Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-10-21
Plain Talk.
CHAMBERLAIN S. d. OCT. IL 1892.

| CHAMBERLAIN s. d. OCT. II 1892.
To Hon A. l.. PETERMAN,
/ Chairman of the Independent State Central
Committee, Huron South Dakota
SIR. | am in receipt of your com.
munication addressed to me on Sept.
3Oth, conveying challenge from one
j. w. Harden to the Hon. J. A.
Pickler, to meet said Harden in Joint
debate at any time or place Mai.
Pickler might name, and in COM
pliance With the request, | wired you
that Maj. Pickler would meet Harden
at Leola Oct. l1th.
Now, it is well established fact
that the independent speakers have
been boasting to their audiences that
they had challenged the Republicans
time and again to joint debate and
the republican leaders were afraid to
accept or meet them. / have hereto
fore refrained from noticing these
boasts "a they did not come from q
sOulC", seeming TO have authority,
but in view Of your letter | can no
longer doubt THE to he the manner OF
campaign desired by your party
| leaders,
The challenging OF Mai. Pickler, or
any other candidate on the Rerub-
lican ticket by j. w. Harden, or any
party who is not candidate on the
independent ticket land for that
reason is not responsible to the peo-
pie for what they may say Is unfair,
but, believing, as do, that the rank
and file OF your party is made up
from among the best citizens that we
have in our grand young state. that
they are members OF your party, only
because they have been misled, there
tfore, out Of respect for them, and,
that they may hear both sides OF the
political questions OF the day dis
cu0sed, | will, IN behalf Of the Republi-
can sp aEers, accept. through you,
all challenges issued by your orators
and leaders for Joint debates, in the
following orGer:
Hon. J. j. Picker, Republican can
didate for congress, will meet j. E.
Kelly, Independent candidate for
same position in six Joint debates as
follows: Oct. Goth. at Elkton. Brook.
ings county; Oct. Oath, Lennox.
Lincoln county; Oct. Goth, Pukwana,
Brule county; Oct. 28th, Castalia,
Charles Mix county Oct. 31st, Armour,
Douglas county and Nov. 1st., at
Trip, Hutchinson county.
Hon. w. V. Lucas, Republican can.
didate for congress, will meet VIM.
Lardner, Independent candidate for
same position, in Six Joint debates in
the Black Hills country between the
goth Of October and Nov. 1st.
Hon. c. H. Sheldon. republican
candidate for Governor, will on his
return from the Black Hills. meet
Hon \. l.. NanQsdel IN joint debate
at the following named dates and
places: On Nov. 3rd at Lake Preston;
Nov. 4t!', Watertown, and Nov. 5th,
Clark.
Hon. Coe |. Crawford. candidate
for Attorney Gensral will meet w. H,
Curtis, independent candidate for
the same position, at the following
named places and dates: Oct. 1S, at
Highmore, Oct 26, at Clark; Oct. 2Sth
at Willow Lake, Clark county; 1:3O
p. NJ; Oct. 2Sth. DeSmet; Oct. 31st,
at Ipswich and Nov. I'd, at Britton,
Day County, at 1:3O o. m.
And the following named gentleman
will meet any of your party leaders
in this state at the places and dates
indicated.
Hon c. G.. SHERWOOD. Clark, S. D.-Oct. 18th, |
at Ramona; Oct. Goth, at Winfred Oct. 2lst. at
FMndrGu.
Hon. F. A. LusE, Aberdeen, ). D.-Oct. 18th, |
At ST. Lawrence; Oct Goth, at Lake Preston; Oct.
21st, at Clark.
Hon. c. ". sTAFfoRp, waubay, s, D..oct 2lst
at Marvin: Oct 22d, at Twin Brooks; Oct. oath,
at South shore Oct, 2jth, at Albee; Oct. 2Sth at
Goodwini Oct 29th, at Bradley:
Hen THos. STERLING, Redfeld, S. Oct.
18th, at klm6ail; oct; sCth at Aexand1ia; @ Oct 0Gt'
at Miller; Nov. I'd, at Canton; Nov. 4th, at
Madison.
Hon. II. &. TrLroN, Vermillon, S. D.-Oct. 26th
at Running Water; Nov. I'd. Emery; Nov. 4th.
Eden; Nov. 5th, Elk Point
Hon. c. NJ. HARRISON, Huron, S. D..-Oct. 18th, |
Webster; Oct Goth, at Big Stone City, 80 p. M;
Oct. 20th at Mlbank, evening; Oct. 21st, Groton. |
JUDGE II. K. DEWEY, Pierre, SD Oct. 22d, at
Henry; Oct. 25th, at White; Oct. 26th, at Elkton
oct 18th, at Arlington; Oct 3lst, at Manchester:
Nov. 1st, at Wolsey; Nov. I'd, at Wessington.
Hon. r. Z; CARPENTER, Watertown, s. D.
Oct. 18th, at Erwin: Oct. 22d, at 1roquos; Oct. |
24th, at Sioux Falls; Oct: 26th, a. Dell Rapids;
Oct. 2sth, at Wentworth: Nov. 1st, at Brookngs |
Nov. 4th, at Clear Lake; Nov. 9TH, at Revillo,
Should other assignments be made latter on, |
you will receive timely notice OF them.
This will give opportunity for joint
debate at every meeting above named,
after which the people will be the bet
ter Judge, whether or not the Repub-
lican party has anything to fear or
apologize for.
Very respectfully
J. M.GREENE.
Chairman Republican Central COM
mittee.