Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-01-18

70 BE LEFT TO 4 CONN
Selection of Candid date for Goverrsr
Would be Lsit q COMMITTEES
yrne Declines 4.

Rapid City, Jan. Ii. soomia s.. cnA.
Sof this city. one Of the candidates III
the republican nominat ation for govern
or Of South Dakota, recognizing ths
danger - the entire republican ticket
in this stnte IL both be and Lieut.. Gov
Frank N. Byrne continued as candi:
dates, offers to withdraw from tho
race Il Mr.. Byrne will withdraw
Mr.. Gull IS regarded as the cand didats
Iof the Taft forces and ME- Byrns ot
the La Toilette faction.
Judge Cuilss letter follows:
Hon. Frank Me- gyrne, Eauikton, s.
=. Ny Dear Mr.. Byrne As i under
stand yonr position relative to tho
present campaign for the republican
nomination TOR governor ofSthis state.
YOU consider that the nomination of
Geo. w. lgsn would be the greatest
calamity which could hefall the paos
nle of South Da Il, and there il great
danger of Hgasl'a ncrnss mai ion il both
syo,i and 4 remain III tho; field as can
Ididates. While do not share in your.
belief HI either ropoait ion MY judg-
meht sshoula Yield TO yours ii matters
ssf Sprac ctical poii Tics. Such being the,
situation there Ii. ereat daagerS that
both You and lssi ill bs charged ith
sellshness Il wc aill In the feia;
YOU ems gjass have alsealda
discussed the Question of one or the
other Of as retiring. but without re-.
suits. Now, make you the following
offer, believing we can thereby refute
the charge of selfishness. prove ours
loyalty to the republican party and re.
lieve many Of the republicans OF the
state from,#a situation which is no
doubt embarrassing to them. MY OF.
fer is this: That we each Withdraw
from the race; that each OF us nnme
ten republicans who shall meet to.eth.
ier and suggest the name OF candi-
date upon whom your friends and
mine can unite. Such a Joint commit
tee, composed as 1t undoubtedly would
be, of the leading republicans of the
state, would without doubt be able to
select as q candidate a man wnos
would be certain Of the republican
nomination and election. Should you
not approve of such "a method oa se-
i ..s.N- s9
1ecting a ndidate, Will agree that
such committee OF twenty, 50 selected
by you and me shall determine the
manner Of selecting a candidate, the
understanding being that in no event
shall either of us re-enter the field as
a candidate. s!.sss
Ny own plans are such that / make
this offer conditional on its accept:
;ance before Jan, 70, 1912. S.Ss5
Hoping this letter will be received
and considered In the spirit In which
It is written, with a visw to harmony
in the republican party, / remain.
yours very truly.
\ ---'sL Loomis S. Gull.
Mr.. Byrne Declines Offer.
Pierre, s. D, Jan. 15. Frank M.
Byrne In response to the question Of
his possible action in view Of the let
ter OF Loomis s. Gull. asking for the
the withdrawal Of both and the ap-
pointment Of committee Of ten by
each to select a candidate to make
the contest alone against Geo. W.
Egan, said i am candidate for gov
3ernor. subject to the votes of the re-
publicans of the state at the June pri-
maries, T and that his candidacy Is not
subject to the actions of Mr. Cull, Or
any other man, to any committee Of
twenty nor to any other individual or
organization. and that hs will remain
in the fight to the close Of the June
primaries in that attitude.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Church returned
home Sunday morning after two
weeks visit to points III Minnesota
and Oklahoma. They report that
there Is more snow in the east and
south Of here. sli5S s5S
One dollar and fifty cents viii buy;
g good $500 swentsr at the Golden
Eagle.