The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-09-06
HOW TWAS WORKED.
The Democrats Swallowed up Their Pop
ulist Brethren al the PIankinton
Convention Last Week.
Attorney General Holds That all Fra
ternal Societies Must Pay the Back
Insurance Tax.
Dakota University Will Have a Strong
Football Team This Fall for Out
side Teams.
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION,
The Dawson Democrats Figured
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
The Dawson Democrats Figured
Somewhat in the Plankinton
Democratic Convention.

ElahKlntOn Mail: Pursuant TO call
few members, not more than. fifteen to
twenty, of the democratic and populist
parties, met in Plankinton Wednesday,
for the purpose of placing in nomination
candidate to make race for Judge of
this. the fourth judicial circuit, against
Hon. Frank B. Smith, of Mitchell, who
has already been nominated by the re-
publicans OF the district. Mr.. Everett
Smith, of Mitchell, was called TO the
chair and Hon W. T. LaFollette, of
Chamberlain, was made secretary.
Now, this was democratic convention
attended by democratic and popnlist
delegates. Chairman Smith delivered
short speech in which there was no
harm.
About this time Hon Frank Winsor,
OF Mitchell, sent q firebrand right into
the body of the convention, by reading
an extract from the law passed by the
wicked republicans last winter, which
makes it obligatory on the part of nomi-
nees of more than one convention or
party, to elect the party he is to repre-
sent, SO that his. name may be given its
proper place on the official ballot, or
else the auditor of the county where the
nomination was made may place the
| name for the first nomination. ID
Hon. A. p. Hitchcock thought it
looked rather queer to be- holding two
l in off
suggestion that two conventions be held
and later q joint convention could be
held, etc. A separation was had and
two conventions were transacting busi-
ers CT peace lowering near and passing
from one convention to the other. A
recess of the democratic part of the
convention was had, in order to give
the populists chance to get we'll un-
der way. Hon. Mr.. Bronson, of Miner
county, was chosen chairman of the
| second convention, and G.. W. Mabbot,
of Dawson county, was made secretary.
An effort was made to have Mr.. LaFol-
lette act in the dual capacity of double
secretary, but Mr.. LaFollette thought
ii. would be better to have two secre-
taries and Mr.. Mabbott was chosen.
Conference committees were chosen
for the purpose OF finding out where
the convention was at-they found out
in due time. Mr.. Smith, just before
the separation alluded to, asked per-
mission to read q home production-one
of his own-and he read it This pro-
duction eulogized Bryan, saffirmed
the Chicago and Kansas City platforms.
The reading nor the matter contained
in the production failed to arouse
much interest or enthusiasm. Later
the conference committee recommend
ed tie endorsement of the two plat
forms to which allusion was made and
they were so endorsed by the conven-
tious, but not word was said about
Bryan, the creator and dictator of
these platforms. The conference COM
mittes did its work well-the waters
were stilled and harmony prevailed.
The name of attorney Chamberlain, of
Howard, was presented as the ideal
candidate for Judge and it went through
without slip in the machine. Mr..
chamberlain Is all right-he is a popu-
| list but he chose to be known as a dem
ocratic candidate. We we're pleased
with the nomination, for the nominee,
as we have just said is all o. K. We
are glad he is nominated for he will be
company for Judge Smith during the
campaign. 1t would have been very
lonesome for Judge Smith to have
made the race alone. 'Tis we'll. The
convention, though small in numbers,
was quiet, harmonious, and we think
sincere.