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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

Section 4S of the primary cleo
tion law reads as follows: "Duty of
Voter and Judges.-Every voter
upon requesting an official ballot
shall, in distinct and audible voice
state his name and the name of the
political party which he is member.
The judges shall keep the ballots of
each party separate, and unless such
person is challenged as hereinafter
provided, one of the judges shall
stamp and deliver to him an official
ballot belonging to the party of
which he is member, and the voter
shall take the same into the booth
and after marking it as directed
shall fold and return the same to
the judges, one of whom shall write
the initials of his name upon the
back thereof and deposit it in the
ballot box" The primary ballot is
new and complicated, in fact, the
entire system of voting is likewise,
but the attention of the judges is
called to the necessity of seeing that
this section is faithfully complied
with, as its express object is to pre-
vent members of other party affilia-
tions from voting the republican
ticket. Incidents which have
recently occurred in connection with
the ballots Of this county give rise
to the suspicion that work of this
nature may be attempted in certain
sections and it is the duty of the
republican judge in each precinct to
see that the provisions of the above
section are strictly carried out.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04
ROOSEVELT-TAFT TICKET


For United States Senator,
Alfred B. Kittredge, Minnehaha
For Representatives in Congress,
Chas. H. Burke, Hughes.
Eben w. Martin, Lawrence.
For Governor,
]. L. Browne, Brown.
For Lieutenant Governor,
John r. Schrader, Pennington.
For Secretary Of State,
Joseph J. WaItner, Jr., Turner
For Attorney General,
Ira F. Blewitt, Moody.
For State Auditor,
c. e. Warner, Hamlin,
For State Treasurer,
George g. johnson, Lincoln.
For Com. School and Public Lands,
Matthias d. Eide, Miner.
For Superintendent of Pub. Instruction,
Milton M. Ramer, Dawson.
For Railroad Commissioner,
Hans o. Wickre, Day.
For National Committeeman,
Hans M. Finnerud. CodingtOn.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

the welfare of Their state. The best
interests of South Dakota demand
their return to the halls Of congress.
Headed by Hon. j. Ii. Browne, the
state ticket is one of the best ever
presented to the voters of this state.
No mistake can be made in voting
THE state ticket headed by Browne,
The county ticket is composed Of
candidates who were selected by
their fellow citizens solely on merit.
Not one name on the stalwart ticket
but is held in high esteem among
the people OF Day county. The
Legislative ticket, composed of Ham
ilson, Mundry, Hastings and Fosse,
represents the highest type of citi-
zenship and the interests Of the
people will not suffer at their hands.
laKeh IN It's entirety, the stalwart
republicans offers to the voters the
best ticket which could have been
possibly presented. 1t is now the
voter who is on trial and Tuesday is
the day of trial. Do they want
workers or takers. 1t is for the
voter to say.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

they are taking in large territory.
1t is admitted that if the governor
loses it is all up with Crawford, but
his defeat will not injure any right
eous cause any where. The trouble
With Crawford is that he overesti-
mates his relations to the rest of the
world. If he is defeated will we
not have our leader in Washington
Theodore Roosevelt left? Suppose
Crawford is showed beneath the
waves of popular condemnation next
Tuesday as appears to be sure
thing at this time. have we not still
William III. Taft? If Crawford does
not win will not South Dakota still
be represented in Washington by
the most able and competent repre-
sentative she ever had Senator A. B.
Kittredge? What kind of a leader
ship have we had under Crawford in
South Dakota? 1t is a leadership
that is repulsive to decent people
and dangerous to the republican
party. His is fake political lead
ership. Crawford appears just what
he is when he attempts to monopo-
lize the credit for everything that
has been done in the past two years
"a boasting demagogue. The pro-
gress of society is complete move
ment, and man is in mighty poor
business when he sets about to
advertise his own achievements to
the exclusion of credit to every one
else. That is characteristic of our
Governor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The campaign just closing has
been on the part of the insurgents
one of villification; that of the stall
wards one of educa ton. On one
hand appeals to passion and pre-
JUDGE; on the other appeals to COM
mon sense. BY one the record
studiously avoided; by the other the
record studiously produced. The
result is that the people of the state
are today better posted in relation
to state affairs than ever before and
realize that all is not reform that is
SO labeled. The insurgents have
been beautifully supplied with a
barrel of money from mysterious
sources and both heads of the barrel
have been knocked in. The stall
warts have been compelled to carry
on a campaign with volunteer ser.
vice. Not dollar of outside money
has been contributed to the stalwart
cause in Day County, while not less
than $4,000 has been sent to the
insurgents from the Huron head
quarters in accordance with the
orders issued by Crawford that
DAY county must be carried at any
cost" This was said in a spirit of
revenge for just as many votes could
have been secured elsewhere at less
expense. The question presented is
will Day county voters allow them
selves to be manipulated by this
fund of corruption. Will the vote
OF good republicans be delivered to
a group of persistent politicians who
have been either Office holders or
seekers after Office under any and
all parties not republican. On the
eve of presidential election these
are matters worthy of consideration
at the hands of all true republicans.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The campaign by the time this
paper reaches its readers is practi
cally over and the issue is in the
hands of the voters. 1t is the most
crucial period in the history Of the
state and the result will to great
extent determine the future of the
state. In the senatorial fight a
choice will have to be made between
worker and talker; between the
man who does things and the man
who promises things. In the past
seven years South Dakota has
reached high honors in the councils
OF the nation through the work Of
Senator Kittredge. High in the
confidence of President Roosevelt,
honored with the friendship of our
next president, VIM. H. Taft, in
charge Of the greatest engineering
work Of centuries, the Panama canal,
are you willing to exchange this
tried and true public servant for one
whose chief qualification is that he
can talk. The nation has plenty OF
chatterers in public service, but few
workers. This is the question which
|confronts the voters in whose hands
the decision rests. The voters OF
the great state Of Iowa have been
confronted with practically the same
question and gave an emphatic
answer BY re-electing Senator ALI
con, repudiating his talking oppo-
nent. For congressional candidates
are presented G. n. Burke and E.
W, Martin, two Of the best menwho
ever represented South Dakota in con-
gress. Both gained enviable records
as workers, ever on the lookout for
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The attention of voters is called
to the sample ballot on the last page
of this paper. The name of the
committeeman from each precinct
in all cases must be written in, as no
provision is made in the law for
printing the same. Where petitions
have been filed, the name or names
of delegates to the county convention
will be found printed on the official
ballot. Where no petitions have
been filed, it will be necessary to
write the name or names, or objec-
tionable names may be erased and
others written in their place. Care
fully study this sample ballot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

