The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-08-11
MANNG THREATS
ON CANDIDATES
CERTAIN PAPERS AND INFLUEN.
CES ARE AT WORK IN STATE
TO NJURE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES.

OF II. L.. Sem ana his SIrlne Ol pa
pers west of the river, and that of
Fitch in his Centerville Chronicle;
coupled with the open advice of Ar
thur Linn in his Canton paper, not
to support Burke and Martin for con-
gress, is evidently giving the demo-
Gratis hope hat these progressive
papers" are voicing the sentiment Of
their wing of the republican voters
Of the state. One of them at least,
w. w. Soule, OF. Rapid City. is cir
culating a card bearing his name fol-
lowed in heavy black type with PRO
| gressive Candidate for Congress- and
under this in small type, Nominee
of the Democratic Party. He gives
his platform as anti Cannonism; an
ii Aldrichism; anti Wickershamism;
anti Ballingerism; and anti Lorimer-
ism" These are all supposed to be
good progressive" policies in this
state and Soule evidently expects to
catch a few votes by such a card and
platform. But the action of the few
discontents will hardly change the
heavy republican majority of the
state to any extent which will be ap-
probable at the November election.
While the republican majority is so
OF rOnu in tho cfofo fhof a ooronoion
would appear to be hardly necessary.
yet the republicans were in doubt as
to the candidacy of their nominee for
governor two years ago, where the
democrats made their strong fight:
and this year they are evidently bend
ing their energies toward congress,
Socialists Not On Ticket.
The socialists have not as yet got
their ticket filed for the November
election. EARLY in the summer they
selected a ticket in convention, but
it appears that while the election
laws provide for the fling of indie
pendent nominees outside the provis-
ions Of the primary. it does not pro-
vide for the filing of a "ticket" and
the socialists are yet at sea. They are
attempting to get into the game in
some manner and will probably get
their list of names on the ballot, as
no one is particularly interested in
keeping them off, but they have not
yet presented filings which will be
accepted as such by the secretary's
department.. They have several weeks
yet in which to get to the front, and
are evidently taking their time to it.
Hughes Supporters Desert.
Stanley county, the largest in the
sixth judicial circuit brought out
John +. Hughes of Stanley county as
a primary candidate for circuit judge
against Judge L. T. Boucher, and
made an appeal to the voters of that
county to stand by a home man.
and carried the county for Hughes by
a majority of more than five hun
dred, securing the majority for him.
Since that time the position Of
Hughes On the question of county d.
vision and on other matters of inter-
est in that county, has angered a
number Of the voters who assisted in
securing his nomination, and they
are feeling about for a candidate to
oppose him in the general election.
What they would like to find would
be some strong democratic attorney
in the district to place in opposition
to Hughes, but up to the present they
have not been able to locate such a
man. If he could be found and induc-
ed to go into the race, he would give
Hughes a fight before the result
was settled at the polls, as he would
secure the support of many of the
who helped to secure the nom
ination for the Fort Pierre man.
Higher Tax on Corporations.
The law requires the state assess
ment board to levy a tax IN express
telegraph, telephone and
sleeping a companies, equal to the
average tax levies in the state. For a
long time this has run about Is mills
on the dollar of their valuation. This
year it runs up to % mills, and while
the state board has not made the levy
that is what it will be when it comes
This will make such companies
especially the express monopoly Jump
up In the air and yell robbery
than ever. They are at pres
emit fighting a smaller tax levy on a
valuation than that Of this
year. and will not pay the increased
II they can by any technical legal
avoid 1t. But IL the
state wins the present suit, they will
be in shape to make these companies
come across with q return Of some
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