The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-30
DEMOCRATS LOSE OUT
Neglected to File Names OF
Candidates in Time to be Placed
on the Ballot.

CAnUlOACoS Ill luHG 10 De EIACP1 L
) ON the Ballot. g
The democrats of this county are
trying to stir up some strife because
the names of three candidates were
not printed on the county ticket.
These were for commissioner, super
intendent of schools and surveyor.
4 The democrats are set in their
opinion that County Auditor Ander-
son has used his official position as
a republican to deprive the democrats
of representation on the county tick
ct, and it is understood that they are
paign against Mr.. Anderson for re-
election.
The fact of the matter is the
democrats simply went to sleep and
failed to have the petitions of their
candi .es filed in time for the audit
or to re them placed on the ticket.
Just who is responsible for the mis-
take we are unable to say, but the
democrats have been shifting the
blunder from shoulder to shoulder.
but none of them want to stand
sponsor for the mistake.
The law requires that all petitions
must be filed with the county au-
ditor twenty days before the election
and that the ballots must be in the
hands of the auditor ten days before
election. That is just what the elect
ion law requires, no more and no
less.
The nominating primary was held
in June and the democrats nominate
ed all candidates except commission
or, superintendent of schools and sur
veyor. Later in June at the county
convention these three places we're
filled by nomination and their petit
tions should have been filed. The
democrats had nearly four months
in which to file the petitions of NOM
i%nation, but they were left on the
shelf until last Saturday, when a
committee of democrats made I'D of
Chairman Michels, Secretary Helm
berger, James Lyons, William Koch
and others called on Auditor Ander-
sol to ascertain why he could not re-
print the ballots and place the names
of their candidates on the ticket.
Mr.. Anderson read the election law
to them, and it showed the leaders
that they were appearing ten days
too late to ask for the filing of a
petition for a nomination. Mr.. An
derson informed the gentlemen that
by doing SO he would simply violate
the election law, and make himself
liable.
Mr.. Anderson offered to leave the
question to any republican or demo
cratic lawyer IL he was not right in |
his contention, and one of each party
admitted that he was right.
Now. it is understood that the
democrats are going to make a CAM
paign against Mr.. Anderson simply !
because he declined to violate the law
that would be advantageous to the
democrats. Mr.. Anderson would
have held the same for the republic
a party, had it been negligent in |
filing its petitions.
Mr.. Anderson had no authority to
make any change and the democrats
were not justified in asking him to
do so, and when he declined start to
make a campaign against him be-
cause he refused to rectify their mis-
take. ...
We do not believe that the people
of this county will take any interest
in what the democrats will endeavor
to do against the county auditor
simply following the plain letter OF
the law. Mr.. Anderson's reputation
for fairness and square dealing has
been made during the past years
that he has been associated with the
county auditors Office, and such a
charge brought against him will not
serve the purpose of the democrats.
Would Mortgage the Farm.