The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-05
Read the platform of r. o. Richards
for Governor. 1t explains taxation.
STATE POLITICAL GOSSIP

The statewide primary election is
less than eight weeks distant. Gov
erpor Byrne, the candidate of the ma
iority faction, bases his claim for re-
nomination upon the record In office,
and this basis is accepted as the battle
wage by his opponents, says a Red
field dispatch. There is little doubt
that he will succeed or fail because OF
the creation of the tax commission He
stood sponsor for the law creating 1t
and stands by 1t in the campaign. His
opponents say that the only thing the
commission has done is to raise a
larger tax and a larger opportunity
to play politics. The campaign for the
governorship hinges upon the farmer
voters attitude to the new tax law.
Henry B. Anderson, the minority
candidate for governor, Is a man of an
entirely different stamp than Byrne.
He possesses none of the graces of an
orator. He is a p~lain-spoken, plain
appearing ~businesslike man who wins
men to him by his honesty of purpose
and directness of speech. AS audi
tor he has saved the state many thous-
ands of dollars.
r. o. Richards, who is running indie
pendently for governor. adds an uncer-
tainty to the result. Richards Is OPP
posed to Byrne and declares that
Byrne's plan of taxation Is unjust and
wrongful and will work injury to every
material interest of the state. He Is
making a campaign single-handed and
alone upon a platform which declares
for a taxation system based on lands
and incomes and for the elimination of
the spoiis system. His platform con-
tains but these two planks, and he
has arranged to speak in every county
in the next seven weeks. Besides, he
has a well organized literary bureau
and is keeping the mailing force at
the Huron office busy.
Despite the different claims of the
men at the various headquarters, the
governorship fight is anyone's fight to
date.
The senatorial contest Is, Of course,
most interesting and closest drawn.
Crawford has positive strength and a
large following and II his wing of the
party were united in his support there
would be but little doubt of the result
But II is divided-badly divided. A.
W. Ewert. candidate for state treasurer
on the majority ticket with Crawford,
makes no secret of his hostility and
opposition to the Huron man. 1t Ia
well understood also that Byrne him.
self will not lift a finger to put Craw-
ford across. The lukewarm support
which Crawford Is receiving from his
erstwhile political associates Is also
shown in the attitude Of the state
press. Not a single daily paper in the
state has so far said a word In his be-
half, and many of the weekly papers,
heretofore actively for him. are now
outspoken for Burke.
Efforts are being made to unite the
majority faction In support Of Craw.
ford and Byrne and the entire majority
ticket. II this movement succeeds. 1t
will give the campaign a more rosy
outlook for the majority"
The congressional contest In the
Black Hills district is lacking in inter
est. Both candidates, Judge Rice of
Deadwood and J. G. Bartine of Ca
coma. are running on the Independent
ticket. In the proposal meeting at