The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-29
No Results Secured in Northwestern
Part Of the State Where Can
vassers Are Disguised.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From tho Capital City. the Various
state institutions n from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine state
Pierre

The n outstanding riddle in the
political situation in South Dakota Is
what the -"non-partisan party is GO
ing to amount to in the coming cam
paign. Every NAH who travels over
the state has his guessings. But when
all is simmered down, the situation
Just now appears to be that the new
organization is somewhat on the wane
In the northeastern part of the state
where 1t had its vogue. or course this
does not mean thai they nave lost out
entirely in that section, but that the
enthusiasm Is not up to the pitch Of
new conversations. In the northwest
ern part of the state the attempts to
organize me so little encouragement
that the organizers quit in disgust.
Just at present the greatest activity
or operations Is in the southeastern
part of the state. AS one resident of
tina part OF the state puts it: "They
are getting SIC out of men who never
let go OF even a nickel for anything
else all their lives" But even in that
section all is not as bright as it might
be, several Of Their advertised meet
fngs failing to develop audiences. Cen
orally west of the Missouri there has
been but little activity. except in the
northern part OF the state where it
failed but there is yet time for efforts
in that section. Outside of their nu-
merical strength, the next outstanding
question is how many of those who
join the organization will follow them
to the last ditch politically.
The farmers movement generally.
which is covered by a number of diff
ferent organizations in the state, are
generally taking the position that
what they want to look after is the
matter Of the membership of the leg
islature and OF eourse the pTediiec-
tions of the governor, toward farmers
legislation which they desire. and
which they say is bigger to them than
the individuals who want the places;
or the party affiliations. The last leg.
islature and. governor were selected
along much such lines. without the
close organizations OF the present
time, and generally the farm organi-
cations admit that they got practically
what they wanted. so far as one leg
stature could go, and that they want
she program completed at the next
session through laws which will help
carry out the constitutional amend
ments which were granted at the last
session and which they expect to car
ry through at the polls next year.
In that line If they would have just
the same people in the legislature, and
in the governors chair for a second
time that were filling the places last
session, they would get what they de.
sire, and this is generally admitted
The legislature admitted the justice
of the demands made last winter, and
they are endorsed by Governor Nor
beck, who stands ready at any time to
back any practical movement for the
benefit of the farm Announcements
covered by the proposed legislation,
and with the records before them the
men who try to win on a campaign of
farmers desires will have much of
their effort forestalled by records al
ready made and open to the public for
inspection.