Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-01-30
Politics in South Dakota.

1t looks as though politics are begin
ming to get interesting in the eastern
part of the state, judging from a special
sent out from Pierre under date of Janu-
ary 22nd, which says: While no call
has yet been issued for the Republican
state convention, the political situation
is beginning to reach an acute stage.
The most active proposition at the pres
ent stage of the political game is the can
didacy of Coe 1. Crawford for governor
Crawford clubs are being organized at
different places, and Mr.. Crawford has
begun speech making campaign which
contemp!ates work all over the state,
A number of other names have either
been mentioned or are openly out as can
didates for the place, and the present
situation shows that there will be large
field to choose from when it comes time
to make the selection for that honor.
Among those who are in the list are
Lieut.-Gov. Snow of Bon Homme, ex
Treasurer John Schamber of Hutchin-
son, S. II. Elrod of Clark, and J. Z. Nc
Dougall of Marshall, ali of whom are
classed as open candidates, with the
name Of State Secretary Berg of Sphinx
one often mentioned, but up to the
| present he has not intimated what posi-
tlon he will take in regard to the matter,
but in case he should decide to enter
the contest, he would draw a large
amount of support from the northern
part of the state.
For lieutenant governor, the open can
didates up to the present appear to be
H. F. Packard of Sphinx and c. II. Lien
of Roberts, who has recently announced
himself. Both these candidates will
mean a contest for county control in
case Secretary Berg decides to enter the
field for governor; the Sphinx county
delegation could not ask for both places,
and would undoubtedly ask for the high
er place. In Roberts, Insurance Com
missioner Perkins has announced him.
self for the place of secretary of state,
and the fight for control is on in that
county, and will BE carried to finish at
the primaries.
The candidates for secretary of state
so far in the field are J. j. Wipf of Hut
Crimson, and J. c. Perkins of Roberts,
with the chances open to a number of
other candidates to get into the game for
the place before the convention is ready
to act These three Offices practically
close the situation SO far as nominations
go without disturbing present first term
ers, outside Of the congressional delega.
ton, and on this there is not up to date
any visible contest on either of the pres
ent incumbents.
True, there is a railroad commissioner
to select from the district west of the
river but that is matter which will be
left for the Black Hills section to settle
for themselves, and the convention will
ratify their choice, unless that section
should come into the convention with a
contest for the place, but this is extreme
plOOdDlC'
Among the other state officers it is re-
garded as certainty that the present
incumbents will be renominated. ]. +.
Halliday for auditor; G. b. Collins, treas
urer c. j. Bach, commissioner of lands;
G.. w. Nash, superintendent of instruc-
ton, and Philo Hall, attorney general.
All indications point to the denomination
Of the present members of the supreme
bench to succeed themselves, with but
little or any opposition.
While the Republican ticket will meet
with so little opposition that it can hard
ly be classed as opposition the Demo
Gratis will make strong effort to secure
reorganization after having been for
years a Populist annex