Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-11-13
DAKOTA BATTLE !.
REVIEWED
sSTALwART LEADERS DECLARE
THEY WERE LOYAL
HELPED ENTIRE TICKET

NvI WlIuSlANUlNG IIIlN buElk lWV
CANDIDATES, BURKE AND RICE.
WERE DEFEATED
Sioux Falls, 8. D., November 13:
One effsct Of the recent election In
South Dakota, unless the situation is
handled with the greatest care, will 10
to cause . renewal Of the factional
fights in the republican party.
This 10 due to the fact that the only
MO representatives Of the stal Wsrt fac.
tion on the republican congressional
and state ticket-Congressmsn Burke.
republican nominee for election 20 the
United States senate, and Judge Will
ham q. Rice, Of Dsadwood, republican
nomined for congress from the Third
tBlsck Hills) district-were defeated.
The stalwsrt republicans assert that
they gave the republican ticket loyal
and earneat support, as is ,provsn by
the fact that al the progressive fepub-
licans on the ticket were elected by
good plurslities They charge that the
defeat Of Congressman Burke and
Judge Rice Was due to . considersble
number Of progressive republicans
knifing that portion of the republican
ticket, while the stalwarts were cup
porting the entire ticket, stalwart re-
publicans and progressive republicans
~ we'll.
Il is known that ell OF the responsi-
BILE leaders Of the progressive rspubli-
can party In South Dakota gave the
entire ticket % loyal support - the
stalwarts and favored! harmony bstWeen
the factions. But these leaders wore
not able to control h @. shober, form.
Or state auditor; Thomas Thorson, Of
Canton, former republican national
committeeman OF South Dakota, and
other radical progressivss and personal
enemies ut Congressman Burke and
other stalwarts
Prediction ~ to 1915
The keenest political observers In
South Dakota declare that unless these
radicals are wholly eliminated from the
oouncils Of the republican party Of the
state and the stalwarts given . fair
division Of the state and congressional
positions at the primary election In
March, 1916. South Dakota will assur.
edly 60 democratic at the election il
November, 1916
Whils:thssdemocrats having one, Of
the United States senatorships and .
congressman from South Dakota and
Ill the postomces and other federal
positions in the state In charge Of dem.
oosats, and with the popularity OF
President WilscL, who doubtless will
b . candidate fer re.eisction In. 1916,
Il does not require much political Wis
dom to discern that unless there 10
complete harmony two years hence be-
tween the two factions Of South Da-
kota republicans, there will 10 great
danger Of South Dakota lining up In
the democratic column. Stranger
things than this have happened In poll
tics.
(, e b known that the democrats, with
IL prestige which thsy now possesses IN
South Dakota, are making plans to
capture the stats two yesrs hence. and
Il viii require good political eensrsl-
ship On the partof the repubHeans to
save the state to their party ct that
time.
The stslwsrt republicans In ssttapg
fourth their grisvsnoss, point to thS
eouEse pursued by ]. L. Lockhart, Of
Pisrrs, chairman OF the republican
state committee. % evidence Of ths
loyalty Of the stalwsrts to the entire
republican ticket q tie lest slsction.
Although . member Of the 6talwast
1A0tioD. 1t 10 known to alls men tha&
Chairman Lockhart worked 10 season
and out Of ssssoa daring The campaign
. loyally for the progressive rspubli-
eans On the congressional snd stats
tiekst q fse the stalwart tpandidates.
ID order % bs g impartial . impos.
sibls and prove his loyalty to the -.
4 Dgblican cause. without regard 70
1totional diffsrsnoss, Chairman LoOk-
hart appointed @. B. Powers, : strong
pfogrssalvs Fspublicsn, 70 the position
q . Gttssy ef stnte eoinmittss, oad "a.
=. DsnnDoat, AnosAse sincsrs 'peolvss,E
oivs rspdbliSan, We placsd II oharne
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