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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-13

Then Zwettow kicked the goal. giving
the Colorado boys q bare victory by
one point.
field goal by Wolf in the first period.
In the third period Jones Of Wyoming
made a touchdown. following a for
ward pass but Burgess missed the goal.
Early in the final period Burgess Of
wyoming made q drop kick.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-13

was estimated that several thousands
came in without paying by rushing the
gates and climbing over the fence.
The teams lined up as follows:
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-13
CORNELL ENDS TWO-YEAR
TIE BY DEFEATING CHICAGO

l2conel today desiyely
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-13

hind a splendid interference for the last
touchdown. He kicked his own goal.
The lineup.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03

Royal G. Johnson

Royal G. Johnson, republican can
didate for the office of attorney gen
eral, is a native son of South Dakota
He was born and educated in u
state, having been at Iankton col
department of the University Of
South Dakota. At the university ne
distinguished himself as an athlete
but was also prominent for his schol-
arship. Since he has been in active
practice of law, Mr.. Johnson has been
for two terms states attorney of
Hyde county, during which time he
has successfully conducted many
criminal cases, among which was cne
prosecution of a notorious gang of
horse thieves which had infested that
part q he state for years, and II
was by his able effort that the gaI
was broker up uad the leaders sent
to the ~penitentiary. MIR. Johnson is .
capable and energetic young man
with a fine record. From his home
paper we quote the following: Mr..
JohnsClI is a Hyde county product.
has been one of us. He trundled his
little ril wagon over the niggerheads
and bunch grass of our prairies. He
played marbles On our street corners
and attended our public schools.
when he was guilty of h usual
FRANKS n capers of a schoolboy.
He fought his way through school
and graduated With high honors
from the law department of the uni
versity."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
William G. Smith

William G.. Smith, republican can
didate for railroad commissioner,
was born in Maine in 1853. He Is
a practicing physician of long stand.
ing. having graduated in medicine
from the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, New York City. in 1884.
Upon coming to the state he located
at Sturgis in 1887. He has been
president of the Black Hills Medical
association and is vice president of
the State Medical association. He is
also an ex-president of the National
Association of Railroad Commission
els, and for the past eleven years has
been a member of the South Dakota
railroad commissioners, five of which
ne was chairman of the board. His
long experience as a member of the
board makes him especially qualified
to serve the people on this important
beard. During his long service as a
member Of the BOARD he has won an
enyiabie reputation not only as q dip
lomat but as a fighting member. and
largely through his efforts Is due the
reduction of both freight and rassen-
ger rates which tina people of the
state now enjoy.
Mr.. Smith was chairman OF the
board In 1901. and after the state was
defeated In the federal courts In it,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN is
ONE OF DECEPTION AND FRAUD

In the present campaign the ma
jority Of the democratic nominees Tor
state and congressional positions
have been lost sight of with the ex
ception Of the democratic nominees
for governor and congress.
The three candidates for these
places have wholly abandoned the
remainder of the nominees TO ther
fat, and during the campaign they
have been looking out only for their
own personal interests and have neg
lected to urge voters TO support the
entire democratic ticket. To lud"
by the nature of the addresses deliv-
cred throughout the state by TINS
trio of democratic candidates they
themselves constitute the entlfe
democratic party in South Dakota.
Another interesting feature of the
democratic campaign is thai even the
three nominees referred to are not
pulling together but II appears to be
each man for himself and the dew
II take the hindmost.""
For instance. Chauncey l.. Wood.
democratic nominee for governor. Is
waging his fight purely for himself
and without a thought of the two
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
DOLLIvER'S

Governor Carol of Iowa has wisely
pat a stop to all agitation in that
state %concernig a successor TO the late
Senator Deliver by announcing 20 l.
lively that for the present he wi | re-
fuse to take action or even consider
the appointment of a United States
senator. What Iowa should be chiefly
concerned in at this time s the cleo
ton of a republican state legislature
as that body will select the senator
who for many years will occupy the
place of Dolliver in the senate. Any
appointment made by the governor
would be but temporary and hold good
only until the state Legislature has
an opportunity to eject.
Governor Carroll considers it un-
seemly to have a controversy over
Delivers successor started so 500
after the death OF the lamented EN-
ator. He doubtless has in m nd the
annoyance expressed by Dolliver WHEN
he was taken i'll. and his fear that
the wolves" would be bowling about
his successor as soon as his health
failed. 1t is not a matter TO be treat
ed lightly or with undue haste as 1t
will be difficult to fill Dolliver's Tlace
In the senate
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
in re-electing Governor Vessey next
November by an overwhelming ma
jority.
DIR. Herman F. Rate.
LIEUTENANT
Frank NJ. byrne

