Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-03-04
SEE FIGHT TO FINISH
Johnson Holds Whip Hand in Democratic
Split-Primary Campaign Now
in Full Swing


Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb 2S.-Now that
the democrats of South Dakota have
placed in the fields delegates for cleo
tion at the May primary election to the
democratic national convention at st.
Louis in June, and Peter Norbeck, lieu
tenant governor of South Dakota, has
announced his candidacy for nomina-
tion and election to the office of gov
ernor OF the republican ticket, the prim-
ary campaign has opened
The placing of candidates for election
as delegates to the ST. louis convention,
in the field by both the DR.. Rock and
the Johnson-Gandy factions assures a
fight to the finish between the two dem
ocratic factions at the May primary
election. is generally conceded by
disinterested observers that the John
son-Gandy faction has the upper hand
in democratic affairs in South Dakota
and will elect its candidates for dele
gates at the May primary and nominate
men backed by the Johnson-Gandy or
ganzation to place on the democratic
congressional and state ticket
Rock to Fight to Last.
However, information received here
is to the effect that DR.. Rock and his
friends will put up as hard fight as lies
within their power against the opposing
faction of democrats.
For the office of governor the demo.
Gratis will have number of candidates
from which to select their nominee.
Among these are State Representative
Oryille Rinehart, of Rapid City; A. e.
Hitchcock, of Mitchell o. d. Anderson.
of PIankinton, and f. d. Morcum, of
Sioux Falls. Just which of these men
will receive the support Of the Johnson
Candy organization has not thus far
been revealed. There are expected to
be one or more candidates for the other
places on the democratic congressional
and state ticket.
The formal announcement made day
or two ago by Lieut. Gov. Peter Norbeck
that he was a candidate for nomination
to the Office Of governor on the repub-
ican ticket has been well received by
most of the republican newspapers of
South Dakota. which reflect the senti-
ment of the republican voters OF their
communities. By the great majority of
stalwart republicans the lieutenant gov.
ernor, although identified with the pro-
gresslye republican faction, is looked
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Other Political Activities.
One of the hottest FIGHTS in the i'm
pending primary campaign will be wac
ed in the Third BLACK Hills) conpres.
sionaI district between fopr mr. five can
didates for nomination TO CONGRESS as
the republican candidate Among the
candidates mentioned are Judge John
G. Bartine. Of LYMAN county. who made
a phenomenal run for the office two
wears ago: State Senator Robert C.
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