The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-02
RlsACrIONARY INFLUENCES AT
WORK IN STATES THAT
NAME SENATOR.
PROGRESSIVE OEMs SCARED
Fear That With Victory Their Or
ganization is to be Captured by
plutOcratic Influences.
(By John snure.)

UTdLS having WOu luS cicCIiOAS, sAS
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 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 number of
states with respect to United States
senatorships. Numerous senatorial
booms are being sprung by men who
if they succeed in getting to the SEN
ate are certain to ally themselves
with the conser alive elements III
that body and to oppose the pro-
Kressive 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
IS. Parker, D. Cady Herrick and
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, it 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 a strong nominee because of
his service as counsel for the Penn
sylvania railroad. The only man
prominently mentioned in connec-
lion with the New York senatorship
Who would be acceptable to the pro-
gressipe wing Of the democratic
party the country over is Mayor Cay
NOR.
But the New Jersey situation is
worse than that Of New York. It is
we'll understood there that former
Senator James Smith, who as poll
tician is thoroughly discredited, is
seeking to ride into the Office OF
senator on the strength Of the vic
tory Of Woodrow Wilson. The stu
alton there is one that bodies much
trouble for the democrats. Last
summer, in the New Jersey senator
ial primary, James e. MARITIME, OF
Plainfield. known as ''the farmer or
ator, q great friend OF Bryan's. won
~ about to I. But while MARITIME
got the primary Endorsement and
there ts no open opposition to his
choice BY tho legislature. there Is
season to believe that under the sur
ne there Is work being done 10,
tnrmer Senator Smith. That sus-
Dicion was strong before the cleo
taons ana Il y stronger than ever
80. s
Big Fight IN Store.
AZ democratic majority in the
1egisIatnre q shout so. But less
|than 70 members Of the legislature
1870 declared themselves for til.
primary choice. MARITIME The situ-
attpn h1s stirred up the progressive
democrats 81 over New Jersey.
Fg,sy hays begun the fight to have
glnxfinS elected ana Smith prevented
issoIrn election MARITIME declares he
MI be electsd and that ne means
III ~ il li and win not be euchered out
slf pemocratic clubs favorable
= - are eeing formed. Smith
~ ds \ AAic stats chairman.