Frank NJ. Byrne of F'aulkton, who
Is the republican candidate for lieu
governor of South Dakota, has
made an excellent legislative record
in this STATE. IL is the author of
many of the important bills which
have become laws TO the benefit OF
the people of South Dakota.
Mr.. Byrne was BORN in Volney.
Allamakee county, Iowa, in 1858. He
came to Sioux rails in 1879, and in
the following year took up a home
stead in McCook county. lie has q
wife and five sons, and is engaged in
farming and real estate. He was q
member of the FIRST senate IN 1890.
and was county treasurer of Faux
county for fOur years. He has rep
resented Faux and Potter counties
in the last two state Mr..
Byrne introduced into the senate the
following bills, which have become
laws:
Anti-pass law, the most stringent
and effective anti-pass law ever en-
acted in the United States.
The two cent fare law.
The reciprocal demurrage law, re-
curing railroads to pay damages for
delay in furnishing ears TO shippers.
A aw requiring railway companies
to pay taxes on terminal property
DullulHBS, STouluS, Siue anu pdSSihS
tracks, etc, which formerly was not
taxed. Under this Jaw railway taxes
have been very much increased in the
past three years.
A law reducing express rates 20
per cent and giving the railroad COM
missioners power to further reduce
them.
A law requiring standard forms of
life INSURANCE policies and safeguard
- 49, ynl
icy holders; one of the most ad-
anCe and effective life
laws in the country.
A law recognizing the insurance
department, requiring all fees and
moneys collected by the department
to be converted into the state treas
ury and be paid out only on proper
vouchers.
An effective anti-lobby law.
He also took an active and leading
part in the enactment of
The primary election law.
A corrupt practice act, prescribing
severe penalties for corrupting or at
tempting to corrupt voters.
A law prohibiting corporations from
contributing to campaign funds.
A law requiring railways to make
track connection at junction points.
A law requiring the railroad com
mission 10 ascertain the true cash
value of al ralIroau property in the
state, to be used as a future basis for
making freight and passenger rates
Law requiring railway companies
to pay double damag $ for stock kill
ed, or property destroyed by prairie
tire. where the company fuses to
make settlement within sixty days OF
loss.
a law placing on railroad com
panies the burden of proof in actions
based on orders of the railroad COM
mission.
An anti-discriminatiOn law.
An antitrust law.
a law IrIuIIllls the state treasur
er to account for interest on stat
funds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
STATE TREASURER
George G. johnson

George G. Johnson, republican can
didate for state treasurer, Is a native
of Lincoln county, South Dakota, OF
Scandinavian parentage, born July
20, 1873, and was educated in tht
common schools of Lincoln county
and Augustana college, Canton In
1898 he was appointed deputy regis
ter of deeds in Lincoln county, which
position he held for six years, when
he was elected register of deeds IN
1904 and reelected in 1906, recelV
ing one of the largest majorities ever
given TO a candidate in Lincoln coun-
ty. In 1908 he became a candidate
for state treasurer and was elected to
that office in November
During his canvass Mr.. Johnson
pledged the people of the state, II
elected, to turn to the state treasury
all interest received upon pubic
funds, and he kept his promise, nav
ing turned into the state treasury dur
ing his term, over $4,000. He now
seeks reelection at the hands OF the
republicans, and asks the earnest
support of the members of his party.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
SECRETARY OF STATE
Samuel G. Policy

