Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-27
Republican, Demo
cratic and Prohibi-
ton CandidatesinRace

For the primary election, to be held
May %, there will be no oppositjonl
within the democratic party to theI
candidates whose names will appear
on the democratic ballot. The pro-
posed candidates, will be the demo.
cratic nominees, to be pitted against
the republican nominees in the fall
campaign.
The same may be said of the pro
posed candidates for the prohibition
party, there being no opposing candi-
dates for the nominations. The pro-
hibition nominees, therefore, for the
fall campaign, will be the persons
whose names appear on the primary
ballot.
The only opposition within the re-
publican party for the nominations
Will be centered on the legislative
ticket, where there are six candidates.
for the honor of appearing on the Of
fetal ballot for the fall election.
There are three places to fill, and.
with six aspirants, there will be-
three disappointments. These six
candidates for the nomination are as
follows: A. l.. Sherin, Hans Mathie-l
SEN, j., c. Stein. j. G. Mcfarland,
William T. Williams and Thomas
Hagen.
The line up" within the party for
the positions will be, for the most
part, according to popular belief,
about like this: Mathiesen, Sherin /
and Stein cooperating together, with
Mcfarland, Williams and Hagen in
opposition.
Mcfarland has twice been elected
to the legislature from Codington
county. and is now a candidate for al
third nomination. Mathiesen and
Stein are serving their first terms.
If the cline up" should be to a man,
it will follow that either Mathiesen,
Sberin and Stein will be nominated,
or that Mcfarland, Williams and
Hagen will be. Ordinarily speaking,
however, it is not believed that the
lines will be so rigidly drawn. 1t is
possible, it will be observed, Tor
any two On either side and one from
the other to be chosen. The follow
ing are the aspirants for the nomina-
tons in each of the parties having
tickets in the field:
Republican Party.
State Senator-*J. G. Southwick.
Representatives-Hans Mathiasen.
j.. c. Stein, ]. G. Mcfarland, A. l..
Sherin, William T. Williams. Thomas
Hagen.
Treasurer-*L. Baker.
Auditor-#J. S. Johnson.
Register of Deeds-*Curt B. John
son
F1kinc
Clerk of Courts-*N. A. Nelson.
States Attorney-*W. S. Glass.
County Judge-*John Nicholson.
County Superintendent #Sara
Reeve.
Corcner-L j. Shaw, DR.. WI A..
Kriesel.
Surveyor-*Paul H. Mead.
Commissioner, Bird distrtct-O. A.
Olson, Even Thorson.
Commissioner, 4th district-*J. r.
Michaels.
State Central Committeeman-%H.
A.. Hildebrandt.
N opposition within party.
Democratic Party.
State Senator-A. H. Cornwall.
sRepresentatives-Timothy Curley,
Andy E. Foley.
Treasurer-E. c. Ustrud.
AUDITOR. M. Shields.
Register of Deeds-Krist Gilbert
son.
Clerk of Courts-Ralph H. Hors-
will.
States Attorney-A. ]. Haugan.
Commissioner. 3rd DISTRICT. AL
Groves.
State Central Committeemtn-An-
drew P. Foley.
Zone place left vacant
Prohibition Party.
State Senator-F.#M. Stewart.
Representatives.. e. jain, r. B.
McDaniels, S. J.. Ness.
Auditor-Chas. w. Grain.
Register of Deeds-Walter Parlia-
ment.
Sheriff.. G. Bastian.
Commissioner, Bird distrdct-T. N,
Babcock.
Only Republicans.
The republican nominees will have
nc opposition at the polls in Novem-
her for the following places, mas
much as neither of the other parties
is putting candidates in the field for
there positions: Treasurer, county
superintendent. coroner, surveyor,
county judge, commissioner in the
fourth district.
Por sheriff Ed. T. Elkins will be
pitted against ]. G. Bastian, the pro-
hibition nominee. For states attor-
ney Mr.. Glass will contest with the
incumbent, Mr.. Hangar. N. A. Mel
son for clerk Of courts will be pitted
against Ralph r. Horswill, now hold
ing the Office.
In the thlsd commissioner district,
there will be a three-cornered fight,
as either Olson or Thorson will be
the republican nominee, the other
candidates being Groves for the
democrats and Babcock for the pro
h~ihitionists.
H~ildebrandt will be the next repub-
lican state central committeeman for
the county on behalf OF the republi-
cans and Andrew IF. Foley viii fill q
similar position for he democrats.