The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-05
STATE TICKETS MADE UP
Egan's Effect on Governorship Con-
test is Subject of Difference
of Opinion.

fleffe, s.. d., April 3O.-Ihe last
opportunity to enter the lists for the
state primary elections in June Is
gone, the last hour of filing having
ended last Tuesday. For the first
time since the primary law went in
to effect the democrats have taken
advantage Of it and have a full state
ticket to present to the voters. Just
what effect this will have on the
primary vote between the republican
factions is one of the problems
which the republican factional dead
ers are attempting to solve. The
stalwarts say it will rebound to their
benefit, holding that most of the
democrats cast their votes with the
i%nsurgent faction two years ago. The
insurgents dispute this.
The prohibitionists have also
changed their political tactics by fill
ing a state ticket for the primaries.
In the past the minority parties have
let the primaries alone, and have
made their nominations by petition.
for the general election. 1t is pos
sible that members of the prohibit
ton and socialist parties in the past
have taken a part in the primaries
and helped out their friends in the
different republican factions, only to
vote for their party choice at the
general election later.
BY the eliminating process, the
contest among the republicans, with
exception, has settled down to
a contest with two complete tickets
for state officials-judiciary not in
Guided. The decision of the supreme
court on the congressional district
bill has lined up the congressional
candidates in a state wide fight
again, and they are not confined to
district campaigns. While the de-
cision of the court may not in any
way effect the outcome, the stalwarts
| profess to believe that it will innrre
to the benefit of their candidates.
The opposition claims the same thing
and it may not have any effect eth r
way.
But there is a widespread feeling
over the state that the district vote
would have been more favorable to
the selection of Thorson in the first
district, and to the benefit of Martin
in the second. But with a state
wide vote the opinions as gathered
are that such a vote will be for the
benefit of Burke, a s%talwart; and to
the detriment of Martin, the other
stalwart candidate. with the divided
opinion as to whether the anticipated.
decrease of the Martin vote wlli
accrue to the benefit of Schrader, or
to Thorson, and to throw two con
gressmen to the east side of the
river. Both theories are being adj
vanced.
The campaign of Egan for govern
or, as the one free lance in the field,
is the subject of much speculation.
His possible vote is estimated at any,
where from 10000 to $1,000, and
will come largely from the counties
of Mlnnehaha, Moody. Turner. Hutch
inson, and Lincoln. Outside OF these
counties he is not considered much Of
q factor. The stalwarts say his vote
will be drawn more largely from tie
insurgent faction chan from the stall
wart. Interviews with many men
from all classes Of life in the Sec
tions where the Egan vote will be
strong indicate that his cutting
is as likely to be as wide on one side
Of the swath as the other. and that
the votes remaining will go to Vessey
and Elrod In practically the same
ratio as If Egan was not a factor,
further than to reduce the number of
votes either Of the others will re-
ceive.
With six weeks more before the
ballots are cast, the candidates for
governor are not wasting any time.
Elrod is making a general swing
around in the Black Hills and north
western counties of the STATE. travel
ing by train and auto, and will come
back to the east side of the river
through the counties of Harding,
Perkins and Corson. Governor Yes
sey traversed the Black Hills country
a week ago, and has been in the
southern part of the state this week.
Judge E. G. Smith and j. H. NC
Coy of the supreme court are to have
a walkaway for election. The repub-
lican f%actional fight for places did
not reach the supreme bench, and
the democrats either considered these
judges to be very satisfactory r
thought a contest hopeless.
The same courtesy was not shown
III all cases in the different judicial
circuits. In the second, third, sixth
n eighth districts the present in
cumbents, who are candidates for re-
nomination, find that there are
Others" In the second circuit Judge
Joseph w. Jones, who has been on
the bench since 1893, is being op-
posed by H. H. Keith Of Sioux Fails;
in the third circuit the open cam
paign has been on for months. c. X.
Seward of Watertown aspiring to
I'LL the position which has been held
by Judge Marquis for several years.
The contest has reached a point
where the stenographer of the court
has rendered his resignation for the
purpose of assisting Seward. and the
people of WATERFOWL have made it
a city affair in their attempt to get
the judge for their town.