The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-14
DAKOTA TO
Have
Forces Lining up for First
Primary-1s Only Ten
Days Off.

Pierre, S. D.. March 1.-THE polit.
ical pot in South Dakota is rapidly APP
preaching the boiling point in antic-
ipatio NOT the general primary election
to be held ten days hence. There are
several features in connection with the
approaching primary to interest the
people outside as we'll as inside of
South Dakota. In the first place, it
will be the first primary held under
the new law. which provides for a
combination of h direct primary and
the convention system. South Dakota
was a pioneer in adopting the direct
primary system. but after giving it a
good tryout the people decided by a
referendum vote that they wanted a
little of the old convention plan mix
ed in with the system of making NOM
nations for public office.
The new law provides for the cleo
ton of delegates to two separate con-
v%entions for each political party-a
majority and a minority convention.
Each of these selects a list of candi.
dates to so on the primary ballot for
the Tina selection Of a ticket by the
party. The law also includes a party
registration feature. and another pro-
vision giving the state committee Of
the dominant party the right to make
appointments TO OIIlCe.
In the general primary to be held
one week from next Tuesday the ev-
eral parties will name candidates for
United states senator and representa-
tive In congress, and for governor, lieu
tenant governor. secretary Of state,
state treasurer and minor state Off
GERS. to be voted for at the next state
election.
South Dakota was the original
stamping ground Of the Progressive
Republicans and the fight this year is
the same old battle between the pro-
gressives and the stalwarts. The pro-
gressive party does not exist in name,
but the so-called progressive wing of
the Republican party amounts to the
same thing. 1t is composed Of the
men who took up the LaFollette pres
idential boom when it was a mere bub-
Bile and stood by it faithfully until it
burst. when they swung into line for
Roosevelt and carried the state for
him in 1912 by a big plurality.
Numerically strong and apparently
in good fighting trim. the p~rogressives
lined up for the battle this year with
q feeling Of confidence engcndered by
their successes in the past. At the
same time every progressive who as
pires to office is going to meet with
III SAo hS AS SiSSLSAs
Most interest naturally centers in the
contests for United States senator
and governor. The contest for the
s%enatorship is a straightout fractional
fight without any regard o questions
Of public policy. Senator Coe I. Craw-
ford. whose term will expire next
! March. Is a candidate for reelection.
His principal opponent is Congress
man Charles H. Burke, who is now
serving his seventh term as represent
alive of the second district. Crawford
ton Of the Republican party in this
state, and was a leader in the fight
that resulted in the overthrow OF the
old organization and the triumph OF
the progressives. Burke, on the other
. hand. enjoys a wide personal papu-
larity and is counted on to make a
good fight for the Crawford toga.
Should the Democrats carry the state
the senatorship will go to z. 8. John
son Of Yankton. for many years the
South Dakota member Of the national
Democratic committee.
Within the Republican ranks there
is a spirited three-cornered contest
for the governorship. Gov. F. NJ.
Byrne. who headed the victorious pro-
fressive Republican ticket two years
ago, 10 a candidate for denomination.
Opposed to him as the standard bearer
Of the stalwart or minority faction OF
the Republican partw is Henry B. An
derson. A third candidate in the field
is r. O. Richards. who is running as
an Independent candidate. Mr.. Rich
ards has long been active in South
Dakota politics. He is the father OF
the new state promary law and two
years g sought to go to the United
States senate as q progressive Reuub-
lican, but met defeat in the primaries.
He nov seeks the governorship as an
independent Republican. His home IL
In Huron. The choice Of the Demo
cratic majority for the governorship
has fallen on J. w. McCader Of Ed
monds. VINO is well known as a polit-
ical leader and 10 popular with the
rank and file Of the Democratic party.