Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-01-09

CuaC DArClue was, IN fe6llty, l08elIy
nominated for congress by virtue ol
getting the majority of all votes cas-,
in the convention as whole. Hit
showing in the state at large was prac
tically double that of the Rice support
Mr.. Bartine indicated no disposition to
press his right in this respect, bnt he
did express the feeling that the CON
vention should have threshed out the
question rs on other offices and &C.
corded its official Endorsement to some
candidate.
Cause for Suspicion.
That the opponents of Rice nomi.
nation in the majsrity republican camp
had some very substantial reasons for
their suspicion was evidenced a few
minutes after the provisional adjust
ment. The standpat division had been
holding off to ASCERTAIN the action of
the progressives on the Third district
proposition.
Learning that the Rice deal had
failea to 60 thru on the majority side.
the minority crowd took up the pro.
ject. They were about to put Rice
across with whoop when an inner
circle courier rushed in with bated
breath and begged for attention. He
told the minority fellows that Rice
wanted to run as an Independent and
that he preferred not to have the nom
ination from his minority friends.
While this direct request checked the
minority from formally nominating
Rice, it did not prevent an expression
on his candidacy. By unanimous vote,
the minority convention adopted res.
olution presented orally by T. j..
Spsngler, pledging the united stal wart
support to the Rice congressional can.
didaoy.
Looked Like a Gift.
The outsider revolt against the Rice
candidacy was based on a feeling
among many of the progressive work
ers that it was too much in the line of
handing the Third district ION a plat
ter" over to Chambers Kellar of Dead.
wood, general attorney for the Home
stake Mining Company. In extenua-
tlon OF the arrangement, it was urged
that Mr.. Kellar is desirous of establish
ing personal utilization with the pro.
gressive republicans. Some of the
progressive workers took the Kellsr
symptoms as sincere political impulses
and admitted a desire to encourage
him along the way. Others figured
that the overtures of Mr.. Kellar we're
based principally on the desire to in
sure that Lawrence county, in losing
Congressman Martin, should not get
disconnected with such federal in.
fiuence and prestage as may be derived
from being the home of CONGRESSMAN,
The feeling grew and grew that the ar
rangement did not analyze in very
logical manner, and it was swstted with
one awful swat.
Retreat of Richards.
The withdrawal of Dick Richards
from the field Of activity Monday
morning was almost pathetic in nature
In spite of months of activity, during
which he was supposed to have the
unquestioned backing of the minority
republican element for the guberna
torial nomination, Mr.. Richards finally
came to realization that he was due
to the discard. Although the primary
law which he had personally promoted
was having its first workout on state
affairs, he did not remain to watch
proceedings. AS ii crushed in spirit,
he left Pierre before any of the ballot
ing began and went to his home at
Huron. He slipped out so quietly that
even his close friends did not know
that he had quit the field.