Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-11-06
PRIMARY CAMPAIGN
Leaders Ready to Open the Primary Cam.
paign no Matter Which Primary
Holds Good

Sioux Falls, S. d., Nov. 1.-The lead
ers and leutenants Of the various poIiti-
cal parties of South Dakota, in the event
that it is determined that the Richards
primary election law will govern the
coming primary election in South Da-
kota, have matters we'll in hand and are
prepared to open their primary cam
paigns on short notice.
Ifthe Richards primary law is held to
apply to the coming primary campaign,
the primary election would be held in
March. This would necessitate the
opening of the primary campaign the
latter part Of November or early in De-
cember. If it is determined by the
courts that the law does not apply, hav-
ing been repealed by the last legislature
and IA substitute measure enacted, not
withstanding that the Richards law was
placed on the statute books of the state
by direct vote of the people, the primary
election would not be held until next
June, and therefore there would be no
haste in opening the primary campaigns
of the different parties.
In the meantime, various individual
candidates for different state and con-
gressional positions have the floor ex-
cusively to themselves, fguratively
speaking, and are losing no time in set
ting political pins throughout the state
which are expected to aid them when
the primary election is held.
Ryrne in Wrong Light.
1t was recently stated in these dis
patches that it had been known for
some time that Governor Byrne would
not be a candidate for a third term and
that he would in all likelihood support
Lieutenant Governor Peter Norbeck,
who, it is expected, will become a re-
publican candidate for nomination and
election to the Office of governor. Some
newspapers, hostile to Governor Byrne,
have assumed that this meant that Coy
ernor Byrne had taken it upon himself
10 select his own Successor This is un-
fair to the governor. So far as the at
titude of Governor Byrne is concerned,
it is said, no one is authorized TO speak
for him and he doubtless will speak for
himself in due time. He has not as yet
himself stated that he will not be can
didate for third term, or given any in
dcation as TO whom he will support in
the event that he will not be candidate
for u third term.
Lockhart for Governor.
Friends throughout the state are work.
ing up quite boom for John L. Lock
hart, of Pierre, for the Office ex-governor,
aud it is expected be will be strongly
urged to become candidate for the re-
publican nomination. He is chairman
Of the republican state central committee
and is considered one of the strong men
Of the state. AS an aggressive and efec.
tive political campaigner be has few, ii
any, equals in South Dakota.
Would Lead Democrats.
In a recent list of probable candidates
for nomination to the Office of governor
on the democratic ticket the name of o.
d. Anderson, of Plankinton, accidental.
ly was omitted. For some time Mr.
Anderson has been strongly urged by
democrats in different parts of the state
to make the race, and that he will enter
the primary election and seek to capture
the nomination for governor seems as
sured. He is one of the popular demo-
Gratis of the state.