The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-01-22

: AsTHAT SECRET" MEETING.
long as the absurd attempt to mag
a business meeting OF half dozen
fblican editors in Mitchell few
s since into deep and dangerous
Veal conspiracy was confined to the
pendent press The REPUBLICAN,
ly felt called upon to enter spe-
denial Of the allegations but con-
11glid "a itself with showing in a general
that there was nothing in the
Sges. The Aberdeen Sun, however,
is q Republican paper but for
11si1 = reason is bitterly hostile to the
&sssgdeen News and George Schlosser,
aken up the utterly silly allega-
advanced by local Independent
IS and virtually reiterates the same
HIT believed them. It bases its be-
alpon special dispatch sent to the
a{lx Falls Press day or two before
ssmeeting in question and points to
|Sas certain evidence that the gath
iig was for certain dangerous pur-
1f1Yia es. The circumstances surrounding
meeting are in detail as follows,
Tecent successful organization of the
6lashers' Printing company making
fher silence on the subject unneces-
bout week before the occasion re-
ad to the editor of The REPUBLI-
6gSSreceived a note from MIR. Schlos-
y SSs asking him to invite half q dozen
ishers in this section to meet that
tleman in Mitchell on the 4th of
Member on a matter of important bus
as he, Schlosser, had not time to
on them in person. Nothing was
about the object Of the meeting ex-
that it was matter of business,
THE brethren were invited as re-
7leted. On the day before the meet
or December 3D., the date of the
|flel| famous special, Mr.. Wheelock re-
|11Sik 1SSirked to his associate in the land
= = lce, Register Kratz, that. he expected
1Ie RIe of the neighboring editors to be in
j6faI the following day and might be
Tit long enough to meet them.
SaSthing whatever was said as to the
asepOse of the meeting and whatever
r Sent out by the Press correspon-
q 9nt who is also the Registers clerk in
Iand Office, was based wholly on his
~ aiIliIinconclusions or inferences. If the
S%GiGtpose of the meeting had been such
Sal1l1lescribed in that special no one, ex-
3IElI 4 possibly an Independent editor,
la5aSss,ld be fool enough to believe that
chief copspirator in the affair would
tberately publish to the world what
a51ISlsSroposed secret gathering was to do
it is charged that this special was
+ 8ifised to be sent out by Mr.. Wheelock
4 after the meeting had been hold but
4 saSE9laSIdivance of it's action, a charge almos1
Il absurd to need to be refuted. Sc
slt St political schemes are not usually
H( sHEked that way and without intending
& 81 make a scapeeyat of anyone the edi
\ Sof THE REPUBLICAN desires to say
= iA the Press dispatch was sent ou
r Known to him, as are all the dis
4 iSches which this correspondent is re
sjffi0Gn i0Gnsible for. The land Office has to d,
4 Huh the services of its clerks only dur
3;lEE the regular hours of business ant
d IS S6 no more supervision of or responsi
Siity for the outside newspaper worl
A lsy may do than it has to do with tn
sl or beefsteak they may purchase 70
SSiBgs $SsaiiSge,s of their families. Further thai
II gis Mr.. Wheelock is himself the col
" SSI5 sSsSiI5Sssspondent for several outside newspa
2ers in mono of which appeared any rel
sSSSaSence to this meeting for the simpl
3season that until Mr.. Schlosser ha
aSss1laced his cooperative stock he did nc
889sISsre to have the combined ready-prin
Il 3sesz6ouses begin their warfare on his plal
n ~ much for the occurrences prelimil
ry to the meeting.
NS On the afternoon of the 4th of D.
|5f Ifjiasmber the following editors met Nj
Ecblosser in the Office OF the Ale
IL iitchell house: Young of the lynda
gelribune; Roberts of the Armour Chron
sTsle: Nipple of the Parkston Advanc
NJ Nd Bates of the Bloomington Courie
M M meeting was held about 5p. m.
||asthe sample room of the hotel, with
vi !8sSrarticular secrecy about it as the do
& mas open into the hall and the clel
s|gSnd one or two travelling men were pa
AasasiSjing in and out arranging sample cas-
Iss ssduring the time. Mr.. Schlosser unfol
|sRsed his 11an of action which has sin
Ss1I9sdeveloped more fully, and the four ge
SFstlemen present signed contracts thel
3selyes and agreed to take several blal
9sSones home with them to present
l9faS l9f4asS. Ar, b,o+l,ron in their reSne