The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-04-24
For a Week Preceding the City Election
Some Hard and Vigorous Work Was
Done on Both Sides.
Law and Order People held Mass Meet
and Talked, and the Other Side
Worked.
HAS A NEW MINISTER
Congregational Church Will Have a New
Minister to Conduct Their Relig-
iOuS Services Hereafter.
HELD A MASS MEETING.
The Prohibitlonists Met to Discuss Their
Side of the Question.

The Prohibit,onists Met to Discuss Their
Side of the Question.
1t was $50 o'clock Wednesday when
Frank Weller called the prohibition
mass meeting to order at the court
house and he was elected chairman to
preside over the three meetings. The
audience, which was large, was COM
posed of men, women and children,
nearly all OF whom were deeply inter-
ested in the success of the law and order
or prohibition movement. The first
speaker was John Colvin, who apollo
gized for not being able to speak in
public, but he proceeded to demon
strate that he could make a fairly good
talk. Mr.. Colvin had no words of con-
demnation to offer against the candid
ates who appeared on the citizens ticket;
he believed them all to be good and
honest men, but thought that they
were greatly mistaken in their course.
The movement, he said, was for the
enforcement of all laws and it was the
intention to enforce the laws as they
appeared on the statute books without
taking into consideration the position
of any body, be he rich or poor, high or
low, in fact all should be treated alike
when it came to the enforcementof law.
Mr.. Seaman, the present mayor, who
had been strongly urged to accept the
nomination. was highly eulogized by
the speaker as being the only man who
had enforced the prohibition law dur
ing the past two years, and the viola
tion of this law occupied the most of
MIR. Colvin's time. Mr.. Colvin stated
he understood that the candidates on
the citizens ticket had pledged them
selves to violate their oath of Office by
adopting a system of fines Mr.. Colvin
did not want amy body to accept what
he had said as true until they had
studied the matter out for themselves.
Following Mr.. Colvin DR.. Tatman was
called for and the genial old gentleman
proceeded to give one of his character
istic talks. DR.. gave it squarely as
his opinion that the issue was simply
drawn on license and temperance. He
made the most entertaining speech o.
the evening. In rapid flow of Ian
guage he gave his idea of the physiolo
gical effect of alcohol upon the human
, system. Two-minute speeches were
made by Messrs. Bradford, McDougall
Helwig, Huyck, Campbell, Tenney who
spoke briefly on the issue, some favor
ing law and order and others prohibit
, tion. Mr.. Weller called upon F. D
> Powers to speak but the gentleman die
5 not respond, as he stated the day be
l fore that he would not have anything
to say. Mr.. Powers said he joined il
the law and order movement at tn,
v start but when that feature was elimin
q ated and prohibition was substituted
t he then had no further use for it.
Met With Some Difficulties.
- Sheriff Cook arrived home Wednes
y day from Athelstan, Iowa, wher
y he went to secure Fred Gates who LEI
= Dayison county last fall with tear
y of horses in his possession which di
= not rightfully belong to him. Sheri
!, Cook secured extradition papers fror
= Gov. Sheldon and telegraphed ahead t
Athelstan to have Gates arrested
When the sheriff arrived there Cate
- was willing to return but after seein
his grandfather refused then withor
y extradition papers. In the meantim
the citizens of Athelstan circulated
u petition to the governor of Iowa protes
ing against the issuance of extraditio
papers for young Gates on the groun
IL that he was not naturally bad and VIZ
L trying to lead an honest life. The pet