Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-19

kept the reee rds of the association. What
his object can be in suppressing shose
records he alone knows, that is il he has
any records which some parties (oot
residents of Yai ktop) doubt.
The matter of re opening the cart
question was raised at the Yanktop
meeting Of the board of control,
and the board ves unanlmouss in its de.
cisicn that they had nc jurisdiction over
the matter, They established the prece-
dent that q question ouoe settled by a
board of control vas settled finally and
no future board had any jurisdiction over
the m alter. A fair and just conclusion
as any but q preiadiced mind will see.
In regard to the record of the ce1e-
brated decision OF the tive members in
the protest case, il the gentleman has
the records OF the Huron tournament in
his possession (and he says shat he has
and those records are true, then he must
also have the record OF the celebrated
decision as he is pleased TO call 1t.
Will the gentleman please look up the
record in the case in dispute and see
that if wheh the protest-Ysnkton VS..
Mitchell was before the board of control
at Huron, did not Treasurer Kincel
make the statement that he was an in
terested party TO the protest and would
refrain from voting, and for hat time
cease to be q member Of the board OF
control until the matter ives settled.
Are these not facts SO far as Mr.. Kincel
is concerned? l cay they are. Did MIR.
Bloss, of Mitchell, the recording score
tary take so manly o stand? Was he
| willing to leave the matter to d~isinter.
ested partiesP Oh, no. His cloth was
not sui that way. He did not relinquish
his position as q member of the board
until requested to do 80 by the board.
| With Mr.. Kinoel aud MIR. Bioss taking
no part in the proceedings of the board
left that body composed of four members.
When the vote was taken on the pro-
test the vote stood, Yankton two, Mitch
ell one, end one member not voting,
After the recording of that vote
If it was ever recorded, then did not
the Mitchell representative raise the
point OF no quorum, and insist on o vote
Of the full board, which full vote Yves
taken and resulted, Yankton four
Mitchell two, and the cart and money
awarded to Yankton? 1t was her arc
not until then that Treasurer Knee
paid to the Yankton team the money
they had won from Mitchell's hired men
Now Mr.. Editor the facts In the cast
of Ysnkton vs.. Mitchell are as I stat,
them and can be proven by as goot
witnesses IS there are IN the country
Yankton won that cart and money, max.
ing the best time that was made q
Huron by O firemen's team. Yanktol
ran with its own men, men who havI
lived here nearly all OF their lives, ant
did not depend upon hired men TO vii
for her. Yankton has always compiled
with tournament rules. in every race sht
has ever rau. Gan Mitchell So; Til
same?
Will the gentlemen endeavor to dis
prove the statement, when l say she die
have men 10 her team at Huron that di,
not at the time o do they now resld,
in Mitchell. If Mitchell wants thu
cart let her come and get it in a
honest and manly way.
Yanktoa holds the championship ca,
and will hold il until it is won in
square race according to Tournament
rules. JAMES K~INssBURY.