The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
ABERDEEN THINKS
BURKE WON'T RUN
FOR HOUSE AGAIN
Either Will Retire or
Seek Seat in
Senate
GAMBLE A WINNER
GAMBLE A WINNER
Against Sterling, But Would
be Defeated if Burke
Runs

Aberdeen, $. ID. Where doe
Burke stand?" is Il question SCOUT
Dakota politicians are eagerly ask
ing each Other, Md until it is ,lcn
nitclN known whether Representa-
tive Charles IA. Burke will enter tn,
race for the senate to succeed Sen
Robert j. Gamble, decide 70 Try an
other term in the lower house, thi!
time from the new Second district
or retire Il private life for two year.
and make the race for senate,
against Coe l.. Crawford when he
III up for reelection i'm 1915, the
Republican alignment for the pri,
mary campaign OF 1912 will remain
an uncertainty.
Many of Mr.. Burke's closest
friends believe this is the p%sycholo-
gical time for him to enter the race
for the senate. 1t is felt that Dean
Thomas Sterling. who announced his
candi acy for the place several
months ago, against Gamble. and
who has resigned his position as
dean of the law school of the Uni
vorsity cf South Dakota in order to
devote lis time to his candidacy. is
not making the Roadway with the
voters that his friends assured him
was a certainty when they induced
him to become Il candidate. Dean
Sterling is an able man. and an hon
est man; no one in South Dakota
questions that. But he has not been
active in Republican party affairs
for some time: he has not been a
"mixer,'' and his acquaintanceship,
especially with the younger voters,
and the newcomers to the state, is
slight.
Think Gamble Stronger.
AS between Sterling and Gamble,
it is felt in the Second' district. Gam
bic would have the best of it in the
state primaries. The friends of Rep
r%esentative Burke believe. however,
that III the congressman should en-
ter the race. he could easily defeat
both Gamble and Sterling and come
under the wire a good winner at the
Juno Primaries.
The several candidates for on
grcss in the Second district, who
have made their announcements. APP
parently believe Burke will finally
conclude to run for senator. III
they believe he intends to seek a re-
nomination to the lower house,
from the new Second district. it is
highly improbable amy other candi-
cate would be in the field, for
Burkc's popularity with the voters
of the counties making up the con-
gressional district is acknowledged
by political foes and friends alike.
1t is therefore believed that Judge
Frank McNulty of Aberdeen, and W.
S. Glass of Watertown, who have
announced their candidacy. and y. p.
Bromley Of Redfeld and Ira O.. Cur
tiss Of Aberdeen. who are regarded
as likely 10 make their announce
ments, would refrain from so do
ing if they were not fully convinced
that Burke would keep out.
The Pierre Daily Dakotan. a
strong newspaper supporter and adj
mircr of Burke, recently expressed
the opinion that the congressman
would either run for senator against
Gamble and Sterling. OR would re-
tire to private life, assuring its read
crs that Burke is not nearly so great
ly enamoured of life in Washington
as are some of his colleagues.
Burke. so far, however. has re-
manned silent as the sphinx regard
ing his probable course of action. 1T
is still nine and a half months until
the June primaries. Probably he re-
CARDS nine and a half months, even
when Interrupted by a session Of
congress. as too long a time in
which to engage in a contest for any
Office, even so important a one as
that United States senator.