Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-18

sliminary canvass now In progress to6
determine which is most likely 10
land the persimmon.
The. history of the past five years
makes this story seem improbable
hut it is being repeated chiefly by
those who will oppose either or both
of them.
o. 4. Bransen president Of the
First National Bank OF Bitchell, and
twice senator from DaYison, is max
ing a preliminary canvass for Con-,
gress from the First district. G. H
Diion Of Yankton is the only announ.
ced candidate for the. place,
Packard Engineering a Fiaht?
From Redfield comes the report
that Harlan P. Packard, member OF
the board of charities and correc-5
tons, is engineering fight upon DR.
]. X, Kunewsky, who has been at
the head of the school for the feeble
minded since its Foundation ten years
ago.
The current report is tina t three
members of the hoard have Joined in
proffering the position to Dr.. G. S.
Adams, assistant superintendent Of
the state hospital for the insane, a
great deal OF local feeling has been
| aroused upon the subject in Redfiell
and lot of local politics is likely
TO revolve about it,
| Pierre, Aug. 15.-There appears to
| he difference of opinion in the press
as to whether South Dakota win elect
two or three congressman at the
next election. The state, under the
| law, will be entitled to three repre-
4 sentatives in 1913 but does the law
mean that three members shall be
elected to sit in the session OF 1918
or that they cannot be elected until
after that date. The Sioux City
Journal takes the position that the
state will only select two members
next year, and after that three mem
bers. Other papers do not appear to
look at the solution in the same light.
An early understanding on that propo-
sition would relieve the minds of a
number Of would be candidates for
congressional honors. AS the situa-
| ton stands, several aspiraRts who
will make try in case their cam
| paigns are confined to particular dis
tricts, will wait while" in case
the campaign is to be in the state Mt
| large. af
| Up to the present date, but two
candidates for, governor have made
formal announcement of their desires
more formal announcements will be
made before the first Of September,
being those of Lieutenant Governor
Frank NJ. Byrne OF Faulkton, and
Loomis l.. Gull of Rapid City. While
there are other candidates for the
governorship mentioned, the prooabii-
tiles are that these two, with A. l..
Van Osdel of Yankton, and George
Egan of Sioux Falls, will make the
list which will so into the primaries
II the campaign last year, Egan play
ed a lone hand, but the indications
| this year are that he will have \
ticket" running with him, and in
that line he is busy in framing up the
| list he desires for running mates.
One of the first in this line is George
S. Rix of Milbank, who it is said is
tc be the candidate on the Egan list
for attorney general. Others to com
plete the list are being looked after
and when the show down comes,
Egan will have an organization of
| his own to get into the campaign
| with.
| K. o. Richards is pushing his cam
paign for his primary election law,
! and a state delegation for La Toilette.
iiC lSiu lOlCS at WOIh, WHICH Is
| being increased as time goes along,
and his principal field men up to date
| appear to be H. l.. Loucks, the old
time populist leader; c. n Cooper Of
Lennon, one OF the old time politi-
cal manipulators; and !. A. Webb of
Deadwood, who was turned down as
an applicant for the position Of state
immigration commissioner. These
men are busy talking and organizing
over the state, and with the personal
work of Richards, their effect will be
felt in the campaign, at least so far
as the primary law is concerned If
not on the presidential delegation
EENI HnNC PTICEIE rNTc.