The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-06
PRIMARY IN SIX WEEKS
This is Virtually tho Last Stand Of
the Stalwart Faction.

Pierre, S. d., April z8.-The pri
mary election in South Dakota will
he held exactly six weeks from Tues
day Of the coming week, when the
voters of the state will make choice
between the stalwart and progressive
republican factions, which now are
battling for supremacy in the state.
This virtually is the last stand of the
stalwarts, for should they be over
whelmingly defeated at the primary
election on June /, it Is practically
certain that they will not put up an
other fight against the prOgressives,
who, If they carry the June primaries
will have firm hold on the state.
With only six weeks more in
which to wage their campaign. both
the stalwarts and progresslves ex-
press themselves as being hopeful Of
winning victory in June. If their
claims are made In good faith, one
side or the other is to be given a Sc
we're shock when the ballots cast on
June are counted. Some look for
a partial victory for both factions,
believing that each faction will sue
coed in capturing part of the state
and congressional ticket.
Progressives Confident.
The progressives appear the most
hopeful of sweeping the platter clean.
Some of the members Of the faction
who are in a position to be in close
touch with the situation, declaring
that If anyhere near the full repub-
lican vote of the state is cast at the
primary election on June Z, they will
sweep the state and land even their
candidates for COngress,-Messr
Thomas Thorson of Canton. and Jno.
II. Schrader of Rapid City-who have
"a hard fight in striving to bring
about the political downfall of Con-
,gressmen Martin and Burke, the
stalwart candidates for re-nomina-
ton.
Messrs Thorson and Schrader are
expected to poll the full progressive
vote, as they stand we'll with their
faction, and the more sanguine pro-
gressives express the belief that they
also will receive quite heavy stat
wart vote. Congressman Martin ~
popular with the staiwarts. but many
of the more radical members of the
faction do not like the stand Con
gresham Martin took with the insur,
gents in Congress, and the progress
siye republicans expect he will lose
many stalwart votes because of this
Democrats Are Careful.
The democrats are exercising un
usual care in selecting their candi
dates for congress and governor.
is generally conceded that one 0
their nominees for governor will b
John r. Kelley of Moody county, VIII
served one term in congress fror
South Dakota, having been elected I
Years ago as the result of fusio
effected between the democrats an
old-time populist party. w. w. Soul
of Rapid City, has been generall
credited with having been selected I
make the race for congress on tn
democratic ticket as the Black Hill
candidate, but it may be neccessar
to 20 elsewhere for candidate.
Il "a assured that Chauncey L. Woo
also of Rapid City. will be the DEM
cratic candidate for governor.
would scarcely appear to be wise
take candidates for congress an
governor from the same town. Ro
ert =. Dowdell. the democratic vi
horse Of Sanborn county, also Is b
ing freely mentioned in connectte
with one Of the congressional pos
tions on the democratic ticket.