In recent speech Candidate
Glass declared that the one term
candidates should be honored with
denomination, whereupon an old
soldier in the audience inquired if
that held good in the case Of Repre-.
sentative Parker. As Glass is a
candidate for Parker's seat in con-
gress and Parker is a first termer,
the question was rather embarrass-
ing. Needless to say that part of
his speech is now cut out.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The men before whose names the
X is placed on the sample ballot on
the last page of this issue are clean,
honest, upright and capable; men
who believe in the square deaf'
and practice it; men who stand for
the economical administration of
affairs in county, state and nation.
Some of them have before been your
servants in positions of public trust.
They have been tried and not found
wanting. They merit your hearty
support and we believe you will give
it in unstinted measure.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The treatment of the stalwart
republicans and prohibitionists by
Auditor Blegen in the matter of the
election judges and issuance Of sam
pie ballots should bring down the
strongest condemnation from all
good citizens regardless of faith.
Inc choice Of judges of the republi-
can and prohibition parties was
ruthlessly set aside and the places
filled with the rankest insurgents to
be found, and in every case Of this
kind the ballot box was delivered to
the insurgent Candidates for Office
on the insurgent ticket were named
for judges and the ballot box deliv-
cred to them. In Raritan township
where the heaviest prohibition vote
is cast, and in the three wards in
the City of Webster, the prohibition
choice was set aside. III Morton
township, the stalwart choice was set
aside bert Hews) and Matt Monzel
substituted. This man had charge
OF the democrat booth at the last
primary caucus and cast democrat
vote and boasts Of carrying Morton
township in his vest pocket. And
SO on through the list. The prohi-
bition chairman, A. G. Lockrem, Bit
terly denounces this action of the
county auditor and will join hands
with the stalwarts in full investi-
cation Of the matter after election.
The question is how much further
this violation Of the law by officers
like Blegen will be permitted to
60 and what will be the end Of it all
If authority can be usurped and
election laws hagrantly violated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

A campaign roorbach is the
issuance of some villainous story in
connection with the campaign at
such late hour that it cannot be
easily refuted or in the hopes that it
will not be contradicted. The wise
plan is to pay no attention to mat
ter put forth at the eleventh hour
for if your vote is cast in the belief
of same, you will never cease to
reproach yourself for your hasty
action.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04