Samuel c.. Policy, secretary Of
state, Deadwood, was born on a farm
in Houston county, Minnesota. lie
obtained his education in the COM
mon schools of that state, at the Nor
NAL school at St. Cloud, and the
University Of Minnesota, and gradu-
ated from the law department in
1890. He located in DeadwOod in
August of that ear with the Hon.
William G.. Rice, now judge of the
Eighth judicial circuit of this state.
in whose employ he remained for
two years, when he entered into part
nership with Judge Rice in the law
business. He vas states attorney for
Lawrence county in 1912, and has
been engaged in the general practice
of law until the present time. He
was elected, secretary of state in
1908, and re~nominated for that office
by a large majority at the primary
election in June of this year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN
STRUCTION
Carl @. Lawrence

Carl G. LaWrenceo was born at
Madison, Wis, in 1871. His parents,
both natives of Norway, were among
the earliest settlers OF Wisconsin.
Mr.. Lawrence, after completing a four
years high school course and deVot-
ing some time to teaching in the rural
schools, entered the University OF
Wisconsin, from which institution he
graduated with the degree of Bach,
elor of Letters in 1894. Later he did
post graduate work at the same uni
Versity during two summer months.
In the fall of 1894 he accepted a call
TO the p~rofesSOrship OF Latin ana
history at Augustana college, Canton
S. ID. He remained there four years,
and then for a period of eight years
he was principal of the Canton city
schools HIT is now serving as
ty superint andent of schools of Lin
coin county in his second term.
The following clipping from the
Canton Farmers Leade testihes to
his ability as an and TO
his successful work as county super
intendent of
Prof. Lawrence has few equals as
an educator, and as "a promoter of
advanced education in rural schools
he has blazed a new path that every
county superintendent is following.
AS county perintendent he soon
recognized the necessity for progress
sive methods in rural schools, to pro-
vide something in addition to what
the books teach. His aim has been
to make the rural life of boys and
girls more interesting, and to this end
he has organized the boys into corn
growing clubs and the girls into do
nestle science clubs. His efforts have
been wonderfully successful. About
400 boys competed in a corn contest
last year, and about the same number
of girls competed in sewing, darn
ing and patching, and in bread, bis
cult and AXE making. The exhibits
were a revelation to the hundreds Of
fathers and mothers who examined
the work of the girls, and Governor
Nessey, Professor Holden of Iowa,
and PreSid mt Slagle of BrookinSS
college. we're surprised and delighted
with the new method of education.
One boy raised the best corn that
was raised in the county. 1t scored
higher than any cOrn that was rails,
ed for the mems contest. The eXhib-
it's even surprised Professor Lawrence
and from the opinions expressed 1t
was clearly evident that this new
rural school education found instant
approval among the patrons of the
school. The boys and girls felt proud
of their work, because they realized
that they could do things just as
well as their fathers and mothers.
AS state superintendent Professor
| Lawrence hopes to enlarge this new
feature In rural school education I'M
til every school district in the state
shall be helping to make the boys
scientific farmers n the girls edu'
| Gated housekeepers along advanced
lines"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
NEW TARIFF NOT w OF
HIGH PRICES-A DOWNWARD
REVISION

Changes nj the items of the old
tariff by the new tariff: Duty decreas-
es on 654 items, duty increases on
22O items, unchanged 1850 items.
Consumption value of articles on
which duties were decreased $4,951,-
S13.175; of luXuri IS on which duties
were increased $637, 03,549; OF ar
ticles. not uxuries. on which duties
were increases $637, 903,549; of arti-
cles, not Injuries, on which duties
were increased $240,S52,525.
AID valorem according to the
valued rate on dutiable imports IN
1909 Cold tariff 43.l5 per cent; In
1910 (of the fiscal year 1910 all but
one month and five days come under
the new TARIFF 41.49 per cent ue-
crease 1.66 per cent.
Among the articles of common eN-
cry day use, on which the duty was
reduced by the new tarlff, are the
following: Hides, ground wood pu p
cotton seed and crOtOn oil, petroleum
and products thereof, placed on the
free list; fresh meat, pork, n lard,
25 per cent; bacon and ham 20 per
cent; cabbage 33 1-3 per cent; salt
10 per cent; soft coal 33 per cent;
sawed boards from 81 IL to 80 per
cent: dressed lumber 80 per cent
boots and shoes 50 per cent; harness
and saddles So per cent; agricultural
implements % per cent; window
glass (common) 4 to 20 per cent
iron ore 60 per cent; pig iron 81 2
per cent bar iron % to so per cent.
plate iron or steel 16 % pr cent to
40 per cent; steel rails so per cent;
beams and girders 20 to 40 per cent;
barbed wire 81 per cent tin p.ates ~
per cent; boilers % per cent; knives
and forks Commonly used) % 10 rs
per cent; sewing machines 80 l-3 per
cent; cotton thread 16 10 20 per cent;
nails, spikes and tacks 20 to so per
cent; saws 16 to 25 per cent; gloves
Commonly used) 25 per cent; sodas
Il to 33 per cent; gun powder 81 l-3
per cent to so per cent; manufactures
of leather 13 to rs per cent. Tariff
unchanged on -four, potatoes, beans,
eggs, dairy products, tobacco and
manufactures thereof, cotton goods
(common), stockings (common),
woolens Except in u~nimportant de-
tails). '"The Payne tariff law repre-
sents the greatest reduction that has
been made in the tariff at any sing e
time since our first revenue law was
signed by George Washington -
Mccall, Massachusetts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03

