Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-10-31
FIGHT WARNS UP.
Candidates are Trying Hard to Arouse
the Voters-Hope for
Normal Vote.

neld marShalS OF the various parties In
South Dakota are doing their utmost to
arouse the voters of the state to the i'm
portance of the election. There have
been fears that because of the apparent
lack of interest on the part of the great
body Of voters the vote cast at the cleo
ton would fall far short of a normal
vote. But while the voters are not be-
coming excited over the election, it is
believed nevertheless that they will
quite generally turn out and that the
aggregate vote cast in South Dakota at
the election on November 3 will be near
ly If not quite normal.
For the first time the voters of the
state will elect United States senator
direct They also will elect legisla-
ture, three congressman, judges in the
various judicial circuits. full state tic
ket and county officers. In addition
they will have submitted TO them under
the referendum amendment to the state
constitution various proposed laws and
several proposed amendments to the
state constitution.
Aggressive G. o. p. Campaign.
The republicans, under the direction
of J. L. Lockhart of Pierre, chairman of
the state central committee, are waging
an aggressive campaign, and according
to those who keep in close touch with
the affairs of the party the republicans
apparently are confident of electing their
entire ticket. The only question is
whether or not the members of the stall
wart and progressive republican factions
can all be lined up solidly in support of
the ticket. The republicans profess to
be confident that members of the two
factions will generally support the state
ticket.
The workers in behalf of the republi.
can cause are talking harmony at all
times, and it is believed this has had an
effect on the members of the two o factions
and will result in solid support being
given the ticket.
The opposition is making its hardest
fight onlCongressman Charles II. Burke,
the republican nominee for election to
the United States senate. There are
two other candidates for the senate in
the field, in the persons of E. S. John
son of Yankton, the democratic nominee,
and Henry L. Loucks of Waterfowl, in
dependent candidate.
Republicans quite generally are conf
dent that Mr.. Burke will be elected,
pointing to his great strength with the
republican voters of the state In past
elections in support of this belief. 1t is
known that the democrats figure their
candidate for the senate will capture the
votes of several thousand republicans
who are affiliated with that faction of
republicans which in the past has ap-
posed Mr.. Burke. In answer to this
the supporters of Mr.. Burke assert that
their candidate will receive as many
democratic votes--if not more-than his
democratic opponent will receive tepub-
lican votes.
The confident claim is made by many
republicans that Mr.. Burke will capture
not less than 20, 900 more votes than his
nearest competitor.
The slogan of the republicans contin-
ues to be Burke and Byrne," Mr.. Byrne,
the present governor, being the noml-
nee of the republicans for reelection.
The republican hosts, with this battle
cry, are making hard fight to carry
the party banner to victory all along the
line.
Richards Making Hard Fight.
r. O. Richards of Huron, indepen-
dent candidate for election to the Office
of governor, is said to be making the
greatest personal fight ever carried on
by an individual candidate in South
Dakota. For several weeks now he has
been actively in the field, and has been
making from two to four addresses every
day of the week but Sunday. 1t is stat
ed he will maintain this gait until the
eve of the election. He is making his
speechmaking journey by automobile,
and by the time the campaign closes
will have visited practically every coun.
ty in the state.
1t is asserted by his supporters that
he has everywhere been greeted by
large crowds and that his addresses
have had the effect of greatly increasing
his strength with the South Dakota
voters.
Woman Suffrage
A number of the women of the state
are making hard fight in behalf of the
proposed amendment to the state consti
tuition which will be submitted to the
voters at the November election proyid.
ing votes for women. They have en-.
listed the support ola number of the
newspapers of the state, but it is notable
that the large majority of South Dakota
newspapers have not enlisted in their
cause. The opposition has not been
idle and for several weeks has been pre-
dieting the defeat of woman Suffrage by
majority of not less than $1,000. These
predictions have been repeated during
the past few days, those making them
asserting that there ia. no doubt that
woman suffrage will, at the election in
November, be defeated for the third
time in South Dakota.