The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-08
BURKE SHAKES HEAD
DILLON AND HALLADAY ALSO
AMONG THOSE WHO DECLINE
WITHOUT THANKS.

Aberdeen, Jan. S.-The Richards
minority proposal committee meeting
at Pierre Monday is the chief topic of
political interest just now The re-
ports from Pierre indicate that the
meeting was a sort CT personally con
Quoted affair. much like the Ford
peace party voyage. Relatively few
people knew the meeting was to be
held until id was over; even few Of
the candidates had any knowledge Of
the meeting until they read about il
I'm the public prints. Several have
fastened to decline The honor. and
others are expected to follow their
example.
National Committeeman Charles
II, Burke. while ia Aberdeen on a
private business errand yesterday.
said
Makes for Party Discord.
II was not there. and | had no in
formation there was to be such a
meeting. except that ] heard of it in
directly while on my way from Pierre
TO Sioux Falls. / have not regarded
the matter seriously. as / understand
whatever has been done was on the
theory that the Richards primary law
Is still effective. The fact that the
repeal Of the Richards law has been
sustained by the supreme court of
the state leaves the meeting without
any legal standing whatever. The so
called nominations were made to be
voted on in a March primary, while
the only primary law now in exist
ence in this state provides for a June
primary.
Furthermore. / ann and have been
in favor Of party harmony. and | be-
lieye the Pierre meeting. if ii has any
effect, leads in the opposite direction.
| had no part i'm the meeting and
shall give il no further consideration
except TO decline 10 permit my name
TO be used on the proposed ticket"
Former Governor G. N. Herreid,
too. il is understood, will decline TO
permit his name to be used as a can
didate for delegate to the national
convention on the Richards ticket.
Former State Auditor ]. #. Halliday
of Iroquois. named by the Richards
meeting as a candidate for alternate
to the national convention, says in
his paper:
Very few of those named on the
ticket We're present at the meeting
and many of them had no knowledge
OF the proceedings. This writer is
among that list, and having no ambi-
ton for office or honors, and prefer
ring TO occupy the position of a pri-
vate with a license to shoot in any
direction he may see fit TO point hi;
gun, he feels compelled to decline the
honors bestowed upon him and thu:
allow some other patriots name I BIZ
included in the list Of those who are
anxious to take a cnance shot with Z
double-barreled primary gun"
Dillon Declines.
Congressman @. III. Dillon, of TIL,
First district, the only congressman
honored with a denomination" b.
the Richards meeting, has given on
an interview in Washington, receiv
ed by wire here yesterday, repudiat
ing the Richards meeting.
Representatives of presidential pc
tentialities are sizing up the situation
in South Dakota. Cummins repre-
s~entatives were recently in the south
ern part of the state. and now A. n
f Ordway, of Cleveland. O., represent
I ing former Senator Theodore T.. Bur
: ton, is feeling out the situation il
5 regard TO Burton. Mr.. Ordway ha
= visited all the larger cities of tn
state and says Senator Burton has
reSnpctabIe following