Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-30

convention on September ii.
Ever since the present factlonal
fight was commenced in Day county
by the little group of Webster NAL
contents, favorte occupation OF
the Webster World has been the
setting up and bowling over OF
straw men when referring to the
republicans, in fact, the lively
imagination of its editor has been
worked overtime in this direction.
1t has charged them with plotting
treason towards the party candidate
for governor Coe 1. Crawford, and
the state ticket; as being opposed to
the party platform adopted at Sioux
Falls; as being responsible for the
fact that some pubic building has
not been located in this city; as
being opposed to the instructions OF
the state convention in regard to
Senator Gamble; that their repre-.
sentatives on the committee on plat
form Estate convention) refused to
endorse the platform" 1t further
charges "that they Che regulars)
object to the anti pass resolution
to the primary election law-to the
election of senators by direct vote
of the people," And so on, adj
in6nitum.
There is so much bosh connected
with the above, that it is waste Of
time and space to notice such ride
ulous stuff. AS the World cannot
name one regular republican who is
not giving hearty support to Coe l..
Crawford and the state ticket, no
reference need be made to the
charge of treason other than to
remark that it fell mighty fat when
made. The people of Day county
know differently. The Sioux Falls
platform is broad enough for all
republicans to stand upon and that
is just what the republicans of Day
county are doing-the Worlds hot
air to the contrary. AS for being
responsible for the non ALLEGATION of a
public building in Webster, that
charge is SO ridiculous as to be silly.
Perhaps if Editor Bronson would
study the map of South Dakota. he
would be able to find at least one
valid reason for this reglect. Posi-
bly, the World will pledge a public
building in case of the success Of the
disorganizers it represents. As for
opposing Senator CANDLES re-elec-
ton, that is another of its strawmen
Day county republicans have never
yet repudiated a party platform or
party instructions and there is nc
danger of reputation being adopted
by them as principle at this late
day. The fact that Day county had
no representative on the committee
on platform either to endorse, or tt
refuse to endorse, the platfor m
should dispose of that nightmare
AS to the anti-pass plank, the Da.
county convention in control OF thu
regulars went on record in tina
matter long in advance of the stat
convention by approving the vot
of Senator Kittredge in favor of tn
anti-pass amendment to the railroad
rate bill. Now for the favori.e bug
a-boo-the primary election law
The World has not a scintilla O
evidence to advance in support o
its charge that the regulars ar
opposing it. OF course it may poin
out that the Day county member
, of the last legislature voted agains
} its submission, but what this editor
has not discovered in his min,
months residence in South Dakots
is that on the petition for it's sub
mission presented to the legislature
there appeared but one name from
Day county; hence they were JUST.
fed in thinking that an overwhelm.
ling sentiment in its favor did not