The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18
Ex-POPuL|ST May
Be ENVOY OF NEW
POLITICAL ALLIES
Loucks Said to Repre-
sent Egan-R Richards
Combination.
RMO TALKED
Leaders of Old Republican
Factions.Would Like to
Unite in Primary.
HARMONY TALKED

Pierre, S. Dbl. L. Loucks, the
Old veteran, who stood sponsor for
the populist party in this state in the
days when it had votes enough to
make a showing, and these votes Sc
cured through the efforts of Loucks.
more than any other one force, has
again broken into the political game
in the state after a number of
years of quiet. 1t is reported that
he will have his headquarters at
Huron, and his mission will be a
double one of attempting to manage
the political interests of r. O. Rich
ards and to secure a delegation to
the next national convention, which
will be favorable to the candidacy vi
LaFollette for president. Loucks
comes from Washington where he
has been in conference with the
radicals in the progressive ranks,
and is in conference with Richards
in this state. He has proven his
ability to handle campaigns along
successful lines, and while having
been in the east most of the last few
years, he has found time to work
among the farmers of this state a
part of the time in building up
Grange organizations. 1t was by the
building up of Farmers Alliance or
CARNATIONS that he secured his po-
liticai pull in the state in the old
en- days, and his work at present ap-
pears to be along similar lines.
While it is a long cry to the first
of January when it may be said the
primary campaign of next year will
start, it is apparently in his esti-
nation not too early to begin prepa-
rations for the active campaign this
summer. Whether the political cir
cumstances will force an alliance be-
tween Richards, Egan and Loucks,
is one which will bear watching.
Egan is openly out for governor, and
Richards tentatively, at least, II not
openly, for senator.
Old Factions Would Unite.
While the spirit of the primary
scorns agreements as to a ticket in
the preliminary campaign, and
thrives on the right of every mar to
push his individual claims for Of
fetal position, when the finish comes
in the next primary campaign, it
may be as it has been in past pri-
maries in this state-different organ
izations each backing a ticket named
in advance, fighting for the honors.
In fact the republican party will be
lucky if the present leaders pre-
vent three such tickets. The lead
ers of the old factions are Cooking
over the ground" and hope they may
accomplish the elimination of the old
radical feeling which has split the
party, and form a new line up in
which the leaders of both old fac
lions will find a satisfactory ticket
with the hatchel buried so far as old
differences are concerned. II the
new congressional apportionment
bill passes allowing each district to
select its own candidate for con-
gress, this will go a long way to-
ward simplifying a getting togeth-
er" with the congressional candi-
dates out of the consideration. Prob
ably the hardest question to get to-
gether on would be that of senator,
such a choice coming up in the next
primary. Gamble will want to sue
coed himself; Thos. Sterling is alleg-
ed to have such an ambition; both
Congressman Burke and Martin
have been considered as in line for
such succession and other would not
refuse the honor If it should be ten
dered, with r. o. Richards as a can
didate on his own platform. The
only other point would be to har-
monize the question of candidate
for governor. The mentioned list"
for this place is rather a long one.
Lieutenant Governor Byrne is get
ting a lot of mention in papers east
of the river, and may come into the
field as a full f1edged candidate
when he thinks the time is ripe. West
of the river the press generally is
presenting the name of LOOMS L.
Gull, of Rapid City. D. A. McPher-
son has been mentioned as a west
ern candidate. but the general SEN
timent in that section appears to be
for Gull, and coupled with it a hope
that the congressional apportion-
ment bill will carry to allow them
freedom of action to fight for some
other place than congress on the
state ticket. George w. Snow, and
VIM. Hoese, r among those men,
toned for governor east of the river.
STATE LANDS TO ONIDA.
Pierre, S. D.-The state land de-