The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-31
SOUTH DAKOTA
A TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Mitchell Constructs the Capital Re-
moval Agreementsas AL for
One, One for All"
Longstaff's Diagnosis of the Situa-
/ ton Com batted by the Success
full Candidate at Pierre.
.spAeial to The Journal.

MITCHELL S. DIAN. 3l.-There has been
more or less discussion in the press of the
state concerning the editorial announce
ment of Editor John Longstaff with ref
erence to Huron's attitude in the coming
capital campaign, Mr.. Longstaf main
tanning that with the selection of Mitchell
as the candidate against Pierre the COM
pact between Mitchell, Huron and Red
field was attain end The compacts made
at the meetings Of the capital commit
tees are in /, Mitchell and show conclu-
sively that MIR. Longstaff is not doing
Mitchell Justice in making such public
statement IS Sc
On Dec. a. 1902, the capital committee
of each town attended a meeting at HUI
ron. The first compact signed by Q. l..
Branson, M. C,rBetts, JohllSLongstaH, G.
S. Hutchinson, Fred NJ. Wilcox, = r. II.
McCaughey, N .S!P. Bromley and w. D.
Craig, who represented the counties in
the legislature, lis as follows:
The Undersigned, memberselect next
legislature of South Dakota, do hereby pledge
themselves to stand together for the organization
Of the legislature on lines favorable to the con-
tinuance Of all the present public institutions,
now located, and for such liberal appropriations
for their maintenance as may be compatible with
the resources of the state, and favorable more
over, to the removal Of the capital to some
one Of the: three towns intkhe James river valley,
to-wit: MITCHELL Huron Redfeld, and favor
able to the election Of A. B. Kittredge to the
senate of the United States.
With the above compact adopted and
signed the proposition was then discussed
with reference ITO binding the towns to
the support Of the successful candidate
before the legislature. Mr.. Longstaff and
the other representatives from Huron led
the discussion5and earnestly supported a
compact being made along this line. The
contract which was adopted by the COM
mittce and which binds each town to sup
port the successful candidate until after
the election in 1904, reads as follows:
Whereas Believing that the capital of the
state should be- removed from Pierre to some
more convenientsand. accessible point Of the set.
| Redfeld have united themselves in one common
interest to accomplish removal, and desiring to
secure: fair, Organization OF the legislature Of
the state to submit fairly this question to the
people for vote thereon, we have authorized
the bearer Of this to represent the capital COM
mittee of tho several towns In relation thereto,
! and pledge to the members and senators who lend
4 our hearty support and cooperation. =: e.
| II. P. Packard, chairman Redfeld capital COM
A mttee. - - ...,.s.@
! II: L. Bras: chairman Mitchell capital com
: Fred NJ. Wilcox, chairman Huron capital COM
mittee. I " -, #
=: The above Hset FORTH that the three
| towns are to work in harmony forsthe re-
moval of the capital from Pierre, and ha S
nothing to do with the first Compact
which was for. the purpose Of getting the
resubmission Bill through the legislature.
Huron and vRedfeld are in honor bound 10
| support Mitchell as the successful candi-
| date before the Caucus and legislature.