Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1916-05-11

f. O. Patterson. of Dallas the can
didate of the Rosebud country toi
nomination on the republican ticket
to the office OF congressman from the
Third district. bears every evidence
of being one OF the coming men OF
South Dakota. Ills friends who have
carefully investigated he COMPRESSION
Ill situation throughout the district,
are predicting his nomination by
good plurality over opposing candi
dates.
Mr.. Patterson is native OF Iowa,
having been born in Greenfield, Adair
county. that state, on October 5, 1874.
He was educated in the Greenfield
public schools and at the state uni,
versity of Iowa and received legal
education in the National University
Law School at Washington, D. c. Part
of his boyhood was spent on a farm
in Iowa his father being d farmer
and stockman. At the commencement
OF the Spanish-American war Mr. Pat
terson enlisted III Company G. 5lst
Iowa infantry volunteers. This regi.
ment arrived at San Francisco shortly
after the First regiment, South Dakota
volunteers, went into camp there, the
two camps being separated by only
q street.
After his return to Iowa Mr.. Patter-
son went into the office of Governor
Shaw and was employed in organic
ing the parole system of Iowa. He
remained in the Office with Governor
Cummins (now SENATOR during the
early part OF his administration, or
until he left Iowa in 1902 and went
to Washington, d. c., where he served
in the office Of the secretary of the
treasury. Later he went from the
treasury department to the office OF
the secretary of the interior during
the administration of Secretary Gar
field and served as an attorney on
the staff OF the assistant attorney gen
eral for the interior department IN
charge OF public lands and Indian mat.
tiers until September, 1908, when him
self and wife took up their permanent
residence at Dallas.
He is member of the bar of the
District OF Columbia, the supreme
court OF the United States and OF the
federal. district and circuit courts Of
South Dakota. He has served as city
attorney OF Dallas and as state sen
ator In the 1913 session of The state
legislature holding the position CT
chairman OF the senate judiciary COM
mittee He has wide acquaintance
among tae attorneys OF Nebraska,
Iowa. South Dakota and Minnesota.
Rosebud for Patterson.
Tie Rosebud is selialy fer Patter-
son for congress. For the first time
In alanw years the ten republican
newspapers published in that section
are unanimously supporting the same
man for nomination to public office
They recognize in MIR Patterson
combination OF all the important quail.
ties which make an ideal cor gress-
man 1ney know that he represents
In the highest degree the best type
OF Rosebud citizenship. They know
also that his candidacy meets with
the enthusiastic approval OF the peo-
pie OF the Rosebud country.
They are speaking for the Rosebud,
urging its claims to the recognition
his nomination would give it, The
Rosebud casts over one-fifth and near.
ly one-fourti of the total vote in the
Tiird congressional district 1t is q
large and important section of great
and growing state, meriting more CON
siderati0n than 1t has heretofore re-
ceiyed, both politically and CONNER.
cially speaking.
The Rosebud oGers Its candidate for
congress knowing very we'll his great
ability and popular strength, neither
quality being open to question.
Ii asks the rest Of the district to
1oin ID making Mr.. Patterson the party
nominee for congress for two reasons
the Justice Of its claims and the emf
nant fitness and popular strength OF
~ candidate.
Mr.. Patterson's campaign is largely
ID the hands OF "The Rosebud Patter.
con Tor Congress Committee" com
posed u prominent men from all over
that territory. where factionalism has
been forgotten and solid party again
1rm1v established behind the candi
90 = M Rosebud'e favog5te 90.