The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-09
REPUBLICAN VOTES
IN PR|MARY=SHOW
: SLUMp=oF 10000
Official Total Vote For
State Shown to be
$4,000
BURKE LEADS ALL
Receives Largest Total Vote
Biggest Majority is Given
to Hepperle.
BURKE LEADS ALL

tuIl1S lTOul All luG Ountle OIL the
state have finally been received at the
office of the secretary of state and
show that about 10000 less votes
than usual were cast in the Republic
can state primary held in South Da-
kota on March "a. The total vote
for U. S. Senator vas 1904, where
as the normal Republican primary
vote has been running right around
IS, 200.
A rather surprising fact is that.
while the most attention was given
in the campaign to the candidates
for United States Senator, Il larger
vote, or 1874, was cast for the
three candidates for governor than
there was for the two who sought
the nomination for Senator.
Highest Vote to Burke.
The largest vote cast for any in
dividual candidate was that of
25,136 for Burke. Commissioner of
School and Public Lands Hepperle
came next to Burke, with a total vote
of 24,SSS. Peter Norbeck OF Red
field, with 24,425, was third in this
respect. The largest majority Went
to Heppcrle, who had a lead of 9,582
over kornneman. Norbeck vas
next in majority. with u margin of
S,035 v er Everitt.
The closest contest by far was
that for chairman of the state COM
mittee. which was won by Lockhart
by the very small margin of 593
votes. Lockhart was the only can
didate on the minority ticket, aside
from Burke, who managed to come
through for a nomination.
The Totals for Each.
Following are the totals for each
of the Republican candidates and
the majority OF plurality for the Win
ner in each easel
For U. S. Senator-Burkc, 25,136;
Crawford, 1919; Burke's majority,
5,20S.
For Congressman. First District
majority, 3.09S.
-McNulty, $500; Johnson, 1918;
Johnson's majority, 1.56S. jT
For Congressman, Third district
Rice, 4,149; Bartine, 1925; Rice's
majority, 1924.
For Observation-Disclosures, 1928;
Anderson, 16,114; Byrne. 19,941:
Byrne's plurality over Anderson. a.
S27: Byrne's plurality over Richards.
1922. Richards received d little
over 81 per cen of the total vote
cast for governor.
For lieutenant governor-Everitt.
1890; Norbeck, 24,425; Norbeck's
majority, S,O35.
Fol- secretary of state-Glassner,
1881: Rood, 21,5O9; Foods ma
iojrity, 1852.
For state auditor-Keller. 1S.4S9;
Handlin, 21,547; Haudlin's majority,
3,O5S.
For state treasurer-Harris, &c.,
SIT: Ewert. 24,039; Ewert's major
ity, 7,212.
For commissioner of school and
public lands-Kornneman, 1896;
Hepperle, 24,SSS; Hepperle's major
ity, 9.5S2.
For attorney general.-Forrest,
1923; Caldwell, 23,2SS; Caldwell's
majority, 6,495.
For state superintendent of public
instruction.-Shaw. 17,725; Lugg,
21,722; Lugg's majority. 1897.
For railroad commissioner-Or-
pheim, 15,022: Dougllerty, 22,s35;
Dougherty's majority, 1913.
For chairman Republican state
central committee.-Lockhart, 49,
1O4; Way. 1851; Lockhart's ma
jority, 500.
For Republican national commit
teeman from South Dakota-Haney,
1892; Thorson, 21,742; Thorson's
majority, 1910.
Some P~cculiaritics of Vote.
An analysis of the vote at the late
primary shows several peculiarities,
one of which was apparent indiffer-
ence on the part of the voters. The
press of the state was insistent upon
Republican registration last fall, and
the registration lists showed that
$4,000 voters registered as Republi-
con. Out of the total vote cast on gov
ernor was 45,7S4. and on senator
45,O44. On the other places on the
ticket, the vote ranged from $4,000
to a little over 10000. Governor
Byrne received 1924 votes, and won
by a plurality over two opponents.
Senator Crawford received 1913, or
just twenty-three votes less, and lost
by than five thousand to his OPP
ponent. j. l.. Lockhart as a candidate
for state committeeman received 49,
1O4 votes and won by a majority of
oVo, WIN OiCh Tlduey DIS Il CduQIudIe
for national committeeman received
1892 votes or seven hundred more
than Lockhart did, but lost to Thor
son his opponent by practically two
thousand votes.
There has been a great deal said
about the "Homestake deal" in re-
gard to the outcome SO far as Sem
ator Burke and Governor Byrne are
concerned. The returns show that if
the whole of the Lawrence county
vote given to Burke had gone to
Crawford, Burke would yet have led
by over fourteen hundred votes, and
if the whole of the Lawrence county
vote which was cast for Governor
Byrne had been given to Anderson,
his nearest opponent, Byrne would
have let by 731.
The vote on railway commissioner
was reduced by the mount of the
lyote OF Gregory county, as their nam