The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
SOUTH DAKOTA
.CRAWFORD'S PLAN
He Will Model His Campaign After
Those Of La Toilette and
Cummins.
Appeal to Be Made to the People
Senate the Goal Of His
Ambition.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Yankton. s. d., Dec. 2.-Coe I. Craw
ford of Huron, who will soon deliver an
address at Huron, announcing himself re-
publican candidate for governor. purposes
to make such fight in this state as La
Toilette has made in Wisconsin and Cum
minis in Iowa. He is not in the graces
of the machine in South Dakota. He has
had ambitions for different positions and
has generally failed because the organiza-
ton was against him.
Two years ago he was visiting at his old
home In Iowa while Governor Cummins
was making the campaign in which he de-
feated the organization, smashed the ma
chine, and nominated himself ton gov
ernor. 1t looked good to Mr.. Crawford.
He is much the same sort Of man as Cum
minis, a railroad lawyer, an excellent
speaker, a good handshaker,s campaigner
and general mixer; but too Independent
ever to keep long in harmony with close
organization.
Twice he appeared in senatorial con-
tests, just as Mr.. Cummins had; twice he
has failed, just as Cummins did in Iowa,
because the powers were against him.
In addition, Crawford ran for congress
in 1896 and was defeated. His ambition
is still to go to the senate, and the gov
ernorship is stepping stone, in his view;
again an exact parallel to the case of
Governor Cummins.
To Appeal to the People.
Mr.. Crawford thinks he can carry his
state by an appeal directly to the peop.e.
He will go to them, talk to them in mass
| meetings, tell them what the South Da-
kota machine is, how it Is handled who
controls it and for what purposes, and
| promise If he is nominated to end ma
chine rule.
La Toilette made it win in Wisconsin,
and Cummins did in Iowa; why not Craw-
| ford in South Dakota? That is the ques-
! ton Mr.. Crawford and his close friends
| have been canvassng, and they have been
/ so well satisfied with their investigation
! that they have announced the Huron
meeting, at which Crawford will announce
to his neighbors and home people, the can
didaey that he proposes later to take into
every county in similar fashion.
Attitude of the Roads.
/ While he is general solicitor for the
| North Western road in this state, Mr.
/ Crawford is understood to have small
| hope of the roads support. Ii IL is tor nllI
/ it will probably be in a mid and spiritless
] way, while The other roads will be decid
1 edly against him. The capital fight vii
4 enter into the situation somewhat. Mitch
| ell will have to be for the Milwaukee anc
4 ST. Pauls roads candidate, because tha
! road is giving Mitchell it's strongest sup
port. Therefore, Mitchell. being agains
4 Crawford, it is considered Likely tha
4 Pierre interests will take him. up, at leas
to such extent that it he wins they cal
assert they did it.
The .'stalWarts' will probably presen
either Lieutenant Governor Snow o
4 Springfield or Frank Morris of Huron a
4 their candidate for governor. There woui
= be little probability OF specia. interest II
4 the campaign but for the picturesqu
pans Of MIR. Crawford His Huron addres
is awaited with much interest by thos
| who know what he has in mind.