Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-07
CAMPAIGN IS WARMING UP.
Burke and Crawford, Rival Opponents for
q. s. Senatorial Nomination,
Start Things Of.

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Sioux Falls. s. D., Feb. 3.-With the
exchange by means of letters published
in the party papers of hot broadsides by
Congressman Burke and Senator Craw.
ford, rival republican candidates fol-
nomination to the United States senator.
ship at the primary election on March
"a, the primary campaign may be said
to have opened in South Dakota.
The exchange ofletters was due to the
circulation of the report by the Crawford
forces that Congressman Burke had with.
drawn from the race, or at least had pro.
posed to Senator Crawford that both re-.
turn to their duties at Washington and
let the voters of the state decide the is
sues between them without either doing
any personal work in the campaign
The publication Of the correspondence
proved that Congressman Burke had
little thought of Withdrawing from the
contest, and that he will be in the fight
to the finish. While both sides claim to
have profited from the exchange of com.
munication, both now have settled down
10 the hard work of the campaign, doubt
less realizing that the fight for the
United States senatorship yet is by no
means settled.
While the supporters of Senator Craw-
ford profess confidence in the outcome,
the shrewd workers among them do not
underestimate the strength of Congress
man Burke and realize that there is a
hard fight before them. Some of the
more enthusiastic adherents of the cause
of Congressman Burke have reached a
stage where they already are predicting
the success of their favorite.
| Governorship Situation.
Henry B. Anderson, present state au-
ditor and candidate of the minority fac
ton ofrepublicans for nomination to the
Office of governor, this week made a
swing around the circle and visited sew
eral sections of the state, presumably for
the purpose of feeling the public pulse
on the governorship and ascertaining
what his chances are of capturing the
nomination. Thus far the partisans of
Gov. Byrne, who will be a candidate for
denomination, have not commenced an
active fight in his behalf, but much pre-
iminary work is being done, and in the
near future it is expected the Byrne
forces will be actively at work.
| From the manner in which the Byrne
newspapers are turning their guns on
r. o. Richards, of Huron, independent
progressive republican candidate for no.
mination to the Office of governor, the
Byrne forces evidently fear the Huron
man, who is conceded even by his strong.
est political supporters to be power in
South Dakota politics. Friends of Mr..
Richards charge that the progressive re-
publican machine" politicians other.
wise, the state administration has run
away with the baggage ofthe progressive
movement in South Dakota, but that
Mr.. Richards is in possession of the key
and is really the progressive leader in
fact They also point out that he possesses
the natural constructive ability and con-
servatism combined to make success
of the movement for the people.
These supporters of the Huron man
assert that the time is ripe for success
full business man, such as Mr.. Richards.
to be placed in the governors chair. 1t
is an open secret in South Dakota that
some of the men who have served as
governor of the state have been men
who made failure of private business
enterprises, and who were financially
embarrassed at the time they were no.
minated and elected. Some of these
men are charged with having degraded
the dignity of the executive office
through being defendants in suits fol
debts. 1t is further charged that these
men have been neither real leaders OF
constructive statesmen.
Democratic Contt st DIsslpates.
The movement on the part of some oi
the democratic opponents of E. S. John
son, of Yankton; National Committee
man Taubman, ofPlankington, and State
Chairman Coffey, of Aberdeen, to place
in the field candidates for state chair
man and national committeeman has re.
suited in fiasco through the failure o
those mentioned as contestants for these
two places to file their petitions with
the secretary of state at Pierre within
the time specified by the Richards prim
ary election law. The antis had selected
Ruel Z. Dana, of Armour. to make the
race for nomination as chairman of thu
democratic state committee, and H. E
Hitchcock, of Mitchell, for nomination
as the South Dakota member of tht
democratic national committee. Wher
the petitions reached the secretary o
the state they were ruled out of form
and inadequate. Mr.. Hitchcock notified
the secretary of state by telephone tha
he did not wish his petition filed. Th,
failure of the men to make the race will
work for better harmony among th'
democrats of South Dakota, and will
place them in position to make fgh
in the state at the November election
for such Offices as might be within thei
reach should the republican voters max,
any serious mistakes and place unpopu
lar candidates for state and congression
al positions on their ticket.
Mrs. Garlock of Custer has been visit
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