The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-11-17
ON THE POLITICAL STAGE

/ There was not much excitemen
lin Haakon county last week at tn
primaries As usual a number 0
lprecincts do not report that the,
held any primaries at all. At Mid
land more warmth seems to hav,
/ developed than in any other pre-
cinct. The postoffice fight owe
there managed to get snarled VI
in the primary and as a result alb
Iout "a hundred voters were out.
From over the state come re
ports of unexpected warmth il
other spots. And in general ths
political pot at Pierre, Sioux Fall
and elsewhere is beginning to siz
lzle right merrily.
With the precinct primaries Sc
lectmg the delegates who will Sc
lect the county nomiees out of the
way, the next step will be the
meetings of the precinct delegates
to select the delegates to the state
tconyention
Or peculiar feature of the com
ing campaign is that there is nc
available opposition to the nomi-
fnation Of Governor McMaster, and
there is no probability Of a CON
test for the majority selection for
the head of the ticket. On the
minority side, the voters in March
Iof last year, by provisions of the
present primary law, selected 4. O.
Richards. with his moral citizen
ship platform as the issue which
the minority must take up. Mr..
Richards indicates that he will be
on hand to push his policies at the
coming convention in December,
and so long as he takes that posi-
tion the minority has only to COM
pliete a ticket to work with Mr. I.
Richards on his platform.
This situation leaves the con-
tests confined, to the minor places
.on the ticket, and in this line there
appears to be contest between
Egeland Of Day, and Jones OF
Lincaln. for state auditor.
F'of secretary Of state the con-
vention will be called upon to pick
from Secretary Burkhart who asks
a reconciliation; j., L. Parrot of
Timber Lake and C. E. Coyne, of
Fort Pierre, who are asking for
that place.
For attorney general the con-
test is between V. E. Sickel, depu-
ty in that office at present, Dan
Hanson of Turner; A. L. Sherin,
Of Codington and M. Harry 0'Brien
Of Hyde, who have all announced
their desire.
For state land department N. E.
Knight is asking denomination,
and Jim 0. Strand a Lincoln coun-
ty man is out for the POSITION,
with former state auditor j. E.
Handlin of Lawrence, announcing
that he wants the place.
AS to superintendent of instruc-
tion, Fred L. Shaw, the present in
cumbent, wants it again, and it is
rumored that the women will haye
a candidate of their own for that
place before the convention be-
gins it's work.
While no opencandidates among
the women voters have been an
nounced for legislative positions,
the probabilities are that some Of
them vii be at the desks in one
house of the other in the next ses-
sion.
But while there are no open can
didates among the women for leg
islative positions, there are a num-
Der out for different county offices
and a number Of such places will
be filled by women in the new
terms which they will commence
in January, 1923.
Incidentally, the contests for the
state craftsmanship and for nation
al committeeman will take up con-
sideration at the December meet
ing, withSW. E. Milligan, of Brown
and P. w. Dougherty of Day, ask
ing for the national committeeship
and George Wright and Charles
Kelly, of Beadle, both wanting
the state craftsmanship.
This last contest with the con-
testants both from one town, is a
local contest in Beadle county,
with the state meeting as final re-
feree.
OIL POSSIBILITIES IN HAAKON
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