The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07
THEY ARE souAR1No AWAY

THEY ARE 80UAHIM0 AWAY
Since the republican state central
cOmmitte met at Huron "a few days
ago the insurgents are pattine them
Belves on the back that they endorsed
the nomination OF Secretary Taft,
after first baying expressed their
fealty to President Roosevelt. They
are..also throwing out the insinuation
that the stalwarts are not for Taft
on the ground thatt the stalwart mem
bers Of the committee did not vote
for the Taft resolution.
When the insurgents cannot fix
things up Tor themselves 1t is a cold
TOR insurgentism. The first resolu-
ti0n introduced In the committee for
Che endorsement OF the secretary was
accomplished BY Mr.. Warner, of
Hamlin county. II was not salts
1actory TO the insurgents for the rea-
con that 1t old not include tie en-
dorsement Of Governor Crawford for
senator, consequently O. 81. Dillon
framed up another Get Of resolutions
which endorsed the Presidents
policiss and Secretary Taft for the
nomination, likewise the endorse
nent OF Governor Crawford for sena-
Tor. Naturally enough the stalwarts
declined to support the entire set Of
resolutions. Now the insurgent
press is declaring that the stalwarts
are opposing Taft simply because
they would support the insurgents in
their efforts to tie up the entire COM
mittee for Crawford.
The stalwart meeting held in
Mitchell only q day or two before the
committee meeting at Huron, how.
ever. disclosed the fact that they
we're strongly In favor Of the secre-
terv, and the resolutions adopted In
Mitchell were Of a character as to
absolutely tie up that wing Of the
1afty with the secretary. Finding
ehAt there was sucll . strong Taft
sentiment throughout tho state, the
iosuissnts ct the Huron meeting.
~ theshanoWyiting on the wall, and
4 h!klsl4ais sgdtolssd the secretary.
DdFlpe he campaign up to the
presspt time the insurgents have
lfste10d ~tosnattinR else but President
RouQleSVlt. asst4 claimed that despite
~ laet snnouncsment that he would
% b candidate for the nomin.
aaioh 10 was the choice Of the insur-
Gsnts. and that there should be 10
a~1nstrncted delegation from this
state Tor Taft. The change Of senti-
msnt on the insurgent line is some
thing remarkable over What they
vsre protesting for ten days ago. 1t
was q crest hop and they have no
recourse now but to stand by their
new policy. and have gone completely
into the czmp Of the stalwarts on
the presidential possibility.
The insurgents. however, assumed
altogether too much when they
endorsed Governor Crawford for
United States senator. They vent
beyond what Is considered their right
In ~ssl1tting a man Tor that position.
- a1ssnittee uithout question,
apal@ viii tnle = ptttrm On ~
lnatdGu0D1l n-fA1hsals, Mmrnshad
Che work "a the sdomn1feyue wadI
directedfon that line, but when the
twenty members assumed to express
tho sentiment OF this state in endors-
Ing Governor Crawford for United
States senator they exceeded any.
thing Of the kind y 9 before at-
tempted In the state. They simply
resolved then into twenty bosses and
ore attempting to influence the
people Of this state through the
medium OF q state central committee
that There is nothing left to do but
70 follow the endorsement Of that
c0mlnittee.
We are inclined TO the belief that
the insurgent majority on the state
committee has assumed altogether too
much Ia attempting to tell the
citizens ct the state that there is no.
other nan to vote for but Coe 1.
Crawford for United States senator.
It seems impossible for Senator
Gamble TO keep away from a money
proposition wherein no service has
been rendered for 1t. The senator
received the appreciation Of his insur.
gent friends. In the legislature one
year ago when he was on the rack
Of Investigation for money secured by
hts son as an alleged employee OF the
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