The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1914-11-13

were not able to control III. G. Shober
former state auditor; Thomas Thorson
of Canton, former republican national
committeeman for South Dakota. and
other radical progressives and person
al enemies of Congressman Burke and
other stalwarts.
The keenest political observers in
South Dakota declare that unless
these radicals are wholly eliminated
from the councils of the republican
party Of the state and the stalwarts
given fair division of the state and
congressional positions at the primary
election in March, 1915, South Dako-
ia will assuredly go democratic at the
election in November, 1915.
With the democrats having one OF
the United States senatorships and a
congressman from South Dakota ard
all the postoffices and other federal
positions in the state il charge of
democrats, and with the popularity
of President Wilson, whn doubtless
will be candidate for reelection in
1916, it does not require much politi-
cal wisdom to discern that unless
there is complete harmony two years
hence between the two factions of
South Dakota republicans. there will
be great danger of South Dakota lin
ing up in the democratic column.
Stranger things than this have hap
pened in politics.
with the prestige which they now
possess in South Dakota, are making
plans to capture the state two years
hence, and it will require good polit-
ical generalship on the part of the re-
publicans to saye the state to their
party at that time.
The stalwart republicans, in setting
forth their grievances, point to the
course pursued by j. L. Lockhart, of
Pierre, chairman of the republican
state committee, as evidence of the
loyalty of the stalwarts to the entire
republican ticket at the cleo ton last
Tuesday. Although member of the
stalwart faction, it is known to all
men that Chairman Lockhart worked
in season and out of season during the
campaign as lovally for the progress
sive republicans on the congressional
and state ticket as for the stalwart
candidates.
In order to be as impartial as possi
BILE and prove his loyalty to the re-
publican cause, without regard to
factional differences, Chairman Lock
hart appointed G. b. Powers, strong
progressive republican. To the position
of secretary of state committee, and
A. E. Beaumont, another sincere pro-
gressiye republican, was placed in
charge of the press bureau of the re-
publican state committee. Chairman
Lockhart and his two progressive re-
publican assistants did all within their
power to promote harmony between
the two factions.
The failure of r. o. Richards. of
Huron, independent candidate for
governor at the recent election, to
capture the office is believed to be
largely due to the fact that his name
occupied poor position on the ballot.
His name appeared in the independ-
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thousands of those who favored his
candidacy, when marking their ballots
feared they would make a mistake
and thus invalidate their vote If they
attempted to mark the names of can
didates other than those on the reg
ular party tickets which they were
generally supporting, and which they
desired to suppor. except for the Office
of governor.
Mr.. Richards high standing among
those who know him best-those who
have known him ever since he became
resident OF South Dakota-is indi-
Gated by the large plurality given him
in his home county of Beadie. Mr..
Richards made fair and square fight
and his friends say he has nothing to
regret in connection with the charac-
ter of the honorable and upright cam
paign which he conducted. They as
sert that had he been nominated by
one of the political organizations so
his name could have appeared in one
of the columns on the ballot under
regular party head he would have
swept the state.
IHHT or nEI EXIAM