The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-20
STATE POLITICS
IN FULL SWING
Democratic Nominee Knocks
Democratic Legislators

the leading speakers of the republi-
can party have made addresses this
week in various parts of the state.
The republicans say that while it is
aforegone conclusion they will carry
the state by a largest majority for
years, they do not propose to take
chances and will wage their fight
with as much vigor as if the result
of the election in November was in
doubt.
Among the republican speakers
actively in the field this week we're
Governor Vessey, Congressman Mar
tin and Burke, United States Sena-
tor Crawford, Frank M. Bryne,
nominee for ~lieuteo ant governor;
Royal G.. Johnson, nominee for at
torney general; S. G.. Policy, secre-
tary of state and nominee for re-
election: John l.. Erickson, private
secretary to Senator Crawford, and
William Morris Peterson. a Nor
weigh speaker from Chicago.
The principal speakers in behalf
of the democratic cause was Chaun-
cey l.. Wood, nominee for governor;
w. w. Soule and John E. Kelley,
nominee for congress, and Granville
Jones.
As Mr. Wood is opposed by Cover
nor Wesley, a progressive iepubll,
can, he is directing his pleas for re-
publican support to the stalwart re-
publicans. The two democratic
nominees for congress. on the other
hand, have nothing TO hope for from
the stalwart republicans, who sup
ported Congressman Burke and
Martin in the June primaries, so
they are pleading for the votes of
of radical progressive republicans,
whom they are encourage to bolt
the republican nominees.
Republicans says that Chauncey l..
Wood, in his efforts to capture
votes, is regulating democrats who
were members Of the last legislature
Mr. Wood is daily attacking three
laws enacted by the legislature
of 1909 and a proposed amendment
t. the state constitution, as follows:
No. IA law giving the governor
power to remove local officers in the
st ate who either neglect or refuse to
perform their sworn duties.
No. "A law designed to permit
of the reorganization Of the state ma
tional guard.
No. "a law relating to fire in
surance and having for its purpose
the standardization Of fire insurance
policies used in the state.
No. A proposed taxation
amendment to the state constitution
which it's sponsors say will enable
the proper authorities to equitably
tax express companies.
TheTepublicans point out that the
records of the last Legislature show
that the nine democratic members
of the house voted for No. l. All of
the democrats in the senate also
voted for the measure.
No. 2 was voted for by six demo,
cratic members of the house, with
one democrat recorded against it.
In the senate the vote for the meas,
ure was unanimous, five democrats
being present and all voting for the
measure.
No. 3 was voted for by three demo.
cratic members of the house with
five voting no, and one being absent,
In the senate one democratic senator
was absent and the other five demo,
cratic senators all voted for the
measure.
No. a, the proposed taxation
amendment, was voted for by al
five democratic members of the
house who were present, four of the
nine democratic members being
absent. In the senate two demo
cratic senator's were absent and the
other four all voted for the measure,
The republicans further say thai
the democratic members of the leg
lslature who voted for the above
measure and for the proposed
amendment to the constitution have
Just cause for a feeling Of resent.
ment toward the standard bearer OF
their party in the present campaign
Granville Jones, who is making
addresses in the state in behalf OF