The Washington times., 1908-10-08
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South Dakotans With Plenty of Money See No Reason
to Vote for a Change of Administration,
Says Snure.
BY JOHN SNURE.

that time. things have so worked out
that the national ticket will not suffer
from the fractional troubles as seriously
as at first seemed likely.
As the situation stands Senator A y.
kittredge the leader Of the COnServa-
tive Republican faction. has been de-
feated for denomination for the Senate
in the primaries by Gov. Coe I, Craw-
gressive Republican faction. Senator
Gamble and Governor Crawford are
together in th0 progressive movement
The progressives controlled the recent
state convention and nominated Robert
;. Wesley for the gove;nOrship, The
progresSives are obviously vitality in
terested in the success o. the Republi-
can ticket in the State.
Others Conservative.
On the other hand. the nominees for
Congress are both attached 20 the con-
sentative. or Kittredge wing. OF the Re
publican party. They are ex-Represen-
tatives Martin and Burke. each Of whom
was defeated two years ago when the
progressives captured the nominations
In this situation. TAFT and sherman viii
set a larger vote than If the nOmina-
uons on the state and Congress tickets
were all from one wing Of the party.
il is true that Senator Kittredge is
su.klng In his tent. Nessey's friends
charge him with making covert effort
sltiOn 10 hurt Tart because last spring
before the Chicago convention. Kilt
redge was taking the lead III the Tart
movement in South Dakota He is on
record as being so thoroughly for Taft
that no amount Of sulking he car do
now as TO the State ticket can initiate
greatly against the national ticket.
Democrats Run Norwegian.
TAe chief source Of strength for the
Democrats IN this State is In the person
Of their nominee for governor, Andrew
L. Lee, Of VermihOn, a wealthy Nor
wes!an. Lee was elected governor FOR
two terms, beginning in 1886. He is
credited with having given the State a
good business administration. and ne IS
strong with the SCandluavidns. who are
So numerous in South Dakota as 10
hold the balance OF power. With tie
Scandinavian vote back OF him and the
sympathy II not the aid Cf some Of the
kittredse wing OF the Republican party,
Lee has a good chance of being elect
ed governor. Ia fact, be Is looked on
as being in the lead iu the governOrshl-
race. This is the judgment Of keen re
publicans who know the South Dakota
situation thoroughly. Lees opponent,
Vesscy. who has served in the State
senate. is strong temperance ddyo-
cate, and while both parties have de-
clared for county option In their plat
forms, Wesley has the opposition OF
the liquor elements. Lee. in The Judg-
ment of politicians OF both sides. VIII
help to swell the Bryan vote material
Iy in the state.
Bryan Mems Hope.
Bryan supporters assert that large
numbers Of the Sca1Ginavians who vote
for Lee viii also vote the Democratic
ticket straight Republicans admit there
Will be something OF this. but not on
a scale sufficient 10 enCanEeT the eICC-
tGTal ticket.
: Inquiry as To the guarantee Of de-
pCsits issue ia this State ELECTS the in
I formation that 10 viii give tne Demo
/ Gratis some votes but that IL is not like
: Is 20 operate as strongly In South DakO-
I IA as IN some other states for the rea-
: son there has been little trouble here
with falling banks. The Roosevelt let
tiers on the whole have stirred up the
Republicans, and have helped Taft out
1 here on the prairies-
Each Of the DakOLas has four cleo
: t0ral votes The situation in North
/ Dakota IS Jess favorable for Taft than
/ il is in South Dakota " 1850, North
/ Dakota went Democratic by BIB. and
here is factiCnaI trouble in the State
: that prevents the Republicans from put
/ ting forward their hest efforts. The
state Of North Dakota IS close and
doubtful. and the prospects are not OF
{ the brightest for il 10 go into the Re
publican column.