The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-09-13
CAPITAL TALK.

q. III. Ellis, of Armour, who travels
for wholesale harness house in Sioux
City, is here. lie says Mitchell is
gaining friends and the Capital Invest
ment company losing friends in Doug
las county every day. Heis acquainted
with number of stockholders who
will not vote for Pierre-indced with
so many that he believes the company
Will not be able to deliver the vote of
more than one-fourth its members.
Editor Tucker, of the Charles Mix
County News, while in the city yester-
day enroute for Edgerton from the
Huron convention, was manifesting
his loyalty to Pierre by plnning Mitch
ell badges on large number of people,
who were at The Milwaukee station
awaiting trains. Brother Tucker seems
more at home when in MIitchells SER
vice with handsome capital badges
and pin, than in Pierre's service with
exploded capital arguments and a
pen.
Il. Whlttlesey, jr., Esq, has just re-
celyed letter from Frank Hammitt. a
prominent citizen of Spencer, in which
he says there is a perceptible decrease
OF the Sioux Falls sentiment in McCook
county, and an equally percep.ible in
crease in the Mitchell sentiment. This
he thinks will continue until the cleo
tion, and that he may help 1t so to do,
he urgently requests that many badges
and great deal of literature be sent
him at once.
There are many thousand Scandina-
yians in South Dakota. They are
chiefly farmers who, by industry and
frugality, are endeavoring to establish
comfortable homes. Though not
often actually engaged ill poll
tics, they nevertheless evince positive
interest in all important public ques-
tions, AT present, their attention is
very naturally directed to the capital
question. They are viewing it in
common-sense way, unbiased by pecu-
mary interests In any of the candi-
dates. On this account their decision
is the more eagerly awaited. AS to
what it will probably be the REPUB-
LIcAN learns from Rev. A. FL. Ran
dahl, general missionary for South
Dakota OF the Lutheran church, He
travels great deal through the south
ern counties where the Scandinavians
are strong. He says they are by
large majority for Mitchell for capital
The Pierre sentiment among them is
weak, Notwithstanding reports to the
contrary, Several told him they
wanted to locate capital with regard
to its accessibility to citizens of the
state, rather than to Indians on the
reservations. They believe Mitchell
to be the more accessible place for the
citizens of South Dakota, for whose
convenience the capital should be To-
Gated, and for this reason will vote for
her.
Special Agent Gorden returned yes
terday, from Turner county where he
has been for several days. He finds
stong Mitchell feeling beginning to
manifest itself there and he is conf
dent If this feeling be properly culti-
waited, it will find expression October
LIST in large vote.
The Woonsocket News prints the
vote of the Capital Investment stock
holders, and comments as follows:
This vote plainly shows that Pierre
is not the choice of majority of the
members of the @. l. c., there being
only 134S votes for it and 4O67 for
other places.
The Parkston Advance, which is
making an up hill fight for Sioux Falls
against the BEST interests of its home
county, is forced to make the follow
ing admissions:
Our people like the situation of
Mitchell and all that, but the fact of
circumstances are against her.
"Our people, like the situation SO
well they will give her a good, round
vote on election day just, the same.
Editor George Neugent, Of the Salem
Pioneer-Register is here. He says if
Mitchell's friends are as numerous IN
many counties as in McCook, her
chances for success are excel ent.
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