The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-15
SHOBER IS CHOSEN
TO RUN CAMPAIGN
MAJORITY
Former Lieutenant
Governor To Be In
Charge.
RICHARDS TO RUN
This Is Indicated by His
Application for Blank
Petition Papers.
RICHARDS TO RUN

Pierre, S. D.-Ihe %campaiHA head
quarters of tn t~o republican fac
tionS which Viii Mlisc The fight TO
their tickets have been fixed, tina o
the minority to be at mis- city, wit:
T. r. Roberts at the head OF theii
organization. The majority campaigi
will be conducted from Huron wit.
ii. c.. Shober as manager of theil
campaign. and with these Two men Il
the head OF the work it is certain
that the state win see am active com
pai9u by Zach side.
II. O. Richards yesterday asked tht
office of the secretary OF state t o sup
ply him with blank petition forms II
send out for the signatures to have
his name placed upon the primar!
ballot as an independent candidate
for governor, and that more
interest to the campaign.
To Abolish Legislature.
The democratic platform has Great
ed the most comment in official cir
cles on ccount of Il declaration fol
The abolition OF the state legislature
and substitution OF Il commission OF
five members. In Il general way the
Two republican factions are inclined
to be jealous of the prospect of pop
ularity surrounding this plank. as
judged by miscellaneous expressions.
Wherever politicians assemble in dis
cussion of general state topics a large
amount of oral space is devoted 10
cussing the legislature.
Aside from being a convenient out.
let or caustic expressions, the plat
form suggestion of abolishing the les
islature is not likely to produce
very sensational results. In addition
to the fact that the legislative sys-
tenn has many able defenders, it
would be Il somewhat complicated
process to substitute d commission.
The platform OF the minority re.
publicans includes a friendly overture
on the subject of national prohibit
tion. The legislative agent OF the
b~reweries, who was on the ground to
oppose radical anti-saloon utterances
if any of the principal platforms, d.
clared that this plank was 4 lemon >
slipped into the minority platform by
manipulation of the opposition politi-
cal faction. The minority republicans
and democrats both baked on oma
suffrage, while the majority repub-
licans made a declaration in favor O.
this issue.
In the first draft OF the progressive
republican platform there was just
one plank on which there could be
difference or doubt among fighting
progressives and that plank was later
stricken in order to make the show
ing absolutely clear and definite.
The plank which was stricken gave
approval 10 the reorganization
scheme now under way in the repub-
iican party.
All of the platforms pledge the citi-
zens OF the state an early rescue o
the Richards primary law.
The democrats and stalwart repuh-
licans both featured opposition to al
legged state extravaganza and pledge a
reduction in the number of appoint
i've officers.
Candidates Chose Shobcr.
Stitzel X. Way, the progressive can
didate for state chairman, and about
10 other candidates, held a confer
ence Monday night and selected i'll.
G.. Shober to manage the progressive
republican interests in the prepri-
mary campaign. Mr.. Shober is thoro-
ughly versed in general and state
political affairs and the selection is
regarded by every candidate on the
ticket as one of special merit. Mr..
Shober was until recently auditor Of
the government interior department.
giving way to a democrat or the adj
vent of the Wilson administration.
Any intimation or statement that
MI. Shober replaces Mr.. Way, even
temporarily, shows a mi~sconception
of the actual situation. Mr.. Way is
not state chairman by virtue of his
nomination by the majority faction.
lie is merely a candidate for the re-
publican craftsmanship and his per-
sonal interests are in the hands of
Mr.. Shober, just as are the interests
of the other candidates designated in
the majority convention.
Will Test Judges Right to Run.
Through an arrangement with Sec
rotary of State Glassner, the stalwart
leaders are planning to get an early
decision in the supreme court on the
legal rights of Judges w. G. Rice and
Frank McNulty to be listed as coz
gressional candidates. AS lawyers in
general are quite inclined to aspire to
judicial and congressional offices, it
is claimed that the majority of legal
authorities can see their way clear to
override the plain intention of the
constitution. Many of the lawyers
that the restriction against juds-.
es of the circuit and supreme courts
being candidates for other offices
during the terms for which they. are
applies only to other state
offices fixed by the constitution. Yet
the plain wording of the constitution,
IN defining the inhibitions, applies to
officials whether elected by the peo-
pie or by the legislature"