The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-26
The Mitchell Capital
THURSDAY. AUGUST 20, 1909.
BROAD FIELD OF POLITICS.

THURSDAY AUGUST 70, 1909.
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BROAD FIELD OF POLITICS.
The field of politics in South Da-
k0tag is susceptible to many interpre-
tations and 1t affords a wide latitude
OF conjecture as to what might be
the probable outcome in the future.
Affiliations are becoming more strain
I'D. 1t seems, and there is a wide var
lance OF thought on candidates and
their possibility of success. A cor
respondent at Pierre with time hang
Ing heavy on his hands surveyed the
political field of the state and set
forth the following outlook as the
violence presents itself to his mind
to-day. His conjectures may be more
o. less fanciful, but they may offer
light summer reading, for they are
MI subject to change under the po-
9litical conditions which now hold
Forth In South Dakota.
There are mo that there will
not only be insurgent and stalwart
tickets" ready to present to the vot-
ut the primary election next June
Int vet . third combination, which
I'LL stand upon the position that the
REFORMS promised the people by the
present insurgent faction, have not
-
Ebeen carried out, and that they will
stand O true reformers, who will
~ Just astruly and strongly for re-
form Ia action. a. we'll a on dress
Darade.l Rumors indicate that such a
5Gnkst y forming up and will make a
sAght8for the oficial places. at the next
primary election. So far the rumors
only 50 ~ far a the candidates for
6Uyernor and congress. and they are
sadlla1ased - r. o. Richards Of Huron.
storagovernor; with George w. Egan.
cf Sioux Falls. and Wilbur s. Glass,
Me4sWatertown. y the congressional
andidates. No one doubts the sin-
esrity 81 the position Of Richards in.
regard q political reform, but his
6easA liz. Eor have been In the past
rather beyond the average man who
na1sMorked up In politics. and are
eleelarsdsnot to be practical. Egan
gand Glass; are pretty we'll known over
seSstate. and their %utterances are
% oftan before the public that 1t Is
lasdly necessary to state their posi-
al3onAssin regard To- political reform.
:re tAis rumored movement develops
SallsIsitnow appears Il viii. II meanssal
stkfleo#cornered light 81 the repuhli-
1sranks, With tho dsmocrats sit
1IeMo,nS the dead limb waiting TO
Sms down alfter the Rattle a over
tolookSfor the pickings. While It is
slDIsniialsibleNthat the stalwarts may line
10 > asplan Of retaining first term
II and q general tight for the other
places, there will be q strong element
Sthat faction which will not be
sSla1ltisfiedS with anything less than g
straight hight along the line, with
candidates from the top to the bot
tomSof the ticket. The same feeling
prevails among a lot of the old line
lnsurgent element. They believe they
arestrong enough to win the whole
listsof Official positions, and will re-
fuseSto concede anything. But there
ina feeling also in both factions that
there should be a few concessions
and stop Of the factional fight.
which has been on in the state for
the past four o. five years. The time
oft the lining up for the primary cam
spaignwill show which element of
old factions are In the ma
jority, and on that will hinge to a
large#extent the outcome Of the 'con-i
ss1erences' which will name the tickets
to place before the people. for their
free ana untrammeled selection I'M
der the primary
s&4
kTHxAN.
Ethan Aug. 23.-Rev. DR.. Dob
s0OnHof Mitchell, preached in the M.