The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-08
BASFORD
TO Be MANAGER Or
MAJORITY TICKET
This is the Expectation
as reported from
Pierre
ROBERTS OPPOSES
Kittredge's Former Secretary
Probably will Handle
Minority Side.
ROBERTS OPPOSES

Pierre, S. D.--While the Monday
night trains took large majority OF
the politicians out OF the city, few
| remained over, and were discussing
the situation and outcome among
themselves with feeling generally
On both sides that they had com
pleted satisfactory work
Among those yet in the city is
Judge Rice, of Lawrence, who an
nounces his intention to file an inde-
pendent petition in the congressional
| light In that district, but he has not.
yet decided as to whether his contest
VIII be at the primary in March or
De allowed to go over to the Novem-
Ger election. and let it go without
any primary action. The indications
were that so far as known the con-
test will be between Judge Rice, and
Senator Bartine, neither of the other
candidates in that district attempting
to break into the game.
Mostly Against Richards Law,
The opinion generally expressed
among the delegates from various
counties was that there would never
be another trial of the new law as the
people OF their various locations
would in their impression vote it out
OF existence at the general election il,
November. While it had a few defend-
ers, all admitted that it needed chang
es which ranged all the way from
slight changes to make it more work.
able clear down along the line to to-
tai oblivion for it.
The primary is not far away, and
the different party organizations viii
not likely waste much time In open-
ing their campaigns. The minority
republican campaign will BIZ worked
from this city under the management
OF I. b. Roberts OF Pierre and has
oeen one of the most active In securl
ing the selection OF Chas.. Fl. Burke
.or the senatorial candidate. He will
oe assisted by Ernest Jackson of Dali
las, who is one Of the minority re-
publican list who has to be reckone,,
with whenever he goes into con-
test, and they will have headuuarters
opened at an. early date.
Basford to Run Majority.
The majority republican campsfgn
VIII most likely be worked from Red
field with o. S. Basford as the ruin.
spirit In the headquarters, and the
campaigns will be more in the line of
organized political work than was
the case in the last primary when 1t
was matter OF practically every can
didate for himself and with CAM
paign headquarters for each candi-
date scattered at different points in
the state.
Ways Contest With Hoese.
One of the features of the close
OF the republican minority meeting
was the fight in which S. x. WAY or
Watertown won the selection fo..
state chairman in the contest with
Senator Hoese of McCook. This was a
part of the fight of the young repuh-
licans'' the night before, in which
they thought they had secured the
elimination of Way as undesirable to
them. But when 1t came to the show
down Way refused to be eliminated,
on the plea that fight is never ended
until the incident is finally closed.
lie won by close majority, on Il
second vote, it being held that it took
majority of the whole body to select
and some of the counties had passed
in the first ballot
The republican minority showed
indications OF a miX-up on it's selec-
ton for congressman from the second
which was near the same result as the
majority contest in the third, leaving
the field open, but Judge McNulty
was selected on reconsideration, after
the whole committee had once reject
ed the selection of the district
Richards Disgruntled.
X. 0. Richards left the city be-
fore the close of the meeting with
some strong condemnations for the
manner in which he was being treat
ed politically. and the manner in
which his law was being condemned
in all the platforms which were pre-
sented, and the probabilities are that
he will be in the field as an inde- .
pendent republican candidate for gov
ernor at the primaries, or at least
such an impression was left by what
he said while here and in the past
when discussing the situation.
The socialists were the last to
complete their work. not getting fin
ally cleared up until morning ses-
sion. Their platform demands equal
suffrage, national, constitutional
provision prohibiting the manufact.
ure and sale of Intoxicating liquor
for profit; requiring all persons to
list their own property for taxation,
with the assessment value being
sale price within thirty days, all UNI
listed property to be sold by the
state and the proceeds to be turned
into the general fund; and demand
the election of a public defender as
we'll as prosecutor with compensation
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