Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-01-26
HAS SENT IN HIS RESIGNATION
TO PRESIDENT TAFT.
Will GO ON THE STUMP
WILL WAGE ENERGETIC CAMPAIGN
FOR THE NOMINATION AS GOV.
ERNOR OF THE STATE.


an official. This is done for the purpose
Of carrying out the spirit Of the depart.
ment's policy that officials avoid polit-
ioal activity while In office. As soon as
his resignation shall 60 into effect Judge
Gull will have his time free to pursue
his campaign as republican candidate
for governor, and this move is evidently
an expression of the confidence he
feels in the outcome 1t is regarded
generally that Mr.. Cull's recent offer
to withdraw from the race, on condition
that Byrne would do likewise, and let
the party unite on single man who
should carry the fight against the oppo-
sition, has made him many friends in
the party, for party men who have not
fixed on either candidate, regard Mr..
Cults offer as . fair and unselash one
made in behalf of the party, even
though Mr. Byrne did not give it con.
sideration.
Judge Oull's further move in now re-.
signing his present remunerative posi-
tion is proof that his proposal to Byrne
was not prompted by any belief that
his own position was not strong.
Gull also gained friends among the
Taft supporters by his early stand for
the president, and Byrne's action in
running away from Huron on the eve
of the Taft rally there draws the line
sharply between these two candidates.
The Rapid City Journal, in speaking
of PROBABLE successor to Mr.. Gull as
register says:
sit seems conceded here that John L.
Burke will be Mr.. Cull's successor. He
was his predecessor and gave up the
position two years ago on account of
ill health.
By this move Gull removes any
possibility of another candidate from
the Hills entering the gubernatorial
fight against him. From now on he
will meet candidate Byrne Oh the stump
and it is said that he has dates enough
to I'LL his entire time until the June
primaries"
Mr.. Gull, when shown Lieutenant
Governor Byrne's letter in reply to his
Of last Saturday, ssid:
"Mr. Basford's appeal, months ago,
to the republican newspapers of the
state to support Byrne for fear that
Egan might be nominated, has fur.
nished the keynote for the Byrne cam.
paign. Egsn has been held up as q
menace to force people to support
Byrne. To put the sincerity of Mr.
Byrne to the test l made the offer that
We both withdraw. By declining the
offer Mr.. Byrne either oonvicts his sup.
porters Of insincerity in holding ut
Mr.. Egan as bug bear, or else he con
fesses himself to be 80 selfish as to per.
NIT his own ambition TO stand in the
way Of avoiding what bis friends claim
to be great danger to the state. He
stands exposed, and his display OF
anger demonstrates that he feels the
swkwsrdness of his position.
He says my statement that we bad
already discussed the question of one
or the other of US retiring is astonish.
ing in view of the facts, and then gives
the time and place where the matter
was discussed. He effectuaIly disposes
Of his suggestion that lied about the
matter. 1t is true the discussion did
not last long, and that it has never
been discussed since. Mr.. Byrne has
no platform, no issue upon which to
stand In this campaign, and now that
his Egan weapon menace has been
punctured he drops to the rear in the
race."
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