efforts to enforce legislation reducing
passenger rates, he called a confer
ence of the railroad officials of all
the railroads doing business in South
Dakota n at this conference the
commission secured an average re-
duction in the ten classes of freight
amounting to 11.2 per cent, ana Il
reduction of / cent per mile on all
local Oae-fare passenger rates in the
state( II also the reduction of /
CEN per mile on all mileage books
for travel in the Black Hills. In 1905
he secured a further reduction for
the Black Hills country which re-
duced the fares from 4 to 3 cents per
mile and mileage book fares from :
cents to . II cents per mile. Again
IL August, 1906. while the board was
under injunction in the federal conrr
in the passenger rate case. DIR. Smith
urged the board to order in a sch ~
ule of freight rates west of the Mis-
souri, river, reducing the local freight
rates an average of Is per cent, but
in fact reducing the short haul, which
covers most of the freight handled.
between 20 and so per cent, and at
the same time reducing the freight
rates on immigrant goods about 30
per cent. This was followed bv a
further order in March, 1907, Of a
IaClL VI Az bNh ~~A'N 80
different ClassificatiOns of freight east
of the Missouri river, and at the
same time reducing the commodity
rate to the same as the Minnesota
rate. Which is now in effect. In me
movement to secure lower express
rates for the people of the state, Ir.
Smith was in hearty accord, and as a
member of the board will use every
means to bring abou this desired
reform. His long experience on the
board. his extensive knowledge OF the
problem of freight and passenger
rates especially fit him for the posi-
ton he now occupies, and the people
Of the state will act wisely If they re-
elect him in November.
The work of the commission being
Increased by each succeeding session
of the legislature has compelled Com
missioner Smith to abandon his pro-
fess len. and he now resides on MS
ranch near Sidney, Perkins county and
thereby is able to devote all of his
time to the states busiess. The pres
ent fight by the commission against
the Advancement of coarse grain and
class rates by the railroads will by Its
success in securing a suspension oil
| these rates until November /, save
the shippers and producers of the
| state over SO, 900, 600, and annually
nearly 5000, 900 as long as the pro
posed advance can be defeated.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
REPUBLICAN STATE CANDIDATES
GOVERNOR
Robert 6 Vessey

