The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-10

- Paterson, of Dallas, the can
tt.a OF the Rosebud country for
Iomlnation on the republican ticket
to the office OF congressman from the
Third district, bears every evidence
Of baing one of the coming men OF
south Dakota. His friends, VINO have
ca.nfully investigated the congression.
al situation throughout the district,
az predicting his nomination by =
god plurality over opposing candi.
dates.
Mr. Patterson is native OF Iowa.
having been born in Greenfield, Adair
county, that state. on October :, 1874.
lie vas educated in the Greenfield
p.b'ic schools and at the state uni.
yrrsty OF Iowa. and received legal
caaration in the National University
Law School at Washington, D. &. Part
Of his boyhoOd was spent on . farm
IN Iowa, his father being a farmer
g'd Stockmap. At the commencement
Of he Spanish war Mr. Pat.
trrson enlisted in Company @, 5lst
Iowa infantry volunteers. This regi
mat arrived at San Francisco shortly
a..er the First regiment, South Dakota
y8Hnteers, went into camp there, the
two camps being separated by only
q street.
After his return to Iowa Mr.. Patter
son Went into the affics of Governor
Shaw and was employed il organiz-
ing the parole system Of Iowa. He
remained in the office with Governor
Cummins (now senatorD during the
early part of his administration, or
until he left Iowa in 1902 and went
TO Washington, ID. 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
fed 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
ters until September, 1908, when him
self and wife took up their permanent
residence at Dallas.
He is a member OF the bar Of tho
District Of Columbia, the supreme
court of the United STATES and OF he
federal, district and circuit courts Of
South Dakota He has ssrved as city
attorney Of Dallas and rs state sen
ator in the 1913 session OF the $ ate
legislature, holding the position OF
chairman of the senate judiciary con-
mittee. He has wide acquaintance
among the attorneys of Sebrasks
Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota.
Rosebud for Patterson.
The Rosebud IN solidly for Patter
son for congress. For the first time
in many years the ten republican
newspapers published in that section
are unanimously supporting the same
man for nomination to public Office.
They recognize in Mr.. Patterson =
combination Of all The important quail.
ties which make an ideal congress
man They 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 pco-
pie of the Rosebud county.
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
u one fourth OF the total vote in the
Third congressional district 1t is
large and important section OF . great
and growing state, meriting more con-
sidcration than ii has heretofore re-
ceived, both politically and CONNER
cially speaking.
The Rosebud offers its candidate for
congress knowing very we'll his great
ability and popular strength, neither
quality being open to question.
1t asks the rest OF the district to
Join In making Mr.. Pattersoa the party
nominee for congress for two reasons
the justice Of its claims and the emf
nent fitness and popular strength Of
Its candidate
Mr.. Patterson's campaign II largely
b the hands OF "The Rosebud Patter-
con for Congress Committee" com
Dosed OF prominent men from all over
that territory. where factionaiism has
been forgotten and solid party again
1rmly established behind the candtr
lnAsY Y ~ Rosebud's favorite 20,