The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-01-17
AFTER SETTLERS
The immigration Convention Finishes up
Its LabOrs After Two Days Of Thor
Oush Business Sessions.
A Good Set Of Officers was Elected Which
Can Be Relied Upon to Push
Matters Fully.
NO COMMISSIONER
The Convention Rejected the Idea Of
Again Having State Commissioner
of immigration.
NO COMMISSIONER
THE CONVENTION CONvENES
Immigration the One Subject of Conver-
sation--Politics on the Side.

SatlOn--POlitlCS on the side.
From Wednesdays Daily
Mitchell is crowded today with an
enthusiastic and patriotic. crowd OF
men whose object in assem- bling here
is to restore the idea of immigration
to this state which during the past
few years OF depressed conditions has
rather been lost sight Of, and as re-
suit OF this passiveness the south has
taken advantage of the situation and
carried off settlers to that country who,
with the proper direction could have
been brought to South Dakota. To
stop this southern movement and direct
the attention of these people to South
Dakota's advantages is the object of
this gathering here today.
Trains from the west brought in
about 40 delegates from the west this
morning which crowd was greatly aug
mented by delegates from the northern
part OF the state. Aberdeen came
down with a strong delegation embrac-
ing the leading citizens OF that town,
among whom are Major c. Boyd Bar.
rett, w. F. T. BUSHNELL c. A. Lum,
George Schlosser, G. A. Howard, ]. M.
Lawson, H. G. Delaney, J. G. Sheldon,
E. S. Noble, E. F. Mccoy and S. w.
Narregang. Aberdeen is represented
| by strong set OF hustlers. Water.
town sent D. G. Thomas A. G. John
son, chairman of the Republican state
central committee, G. X. Seward, L. D.
Lyon, O.. 2. Kemp and Frank Crane,
superintendent public instruction. The
Omaha arrived at o'clock and added an
other delegation from the eastern part
of the state.
| One can nearly always rely upon
Sioux Falls doing the proper thing in
the way of sending out representatives
of their town and when that big delega'
-sixteen-stepped off the the Mil,
waukee train Tuesday afternoon they
seemed imbued with the idea that they
had come for something and were geing
to get it, She sent over some excellent
!
men, men whose presence in the con
vention and out OF it will be distinctly
felt The delegation is headed by
Mayor Roy Williams and followed by
such men as Thos. H. Brown, Judge G.
S. Palmer, Judge H. H. Keith, Johr
E. Diamond, D. l.. Mckinney, Geo. H
/! Perry, T. w. Sexton, +. Tomlinson, jr.
editor of the Argus-Leader, Chas. e
Baker and G. M. Harrison. The pre-
sence of these gentlemen on the ground
SO early is an indication that they want tt
get in on the ground floor. However
we are glad to see Sioux Falls so ably
represented.
Delegations came in from the ives
this moring from Aurora and Bruls
counties and these delegates have the
same spirit of the delegates already OF
ground. Aurora sends in full quot;
as follows: John Rogers, Warren Dye
F. W. Radcke, W. p. Robson and c.
j. Anderson. Brule county's delegate
are Joe Greene, r. II. Summers, Edito
La Toilette, Phillip Manchester. Mons
Distad, H. ]: King, G. J. Maynard, A
S. Stuyver and G. D. Tidrick. Jerault
county is represented by H. J.IWallace
S. F. Huntley, w. r. Bancroft, Don c
Feedham, L. A. Loomis.
Among the prominent men in attend
ance are Governor Sheldon, Secretar.
Thorson, Supt. Crane, Land Commis
sioner Lockart, Alex. johnson, En-
gineer of Irrigation John Baldwin
The presence OF these gentlemen il
connection with host of others be
tokens great interest in the immigra
tion question.
The morning was spent in privat
discussions of the approaching conven
tion aud the Alex. Mitchell house VIZ
the scene of q harmonious throng
men who exchanged greetings OF
cordial character, as this has been tn
first opportunity for the Representative
men of the state to get together an
there was a great many ideas to be eS
changed.
Convention Called to Order
7 At > o'clock NJ. P. Beebe. of Ipswich