The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-12-27

Robert j. Gamble, senior United
States senator from South Dakota,
passed through Sioux City on his way
home from Washington. While in 500
City Senator Gamble gave an interview
in which he declared that the reports
that James d. Elliott's appointment
as United States district attorney for
South Dakota had been held up in a
subcommittee of the senate through h
the efforts of Senator A. B. Kittredge
were absolutely false, and that there is
not the slightest doubt of his appoint
ment being confirmed by the senate.
Charges that he has been guilty OF
extravaganza and had made use OF his
position to secure his son, Ralph A.
Gamble, a minor federal position in
Washington while he was student at
Princeton university, were dismissed
by Senator Gamble as unworthy OF
consideration. He laid them to the
door OF his political rivals, and de-
ciared that after an attempt to stir up
a scandal in Washington and other
eastern papers had failed, a damaging
article, which the senator believes to
have been written by Senator Kit
redge's private secretary, had been
sent to the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader,
a Kittredge organ and published by it.
CONFIDENT OF REFLECTION
The people Of South Dakota under
stand this matter" said Senator Gam
BILE, "and it has all been fought ont
before. am absolutely confident OF
nv reelection to the senate at the
coming session of the Legislature"
Senator Gamble was met at the Mil
waukee station by State Senator Will
lis G. Cook, of Plankinton, chairman
OF the Republican state central COM
mittee and one OF the organizers OF
the "insurgent" forces during the re-
cent campaign. The appointment OF
Mr.. Elliott and the charges brought
against Senator Gamble were dis
cussed by them, and it was evident
that the attempt to stir up a fight
against the senator on the eve OF the
senatorial election is causing some lit
tie concern in the insurgent rank.
Senator Gamble and Mr.. Cook both
denied that a conference Of insurgent
forces would take place during the
holidays.
"NO DOUBT" SAYS COOK.
After talk with Senator Gamble
Mr.. Cook gave out statement in
which he declared that the reelection
OF Senator Gamble is a certainty. He
said there was no real fight in the
ranks of the party in South Dakota
and that efforts to make trouble for
Senator Gamble would be frutile. Mr..
Cook left with Senator Gamble on
the Yankton train, thirty minutes af-
ter the Chicago train arrived from the
east. On its arrival Senator Gamble
left the sleeper and started to walk up
town, but decided that he would not
have time, and finally left. without
seeing any OF his Sioux City friends.
One million acres OF Trip county,
s. D., in the Rosebud reservation, will
be open for settlement next summer,
is the confident belief of Senator
Gamble, who has been instrumental
in bringing the matter before the de-
partment OF the interior and introduc-
ing a bill in the senate. He was un-
able to say where the places OF reg
istration would be, or what is to be
the date OF the opening. These mat
ters will be attended to by the presi-
dent and the department OF the in
terror.
DELAY IN INDIAN LANDS
Senator Gamble has experienced
some difficulty in arranging for set
tlement for these lands with the In
dians who now own them. He was
assured by the department OF the in
terror last spring that an inspector
would be sent to the reservation dur
ing the summer to attend to this mat
ter. Because OF the press OF other
business this was not done, although
an inspector had received his instruc.
tions and was ready to begin his work.
In order to open the lands at the
earliest moment Senator Gamble