The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-20


Annex His streng th-Branson' Can
didacy Sets People Guessing-slate
for State Officers Being Made Up
The Apportionment.
from Staff Correspondent
Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 2O.-This city
llres in the calculations of the ma
I,hine and also of the insurgents. Judge
IA. W. Campbell, one of the latest of
Fhe congressional candidates to an
bounce himself, is very strong in the
northern counties of the state. Brown
bounty is one of the solidest machine
founties in the state, but Judge Camp
bell himself has been independent in
IBIS politics, which accounts for the pc
fuliar fact that the judge figures in the
Elates of both factions
Somebody IS going to be fooled.
pudge Campbell very properly refused
to say which faction he will train with
F1e says he is a candidate on his own
Responsibility, and not of any faction
IN the party. AS to what alliances he
will make. when the convention meets,
It is manlfestly not the time to say
Ut is an interesting speculation, how
PVer, for the chances are there will be
+ good number of Campbell delegates
In the convention, and they will be
BADLY wanted.
There are five candidates now in the
Held for congress, tho one Of them is
bot formally announced as vet. The
FIVE are Congressman G. H. Burke of
Pierre, Judge Campbell of Aberdeen.
p. l.. Branson of Mitchell, L. H. Bent
lev of Milbank and Philo Hall of
Brookings, the present attorney gen
eral.
Machine Stands by Burke.
Burke is an out-and-ou machine
man, and depends on the success Of the
organization for his reelection. AS the
vote is light in his section, there is
have to be sacrificed but the usual
- theory is that Burke has the promise of
reelection from the machine. Burke
Is claimed by his friends to be the best
worker at Washington there is on the
delegation. He is a hustler and an
outspoken kind of man, who can al
ways be located, for which reason he
Is popular among his fellow members.
There are some lively insurgents in his
home county of Hughes, who claim that
The delegation next year will be for
Burke only. and not for the machine
program. 1t will vote for Burke, if
their plans carry, but go with the in
surgents on other propositions.
Branson Of Mitchell is something of
/ puzzle. He is a state senator and a
strong machine man. His candidacy
hasn't the machine Endorsement, how.
aver. He declares he is running on his
>wn hook, and looking out for himself
only. The insurgents have done some
flirting with him, but he does not seem
likely to find a place on either slate
The theory among politicians is that
Branson will bring his delegates to the
state convention and deliver them for
The machine slate, with a promise of
something "equally as good' to COM
gress.
Hall and Bentley with Opposition.
Philo Hall is the leading card of the
insurgents for congress. He is the pres
snt attorney general, who gave the leg
lslature an opinion last winter declar-
Ing the primary law petition regular
and who has taken an active part IN the
- pure oil litigation and legislation. He
has not announced himself, but is prac
sically in the field already He is young
and brilliant, and is claimed to have
great popular strength in his section OF
The state. L. H. Bentley of Milbank
who is in the open for congress, is 9
well-known real estate man, young anC
aggressive, and while he does not pose
as an insurgent, he is counted with thei1
49, combination.
The insurgents have hope, however
n Judge Campbell, and declare that tt
secure the delegates he wants and to gel
he nomination he must come into thei1
camp. The Lawson-Campbell inciden
Is history, and needs but brief mention
State Senator James M. Lawson Of Alb
erdeen announced himself for congress
&c To-
a~ or. and headed the legislative steering
committee last winter. While he i
strong at home, his activity against tn
primary law was found to be ba'
handicap in other localities, and he wa
finally induced by his friends to retir
from the race. A short time afterwar
Judge Campbell announced himself. Th
move has the look of good machine gen
eralship, and unless the insurgents ,ge
some definite assurances from Campbe!
before long they will have to figure hi
strength as against them. The judg
was on the circuit bench for twelv
years, and only retired because tn
81 500 salary was less than he coul
make in practice. He has hosts. o
friends in every county OF his district
which included Beadle, Brown, Nal
shall, Day, Roberts and Grant.
Men on Machine Slate.
The machineais busy putting up cal
aidates for the minor state offices
counties they have some doubt abor
carrying, and expect to get the nece
sary number of delegations in this wa
without much trouble. D. Fl. Campbell
sheriff of Brookings county, is bein
--.gr oomed for state treasurer to succee
G. B. Collins of Groton, who is on h
second term. The object Of this, {
course, is to give Philo Hall a fight fl
his own delegation. The same thing
being done to Bentley in Grant count
where George Pinckney is being broug!
out for commissioner Of school and pu
lie lands. State Superintendent Ra
mer, who formerly lived in Grant cou
~-;ty. but was appointed from Mitchell,
also to use his Influence in Grant. Lii
coin county, which is naturally insu
gent and the home of Thomas Thorso
one Of the leaders Of the movement, W
be fought for by W. P. Cuthbert Of Ca
ton, who is machine candidate for a
.torney general, T. P. Blain Of Ashto
Sphinx county, is in the field for treasv
er. Lake county has been cared for
the appointment Of Kelly of Madis'