Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-07
Leaders Predict Election Of Entire
Ticket by Twenty Thousand.
NOT so CONFIDENT
Fighting Governor Wesley, Progress
sive Republican, and Pleading for
support Of PrOEressives Tor
their Candidates,

Tuesdays election when a fun congress
slonal and state ticket two members Of the
state supreme court and a legislature VIII
/ be elected.
/ The republicans continue confident that |
they will elect their entire state and con
/ gresslonal ticket by a majority over the I
democrats Of not less than 10000. II is eS- /
pected that the majority for some Of the /
| republican candidates will run above /
! 0OOO The democrats claim that they yet |
/ have a good fighting chance Of electing /
| the governor and their two nominees for !
! congress. although they realize that in |
order to do so they will have to capture |
! the votes of thousands OF republicans. !
! Their campaign is in a peculiar condition.
| Their nominee for governor throughout
the campaign has been making a special
plea for the votes Of the stalwart repub
leans being opposed gy Governor Wesley,
| a progressive republican while the two
democratic nominees for congress, being
| opposed by Congressman Martin and
Burke, who have affiliated with the stall
wart republicans, have been making a spe-
cial plea for the support OF progressive
republicans.
This sort Of a campaign has not per
mitted the three nominees to concentrate
their efforts and this may prove a weak
ness which will have an important effect
at the election on Tuesday.
The three democratic nominees have been
in the field campaigning for several
months. while not until the last month or
six weeks has the republican campaign
been carried on in an aggressive manner.
However the republicans early in the
season decided to make the campaign short
and brisk, and this plan has been fully
followed out. During the last month or
six weeks numerous speakers have been
- a.,
campaign committee, and have made ad-
dresses in all parts Of the state. Cam
psigners also have been at work in the
various counties under the direction OF
republican county campaign committees.
1t has been difficult until quite recently.
to arouse the voters, and this is taken a
good omen by the republicans, who con-
strus It to mean that the voters Of the
state generally are satisfied wi tn the
present republican state management and
therefore. will not become excited over the
efforts Of the democrats to defeat some OF
the republican nominees.
The Congregational situation.
Much interest has been taken throughout
the campaign in the fight between the two
republican and the two democrat nominees
for congress. Congressman Burke and
Martin have been singled out by the dem
ocrats and a desperate fight has been
waged against them, they being the re-
publican nominees for reelection.
In answer to the appeals OF the two dem
Ocrato nominees for the votes of pro-
gressve republicans, the republicans reply
that to displace men occupying the COM
handing position on committees that Con-
q gressmen Burke and Martin do, and who
are in close touch with the national admin
; istration, with the democratic nominees
for congress, would be little less than a
, crime against South Dakota and it's people
Surprising" for the sake of argument,
say the republicans, that the democratic
nominees for congress were elected next
u Tuesday, what would result? They would
1t go to Washington the basis of new
men They would. being democrats, be
assigned among the minority members OF
~ unimportant committee, where they would
" be effectually sidetrscked and placed in d
= position where they could do absolutely
nothing for their state.
% Then, too, President Tafts term will
10 extend over the next two years, and demo
cratic congressman could not expect any
favors at the hands Of a republican presi
y dent The democratic candidates for con
n gress II elected. would be able to do nttl,
w else than draw their salaries-and to al
n intents and purposes the grand and grow
ing young state of South Dakota woul,
be unrepresented in congress during tn
te coming two years"
J. The republicans further say that mas
= much as Congressman Martin and Burk
u occupy commanding positions on some o
the most Important committees and bein
familiar the result Of their many years
experience with the routine, they will dur
n, ing the next two years be in better 20
to- sition than ever TO do effective work in be
n half of South Dakota and it's people
he During the coming two years with
d continuance OF the great development U
In western South Dakota and the building u
Use Of the eastern part OF the state, there wi
ice be numerous opportunities when live cor
gressmen, such as Messrs. Burke and Maj
of tin, will be able 20 secure additional benC
by fits OF value and Importance for South Da
ist kota
'ty Fight Against County Option.
ny Those who believe that county optic
te- would not reduce the volume Of intoxice
les ting liquor drank in the state. but woul
&C. reduce the income OF the various cltie
get towns, villages and counties. continue
III wage hard fight against the propose
co. county option law which is to be sui
mitted to the voters Of South Dakota O
up Tuesday A similar measure was defeate
laI by the voters OF South Dakota two year
Hs ago. and those who are pushing the ngl
ING against county option in this campaig
ne continue confident that county option wi
-le be DEBATED by a larger majority this yea
81 than It was two years ago.
II the county option proposition shou
- carry at the coming election it immed
- ately becomes one of the states statute
20, without any further action on the part
- the legislature.
-, In brief, the proposed law provides thu
, the county commissioners shall, upon
ras petition Of at least 10 per cent OF n
electors Of county, call a special electiC
for the purpose OF voting upon the quesuC
avs Of wet or dry" for the entire count
ian II the county goes wet the law remail
hat as at present-the towns, cities or tow
CHS ships are not wet" territory unless IN,
is vote that way at their spring elections
had II, on the other hand, the county as
lay, whole votes Dry then no vote can
had upon the license question in any tow
city or township in the county. i n 9th
words, should the proposition carry and