1t is well known to every voter in
Day county that G. E. Blegen is an
ingrate-faithless alike to party and
friends but his true character was
never more fully exhibited than in
connection with the appointment of
election judges and the issuance of
the ballots. Only puny soul like
him could perpetrate the political
tricks OF which he has been guilty.
The primary election law says that
"the county auditor shall, not less
than fifteen days before any primary
appoint judges for each Of the vot
ing precincts of his county, which
appointment shall be made from
lists OF names submitted to him by
the chairman Of the county central
committees Of the different political
parties The republican list was
submitted by the county chairman
within the time limit fixed by law.
but Blegen promptly cut of all who
were not acceptable TO his bosses
and replaced them with judges Of
different political faiths. When
taken to task for his actions his only
reply was that he did il. Did not
claim TO have any authority for the
changes, but simply did as his law
yer told him. Il would not be
difficult to name this lawyer. Az an
example Of his work he cut Of the
name Of Peter J. Alsager, in Lynn
>ownship, and tried 70 justify him
eli BY saying that Mr.. A'sager was
loo ignorant % Be an election Judge.
0thsr townships were juggled the
same, he knowing il was VOC late %
take him into court to answer for
his actions. But the matter will
not rest here, no matter what will
b ne result Of the election Tuesday
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04
County Ticket.

For State Senator,
William Carpenter, AndOver.
For Representatives,
Frank II. Mundry, KosciuskO.
James Hamilton, Racine.
L. A. Hastings, Pennington.
J. J. Posse, Wheatland.
For Treasurer,
L. L. Butler, Butler.
For Register Of Deeds,
Ell Stearns, Pierpont.
For States Attorney,
L. II. Woodwork, Webster.
For County Judge,
B. A. Walton, Webster.
For Clerk Of Courts,
&C. Palmer, Waubay Twp.
For Auditor,
William Shannon, Oak Gulch.
For Superintendent Of Schools,
Mrs. J. II. HetIey, Andover.
For Sheriff,
]. q. Engelhart. Webster.
For Coroner,
DR.. A. b. Adams, Bristol.
For Commissioner. 3rd District
Geo. ]. FOssum, Union
For Justices Of the Peace,
N. E. Blerke, Butler.
Herman Kaiser, Lily.
L. d. Haight, Andover.
Frank Knitted, Waubay.
For C0nstables,
T. m. Thompson, Bristol.
G. P. Essington, Lily.
s. j FulImer, Waubay.
D. A. Passage, Andover.
For Member Of State Central Commit
John w. Arthur, Webster,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

While we are having that barba-
cue and clam bake, just between
clans and the FIVE brass bands, won't
some kind brother please rise and
explain how Wesley broke his leg;
why Glass did not use the fire
escape; why the state had to buy
that auto and some other small
points in which the people are
interested to numerous to mention ?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04
POOR LONGFELLOW.

In a recent issue of the World,
Oscar Grue said that he routed"
Longfellow and he evidently intend
ed TO convey the impression that his
article was squelcher and that /
would not be heard from again, but
in this the writer must disappoint
him. Mr.. Grue has, in in several of
his articles, showed such complete
misrepresentation both as to Long
fellows reasoning and the real facts
in the case that | am unable to
account for the lack of intelligent
argument in his articles that the
writer is forced to believe that he
has studied Crawford's hand book
too diligently and especially page is.
In his last article he still claims
that the miscellaneous receipts for
1907 were $4,000. In this he
includes Sal 900 transferred from
the fund all the amount paid for
maintenance of insane. Now the
Sal 900 was part Of the state taxes
for 1905 and how he can figure that
as part of the miscellaneous receipts
isn't quite clear. He then main
tains that the amount paid for main
tenance of insane by counties should
be added as it goes into the general
fund and cites letter from the state
auditor to prove it. Now no one has
ever claimed that it does not 90 into
the general fund but still maintain
that it can not be figured as he does
it simply because most of it is used
to pay the expense of the insane
asylum IN ADDITION TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS. The appro-
priation for the insane asylums has
never even approximately equalled
the amount paid out by the state
treasurer on the insane account, and
the amount left of this fund is too
predetermined to even guess at.
Let us look at his reasons for
believing that there will be $40,
100000 increase in valuation. He
says that the increase in acreage
assessed will be over 4 per cent or
nearly one million acres. This is
not reasonable but let us suppose
for the sake of argument that it is.
We know that this new land will
nearly all be west of the river where
the value is not over $500 per acre,
and according to this it would add
100000, and if mineral lands
increase at the same rate as before
it will add 100000 more. Does he
imagine that the new towns and
railroads will make up the balance
of nearly s17,oO0,OOO. That is con-
siderably over one-third OF the total
assessment of town lots and railroads
combined. Is it possible tha} he
means it or is he trying to fool your
lie deplores what he calls person
alities in my articles and then pro-
ceeds to abuse me by insinuation
and descends to the meanest of all
abuse by saying that do not pay
enough taxes to have any reason to
howl. That is always what insur-
gents resort to when they fail to
find logical argument. These arti-
cles have not been written because
of any personal grievance but at the
request of many friends each Of
whom pays considerably more taxes
than the insurgent statistician.
A. Longfellow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

section of the county, there being
but two delegates from Webster.
As samples of the methods employed
take the selections by the insurgent
bunch for county justices, three out
of the four to be nominated reside in
Webster. On the other hand, the
four stalwart candidates all reside
outside Of Webster.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

