Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-06-26
SOUTH DAKOTA
POLITICAL FIGHT
MOOSE MAJORITY WING PLANS
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
MINORITY LEADERS SuLK
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS LOS
ing NO SLEEP OVER APPARENT Dis
SENSloNS IN PROGRESSIVE CAMP

SENSl0NS IN PROGRESSIVE CAMP
Sioux Falls, 8. D., June 26.-There
has been little change in the political
situation in South Dakota during the |
past week.
The bull moose leaders who were in |
Q majority at the recent Huron meet
ing and placed ticket in the field |
against the protests of the minority |
faction, which wished candidates only |
for United States senator and governor |
placed before the voters of the state,
are going ahead with their plans to
make an active campaign, notwithstand
ing that leaders of the minority faction |
are sulking in their tents and making |
no further effort to aid in the work Of
building up as strong q political or
ganization in the slate as possible.
The republicans and democrats of
the state are losing no sleep over the
apparent dissensions in the bull moose
camp, and some Of the members Of
these two parties declare that the bull
moose movement in South Dakota is
doomed to end in agreat deal of q
fiasco. In their opinion this will be
due to the inability Of the bull moosers
to keep men OF high standing in the
safe upon the ticket of the new party.
The chief purpose Of the bull moosers
l. making a campaign this year is to
give the new party standing in South
Dakota preliminary to the more i'm.
portant campaign of 1916.
In the event that r. o. Richard, Of
Huron, independent or nonpartissn
candidate for nomination to the Office
of governor at the March primary cleo
tion, decides to become q candidate for
election to the office Of governor in
November he will make the race as an
Independent or nonpsrtism candidate,
upon whom all Independent voters of
the state, republicans as we'll as demo.
Gratis, who wish to see in the governors
chair man who will not owe his elec-
tion to the activity of political or
party machine can unite.
In discussing the status of Mr.. Rich
ards In the event that he decides to be-
come an independent or nonpaltisan
candidate for election to the governor
ship, q friend of the Huron man said:
ITO run independent is pure demo-
cracy, free from any party affiliations.
When the republican party failed to
received Mr.. Richsrds as an indepen-
dent candidate on his own platform,
naturally he desires to be free from
any party machine. Mr.. Richards
naturally is conservative, yet, more
than any other individual, ie respon-
sible for starting the progressive move
ment in South Dakota, and has sue
ceeded 80 far In holding it intact
against the spoilsmen Of the inevitable
machine. Commercislizsd politics, as
o rule, does not remain progressive
v,ry long; but Mr.. Richards is saving
the movt ment by carrying 1t into the
Independent column in the primaries,
a. we'll as the general election, until
tie public mind more fully realizes
that Mr.. Richsros 10 trying t. cub
stitute the merit system for the spoils
system throughout.
"As Q result Of Mr.. Richards work in
this direction. Senator Crawford and
hs parted political company years ago.
Now that Senator Crawford is out Of
politics, Mr.. Richards looms up as the
logical progressive leader In South
Dakota. He has been consistent sd.
vocste of what be has chosen to call
the merit system for the past eleven
years and offers It as practical solu.
tion Of every political question to
which it may bs applied By taking up
and settling one thing at time.
Mr. Richards u . close student Of
science in government and has deep
convictions in regard to more equit.
able organization Of society. He re-
4 CARDS what the socialists Call capital
ism as only branch OF comm ercialism
and that commsrcialism is the real
hindrancs to the triumph. Of pure
democracy.
sMr. Richards does not favor the or.
gsnization Of an independent party In
South Dakota, as has recently been
stated fn some Of the newspapers. He
belisves in two parties only, In order to
na'ntain msjority rule q general elsc-