Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-04-10
BULL moose
men ACTIVE
GROOMING CANDIDATES FOR
TICKET IN DAKOTA.
PETITION MUST Be FILED
PROMOTERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE
PARTY MOVEMENT MAY HAVE
SOME DIFFICULTY.

Sioux Falls, 8. D, April l0.-The
political scouts of the progressive
republican and stalwart republican fac.
ttons In South Dakota are keenly ob-
serving the developments in connection
with the organization of bull moose
movement in Sonth Dakota. and al
ready are making an accounting Of the
probable effect of the new movement
on the fortunes of the two republican
factions. The national organizers who
are in charge of the work in this state
announce that South Dakota is the last
state to be organized by the new party,
and that they will make strenuous Of
forts to place q strong congressional
and state ticket in the field for the No.
vember election. Such q ticket will
have to secure q place on the ballots by
petition. in some quarters it is be.
lteved the promoters Of the new party
will have difficulty in securing the
necessary number of signatures to
such petition.
The republican leaders express con.
f1dence in the belief that the organiza
tion Of the bull moose party in South
Dakota will not seriously affect the re-.
publican congressional and state ticket
at the election In November. As mem
bers Of both republican factions cap.
turei places Oh the ticket at the pri.
mary election on March "a they figure
that the rank and file of the two fac
tions in the state will at the Move mber
election give their united support to
the republican ticket. and that with the
heavy republican maj ,rity in the state
it will be impossible to defeat the re-
publican ticket.
The bull moosers, on the other hand,
believe the movement inaugurated by
them will place the republican ticket In
jeopardy at the fall election and that
while the bull mooser might not win q
victory they might draw enough votes
from the republican ticket to make q
republican victory far from certain.
CANDIDATES BEING DISCUSSED.
It is announced that H. A. Ustrud, of
Sioux Falls. former state superinten.
dent Of public instruction. is likely to
be the candidate Of the bull moosers
for governor. Heretofore he has been
closely affiliated with the progressive
republicans of the state and in the re.
cent primary was in charge of the pro-
gresstve republican forces in this (Min.
nehaha) county. 1t always has been
understood that he was q political
friend Of Gov. Byrne, and because Of
this, the announcement, made on ap-
psrently good authority, that he is like.
ly to be the bull moose candidate for
governor, comes as q surprise to many
Of bis South Dakota republican friends.
It is stated by the progressive repub.
lican leaders of Sioux Falls and Min.
nehaha county that. notwithstsndina
Mr.. Ostrud's personal popularity, none
Of the progressive republicans OF the
county and city will follow him into
the bull moose rsnkss
In some quarters It is stated that
Capt. Seth Bullock, of Deadwo pres.
emf United States marshal for South
Dakota and close personal friend Of
Theodore Roosevelt, may be the nomi.
nee of the new party for congress from
the Third, or Black Hills district. l,
is not known that Capt. Bullock is q
candidate, and 1t may prove that he il
not and will not be actively identified
with the new political party.
Richard Franklin PettiQrev. Of Sion,
Falls. former United States senate,
from South Dekots, who is doing mucf
to further the interests Of the new DOL
itical party In South Dakota, may bi
the candidate Of the bull moosers 70,
United States senator. Col. Mslvir
Gribsby, OF Sioux Falls, who has beer
mentioned in this connection, is no
taking part in the organization of tn,
new party, and even IL he consented {,
do so and would accept place on tn,
ticket for United States senator, woult
wish something to Say ss to the charsc
ter Of the platform Of the nsw party o
the state.
So far as known the new party vii
have bat one newspaper In the state
the Deadwood Daily Telegram an,
will be handicapped In this respect ar
lees the organizers purshsss some q