Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-04-03
HOT CAMPAIC
in This STATE
MOOSERS WILL MAKE CONTEST
VERY INTERESTING.
RICHARDS TO ENTER RACE
TALK OF. HURON MAN AS AN INDIE
pendent CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR.

GOVERNOR.
Sioux Falls, 8. D, April 3rd.-The
calling of conference of the bull
moosers of South Dakota at Mitchell
on April Is for the avowed purpose of
placing complete congressional and
state ticket in the field will add in.
terest to campaign Shi n promises TO
possess q number of important fea-
lures. and which doubtless will be one
Of the hottest campaigns ever waged in
South Dakota
1t is known that the democrats of
the state are preparing to take full ad-
vantage of the alleged sore spots which
have been left as the result of the re-
cent hot fight between the two repub.
factions for success at the primary
election on March "a While the old
line republicans of the state succeeded
In nominating their candidate, Charles
Fl. Burke, to the United States senate,
this one office will be the only repre-.
sentative they will have on the con.
gressional aud state ticket which will
come before the voters of the state at
the election in November.
While the democrats do not at this
time expect to be able to defeat Mr.,
Burke, they will, 1t is believed, concen.
trate their efforts on the governorship,
hoping to defeat Gov. Byrne by elect
ng Judge MoCarter, their nominee for
the Office.
DEMOCRATS ARE HOPEFUL.
The certainty that the bull maosers
will have candidate in the field for
all Offices, including that of governor
and with the possibility that r o.
Richards, of Huron, independent pro.
Rressive republican candidate for nom.
ination at the recent primary election
to the office of governor, will become
an independent candidate for the gov.
ernorship and contest with Gov. Byrne
for victory at the November election
will greatly complicate the situation
and. because Of these opposing candi.
dates all drawing their votes from the
republican patty Of the state, the dem
ocrats believe they have the chsnce ol
lifetime to "put over" their candid ate
for governor.
The democratic newspapers of the
state In their current Issues intimate
that bot fight will be made by them
against Gov. Byrne and that they will
make the most of the alleged alliance
between Gov. Byrne and the Home
stake mine interests in the Black Hills
Gov. Byrne having received majorit,
Of more than 1000 at the primary cleo
ton In Lawrence county, where the
Homestake mine is located, and which
yields6 powerful influence among the
voters of the county.
The democrats figure that a bul
moose candidate for governor will
draw thousands Of votes from Gov
Byrne and that ii r. o. Richards enter,
the field as an independent republican
candidate for the governorship. him
self aud the bnll moose candidate will
draw enough republican votes from
Gov. Byrne to defeat him.
WILSON MAY DELIVER SPEECH.
In futaerance Of the democrati,
plans it yet is believed that at the criti
cal part of the coming campaign Presi
dent Wilson can be prevailed upon {,
come to South Dakota and make ~
least cne speech in behalf of the demo
cratic candidates and that Secretar,
Bryan, who always has been exceeding
ly popular with the democrats in Soutl
Dakota, also will como to the state an,
make Q number Of speeches in behal
of the democratic candidate.
Although the speaking campaign O
Mr.. Richards extended over only abon
two weeks Immediately prior to the pri
mary election. he captured many thou
sands Of in the state. the strength
developed by him coming as a erea
surprise to his opponents. It even il
believed In some quarters that had hi
speaking campaign extended over
month or two he might have captura,
the republican nomination for eovsr
nor. 1t is said that IL he enters tn,
field as an independent republican can
didate for election to the office Of GOV
ernor at the November election be vii
make more extended csmpsien an.
might easily play havoc with the rem
lar republican candidate.
Az yet there has not been much dis