The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
state will be established at the gate
of the camp for the transportation OF
the people.
Correspondent.
POLITICS ARE MOVING
Democrats Said to be Coaching Mayor
Hitchcock as Their Regular
Candidate for Governor

Candidate for Governor
Pierre, July 21.-The holding of
the primaries for the selection of
state officers in June of the eyen-num..
bered years starts the campaign in
South Dakota much earlier than it
did in the old days of conventions for
the selection of such officials. The
beginning of the next campaign is al.
ready on. A late story is to the eff
feet that the democratic leaders are
encouraging the ambitions of George
w. Egan and are quietly passing the
word along to their followers that
they are to get into the republican
game and cast their votes for Egan,
with the hope that he will secure a
nomination, and give them a chance
to nominate a strong man by a very
small primary vote and eventually
place him in the governors chair. It
is said the democrat who has been Sc
lected to be the beneficiary of the
movement is A. e. Hitchcock Of
Mitchell, who is on the board of re-
gents Of education.
Egan Sees An Opening
Insurgents, who are now being
mentioned as candidates of that fac
ton for governor are Governor Yes
sey and Senator Peter Norbeck Of
Redfield. There is a question If the
latter will allow the use of his name.
Last is George w. Egan of Sioux
Falls.
The places of governor, secretary Of
state, treasurer, and two congress-
men are now filled by first termers...
Although the two congressman have
served other terms, they were out for
two years, and are in the same list
as the state officers who have been
elected and will ask for a second
term. Just what figure this will cut
in making up tickets next year re-
mains to be seen, but the state has
generally returned for a second term
men who have given satisfactory SER
vice. Of this list the governor and
secretary are credited to the insur-
gent wing of the party, and the
others to the stalwarts. \
Just what position the stalwarts
will take is yet a matter of c%onjec-
ture. The tariff bill and the actions
of the senators and congressman
from this state may have strong bear
ing. 1t is possible that when it comes
to the selection of a governor they
may throw a bomb into the insurgent
ranks. They may decide to allow
matters to drift along in a general
way and take their chances IN a free
for all without any special lining up.
County Option Tumbling
The county option question will be
a factor in the campaign. Last year
it was kept we'll in the back ground,
but there are mutterings among the
liquor interests of an intent and de-
sire to play even for fancied or real
SlICNdllCSo WlCACNSl OpDOlLuulLy
comes.
The equal suffrage hackers promise
a warm campaign, but declare posi-
lively that they do not intend to al
low the issue to become tangled up
with the fortunes of any political
party, or those of any individual.
l TIL, o,, will y, o1,o +1oir n op,poio,, i,,ct
as strenuously within all the party
organizations and attempt to draw
strength wherever it appears that
strength is to be found.
Notice of Teachers Examination.
The next regular teachers examin-
alton will be held at the high school
building in Mitchell, S. D.. July 20
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