Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-03-13
INTEREST KEEN
The Republicans Are Urged Not to Let
Presidential Differences Seriously
Divide Them
[RY ALFREp BrRKHoLpER. ]

I
With only about two weeks nterven-
ing until the primary election on Tues
| day, March 23rd, a great deal Of interest
continues TO be centered in the fight be.
tween the forces Of Governor Lowden,
Leonard Wood and Senator Hiram John.
son to carry the presidential preference
primary for their candidate.
Although there are evidences that
Senator Johnson has made great gains
among South Dakota republican voters
during the past week or ten days, the
supporters OF General Wood and Cover
nor Lowden yet express themselves as
confident that the real fight in South
Dakota is between these two candidates,
and that one or the other will secure a
plurality OF the republican votes cast al
the primary election.
The supporters Of General Wood claim
great gains during the past week and
are making predictions that they will
carry the state, but these claims are dis
puted by the Lowden adherents, who
make equally emphatic claims Of vic
tory for their candidate.
United on State Candidates.
While the republicans of South Da.
kota are greatly divided over presi
Dental candidates, they realize the i'm
portance Of being united upon then
state and congressional candidates al
the March primary election, for vic
tory at the primary of the majority re.
publican candidates who have opposition
is regarded as essential to republican
victory at the general election in Ncv
ember.
1t is contended that if for any reason
any of the candidates selected by the
majority republicans at the republican
state convention at Pierre, December
2nd last are defeated, it may play havoc
with the republican lineup for the Nov
ember election.
With the growing strength of the
non-partisan league in South Dakota and
the activity Of other interests which
seek to wreck the republican state or.
ganization 50 as to improve the chances
of candidates other than tried and true
republicans to capture some of the state
offices, those concerned in the welfare
of the republican party of South Dakots
are strenuously urging the voters not to
let the differences between the eaders
over presidential candidates influence
them to such a degree that they will at
the March primary vote for candidates
other than those placed ia the field by
the majority republicans.
Are Worthy of Support.
The principal majority republican can
didates who will come before the repub-
lican voters of the state at the primary
election will be Governor Norbeck, can
didate of the majority republicans for
nomination to the office of United States
senator; w. ii, McMaster, lieutenant
governor, candidate of the majority re-
publicans for nomination to the COVER
nOrship, and Charles A. Christopherson,
present congressman from the first dis
trict, who is a candidate for nomination
to second term.
The republicans point out that these
and other candidates of the majority re-
pubiCans are worthy of the support OF
every republican voter, and should re-
ceive every republican vote, regardless
of any differences over presidential can
didates
Every republican is conceded the right
to have presidential choice, but it is
conteuded that differences over presi-
dental candidates should not and will
not prevent republican voters generally
from lining up in support of the major
ity republican candidates.
1t is further contended that if the re-
publcans of South Dakota are to be
united for the battle of ballots at the
November election, they must be united
at the primary election on the majority
republican candidates, whose standing
before the voters of South Dakota ssuch
that they will very materially aid in
carrying the republican banner to vic
tory at the November election.