The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-10-15
ELECTION A
IN THREE WEEKS
Very Little Interest Shown by
the Public

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South Dakota will select state and
county officers for next two years.
They will also select a United States
senator for six years, and three con-
gressren for two years. Up to the
present time there has been very
little interest manifested in the
election, perhaps due to the long
primary campaign Of last winter,
and the great European war now
attracting the worlds attention.
But this duty confronts the voter
soon, and it is time to give some
thought to these selections. South
Dakota is republican by a large ma
jority. and will. of course, elect the
entire republican ticket. The dem
ocratic hope that the progressive
party would draw enough republi-
cans away from their old party to
let the dems. win is a vain hope.
Every indication, III small meetings,
in the struggle to get candidates, in
the numerous Withdrawals of candi-
dates selected. all show that the pro-
gressive or bull moose movement in
South Dakota is a fzzle.
The fact that the bull moose party
is o " being controlled by Frank
Pettigrew, H. l. Loucks, r. E.
Dowdell. all former democrats, is
direct evidence that republicans are
taking very little stock IN the Moos-
ers of this state.
AS a matter of actual fact the re,
publicans of South Dakota are prac-
ticallv united in support of their
congressional and state ticket. A few
of the most radical progressive re-
publicans may hesitate to vote for
Senator Burke, and a few of the
radical stalwarts may reluctantly
vote for Governor Byrne. But
these differences are rapidly fading
away, and on election day republi-
cans will vote their own ticket, be-.
cause thew see nothing IS to be gain
ed by giving control of affairs into
the hands of the democrats.
The County Campaign
Equally brief will be the campaign
for local officers. So far no meet
ings have been held. and only a little
gum-shoeing.
The local republican ticket is an
especially strong one, composed of
candidates who have spent many
years in the county-ln fact three
of them are natives of the county.
Glen M. Waters. candidate for Sen
ator. Frank Matter, for Register of
Deeds, and Miss Jessie Moncur, far
Supt. of Schools, were born in Hand
county-and the county is proud of
their qualifications,
The pioneers of the ticket are Ross
Hannum. for Treasurer, Henry Erb,
for Sheriff. r. G. Anderson. for
County Judge, J, c. McCool. G.. c.
Briggs, P. M. Sorensen. County JUS
tees, E. M. Dunn, County Consta-
BILE, are residents of thirty years or
more in the county. They are good
neighbors and will make good off,
GERS.
Representative Speirs, Auditor
Lewis, Jas. Finnerty, for Clerk of
Courts. DR.. Wallis. tor Coroner, are
well known residents of several
years. ably filling positions entrust-
ted to them.
The four county commissioner
candidates were first settlers, and
have personally taken part in the
county's development almost from
the beginning. The four are j. w.
Heltibridle. 3nd dist, Henry Scott,
Bird dist, Alex Rowan. 4th dist, Roy
Linn. 9Th dist.
Hand county republicans have
reason to be well satisfied with their
party ticket, from United States
Senator clear down the line. and
both candidates and party managers