Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-08
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
formations for Republican Convention
simplifod by Elimination.
|ESAwlSG OF FlRST-TtRMERs PROBABLE
lumber Of Candidates In the Field
Necessitntes q sitting and struggle
for superiority Promises 20
BE Warmly Contested.

PIERRE, s. D., May 7.-Cspecial)-Tbs
uestlon Of who will be the nominees OF the
kpublican state convention il being sin.
fed by the process Of elimination in some
} ses, and the settling Of which will he he
bre the convention, where more than ono
bndidate has appeared in a county. The
1rant county convention eliminated Bentlv
a possibility in the race for railroad com
tissioner. and while the Indications now
pint 10 Smith Of Hand county as the leader
pr this position, Day and Marshall coun-
tes each have a candidate for this place in
G. Ochsenreiter Of Webster and Richard
williams OF Langford. II surface lndica-
ons are to be considered as a guide TO re-
pits, the Hand county man will be the
4pminee.
The results of the county conventions 40
held indicate the practically unanimous
knomlnation Of the present FIRST termers"
nd the return OF the present congressional
elegation.
The tight on the return Of Lieutenant
Governor Snow in his own county, which
las to send a delegation In favor Of Land
Jan for treasurer instead OF Snow. appears
have failed to materialize and he will
nd no opposition when the convention
teets. The result Of this same convention
ears the field for the treasurership and
4aves Collins Of Brown with no opposi-
on, and the convention all his own.
Halliday Of Kingsbury for auditor and
Jail Of Bookings for attorney general are
Petty certain.
The position Of commissioner Of school
d public lands Is to be contested for by
4pch Of Turner and Truran Of Grant. A
Heneral view OF the field indicates that
ech has the best of the situation.
Many Want the superintendent.
The largest field OF candidates to 20
to the convention for any place will be
RAt seeking the nomination for superin.
Rndent Of public instruction. The leaders
b this fight appear to be Nash Of Lincoln
pd LANCE OF McCook. d. H.. Brewster OF
Anborn has announced himself as a can.
date for this place, and several others
Re being considered in that light. The
1endidacy OF Schellenger OF Edmunds re-
3ived a setback by the refusal OF his
punty convention to give him an endorse
TENT. Indications point to the selection
either Nash or LANCE.
The opposition to the republicans will get
|pgether under the head of democratic.
They quote long court decisions to show
Pat the republican party had no right to
prevent any party, however small, to get
pom the ticket" All this when that right
be never been abridged in the least. Any
w hundred voters OF the state can get
INTO the ticket as a state organization, and
e~rtainly the leaders Of the opposition fac
IONS, who we're numerous enough only a
mort time ago as to almost wrest control
rom the republicans in the state, do not
Low admit that they have so dwindled to
n point where they cannot ind 200 followers
ID petition to have their names placed on
ne oficial ballot.
What the oldtime populists will think
bout the surrender of their leaders to the
Iluff made by the democrats will remain
be told when the votes are counted, but
Dat Is where they have landed after their
|~Iferent conferences.
Their ticket will no doubt be shaped by
n circumstances after their convention meets.
will be divided between the different
actions, and about the only thing certain
~ that the nomination for governor will
- to Maris Taylor of Huron, the only one
n the old crowd who came out OF the
find OF their former efforts at governing
he state with honor or credit to himself.