The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-10
STALWARTS COMPLAIN
THEY ASSERT THAT PROGRESS.
I'VE REPUBLICANS DESERTED
BURKE AND RICE.

Sioux Falls, Nov. 10.-One effect
of the recent election in South Da-
kota, unless the situation is handled
with the greatest care, will be to
cause a renewal of the factional
fights in the republican party.
This is due to the fact that the
only two representatives of the stall
wart faction on the republican con-
g~ressional and state ticket-Con-
gresham Burke, republican nominee
for election to the United States
senate, and Judge William G.. Rice
of Deadwood, republican nominee for
congress from the Third (Black
Hills) district-were defeated.
The stalwart republicans assert
that they gave the republican ticket
loyal and earnest support, as is prov
en- by the fact that all the progressive
republicans on the ticket were elect
ed by good pluralities. They charge
that the defeat of Congressman
Burke and Judge Rice was due to a
considerable number of progressive
republicans knitting hat portion of
the republican ticket, while the stall
warts were supporting the entire
ticket, stalwart republicans and pro-
gressive republicans as well.
1t is known that all Of the respons-
ible leaders of the progressive repub-
lican party in South Dakota gave the
entire ticket as loyal support as the
stalwarts and favored harmony be-
tween the factions. But these lead
ers were not able to control III. c..
Shober, former state auditor; Thorn
as Thorson of Canton, former repub-
lican national committeeman for
South Dakota, and other radical pro-
gressives and personal enemies of
Congressman Burke and other stall
warts.
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 a fair division of the state and
congressional positions at the pri-
mary election in March, 1916, South
Dakota 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 and
all the postoffices and other federal
positions in the state in charge of
democrats, and with the popularity
of President Wilson, who doubtless
will be a candidate for reelection in
1916, it does not require much no.
Htical wisdom to discern that unless
there is somplete 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.
1t is known that the democrats,
with the prestige which they now pos
sess in South Dakota, are making
plans to capture the state two years
hence, and it will require good DO
~litical generalship On the part Of the
republicans TO save the state to their
party at that time.
The stalwart republicans, in set
ting 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 election last
Tuesday. Although a member of the
stalwart faction, 1t is known to all
men that Chairman Lockhart worked
in season and out of season during
the campaign as loyalty for the pro-
gressive republicans on the congress
sional and state ticket as for the stall
'wart candidates.