The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-10-23
MANY CANDIDATES
FOR GOV. OF STATE
Popular Sentiment Fayors Election Of
McMasters as Governor

Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct ga grea,
deal of interest in the political cam
paign now opening in South Dakota
continues to be centered in the con.
test for nomination to the Office OF
governor on the republican ticket. with
two active candidates in the field
Lieut.. Gov. w. H. McMaster. of Yank-
ton. and Carl Gunderson, formerly OF
yermillion. but now of Mitchell.
Those who are keeping in close
touch with the situation assert that a
large majority of the republican news,
papers which thus far have declared
themselves as between the two candi-
dates, have come out in support OF
Mr. McMaster. In many quarters il
Is said the contest already is over, and
that the lieutenant governor will win
the nomination with thousands OF
votes to spare.
A long list Of republican newspa-
pers which have declared for his nom.
inaiton recently were enumerated in
this correspondence. and since that
time a number of additional newspa.
pers have espoused his cause, among
them being the Tyndall Tribune, Wag>
ner Eagle, Lake Andes Wave. Doland
Times-Record Redfield Press, KadOya
Press. Madison Daily Sentinel. and
the republican newspapers at Geddes,
Platte. Bonesteel, Burke and Gregory.
The towns of Bonesteel, Burke and
Gregory are in the famous Rosebud
country. where sentiment in favor of
the nomination of Lieut.. Gov. Nc
Master is said to be almost unanimous
among the republicans.
The recent announcement by Sena-
tor Ed. S. Johnson, of Yankton, that
he did not expect to be a candidate
for denomination to the United States
senate at the hands OF the democrats
of South Dakota, fully bears out as
sertions made in this correspondence
at different times during last month
: o the effect that in letters to demo.
cratic friends in South Dakota, Sena-
tor Johnson had stated that ne would
not be a Candidate for denomination.
; The name of p. F. Mcclure. a veter-
an democrat of Pierre, continues to
be mentioned in connection with the
democratic nomination for the United
States senate.
Robert K. Dowdell. a democratic
wheelhorse of Artesian, who also has
been mentioned as a possible success
or Of Senator Johnson for the demo-
cratic nomination, is understood to
have stated that he is not a candi-
date.
No opposition candidates have APP
peared in the field, and 1t is confident
ly believed that the republican state
officers now who are serving their
1rst terms Will be accorded renomin-
atoms by the unanimous vote of the
republican voters.
They are Secretary of State Charles
A. Burkhart; Jay B. Reeves, state
auditor; Fred l.. Shaw, state superin-
tendent of public instruction; Byron
S. Payne, attorney general.
Congressman A. G. Christophersoh,
of Sioux Falls, and Royal c. Johnson,
of Aberdeen, are expected to be re-
nominated to congress in the first and
second districts respectively, without
republican opposition, which cannot be
assailed
N. z. Knight, state commissioner OF
school and public lands, because of
the excellent record he is said to have
made in performing the duties of the
Office. is expected to be renominated
by the unanimous vote of the repub-
licans of the state. II is said to be
conceded wen by political opponents
that he has made one of the best Of
fcials who ever filed the office.