The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-12
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN
NO FEARS ARE ENTERTAINED
THAT DEMOCRATS WILL
MAKE MUCH OF A
FIGHT NECESSARY

Sioux Falls, Sept. 12.-Now that
republican state headquarters have
been opened in Sioux Falls, it may
be said that the campaign culminat-
ing at the election in November has
been formally opened in the state.
Campaign headquarters are i'm
charge of Charles b. Powers, of
Chamberlain. chairman Of the repub-
lican state central committee, and Al
len II. Fellows, of Sioux Falls, who
recently was appointed to the posi-
ton OF secretary of the state commit
tee. Both are able political generals,
having demonstrated this i'm past pc
litical activities in the state, and re-
publicans generally feel hal the cam
paign Of the party is in safe hands.
The republicans, under the direct
ing heads in the headquarters here,
are prepared to wage an aggressive
campaign from this time until the
polls close in November. A feeling
Of the utmost confidence prevails
among South Dakota republicans
generally that the state will be car
ried for Hughes for president, and
that the republicans will elect their
entire state ticket and their three
nominees for congress.
The three nominees for congress-,
Congressman Dillon, of the First dis
trict. and Royal G. Johnson of the
Second, and Judge John G.. Bartine,
OF the Third, have republican dis
tricts behind them.
+ Republicans generally of the state
are pleased at the announcement that
Judge Hughes will visit South Da-
kota during the campaign and make
a series Of addresses in a number of
the cities, including Sioux Falls.
Judge Hughes always has stood high
in the estimation of the republicans
of South Dakota, and rousing recep-
tions will be given him at the places
in South Dakota where he will stop.
His visit and series of addresses is
expected to greatly strengthen him
self with South Dakota republicans,
and in general prove of benefit 10 the
party in this state.
The republicans of South Dakota
enter the campaign with the utmost
confidence in the election of Peter
Norbeck. their nominee for governor,
and the remainder of the nominees
on the republican congressional and
state ticket. But. nevertheless. an
aggressive campaign with the object
of electing the republican nominees
b. as large pluralities as possible.
As the reelection of Congressman
Dillon in the First district, and
Congressman Royal Johnson i'm the
Second. is generally conceded by
those who keep in close touch with
the political situation in the state.
the attention of the republicans oil
eastern as well as western South Da-
kota is directed to the fight i'm the
Third district. where Judge John G.
Bartine. Of Lyman county, the re
publican nominee for congress, Ii
seeking to bring about the political
downfall of Congressman Candy, a
democrat, who two years ago won
the election because of a division be
tween the republicans of the dis
trict.
This year the republicans are unit
ed upon Judge Bartine, and. as the
district has a republican majority OF
several thousand, leading republi.
cans of the district who recently
have been in the eastern section OF
the state are predicting the election
of Judge Bartine.