Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-05-31
Mr.. Editor.

it not be profitable for all republi
cans to sit down, camely review the
situation, consider the causes which
led to the sweeping change in til,
party control and Judge of the pos
sibilities under the changed con
ditions. Opinions differ as to the
causes of the insurgent victory anC
many ascribe it to the defeat in the
legislature OF the primary election
bill, yet Senator Gamble was pro.
nounced in his opposition to the
measure, besieging by letter mem
bers of the legislature to vote against
it, yet this does not seem to have
been held against him by the voters.
Others declare the cause to have
been the sensational article against
machine rule running in many of
the magazines and daily papers.
Again the reason for the stalwart
defeat is laid to the attempt by the
stalwart leaders to defeat Senator
Gamble for denomination. In the
humble opion of the writer, the true
cause may be defined in few words
the ambitions of Mr.. Martin. The
stalwart leaders have been rather
unjustly criticised for espousing the
cause of Mr.. Martin as against Sen
ator Gamble, but allowances should
be made for the dilema in which
they were placed, for there can be
no question but that Mr.. Martin
stood ready to make the same ALI
ance with the Crawford forces as did
Gamble and with the Black Hills
back Of him, he certainly looked the
stronger AT any rate this error of
judgment has been paid for by their
retirement and new set of leaders
is brought to the fore, for it matters
not what theorists say, one machine
is always succeeded by another.
Will the republican party be a
gamer by the change? Kittredge,
Burke, Martin, Kennedy, Crane, ct
al will be succeeded by Crawford,
Elliott, Gamble, Hall, Eastman.
Cassill, Picker, Pettigeew and COM
pany, and it is up to republicans to
decide wherein they or the plrty
profits by the change. OF the new
machine, Pettigrew will furnish the
political cunning and Jim Elliott
the brains. 1T is among the posi-
bilities that the latter will manage
the campaign as state chairman.
Some may object to this association
OF Pettigrew with the machine, yet
he has covertly rendered advice
throughout the preliminary Skin
mishes and Gamble and Ora wford
we're in consultation with him in the
early part Of the game. On top of
his. Pettigrew's friends have
announced him a candidate for
kittredge's seat in the senate. So
much for the new machine, now as
o the ticket. Notwithstanding sue.
less, the insurgents are confronted
With prospects of trouble in making
Up their ticket, for the liberality
With which officers were promised
threatens the harmony which should
'xist, but on the other hand the
ppointive officers will be held in
eserve for the disappointed brethren.
let they have PLETHORA of candi.
lates, especially in the south of the
tate, and it is a cinch that the
emand for offices will exceed the
upply. Gamble will be endorsed
y the convention and OF course
'rawford will head the ticket. Hall
'ill be nominated for congress, bat
here is already disposition to
nload Bentley. This would be
ank ingratitude as they used his
money and his services as speaker
uring the campaign just ended.
iuch will depend on the action of
ioberts county with its "A votes and
Eastman should declare for Camp
ell, that gentleman may, with his
talwart vote, win out. If not Camp
ell, the nomination may go to the
Black Hills, not for any love for
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