1t must be borne in mind that
when Blegen and the World refused
to supply the stalwarts with sample
ballots, even when the pay was tend
cred, that candidates on the insurg-
emit ticket had samples in their
pockets for use in the country pre-
cincts. This is the square deal"
they claim to support.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

next He also named as election
judges candidates on the insurgent
ticket, expressly i'll violation Of the
law Again, an order was placed
with the Webster World for 1000
sample ballots for the stalwart
republicans, that paper having the
contract for the printing of the
regular ballots, but Blegen steps in
and absolutely refused permission to
deliver the sample ballots until it
was too late for general use. He
had no more authority for such
action than for his action in naming
election judges; when at the same
time ballots were in possession of
insurgents. His efforts to embar-
rass the stalwarts were of no avail
as sample was secured from an
election judge to whom ballot box
containing sample ballots had been
delivered. He is now going around
claiming ballot box was broken
open to secure the sample, but the
sample was secured legitimately.
He further declared that he was
only following the action of the
stalwarts two years ago, when as a
matter of fact the ballots were
printed at Aberdeen by orders OF
lnsurgent County Auditor Rexford
and an order for sample ballots had to
be placed with Aberdeen firm. The
reason for this dirty work was
revealed Monday night by a leading
insurgent who explained to a sup
posed friend that the ballot was
made up in the interest of the
insurgents; that it was complicated
affair with the insurgent candidates
coming first in every instance and
that they had no desire that the
voter could see them until he came
to vote and would in ignorance vote
for the first name he came to in each
case. The ballot is complicated
affair all right, containing over one
hundred names Of candidates, requir-
ing about 40 crosses besides writing
in atsleast one name; so it is not
difficult to understand why they did
not want stalwart voter to catch
sight of ballot if they could pre-
vent it. This is the insurgent idea
of square deal. We want every
voter in Day county who believes in
fair play to have knowledge of the
facts in this matter and from our
own knowledge of the American
voter we feel that Blegen and his
master will be overwhelmingly repu-
dated at thes polls on Tuesday.
Crawford only advised deception
when he said Deceptive methods
are the only ones by which the oppo-
sition can be defeated" but Blegen
goes further and usurps authority in
order to defeat the wishes of the
majority of the republicans of Day
county. These are fair samples Of
the political reform promised by the
whole insurgent push from Crawford
down to Blegen, and he is as low in
the scale as one can go. Their
motto seems to be ''get votes; hon
estly il you can, but get votes"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

When you go to the polls on next
Tuesday just bear in mind the fact
that the insurgent county ticket was
named by six men sitting in Frank
Anderson's Office, while the stalwart
ticket was selected by convention
Of over sixty men representing every
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

This is the time for campaign
roorbacks to be sprung, SO the best
thing to do is to believe nothing you
hear in relation to candidates from
this time to Tuesday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

When the fight began, the insurg-
ents wanted Mr.. Kittredge's record.
Now they wish Mr.. Kittredge had
remained in Washington. They
have heard more about the record
than they care for.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The insurgents howl that if Craw-
ford is defeated it means the death
Of progressive republicanism in
South Dakota and every other state
where il has obtained hold. Whew
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04
Senator LaFollettes principal su

Senator LaFollettes principal sup
porters are Jones, OF Missouri, jeff
Davis, of Arkansas, Cummins, of
Iowa and Crawford, of South
Dakota. The first three have already
been repudiated by their own states
and Crawford will get il next Tues
day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

Senator Allison defeated Governor
Cummins in the race for y. S. Sen
ator from Iowa by $4,000. Sioux
City papers please copy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The state capitol is being built
out of Bedford stone in spite of the
fancy promises made by Governor
Crawford two years ago. And the
railroads are getting the "long
haul" The trimmings are coming
from a Minnesota quarry. Those
who believe that Mr.. Crawford kept
his promise to the voters of the state
in that issue should vote for him.
If all others vote against him, Mr..
Crawford will have. a very scant
remembrance on caucus day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

When the county commissioners
were in session this week they figur-
ed up what the cost of the primary
would be to Day county and conclud-
ed that it would require about
$4,000 for expense of the primary
and general election.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

The insurgents will eat CLANS this
week. That's right boys eat plenty
Of them, you will relish (?) your
crow all the better next Tuesday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

Only a few days more and the
voter will be entitled to a respite
from politics for weeks to come.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

Anderson won two cases in the
two years he was states attorney and
one of them pleaded guilty.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

Vote for Hans Ustrud and his
new red anto, paid for by the tax
payers of the stated
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-06-04

A vote for Blegen is a vote to
endorse incompetency and disloyalty
in an Office.