Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-05-22
WHAT Will
M00SERS D0?.
THEY NOW OCCUPY CENTER OF
DAKOTA STAGE

f. |. Sem AFTER BURKE
DEADW00D EDITOR and HIS FRIENDS
FAVOR PLACING IN FIELD ONLY CAN
DlDATE FOR U. 5. SENATOR
Sioux Falls, 8. D., May 22-Special:
For the time being the bull moosers oo-
cupy the center Of the political stage in
South Dakota, and interest centers in
whether or not they will place com.
plete congressional ticket in the aeld ct
their meeting, which is to be held at
Huron on June 8.
One element of the bull moosers, led
by E. L. Sem, editor of q Deadwood
daily newspaper, fsvors the placing in
the field by the new party organization
Of only candidate for the United States
senate, the remainder of the ticket to be
left blank. This course is favored be.
cause of the alleged fact that all the
nominees for congressional and state
positions on the republican ticket are
men who support the principles for
which the bull moosers stand. An ex-
ception is made Of Congressman Burke,
who at the March primary election.
after a fair and square fight, captured
the republican nomination for the
United States senate The element of
bull moosers led by Editor Sem pro-
fess pronounced political enmity toward
Congressman Burke, and in the coming
campaign wish to concentrate their
fight upon him.
However, many Of the most influen.
tial leaders Of the new party organtza-
tion strongly favor the placing of q
complete congressional and state ticket
In the 6e!d at the Huron meeting, and
in we'll informed quarters it is believed
this course will be followed and that
there will be no surrender to the one
man idea supported by Editor Sem
and his friends.
The editor Of the Huron Daily
Herald, which is one Of the leading bull
moose papers Of the state, stoutly op.
poses the plan Of Editor Sem.
Loucks Making Play.
q. L. Loucks, of Watertown, who at
the March primary election was a can
didate for nomination to the United
States senate as republican candidate.
is making strong play to have the bull
moosers indorse him for the United
States senate. In letter to the voters
Of the state. which was made public q
few days ago, he virtually begs for the
bull moose indorsement, stating that he
stands for all the principles for which
the bull moosers stand and intimstinQ
that he would make an ideal bull moose
candidate for the United States senate.
He also throws several bouquets at the
progressive democrats Of South Dakota
and declares that he is worthy of their
support.
It evidently is the purpose of Mr..
Loucks to concentrate upon himself all
the anti. Burke republicans as we'll az
those democrats whom he figures will
not support E. 8. Johnson, of Ysnkton.
the democratic nominee for The United
States senate. In disinterested quart
e's it is believed that Congressman
Burke will capture the votes Of such
democrats as will not vote for their own
party nominee, and that Mr.. Burke also
will receive practically the solid repub
licsn vote, assuring his election by
majority of anywhere from 10000 to
10000, the republican majority in the
state being heavy one.
"No combination can be made which
will defeat Burke" is the way these
observers sum up the situation.
Uneasiness ~ to Richards.
Many Of the republican leaders con
tinue to be much worried as to the part
to be played In the spproaohine cam.
paign BY r. o. Richards. Of Huron. Who
at the March primary election was a
candidate for nomination on the repub-
lican ticket to the Office Of governor.
He made an active campaign Of only
about two weeks. and in that short time
made such good impression that At
the primary election he captured about
10000 votes.
1t has ct intervals been strongly in.
timated In dispatches from Huron that
Mr.. Richards would in oil likelihood be
an independent progressive republican
candidate for election TO the Office OF
governor at the November election, and
these intimations have causad alarm
among some Of the republican csndi.
dates. They fear that with the STRENGTH
displayed BY Mr.. Richards at the March
primary hs might easily play havoc