Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-05
DALLAS MAN THE LOGICAL RE-
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE
is EMINENTLY FITTED
ABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE OF RE.
CLAMATION WORK GAINED BY
ACTUAL EXPERIENCE

AS the date of the primary election
draws near the voters, and espeoilly
the republicans Of this district, natur.
ally wish to know something of the
who are aspiring to repre-.
sent this district in Congress for the
next few years. And after careful
survey of the situation we feel safe in
saying that Hon. e. o. Patterson, of
Dallas, is the logical man and the man
who is going to secure the nomination
on the republican ticket this spring
and the election this fall.
He il man big enough and broad
enough in his knowledge and ex-
perience to represent this entire dis
trict. This statement is made advised.
ly and for the following reasons. His
own immediate territory, with refer
ence to his home, is stock raising and
farming community and by close asso-
citation he is thoroughly familiar with
their needs. AS an attorney the min
ing interests need have no fear but
that he will care for any legislation
along that line. Now one of the last
things which we of the southern Hills
and also the people of the Belle
Fourche country are vitality interested
in is the irrigation legislation. The
people of the Belle Fourche country
for the purpose of helping along their
project already in operation and the
people here for the help he can secure
in starting our big government pro.
ject--Tbe Angostura.
In emphasizing the last named res-
son we believe Mr.. Patterson can do
more than any other man whom we
can send to Washington. For eight
years previous to coming to South Da
kota he was employed as one of the at
torneys in the reclamation service and
there is hardly project now in oper-
alton which did not come under his
personal notice in some manner OF
other. II elected he will know how ia
60 about securing government aid in
the shortest possible time and his pre-.
vious knowledge will be invaluable tc
his constituents. He is heart and SOU
for the Angostura project and is the
man for the southern Hills and every
republican can tie to him.
Brief Biography
Mr. Patterson is native of Iowa
having been born in Greenfield, Adail
County this state, on October S, 1874
He was educated in the Greenfield
public schools and at the state univer-
sity of Iowa, and received legal edu
cation in the National University Law
School at Washington, D. G. Part Of
his boyhood was spent on farm in
lowe, his father being a farmer and
stockman. At the commencement of the
Standardization war Mr.. Patterson
enlisted in Company G. 51st Iowa In
fantry volunteers. This regiment ar
rived at San Francisco shortly afte,
the First Regiment. South Dakots
volunteers, went into camp there. the
two camps being separated by only 6
street.
After his return to Iowa, Mr.. Patter-
son went into the office of Governor
Shaw and waa employed in organizing
the parole system of Iowa. He re.
mained in the office with Governor
Cummins (now Seuator) during the
early part of his administration or un
til he left iowa in 1902 and went tc
Washington, D. c., where he served il
the office of the secretary of the treas
ury. Later he went from the treasur,
department to the office of the secre.
tary of the interior during the admin
istration Of Secretary Garfield ant
served as an attorney on the staff o
the assistant attorney general for tn
interior department in charge of publ
lands and Indian matters until Sep
tember. 1908, when himself aud wifi
took up their permanent residence a
Dallas.
He is member of the bar of th
District of Columbia, the suprem
court of the United States and of th
federal district and circuit ooorts o
South Dakota. He has served rs th,
city attorney of Dallas and as stat
senator in the 1918 session of the stat
,gislature holding the position q
chairman Of the senate judiciary com