Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-08
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1912.
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES

lOnaI caHuludUeS tHlS year Oh WnOm Sne
may will be proud-one from each dis
trict. Burke, from the north; Martin,
from the west; Branson, from the
south. Their nomination and election
would give South Dakota a representa-
tion in the lower house of which every
citizen of the state and the whole
nation will be proud. They have all
been tried out and never have failed in
any position. Messrs. Burke and Mar
Gin in congress, where each gentleman
has served several terms, The people
Of the state retired them for two years,
o few years ago, but at the very next
election returned them with a hand
some majority and have kept them
there ever since, which is sufficient
evidence that they have made good, as
they were stalwarts and were elected
as such, when every other stalwart
stood about as much show as the pro-
verbal SNOWFALL.
Mr.. Branson Is best known to the
people Of South Dakota as a member
Of tbe South Dakota state senate,
where he represented Dawson county
for two terms and demonstrated very
clearly chat he was a leader among
men and a man who could make good
in any legislative body.
Mr.. Branson is opposed by c. II.
Dillon, of Yankton, who was also a
member of the senate. for several years.
OF course he entered into combinations
with the other institution counties and
by such combinations managed to get
some of his measures passed. This led
him /, believe he had ability and now
he is trying for congress. We SINGER
ely crust that the people of the south
ern district will put themselves on a
par with the north and west districts
by nominating and electing o. l.. Bran
son.
In the northern district Mr.. Burke is
opposed by Wilbur S. Glass, Of Water
town, and Ira o. Curtiss, Of Aberdeen.
AS to Mr.. Glass everybody in the dis
trict knows his history and reputation
and knowing the same, there is no
danger of sending such a reputation
down to Washington to represent
them. He will not even be close
enough to be counted in the "also ran
class. Mr.. Curtiss was senator from
Brown county, at the last session of
the legislature and is a very decent
ciean gentleman. He introduced the
bill taking the patronage away from
newspapers and many papers Of the
state bitterly denounce him still. On
that score We believe Mr.. Curtiss
thought he was right and he would
have been a coward, had he not forced
the measure to the extent of his ability.
We oppose Mr.. Curtiss and favor Mr..
Burke because we believe in letting
well enough alone. We believe that
Mr.. Burke is a more able man than
Mr.. CurtisA. He is an indefatigable
worker for his constituents. His years
os experience in congress are some
thing Mr.. Curtiss could not learn out
Of books. Should South Dakota people
send Mr. urtiss, or any other new man
to represent them in Washington, such
q man would have to take his place
At the bottom of all committees and
would receive little or no recognition
for the first two or three terms,
whereas, we now occupy places at the
top on our party's side of the house.
With all due respect to the other gen.
tlemen who have represented South
Dakota in Washington, we are of the
opinion that Mr.. Burke has done more
than any other one man, for the state
and her people. The people seem to
appreciate this. too, for he has been
the high man on the congressional
ticket right along. We feet satisfied
that we voice the sentiments of a great
majority Of the republican voters of
this district.
In the western district, Mr.. Martins
opposition is former Food and Dairy
Commissioner Wheaton. who resides at
1t Rapid City, but formerly lived at
Brookings. His record for his term as
food and dairy commissioner was such
that the insurgents after the following
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