The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-30
THE PROOF CONCLUSIVE
compact between Mitchell. Huron
and Redfield Does Extend
Until Election Day.

VZNtH+tss 1870 a2rEaaE. -dalt1.- 4-It kE=seGUTE
and Redtield Does Extend
Until Election Day.
Inc statement made by John Long
staff1 In the Huronite concerning his
view OF the situation with reference
10 the compact betweenH uron Mitch
ell and Redtield, as to whether 1T is
SUN in force, is being copied and
referred to pretty generally by the
press OF the state. Mr.. Longstaff in
slts lnferentially that Huron and
Redfeld nave fulfilled their part Of
tDe agreement and are at liberty to
oppose the removal Of the capital
from Pierre. The Redfield Press and
observer take the same view of5the
situation as does Mr.. Longstaff.
In view OF the action taken by the
members Of tie capital committee
and representatives of the legislature
IN each of these towns with refer
ence to capital resubmission and
capital removal the statement made
by Huron and supported by Redfeld
is indeed very peculiar under the
circumstances. Under the agree
ment made Mitchell has every right
TO expect that the compact be filed
to the letter, but Of course it is left
to the two towns as to what course
they shall pursue.
1t is the aim of The Republican to
place this matter squarely before the
people of the state as to what the
compact was between the three towns
and let them draw their own con-
illusions as to whether Huron and
Redheld, after. entering into a COM
pact, performed half of the work,
saw their own defeat and then with
drew. are justified in taking the
stand they have.
-On Dec. IA, 1902, a meeting of the
capital--committees and the repre-.
sentatives of the counties was held
at Huron .and the following .men
were present when the compact was
signed: For Mitchell-H. Z. Bras,
IThos. Fullerton, T. Q. Burns: for
Huron John Longstaff, Chas. N.
Cooper, G. S. Hutchinson, B. E.
Beach, John Sauer, John King; for
Redfeld-H. P. Packard, R. H. Nc
Caughey, T. S. Everett, E. G. Issen-
huth, Q. $. Basford, and Mr.. Kiser.
At the outset it was determined
that the towns should enter into an
agreement to make sure that resub.
mission could be carried through
the legislature and it was to be or
ganized for that purpose. None Of
the members of the committees were
averse to going into such an arrange
ment, for they realized that without
some such organization they would
soon be fighting among themselves
and the purpose for which they were
working would be easily defeated.
With this idea in view the following
compact was drawn and signed by
the legislative representatives OF the
three counties, which had for its
purpose the organization Of the leg
~islature. 1t is as follows:
The undersigned, members
elect to the next session of
the legislature Of South Da-
kota, do hereby pledge them
selves to stand together for
the organization of the legis-
lature on lines favorable to
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present public institutions, as
at present located, and for
such liberal appropriations
for their maintenance as may
be compatible with the re-
sources of the state and favor
able, moreover, to the remov-
al of the capital to some one
Of the three towns in the
James River valley. towit:
Mitchell, Huron or Redfield,
and favorable to the election
OF a. B. Kittredge to the
senate Of the United States.
o. l.. Branson,
IN. C. Belts,
John Longstaff,
sionod. G. S. Hutchinson,
oisneo Fred M. Wilcox.
r. Fl. McCaughey,
n. 2. Bromley,
w. D. Craig"
In The committee meeting it was
then discussed that these towns
ought to stand for the successful
candidate through to the day of
election. The point taken in the
presentation of the matter was that
it was the desire to place the capital
within easy reach Of the people, and
that any one Of these tow:@ was
much more preferable than Pierre.
1t simply depended On the efforts Of