The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-07
STATE POLITICS
CASTING .BOUT FOR HEMBER OF
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO
SUCCEED LATE THOS.
THORSON.

Sioux Falls. Sept. Speculation
as to who l.. likely to be selected as
the South d. kota member of the re-
publican national committee to sue
coed Thomas Thorson, who died re-
Gently al Canton, creating a vacancy
ia this office, has caused renewed in
terest In politics in South Dakota,
after the usual summer quiet.
Thus far the only person mention
ed "a connection with the office of
] national committeeman is Thomas B.
Roberts, editor of the Pierre Daily
Dakotan. and formerly private secre-
tary to Senator Kittredge. However,
MIR. Roberts that he Is not
a candidate for any office, and would
not accept any position IL il were of
fered him. Vt Is expected that In
due time there will be several can
didates for member of the republican
national committee from South Da-
kota.
Erecting Political Fences.
Some of the candidates for the Of
fee of governor of South Dakota have
spent the summer erecting political
fences and doing work preliminary to
the big campaign for the primary
election, which will open well before
the close OF the present year. Peter
Norbeck, lieutenant governor, who is
likely to be a republican candidate
for governor, has devoted some OF
this summer to appearing at county
fairs. old settlers meetings and other
gatherings in various counties and
making addresses, thus getting in
close touch with thousands of voters.
George w. Egan of Sioux Falls.
who will be an Independent republi-
can candidate for nomination to the
office of governor, has recently been
devoting his attention to the hearing
In the disbarment proceedings
against him, but when the hearing Is
completed IL is expected he will at
once take up the work of furthering
his interests in connection with his
candidacy for the ~governorship. Ii
Is said that, at the proper time, Mr..
Egan will visit practically every
county In the state and make ad-
dresses to the voters.
Opening of Prohibition Campaign.
A big rally of state prohibitionists.
TO be held at Mitchell on Wednesday
and Thursday, September 3 and 8.
will mark the opening of the cam
paign which the dry forces OF South
Dakota will make with the object of
placing South Dakota in the dry col
umn of states at the election in No
vember next year. The drys are
said TO be we'll organized and provid-
ed with ample funds to make a hard
fight all along the line, and wage ii
from the present time until the polls
close at the election in November
next year.
Those who oppose statewide prohi-
bition also are expected TO perfect a
state organization in the neal future.
and they will make an aggressive
fight against statewide prohibition is
assured.
The anti-drys point to the fact that
statewide prohibition has already
been defeated twice by the voters of
South Dakota, and they do not hest
tate to predict that. while the advo-
Gates of prohibition are reasonably
certain to make the best showing
next year ever made in the state. the
anti-drys will, for the third time.
bring about the defeat of statewide
prohibition.
With both sides feeling confident
OF victory, the fight to make South
Dakota a dry state without doubt
will be n of the hottest and most
exciting ever waged in South Dakota.