Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-12
ANENT POLITICS
CANDIDATES
ANNOUNCED
C. \. BURKE FOR CONGRESS-
Things Have Commenced To
Line Up For the June Prim-
aries OF Next Year. Men
Seek the Offices


of Congressman Charles II. Burke for
his old position has cleared a large
space in the political atmosphere in
this state. 1t was believed by num-
Der of people ovar the state that Mr..
Burke would he a candidate for the
senate to succeed Senator Gamble, and
so long as he kept silent the political
representations along the congress
sional and senatorial lines all took up
his position as mystery which would
have to be solved by the future. Now
that he has announced his position, il
places a number of candidates in the
field for the congressional nomination
in the Second district: Congressman
Burke to succeed himself, Judge Frank
McNulty, of Aberdeen; State Senator
/. o. Curtiss, Of the same place; Will
Der S. Glass; of WATERFOWL and Nelson
P. Bromley, of Redfield. Of this list
Congressman Burke has announced his
views as being in favor of the renomi-
nation and reelection of President
Taft. The other candidates are either
openly allied with the La Toilette move
in the state, or are classed with the
followers of La Toilette. Burke has
always been very strong in that part of
the state which is now included in the
Second district, and his friends believe
that he can win the nomination without
any great difficulty.
Gamble and Sterling
The decision of Burke leaves but two
open candidates in the field for the SEN
atorship. Senator Gamble asking for
denomination, openly for Taft, and
Thomas Sterling, who, while not openly
expressing himself on the matter of
presidential preference is classed with
the followers of La Toilette. OF
course, C. N. Cooper, of Huron, has
announced that r. o. Richards will be
a candidate for the senate, but Rich
ards himself has not as yet declared
himself. He may get into the game,
but he is not where he can as yet be
classed as a candidate. Then it is
claimed that the old time progressives,
who went into the movemsnt when
they had but little chance of political
success, are not satisfied with the
newer recruits who have pushed to the
front since political pretermert is to be
had, have been urging Governor Vessey
to get into the game as compr omise
candidate, but he is not taking any
steps which would Indicate he has any
further political desires after the close
of his term as governor, but it is pos
sible that he may be factor before
the race is closed. AS the situation
stands, Gamble is now the Taft" can
didate with the whole of the so-called
Federal Crowd" backing his can
didacy. Sterling is looked upon as the
candidate of the State Crowd" of
politicians, and the contest looks to be
between these two elements unless
third candidate is thrown in to attempt
to divide some of the strength.
Possible Candidates
The list of possible candidates is
looming up, the last given out being
Frank M. Byrne, Loomis L. Gull, A. L.
Van Osdell, and George w. Egan for
governor.
E. l.. Abel, of Huron, for lieutenant
governor.
Asher F. Pay, of Huron, Theo. ]. P.
Geidt, of Eureka, and ]. ]. Murphy, of
Parker for secretary of state.
A. w. Ewart, of Pierre, George H.
Pinckney, of Milbank, fos treasurer.
C. H. Dillon, of Yankton, o. S.
Branson, of Mitchell, for congress in
the First district.
Charles H. Burke, of Pierre, Frank
McNulty, of Aberdeen, /. o. Curtis, Of
Aberdeen, Wilder S. Glass, of Water
town, and N. p. Bromley, of Redfield,
for congress in the Second district.
E. w. Martin, of Deadwood. and H.
F. Rate, of Nisland. for congress in
the Third district.
Robert j. Gamble, of Yankton, and
Thomas Sterling, Of vermillion, fol
the United States senate.
Frank LeCocq, Of Armour, for rail,
way commissioner of the First district.
This appears to be the list 80 far al
the state ticket is concerned, with s.
c. Policy. present secretary of state
Is candidate forsupreme Judge in thu
First district In this district Judge
Corson, who has served since thu
beginning of statehood, has made M
move, but his friends in the Black Hill
win again urge his candidacy with th'
plea that he has earned . HE position
on the bench by his services to thu
state in the last n years.
/ The entire supreme court il to b
voted upon at the next election. ant
there is no question that Judges Haney
Mccoy, Smith and Whiting will stan'
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