Robert S. Vessey was born in 1855.
or a farm in Winnebao county, Wis
consin. His only opportunity to Sc
cure an education was in the COM
non schools of the vicinity, and the
Daggett Commercial School at Osh-
kosh. Until he attained his major
ity, he worked on a farm and then
for five winters he worked in h PIN
cries of Wisconsin. Moved to South
Dakota in 1883, where he located on
a farm in Jerauld county and en-
gagged in the sheep business. In 1884
at Washington Springs ne opened a
general merchandise store, under the
name of Nessey Bros. In this bust
ness he has remained for the past
t~wenty-four years, n still retains
his interest therein. In 1899 he be
came president of the Washington
Springs State bank n has engaged
more or less in the real estate bust
ness.
In 1905 he was elected state senator
and in 1907 he was reelected. In
1908 ne was elected governor of
South Dakota. He introduced. while
senator, a bill compelling campaign
committees to keep accounts of eX-
penses and make public report Of
them; a bill giving the state board Of
railway commissioners power to com
pei railroad companies TO conStrucf
connecting tracks at intersectinc
points and establish joint through
rates.
Since mis- election as governor he
has been a supporter Of progressive
principles. but did not recognize fac
tionalism in the administration OF
state affairs. He was instrumental
during the last session of the legisla-
ture, in having the banking, insur-
ance, and railroad rate laws revised.
He favored the amendment to the
constitution of the United states pro
Viding for an income tax
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
TWO IMPORTANT FEATURES OF
THE NEW TARIFF

Maximum and minimum rates: The
new tariff provides for an Increase OF
25 per cent ad valorem on al impor-
tations from countries which unduly
discriminate against us in their tar
iqs.
The tariff board: 1t means, quoting
Colonel Roosevelt, the Inauguration
Of the policy Of providing for a dis
interested revision of tariff schedules
through a high class commission of
experts, which will treat each sched-
ule purely on it's merits with a
view both to protecting the consum-
er from excessive prices and TO secur-
ing the American producer, and
especially the American worker
what will represent the difference or
cost in production her. as compared
with the cost of production in coun
tries where labor is less literally re-
warded."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03

nominees Of his party for congress.
The nominees for congress also are
conducting a purely one-man cam
paign.
w. w. Soule, one of the democratic
nominees for con Sress, apparently is
not aware that an individual named
John L. Kelley also is a nominee of
his party for congress. Candidate
Soule speaks only for himself, early
in the campaign having abandoned
Mr.. Kelley to his fate. With self
preservation motives, Mr.. Kelley also
is looking out strictly for No. /.
So far as the three candidates are
concerned, they are not cooperating
with each other in the slightest de-
gree, and to all intents and purposes
might as we'll have been the nomi-
nees Of three separate and distinct
party organizations.
The course followed by the tire,
candidates is decidedly humiliating to
the better and more consistent ele-
ment of democratic voters in the
state, who are thoroughly Disguised
with their standard bearers in thiE
campaign.
The three candidates appear to be
ashamed of their party, and the bet
ter class of democratic voters arr
ashamed of them for the poor gener'
alSnlp displayed ana LOT the idCh VI
effort on their part 70 strengthen tn
democratic party in the state.
Why las the democratic party o.
South Dakota sunk to such deplor
able depths?
The answer is furnished by the ma
ture of the campaign waged by Can
didates Wood, Soule n Kelley. In
stead of seeking to demo
cratic principles they have beef
running back and forth in the state
humbly pleading for republican vote:
on the ground that they are as goot
republicans as the most ardent re
publican in South Dakota. Sucf
hypocrisy has Disguised all right
m nded democrats.
Their campaign is n of deception
and fraud for the reason that while
publicly they proclaim that they arr
ashamed OF their own party, ant
| plead for republican votes on the al
legation that they are in sympath.
with republicans on h great issues
Of the day, yet they are d~yed-in-the
wool democrats and have absolutel!
/ nothing in common with republicans
They simply are striving to deceive
republicans and secure the votes o
those whom they think they can hoo
wink into voting the democrat
ticket, Thus far and no further eX
tends their interest in the dear re
publican voter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03
STATE AUDITOR
III. B. Anderson

Henry g.. Anderson is a Scandinav-
ian by birth. He was born in the
year 1859. and came to the United
States with his parents in 1871. When
but a boy of twelve years of age
hc was thrown upon hss own re-
sources. His mother died when me
was only six years old, and his faith
er a short time after he came TO Am
erica. So he not only had to make
his own living when a mere lad. ~
was obliged to care for younger
brothers M sisters.
He arrived In South Dakota In
1889 ahd filed on a goNrrnmeni
homestead in Dawson county in tn~
spring OF that year In 1888 he was
elected county commissioners and
served In hat capacity for three
years. In 1898 he was elected audit
or of Dawson county, was reelected
in 1900. and after the expiration Of
his second term as auditor. he served