The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-04-25
CANDIDATES FILE
LAST DAY MAY 4
Lively Contests i'm Both Parties
For Primaries June 4

candidates by primaries. to be held
June 4th. To have names printed
on tickets candidates must file petit
tons with a certain number Of sig
natures of voters, with the Secre-
tary of State for state offices and
with county auditors for county of
fees, at least thirty days before
said primaries.
The local political pot is not boil
ing very lively as yet, but the
"doings" will have to begin
Primaries to select candidates for
county officers, state officers. and
delegates to national conventions
will be held June 4th,
The petitions for national delega-
ties have all been filed. and they are
numerous.
On the republican side there are
three sets of delegates. A Roose-
welt delegation under the caption
of LaFollette Roosevelt Progressive
republicans. This delegation is
backed by the progressive leaders.
1t was originally intended for La
Toilette or Roosevelt. LaFollette
declined such support and Dick
Richards got out another LaFOllette
set of delegates. So the LaFollette-
Roosevelt list, with Governor YES
sey at the head of it, is now consid-
cred straight Roosevelt delegates.
1t is very probable that they
will carry the state, as most people
believe the Richards delegates will
receive comparatively few votes.
The other republican list is the
Taft delegation, which hopes to WIN
more by reason of the Richards del
egates taking votes away from the
Roosevelt list than anything else.
The democrats have out two sets
of delegates. both alleged to be
Wilson Bryan democrats. And they
have two candidates for governor,
in their support of these two sets of
delegates.
While it is a common thing for
the big republican party in this
state to have some live scraps over
issues, men, and the pie counter. it
is unusual to see the minority party
tangled up in fractional strife. But
there is a real good row on between
what might be called the old
and the new democrats. .
Ed Johnson. of the new element,
is national committeeman from
South Dakota, an advantage point
for the control of federal patronage
in a republican state if a democrat
happens to be elected President. 1t
is claimed by dems that the outlook
was so good last winter that the old
liners of the party decided to get
johnson out of this position by NOM
mating him for governor. to be
hopelessly defeated. of course.
But johnson was hardly out for
governor with his list of Wilson
Bryan delegates, when the old bows
brought out Pat Wickhem for gov
ernor with a new set of national
delegates for Wilson, Clark Bryan,
and as Mr. DooIey would say There
you are"
An interesting audience, and per-
haps these leaders. would like to
know where Frank Pettigrew is at
in this scrap. Our former republi-
can Senator is now a full-fedged
democrat, and is that party's choice
for u. S. Senator, if there is any
show for a democrat in the neyt
legislature.
Republicans have four candidates
for u. S. Senator, who will be voted
for at tthe primaries, and later
elected by the legislature. They are
Senator Gamble the present incum-
bent. Dean Sterling, of the Vermil-
ion University. Col. Grigsby, a law
yer of Sioux Falls, and R, o. Rich
ards, a business man of Huron.
!, In this. the second district. repub-
lie ans have three candidates, Con-
gresham Burke. of Pierre. Glass,
of WATERFOWL. and Curtis of Aber-
deem. 1t is generally believed that
Burke will win by a considerable
majority.
/, Republicans also have a lively con,
! test on for governor between Lieut..
: Gov. Byrne. of Faulkton, Atty. Geo
a Egan, of Sioux Falls. and Atty. Cul
: of the Black Hills.
The prohibitionists have filed can
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