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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1930
Page
13
W A Johns, candidate for state senator, declares a motto of fair handling of business and support for women and children. He calls agriculture paramount, urges economic tax relief, debt retirement, and reduced government duplication. He pledges cooperation with any move for the public good. Other candidate named is W. Petterson of Huron.
Beadle county voters hear candidate positions from N I Kass and F P Matz on equalizing property taxes and persons, reducing commissions, funding state institutions, and pursuing paved highways. William T Quale touts experience and prudent debt limits while backing continued South Dakota fairs and economy.
Beadle county voters hear pledges from Z L Gordon and H M Whisman for state duties. Gordon urges tax reallocation and reform including property tax relief, state bonding retirement, child labor law, department consolidation, and better banking protection. Whisman cites three decades in the county, tax equity work, and vows independent representation free of group obligations, naming rivals G I McDonald, Richard Semon a Wolsey, and J B McAllister of Huron.
The snippet lists candidates for county treasurer and county auditor. Mrs. Re M Madden campaigns on experience handling all office departments, proper receipts, and prompt service. Opponents include B A Toland and Gale B Smail. T Harold Young seeks county auditor, highlighting lifelong residence, education, and businesslike administration. Other candidate Fred W Birks is noted.
A W Hopkins outlines his background as a Republican from Spink and Heuron areas since 1882, detailing four years as Spink sheriff and three as Huron police chief. He pledges enforcement of all laws impartially, cites a reform era record, and notes his leadership during police department reorganization amid community challenges.
Beadle county candidates push efficiency economy and service. A Larsen pledges cooperation with federal and state agencies while touting rural county ties. Other contenders include William T Whitney Theresa township Angus Saunders and John W Boyle. For superintendent HL Hurley emphasizes rural school focus and teaching background. Jodie Kr Braskamp highlights diversified school program support and economy in administration. Both emphasize honesty, progress, and open to suggestions from patrons and taxpayers.
In Beadle County South Dakota Beadle municipal voters hear from candidates Elmer T Casey G F Ulrich Foster township Commissioner J D McNair for county commissioner third district and Frank E Mafzee and Ray Jones for fifth district. Each emphasizes fiscal responsibility road maintenance and ongoing paving debates while noting district and county ties.
Statements from candidates George E. Longstaff and Leo A. Wemmeny outline plans for economy and efficiency in Beadle County's State's Attorney office. Longstaff pledges stenographic savings and use of municipal court hearings. Wemmeny emphasizes proven service as assistant state's attorney and focus on enforcement, not lawmaking.
Delegates Clyde Smith E C McKenzie and E F Wheelock announce for the Republican state convention to nominate Gladys Pyle for Governor. They claim in their home county her friends deserve delegates committed to her candidacy and oppose others who would hinder it.
A Beadle County delegation cites the M. Q. Sharpe banking program as a basis for the party platform. They pledge to back a fair banking law, tax equalization, and reduced state expenses while remaining unpledged to other nominees. They question converts to the cause and emphasize integrity ahead of delegation control.
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