Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-08-04
IN TROUBLE,


While the ups and downs OF our friends.
the independents, Is none Of our funeral,
yet to correctly report current events as
q new spsper, we must take note Of what
happens il the other fellows camp, and
tell the public what the leaders Of that
party are doing.
There has been large sized hen on in
that party for several months, ab out
which little has been said publicly. but
her anal cackle was made at their county
convention, and notwithstanding stren-
uous efforts to choke 10 down there is a
serious war brewing among the leaders
causing a division that is now we'll
known.
As recorded In the PRESS last spring,
number of the real workers OF the move
ment sought TO get control Of the party
organization by forming Peoples Party
club" in Miller township and then extend
that organization to each township. The
club was duly organized. as report says.
by j. A. Fosdick, l.. d. Sweetland. G. A.
Gray, Henry Miller. Z. III. Stevens aud
friends composing what became known
then as the peoples party" faction of
the independent party, and as noted in
the PRESS these leaders appoin ted
committee and proceeded to organize
each township in the county, under the
national party call for peoples party
clubs--whlch If successful would give
them control Of the county.
But the other fellows, composed OF
some county officers and their friends,
who had obtained the partY's good
things, were not friendly to this scheme,
and as they had control OF the old inde-
pendent organization Of 1890. they threw
wet blanket over the peoples fac
ton work. So it went out among the
faithful that notwithstanding the party
elsewhere was the :'peOples party, in
Hand county II must be independent"
with the old officers IN full swing-ai-
leging as q reason that it was not time
yet to organize people party" Ever
since that time the breach has been wild
ening between the peoples" and 'inde-
pendents, as the factions are now known.
The peoples" sought TO work their party
principle against second terms in office to
knock out the independents" While
apparently not opposing this the inde-
pendents quietly went to work to CAPTURE
the county convention. which they did,
as reported last week-even adroitly con-
trolling the Miller caucus, where the
peoples are in the majority in the party.
At the county convention, the eltIre
Independent faction slate was run
through with the utmost disregard Of the
wishes and even just claim on the party
of the peoples faction, who helped to start
the party, and hare since worked for 1t
only to see the fruits OF their iabors COB
bled up by the other fellows.
The Miller Gazette, party organ. was
allied to the peoples faction. and has OPP
posed the independent faction leaders for
months, heaping both political and per-
sonal abuse upon first one and then an
other OF them. So the county conven-
ton, controlled by the independent fac
ton, sat down upon everything adyocat-
cd by the Gazette; fguratiyely speaking
they spit upon Il, and did everything un-
der the sun to drive II out Of the party.
But after their fun was oyer with and
self congratulatory laughs enjoyed with
each other, some Of them began to won.
der il they had not put their foot in it. A
meeting of the inside leaders was called
10 deyise ways and means to suppress the
vslcano that was raging In the
bosom OF the Gazette and Its friends.
The necessary committee IL Is reported
was requested 10 crawl and humbly bow
their heads before the august scribe OF
the Gazette, and from Tuesday till Sat-
urday the boys worked away with vari.
ous kinds OF music TO soothe the savage
breast, but the wounds were too deep,
and the Gazette failed to come out last
week at all. and at the time this is writ
ten Thursday, August 4th. has not issued
paper since July ~.
N EOpOEt ~ CuIIcht oh sAAo osASSs, "'s--
Appearances corroborsting 1t, that the
Gazette has demanded q certain amount
IN cash from the independent candidates
before it will appear in support OF the
ticket. The independent leaders are
hustling, some favor and some oppose
coughing mp" but what will be done
man knoweth not.
LATER.
The Gazette came out today support
ing tie new nen on the ticket, with
hck and promise for the old ones, and q
roast for Sedan, chairman Of the indie.
pendent county convention. It's delay
reasons therefor, and manner OF support
counterbaAnces whatever influence IL may
have had, and adds to the velocity OF the
cold wave." We are pleased. however
10 see the Gazette In to be pledged bu'
10 truth. no favor wins US, etc. ana con-
sratulate Brer Sweetland on having the
last laugh, also that they have concluded
10 make at least show of campaign
From these premises, no other con-