The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-12
ELECTION AFTERMATH

A dispatch to the Minneapolis Jour
nal from Redfeld gies the following
interesting gossip about South Dakota
politics:
Old-time republicans in South Da-
kota, erstwhile known rs stalwarts,
are hard hit by the defeat of their
favorite, Representative Burke. Coupl-
congressman in the Black Hills dis
trict, they now find themselves entire
ly out in the cold and holding the bag.
Heretofore their candidates for seats
in congress have generally won and
there have always been certain grains
Of comfort for them. Small wonder
then that they charge bad faith on the
point of ultra progressive republicans
and former Crawford men. They feel
that South Dakota, normally republi-
can by many thousands of votes, has
simply presented the Wilson admins
tration and the democratic party with
an extra vote in the United States
senate. They are sore and it would
seem not without reason.
There are others, and democrats,
too, who are feeling glum over the
election of Johnson. Pettigrew, Lee,
Campbell and other democratic lead
ers, fought the Johnson candidacy.
The result is no at all pleasing to
them. Crawford. progressive republi-
can. defeated for the nomination by
Burke in the primary, is probably not
shedding many tears over the sue
cess of Johnson. All in all, the re-
lection of Burke is not calculated to
be helpful to the interests Of the re-
publican party in this state.
Analysing the result of the senator
ial election, republican papers attrib-
ute Burke's defeat to the weighty
stronghold of his opponent, to the in
dependent candidacy of Mr.. Loucks
and to the appeal made for Johnson
by President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan. The so-called stalwart press,
in addition, says that the treachery
of the ally, the progressive republi-
cans, was largely responsible.
There is 40 denying the fact that
Mr.. Burke was well trained for the
senatorship. He has been Ia years in
the lower house of congress and be-
fore that was in the legislature. Mr..
Johnson was a member of the. legis-
lature many years ago, but beyond
that Is without legislative and public
experience.
Mr.. Johnson 1--WE much Of his sue
cess to the fact that he long ago hitch:
ed his star to the Wilson wagon. He
outguessed P%ettigrew, who was one of
the original Clark men of the state,
and although he was defeated for gov
ernor two years ago by Byrne, he was
In the full favor Of the democratic ma
tional administration and was in a po-
sition to land his lieutenants in good
appointive Offices. Now he has routed
the old war horses of his party again.
South Dakota, a young state, will be
represented in the next congress by
two young congressman. Royal C.
Johnson of Aberdeen, who carried the
second district rs the republican can
didate by an estimated majority Of
10000. Is but 81 years of age, though
he is completing his second term as
attorney general. and prior was states
attorney Of Hyde county.
Johnson worked his way through
school and the state university. secur-
ing his irst taste of politics by serv-
ing as bellboy in Pierre during a legis-
lative session. He Is q good talker and
possesses ability that leads his friends
to predict for him q brilliant career as
q national lawmaker.
In the third district. Harry L. Gan
dy. democrat. was elected over Judge
w. @. Rice. republican. by an esti-
mated plura1ity az 1900. CANDY n AZ