Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-01-08
RICHARDS TO LEAD
Candidates Chosen Under the Old Pri-
mary Law.-Lively Meeting
at Pierre.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 4-R. o. Richards
was the active center of meeting of
minority republican proposal men which
met in this city under the provisions of
the old Richards primary act" and
proceeded to select list of minority"
republican candidates and declare a
| platform of principles. One of the feat
ures of the meeting was list of dele
gates selected for candidates to repre-
sent the state at the national republican
convention in Chicago the selections
being c. n. Herreid, Aberdeen Coe l.
Crawford, Huron; W. II. Bonham,
Deadwood; r. J. Gamble, Sioux Falls !;
S. II. Elrod, Clark c. NJ. Day, Sioux
Falls; A. r. Brown Canton f. S. Bron-
son, Webster; NJ. r. Baskerville, Wa
tertown, and r. A. Storm, Brookings.
This list was selected and put up as can
didates without any instructions as to
how they are expected to vote on any
man or measure if they should 60 to
Chicago.
Judges of the Supreme Court Sec
ond district, X. B. Trip, of Yankton !;
third district, Frank 6 Bohri, of Clark.
State chairman, T. S. Everitt, of Red
field.
National committeeman: Charles II.
Burke, of Pierre Presidential electors
Frank l.. Mease, Madison; Hans l. Ols-
ton, Lake Preston; c. +. Farnham,
Newell w. c, Lusk, Yankton; James
Haley Rapid City.
congressman First district, c. II.
Dillon, Yankton; second district, ]. w.
Parmley, Ipswich third district, John
Z. Cash, Bonesteel
Mr.. Richards was the selection for
governor. The other selections are Au
ditor, J. f. Handlin, of Sturgis; treasur-
er, d. d. Wipf, of Parkston; land COM
missioner, A. Hoffman, of Leola attor-
ney general, IL. j. Bushfeld, of Miller.
Platform Adopted.
The ticket motto is "Peace and let
the people rule"
The platform declares against the
democratic program of military prepar-
edness, with its enormous expense, and
denounces the republican majority for
attempting TO set aside the rights of the
people TO rule on laws and officials
through their votes at all times.
Work of Democrats.
The democrats adopted a platform in
| dorsing the administration of President
Wilson for extension Of rural free de-
livery ga strict policy of conservation of
natural resources; for system of rural
credits to facilitate farmers loans and
| greater economy in state affairs.
They headed their delegation to the
national convention with Ed. s. John.
son, and among the others on the list
are Charles n Cooper, Andrew f. Lee
and Robert f. DowdelI. The attendance
at their meeting was very light. Not
desiring to choose between possible as
pirants for governor, they placed OH the
list Arnold +. Bliss, young Huron
resident, who is not expected to 90 TO
the close of the campaign and embarrass
any real candidate on the republican
ticket.
Other nominations: Congress, Third
district, j, Il. Cash, Gregory county !;
railway commissioner, Ray j. Murphy,
Perkins county; secretary of state, G.
+. Coyne, Stanley county.
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SEVEN NEW PROHIBITION STATES.
| Dispatches last week have told of in
cidents preliminary to the going into
effect of a regime of prohibition in a
number of western and southern states.
In some of them there has been an un-
precedented activity in the sale of
liquors to persons anxious to lay in sup
plies before the coming of the dry time
The states which have passed into the
dry column within the week are Colo
RADIO Iowa, Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
South Carolina and Arkansas. In all,
eighteen states are now operating under
a prohibition regime under legislation
varying according to local conditions,
and when Virginia's dry legislation be-
comes effective on November lst next
the number will be increased to nine
teen. There will be votes upon the
question of prohibition this year in the
states of California, Michigan, Nebraska
South Dakota, Vermont and the terri.
tory of Alaska. The question will also
be submitted to the voters again in
Washington, and a prohibition amend.
ment will be before the electors in
Idaho, which is now dry under an act
of the last legislature. In Iowa con-
upon for the second time by the legisia-
ture to be elected next fall.
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NATION SUFFERING
FROM INFLUENZA.
! Washington, d. c., Jan. 3.-Infuenza
| is spreading in the United States from
coast to coast in most serious epidemic
that has ever been known, and is taking
a large toll of lives, and causing an eco,
nomic loss by the eincapacitating of work
ers in all walks of life. Reports of pub
lie health officers to Surgeon Genera
Rupert Blue show that the disease has
created grave problem in many of the
larger cities and is spreading to the
rural communities. In Cleveland and
Detroit, there are one hundred thous
land cases IL is said that the govern,