Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-09-21
RICHARDS MAY ENTER RACE

RICHARDS MAY ENTER RACE
The friends of r. U. Richards are
insisting that he shall come out as q
LaFollette candidate for the United
States senate against Robert j. Gam
BILE of Yankton. who will be up for
reelection next year. Mr.. Richards
has given no definite reply to these
opportunities. He would prefer, he
says, to remain worker in the ranks.
His interest in this conflict. he de-
clares, is solely in behalf of the peo-
pie. However, if his friends shall
conclude that the movement for Sena-
tor LaFollette can be carried forward
best by having Mr.. Richards in the
race as q candidate for the United
States senate he will yield to their
wishes.
South Dakota headquarters for La
Toilette have been opened in Dakota
avenue at Huron by Mr.. Richards.
Mr.. Richards will direct the work for
La Toilette from this center.
Pick Out delegates"
The La Toilette candidates for dele
gates to the national republican con-
vention were decided upon at meet
ing of Mr.. Richards and his friends
held last week. Under the new ap-
portionment South Dakota will be en-
titled to ten delegates, and if that
number shall be announced in the
call the following will be the candi-
dates for delegates:
z. j. Tscharner, of Perkins county.
j. H. Cox, of Lyman county.
w. S. Elder, of Lawrence county.
Alan Bogue, of Turner county.
Thomas Thorson, of Lincoln coun-
ty.
George Rice of Moody county.
Charles n Herried, of Brown coun-
ty.
s. x. Way, Of Codington county.
Frank Anderson, of Day county.
A. o. Ringsrud, of Union county.
Senator Crawford was not present
in the conference at which the candi-
dates were chosen and was not con-
suited in the matter. The big crowd
of insurgents which gathered in Hur-
on to attend the Richards meeting
are laughing at the efforts of Senator
Crawford to hold rival meeting at
Mitchell on September 20 and are
knocking it right and left. Mr..
Richards himself stormed when he
heard that a report that his meeting
might be adjourned to September 2s
at Mitchell had been telegraphed to
some newspapers. An adjournment
to Mitchell was the last thing which
could have happened there Tuesday
night at the meeting, which was alb
solutely under the domination of MIR.
Richards. No one who had anything
to do with the meeting ever thought
OF introducing motion to that effect.
Richard Raps Crawford
Mr.. Richards is immensely pleased
with his mastery of the situation as re-
CARDS the LaFollette movement in the
state. Speaking of his meeting and of
Senator Crawford S presence and speech
Mr.. Richards said:
II, OF course, was glad to have Craw-
ford back our LaFollette movement in
this state, to the end that we may Sc
cure delegation to the national repub-
lican convention. To be sure, we all
know that Senator Crawford has not
stood nor does he now stand for the
things Senator LaFoll5tte stands for,
but we are glad to have him part COM
pany with President Taft, even though
his sudden flop comes as matter Of ex-
pediency because of the overwhelming
LaFollette sentiment in South Dakota
Why, only few short days ago Craw-
ford was an ardent Taft man and was
declaring there was no chance to nomi-
nate LaFollette. He was one of the
three progressive senators who voted
in the conference at Washington
against pushing the candidacy of the
Wisconsin statesman.
FATHER MURDERED BABE
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