The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-11-25
REAtyTIONARY INFLUENCES AT
WORK IN STATES THAT
NAME SENATOR
PROGRESSIVE GEMS SCARED
Fear That With Victory Their Or
g:lilizatiOn is to be Captured ny
PlutocraLic Influences.
(By John Snure.)

Gratis having won the elections, the
CONSERVATIVES" have set out to an
mex the democrats. Forces looked
on by the progressives as reactionary
are already at work to control the
democratic party in congress and TO
control it in 1912 when the national
convention is held. The biggest
kind of a row is ahead between the
radical and conservative wings OF the
democratic party. between the pro.
gressive democrats and the reaction
airy democrats.
Strong evidence of this is seen in
what is going on in a number OF
states with respect to United States
senatorships. Numerous senatorial
booms are being sprung by men who
ii they succeed in getting to the SEN
ate are certain to ally themselves
with the conservative elements IN
that body and to oppose the pro-
gressive elements.
Progressivcs Are Alarmed.
The situation is viewed with alarm
by radical or progressive democrats.
What they fear is that democratic
success in the elections is going to
put the conservatives into control OF
the party policies in congress and
that this is going to hurt democratic
prospects in 1912.
AS radical democrats generally
view it, the elections showed the peo-
pie were disposed to be progressive
They take the position that if the
democratic party is not progressive,
then it will have but short lease Of
power.
In New York, New Jersey, Maine,
West Virginia, Ohio and Missouri,
where the democrats have captured
the legislatures, the conservative
wing of the party promises to get the
.senatorship.
New York Reactionaries.
\. The men mentioned in New York
include such democrats as Edward
M. Sheppard. W. f. Sheehan, Alton
y. LdiNSl, -. 1auy IlSIIlCh anu
even Leader Murphy OF Tammany.
The selection of any one of these
would be resented by the radical
wing Of the democratic party, by
most Of the Bryan democrats
Mr.. Shepard is the superior in
ability of any of the men mentioned
here and in many respects an admir-
able man for senator. Still, he has
not escaped the charge of being
friendly to the corporations. For in
stance, 1t was constantly dinned into
the ears of the delegates at the Roch-
ester convention where Dix was nom
mated that Mr.. Shepard would not
make strong nominee because OF
his service as counsel for the Penn
sylvania railroad. The only man
prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the New York senatorshir
who would be acceptable to the pro.
gressive wing of the democratic
party the country over is Mayor Gay.
nor.
But the New Jersey situation II
worse than that Of New York. 1t il
well understood there that forme
Senator James Smith, who as poll
tician is thoroughly discredited, Il
seeking to ride into the office o
senator on the strength Of the vic
4 tory OF Woodrow Wilson. The stu
alton there is one that bodies mucl
trouble for the democrats. Las
summer, in the New Jersey senator
y ial primary. James e. MARITIME. Q
XIX Plainfleld, known as "the farmer OF
ator, great friend of Bryan's, wo
by about 8 to 1. Butgwhile Martin
8 got the primary Endorsement an
there is no open opposition to hi
choice BY the legislature, there
reason to believe that under the SUI
face there Is work being done fo
former Senator Smith. That gu,
picion was strong before the ele,
tionS and It ID stronger than eve
now.
Big Fight in Store.
The democratic majority in ii
legislature Is about 80. But lie,
than 40 members Of the legislator
hawe declared themselves for IL
primary choice. MARITIME. The sit,
ation has stirred up the progressi,
8 democratic III over New Jerse
Thsy have begun the fight 70 ha,