Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1890-06-05
AMONG THE SCHEMERS.
Methods and Means adopted by The
Politicians To Continue
In Control.
An Underhanded Attempt to Defeat the
Gallant Major Pickler
For Congress.
A Township Caucus CalledDal lmOst Four
Weeks Before The County
Convention.
POLITICAL scHEMINo,


Elsewhere in this paper will be noticed
q call for the Miller township caucus on
June l4th. The public had scarcely
caught It's breath from last weeks an
nouncement of county convention at
st. Lawrence July 10th, four months be-
fore election, when We are now confronted
with the ridiculous announcement that
Miller township republicans, to meet the
machines approval, MUST CAUCUS JUNE
IA, to select delegates to send to st, Law
renee almost q month later! What is
the occasion for this peculiar sort Of
manipulation? Has the grand old party
become a gsnd old scheme, pure and
simple2 Does one man say thumbs up
and thumbs down" with the assurance
that such an order will be IN andatory up
on the part Of republicans The gentle
man In control OF the machine faction
issued call for the county convention
last week, and recommended "that the
caucuses be held in the various townships
ON SATURDAY JULY s." Why not CON-
ply with this 2 1t certainly would inter-
fere with no mans right, and would smack
little less Of the machine method. This
paper has no personal i'll will for the men
controlling the party machinery, but the
audacity and disregard Of established
rules and precedents with which they are
conducting affairs makes every good re-
publican disgusted at such scheming.
But without regard to the personnel Of
the man assuming such dictatorship, or
bis allies who are so peculiarly open to at
tack, ,his paper sees an issue to be fought
cut. and we purpose appealing to the
reason and intelligence Of the party on
that issue, which is
ONE MAN VS.. THE PARTY.
The whole still hunt campaign in this
town, county and state IS the manipulation
of that old political rounder Chas. Mccoy,
who wants to defeat the gallant Major
Pickler for congress. He we'll knows the
only hope he can have Of doing so is by a
still hunt and just such political scheming
as We see in local affairs. He tried to
secure an early state convention, because
he had his pins all set, and Pickler could
not leave Washington, but he was in
gloriousiy defeated in this. a large majori-
ty of the committee saying in true repub-
iican spirit, give every man fair chance"
Early county conventions were resorted
to by order OF McCoys men, and although
Mr.. Milan may deny it, they are
DEAD AGAINST PICKLER. as was plainly
shown by their actions at Huron. But
they dare not face the issue of fighting
Pickler among Hand county farmers and
soldiers, consequently they are making
still hunt agai nst him to get control Of
the state delegation from Hand County.
This is the reason Of an early convention,
and two conventions called at once to en-
able the machine to trade everything and
everybody for the state delegation.
The tide is against then in this town
as clearly shown by every election this
year, and the caucus was called upon
June 14tb to bring 1t before the SCHOOL
ELECTION. Why Because they made
serry mistake IN opposing the present
corps Of teachers. they saw it, skunk in
their holes aud dare not face the rebuke
impending on June 18th when new school
directors are to be elected. For this
reason, and to rush things through after
promising every man IN Miller who wants
1t, county olice, they say I'VE called a
county convention to suit us, and We call
ed causus to suit us, without regard to
precedent, rule or principle, and now
what are you going te do about it ?" Well,
sure enough, what are republicans going
TO do about ii Shall one man arrogate
INTO himself the management OF every
public matter in the town, or have we all
right to voice in matters OF interest to
the town, the community and to each in
dividual ? The PRESS asks citizens TO
consider this matter carefully and then say
whether or not We all have an interest in
these things and q right to demand some
recognition.