The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-06
LEAGUE IS
/ ORGANIZED
TxsIVs 1undred stalulris q IIichelI
Rally Organize RoossvsltTail
Leagus
Martin Temporary and Er-speaksf
Br0WE Permanent Chairman
Much Enthusiasm
Every County but One Representa-
Cheers for .Kiiiredgs, burke
and Martin

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MncneIi, jan. 80 -SspeciaI 10 tns
AIsus-Leaoer.l.te esteroay was y ~
letter day for the staiwarts OF south
Dakota. On invitation rom the Das,-
soh county hooseveit-Taft ciup, stat
warts from all. over the state assemb-
lea IN Mitcheii 70 start the campaign
Tor secretary tart. and 70 oegin the
staiWar, campaign IN the state. Eacn
trlan when arrived on Tueseay ana
wednesday morning Drought nberai
ueiegations from every -portion ol the
sstate, ana py noon "wednesday, Mitch
ell took on the air OF state convention
tunes, Rooms were at premium
liz a1ai a oolus l.,,s ,s,,s saw a 20 . s
fed and all the delegates went home
ssatisffed with their entertainment
There~ were akont twelve Rundrad
stalwarts in Mitchell "Wednesday.
When the Sioux Fails train arrived
II WAS met at the station by the
Mitchell band. And In spite of the cold
weather. the crowd marched up the
street to the widman hotel. Reach
ing the hotel, the Mfpnehaha County
Csiee club sn the Lobby OF the hotel
sang q number .of political songs
which had been ..composed" on the
|, way over, and ,thefaby drew out the
cheers of the crowd. Later in. the
day. -fhe club was called ON AZ the
theater. ana. rendered several selec.
lions TO the delight of the big audi.
ence. 2
|, The first. meeting was held at 2
o'clock I'm the AFTERNOON. The opera
house was filed to overfowing whe;f
DR.. Dundas, secretary Of the Davissn
county club, called the meeting to dr.
der Former copgeessman Martin .ef.
rary chairman. and IF. q. Corey of
Wateptown,, for temporary secretary.
MIR. Martin made a brilliant address.
in accepting, the chatrmanship of the
,,,as tnsn aaI .aLa ~. ~ p' - Ae 'sy
Sohhhttees Naneu.
The following committees were
named
Permanent Organization--North
of Minnehaha, May OF Lawrence, Pat
ton OF Cherries Mix, Loucks of Coding-
ton, Eide OF Miner, Dilger of Yank-
totn. Hestad of Deuel.. Scrogg of Tur-
Credentials - Kean of Sanborn.
,Wipf OF Hutchinson. Lsndnsan of bon
Homme., Nelson OF Lyman, Tschetter
or fMcCook, Desbrow OF Union. Fer
rest OF Marshall Emrick of Pen
nington, Cheeseman OF Butte, ,Sioat-
man OF Brule. Chesiey OF Douglass.
Rules and Order or Business-Mc-
Nenny OF Meade. kuel of Gregory.
Matthews OF Brookings, Painter OF
Aurora, Lockhart or Hughes, Dun
nam or Clark. Moulton OF FAUX Grif-
nm or Walworth. Hatch OF Campbell,
Nash OF Charles Mix t'.'lL,
Resolutions Parmeiey OF Ed,
mundss LolSstan OF J3eadie, Mcleod
Of Brown Stanley or Fall River, Ar
thur 'ef Day, .Bovck 9f Grant, Eusseli
OF Stanley Haliaday OF Skfngsbury,
Mease OF Lake.
A Letter From G. III. Burke
i, rba,r,,an, Mart,n sanrooncad thai
Eormar CongresSman C. n .Rurka
.u,as nonfned to his home in pierre
hv ,tipa.z h,,t that he haa n ieftsr
from Mr.. R,,rke yvhicb he 'vsouia Esad
T;he ,et,er foIiox,S.
To tha Roosavei,- -s,aft xepuh,,cans
m,tchei,. n - axtana ~ vo,, nv
c,..stings and nav onSrsf,,ia fions nm,
or ,,onr u,sat,n. whscn ,Lno,v vii,
na nna 81 g-as.ar trnnos,ancs than
snv ,naat,ns os noi,ticaI ,aturs
,hot has hsar hsid IN tha STATE So,.
MANY years want IN exnress nv
sreat d,ss nno,nt tmsn,, and raxrsf' xbaf
II nj nm a hlA N atha rresept and IN
s,,ra .,o,, that no,htgs sh,rt 90 .syi.
.a,,s ,i,nass ca,,a hawa nravantaS me-
Sra,, ha,rv n,,tss 90, r'' : - -
A'ync ara ranra..ntat,,. q, ,hat ala
,,.n, y, ,h. ren,,hiicsn nartv urh,.h :
ha,ia,,a =, o,aars,, an rs ,nr,,y that
80 aras ,ay ra,,a,,;,csn,,. },.a,s rr,,r,.
'nIa and ,bat haa aiwax. stnad Laval
ia ,a,,,o,naa .r,,a ana staaSf.s, ar
s.,.. az sn,,,, =, az "a o,,.
s .e use "o"is 'o s'a'''t o'u :.
.,.,,
~ ooes s, as uo aas
VI ehe repupuSas " etis seass IN
the poncies OF our sreat presaaeht,
theodore hooseveit ana l KNOW you
would welcome an opportunity TO
again support him as president IL
seems. however, TO pc MS netermina,
ton that under no circumstances will
ne entertain being candidate we
are fortunate In having man pos
sessing the ability and experience ne
cessary for the high ONCE and one
who Is great Jurlst and statesman
and who Is not only known to be tn
favor or all the Rooseveit poncfes.
but Is known to nave the personal
support OF the president and that Is