Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-02-14
CAMPAIGN IN FULL FORCE.
Bitter Fight Between the two Factions
Over the United States
Senatorship.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Feb. 10.-With ar.
rangements perfected for big majority
republican rally in Sioux Falls Tuesday
night, at which Gov. Byrne and Senator
Crawford will be the chiefspeakers, and
with the minority republicans active in
all parts of the state and rallies arranged
for, the campaign in South Dakota, which
will culminate at the primary election
on March "a, may now be said to have
opened. 1t is expected there will be
great activity all along the line among
the supporters of the different parties
and factions during the remaining weeks
of the campaign.
Both the majority and minority re.
publican factions have their state cam
paign headquarters well organized, and
from now until the polls close on March
"a there will be no abatement of the ef-
| forts of the two factions to down the
other and win an overwhelming victory
at the primary election. The democrats,
while not having made arrangements for
as active campaign as the two repub-
lican factions, are not asleep, but are
watching matters closely and expect to
profit from any mistak es the republicans
may make in the men they nominate
for congressional, state and other posi-
tions at the primary election.
With bitter fight between the two
republican factions over the United
States senatorship, the democratic lead
ers profess to believe that matters may
so shape themselves that democratic
candidate, in the person of e. S. John
son, of Yankton, democratic candidate
for governor two years ago, may stand
very good chance of being elected United
States senator next November to sue.
ceed Senator Crawford.
Congressman Charles II. Burke the min
ority republican candidate, who is seek
ing to defeat Senator Crawford for the
party nomination at the election March
"a, has recently, with some of his chief
lieutenants, made a swing around the
circle in the state, and it is reported
they are well satisfied with the condition
of their fences. Some of the shrewdest
politicians in the state, men who during
each campaign make it their business to
gauge the sentiment of the voters of
South Dakota as accurately as possible,
do not hesitate to 60 on record with the
prediction that while the fight may be a
close one, Congressman Burke will de-
feat Senator Crawford and capture the
republican nomination for the United
States senate.
Richards Forces Aggressive.
Next to the United States senatorship
the fight between three republican can
didates for nomination to the Office of
governor of South Dakota is attracting
the greatest attention. AS was predicted
in many quarters weeks ago, the fight
being waged by r. o. Richards, of Hur-
on, progressive republican candidate for
nomination to the Office of governor, is
becoming of the most aggressive char.
acter,.
One of the points of which the sup
porters of Mr.. Richards are making
much is the increase in state expenses
and taxes, which, they charge, has been
brought about through the spoils system
by the creation of many new Offices and
the biennial legislative combination of
the state institution counties, resul ting
in raid upon the state treasury for ap-
preparations.
They call attention to the fact that
Mr.. Richards for six long years has cal
led the attention of the people of South
Dakota to the necessity of wiping out
the spoils system before thsy could hope
to have satisfactory and economical
state government. They assert that the
continued increase in taxes now is max
ing it plain to the people that the spoils
system is accountable for the increase
in expenditures and taxes. Because of
this it is stated by friends of Mr.. Rich
ards the voters of South Dakota are
coming to his support by the thousands.