is known that a certain
element in Sioux Falls is making a fight
on Congressman Burke and is doing what
it can to find candidate to oppose him
in the convention.
1t is difficult to make an estimate Of
the vote in South Dakota this year. Since
the last election so many new settlers
have come into the state that all pas
figures will need revision. The total will
without doubt, go above 100000 This new
| vote will make the estimates of majori.
! ties even more indefinite. The chances
are it will increase the republican vote
| as the populist wave, which affected the
whole northwest so strongly several years
! ago, mas lost most of it's strength.