Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1899-10-20
CANTON.

to meet the soldier boys and welcome
them home. Governor Lee also attend
ed the banquet in honor of the presi-
dent with the ten other governors, and
he was one Of the. governors entertain
ed by the presidential party at pri-
vate luncheon.
On his return home last week, Gov
ernor Lee found awaiting him an ivvi-
tation from the committee in Aber-
deem to be present to review the rigi-
ment. He accepted. When he started
for Aberdeen on Friday he sent a tele-
gram as follows to the chairman of the
committee, the mayor Of Aberdeen:
.'vermilllon, S. D., Oct. 13-Hon, G.
J. Hute,5 Aberdeen: Will reach Aber-
deem tonight to welcome our regiment
and the presidentsin behalf of the state.
Andrew E. Lee"
Since the committee did not state the
time Of the banquet, and Governor Lee
was on the point Of going away, he tel
egraphed the committee an acceptance
as follows:
..Vermillion, S. 5, Hon. Melvin
Grigsby, Sioux Falls: Iaccept your in
yitation to be present and participate
with the people Of Sioux Falls in vel
coming our regiment home. Please in.
form me Of date Andrew p. Lee. Z
81 This was sent on either the 7th Or
8th of the month, Governor Lee went
to Chicago on invitation of the com
imittees to attend the festivities there.
He received the following reply to his
acceptance, showing that the matter
was well understood:
Sioux Falls, S. D., via Vermillion,
Oct. II. Governor A. E.sLee, care New
Briggs house. Chicago; Unless the ar.
rival delayed banquet to soldiers next
Saturday evening. COMMITTEE.
In accordance with this invitation,
acceptance and understanding, Cover
nor Lee came to Sioux Falls with the
member of Company B and other
members Of the regiment. He got of
the train in company with Mr.. LaFol-
lette. chairman of the railroad com
mission, who had gone to Oaks to meet
the regiment and the two attempted to
secure a hack to ride up.t town from the
Omaha depot. They could not hire a
hack, as all had been engaged and none
had been provided for the governor.
They walked up town and the governor
stopped at the Cataract. He was in
formed that there was no room in the
house vacant. He then went to the
Commercial house. Mr.. La Toilette
had when he went away, left orders
for reservation OF a room, and intend
ed to share 1t with the governor, but
found no room had been reserved. The
governor then went to the banquet
hall. No one met him. He was COM
Ipletely ignored. He had not been
placed on the program by the commit
tees after he had been officially invited
ana notified that he was expected to be
at the banquet. The cpmmitee had
managed the affair and had invited
hun. but left him off the program,
say ing nothing to anyone about having
invited him
Being unable TO find room in ho-
tel in the city the governor accepted
the invitation Of some Canton friends
to 20 on with them on q special train
about to leave, and he went on to Can
ton to get Il place where he could rest
from the long and disagreeable trip
from Aberdeen.
When the matter was first discussed
the committees in charge of affairs in
Sioux Falls mentioned the fact that it
would be proper to have the company
welcomed by the governor Of the state,
and he was invited t be at the ban
quet, but in the program as made out
and furnished the newspapers his name
was omitted. He was ignored, snubbed,
insulted, humiliated. It was his inten-
lion to give not only the reception to
the regiment at Aberdeen but to give
The welcome to the prssidenl, but it
was no fault of the committees in
charge that he was not shut out en-
;irely from participation in any way in
The wecome home of the regiment.
Andrew E. Lee is governor of the
tate, a man honored by members of
he regiment above all others, and the
insults offered to him by the men in
charge of the whole affair fall upon the
whole state rather than upon him indi-
'idually.
FoH SALE. 4
A few good Shropshire grade ram
ambs at about mutton prices.
1862 THos. THoRsoN.