The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-04-06
Statement of II. l.. Spackman


chairman OF tn" regular republican
organization OF this county to- resign,
and also requesting that the chair
man OF the inSurscut organization
resign. aud that some one else be ap-
organization. AT whose inStigation
TINS meeting was called. | have not
been FULLY informed. but it Is very ap-
parent that 1T was not called Inv any
friend of the regular organization:
and 1T is also, very apparent that
the inSurgcnt, or "BoXer" element of
this county, who two years ago bolted
and organized new party of their
own. now fully lraliZe their mistake
and their presen difficulty. and they
are lullN aware of the fact that not
Que uf them who voted the "BuXer"
ticket at the laSl election would he
emitted to vote at Il regular republ,-
Can caucus this wear without com
uniting perjury. hence. their burn
Ing and crazy desire to now do some
thing that VIII make them regular.
No my "BoAer' friends, the char
man OF the regular republican or
ganlZatiOn OF this county will not
resign. There is NO good reason why
he should. would be a political
traitor to all the regular republicans
In this county. We. the republicans
Of the regular organization. whom
you call ''GrafterS" for political effect
still maintain that We we've right
two years ago, and that you were
wrong IN boiling and refusing TO sup
port the regular nominees OF the
regular republican, county convention,
and we are not now trying to break
into your organization. and we do
not propose that yon shall put up a
job and break into the CRATER or
ganlzation bv getting US TO resign
and then turn the CRATER organlz-
alton over to you. You have no
business i'm regular republican
county convention of this county,,
unit you again establish that you
are regular republicans by supporting
the nominees of the regular republic
can ticket OF this county There
Will be a regular county republican
convention called in this county. and
the representation of each precinct
based on the vote received by some
one. on the regular ticket, at the
last election. as provided 10y law, and
which is right. You, my Boxer
friends. have no more right to be
calculated IN the vote which is used
as ii basis OF representation than d
democrat. because you opposed and
beat the regular republican ticket,
and j. would by unjust to now per-
NIT you to vote at regular re-
publican caucus, untll you reform
yourself into regular republican by
voting regular republican ticket of
this county. IL you still believe
and now hold your own boiling boxer
convention this year and select your
lN1. l,N Il
County conventions without interior
ing with the regulars, whom you
so hated and villtied two years ago.
No, my boxer friends, we do not
propose that the regular republican
organization of this county shall be
battered and blindfolded and hob
bled and turned over to you so that
you can then deliver the county over
to Crawford, Bentley & Co. The
idea of turning this county over to
Crawford instead of Elrod is horrible.
Crawford. eX-raiway attorney, who,
when he was on the State board of
equalization, at every meeting made
the motion and fought to cut down
and lower railway assessments:
Crawford. who has dealt out more
railroad passes than any other one
man in the state, as against Sam
Eirod, who has never been rail
road lawyer in his life, and who
has always at every meeting Of the
State board Of equalization assisted
in raising railroad assessments. and
has succeeded in raising railroad as
sessments $4,000 per mile since the
eX-railroad attorney Crawford left
the State board of equalization. We
would prefer man for Governor who
has never been guilty of such offense s
man who has always been right,
and who does not have to claim that