Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-06-05
MOOSE TO MEET
NEXT WEEK
INTEREST CENTERs in THE
HURON GATHERING
C0NYENES NEXT TUESDAY
LIVELY FIGHT EXPECTED IN CoNvEN-
TON OVER NAMING A FULL
STATE AND DFEDERAL TICKET

STATE AND federal TICKET
Sioux Falls, 8. D., June 5.-Politicsl
interest in South Dakota continues to
be centered in the state meeting Of bull
moosers. which will be held at Huron
on Tuesday, June 9, for the ostensible
purpose of placing q complete congres.
sional and state ticket in the field.
Whether or not a complete state tick-
ct will be placed before the voters of
South Dakota by the new party is an
open question, Notwithstanding those
favoring the selection Of q full ticket
profess to be confident that they will
have majority Of the delegates at the
meeting. The question has caused the
membership to be split into two hostile
factions, one fsvoring an entire QUITTING
loose from the republican organization
and the placing Of complete ticket in
the field, while the opposing faction fa-
vors the nomination of only one candi-
date-for the United States senate-and
thus making the new party & zone man"
party pure and simple
One Of the leaders OF the faction
which favors the placing of only one
candidate in the field is the editor of a
Deadwood newspaper. Within the
past few days Capt. Seth Bullock, until
recently United States marshal for
South Dakota and personal friend of
Theodore Roosevelt, has come to the
aid Of the Desdwood editor and declar-
I'd himself in opposition to q complete
ticket being placed In the field. just
what effect the Stand. taken by Capt,
Bullock will have cannot be- predicted
at this time, as up to the present time
G. o VanMeter, state chairman of the
new party, ard other inf uential leaders
and newspapers are strongly in favor
of the new party entering It's first cam.
pagin in the state with complete con.
greesional and state ticket
Hot Fight IL Certain.
The question as to whether or not q
complete ticket be placed in the field
is certain to bring on q hot contest in
the Huron meeting. Leaders OF the
opposing factions are doing every thing
within their power to have sufilcient
number OF their supporters at the HUI
ron meeting to control it. and it is as
sured that the battle for control Of the
convention will be q lively one. The
republican leaders expect that what
ever the result Of the battle between
the factions, there will be sore spots
among the membership Of the new
party organization which will greatly
handicap the new bull moose orRsniza-
ton during the coming campaign.
Already some charges have been free.
ly banded about among the leaders Of
the two factions of bull moosers. For
instance, some Of those in favor of q
full ticket charge that the Deadwood
editor, who now is one Of the leaders of
the faction opposed to this course, was
one Of the first bull moosers In South
Dakota to declare in favor Of the bull
moosers organizing q party Of their
own in South Dakota.
It has been openly charged that the
alleged change in attitude Of the editor
Of the Deadwood paper lie due to the in
fuence which prominent member Of
the republican state orgsniz alton has
over him, and who 10 said to desire that
the new party shall not nominate can.
didates in opposition to the progressive
republicans who ct the March primary
election won places on the rep 1blican
congressional and state ticket. The
Deadwood editor has taken occasion te
vigorously deny these charges, assert
ing that his own actions and the policy
of his newspaper ere not controlled by
anyone other than himself.
Dearth Of Candidates.
Thus far not single bull mooser IL
the state has announced his csndidac1
for selection to place on the ticket
Some of the leaders Of the new party
explain this In unique m amer. They
cay that efforts have been made to keer
the names Of the probable nomineel
from the public. giving as reason fo,
this the alleged fact that II the names
were announced in advance Of actor
st the Huron meeting the field mar
shals Of the republican state orRsniza.
tion Immediately would ''gst busy" ant
bring pressure to bsar upon the candi