The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-04-10
HOPE TO WIN
The Row in the Republican Camp is
Hopeful Sign to the Demo
Gratis iu the campai ~.

state con "eDliGn dSsefEDleo !. LHe
city boil Monday evening In order 70
work up some enthusiasm for tie
convention Of the day following.
They have been in Il Dormant state
for a couple ri years and they felt
the need OF having some ne@ life
injected into them.
: The occasion for the meeting WAS
the organization Of a Bryan-Lee club
by the democrats Of Mitchell and
Da vision county. Perhaps $50 Of the
faithful assentled in the ball when
w. \. LaFoiletre called the meeting
to order and invited a few o, the
democratic leaders to the stage to
1eliyer come iinpromptu speeches.
These were Emmett Dowdell, OF
Artesian, Thomas Ayers, Of Pierre,
and former Senator Pettigfew, ana
the three distinguished democrats
were accorded quite an ovation when
thaY assembled to the platform.
Mr.. La Toilette Introduced Nj.
Dowdell, who Immediately got the
sympathy and applause OF bis fol-
lowers uhen he declared that eve
before In the eight or ten years have
the democrats had..as good "a chance
to win an election as at the present
time. The principal reason lie
advanced was because the two
factions In the republican party
were at war with each other and
the disorganization ought TO be the
means Of the democrats coming out
ahead.
Mr.. Dowdell told how he has been
a life long republican, born OF Tepub-
lican parents, but, that ever since
1890 he bad been out Of the party
and that he had never regretted the
step he had taken. The speaker
took up tie last legislative session
and severely criticised the insurgent
republicans for failing To Improve the
opportunity that bad been offered
them to make q record on RAILROAD
legislation, and Es told bow the
democrats In the senate were able to
cooperate with them in the passing
of the tWo-cent passenger fare bill,
and how that same bill, when
returned to the house, was killed,
notwithstanding the fact that the
insurgents had "a majority In that
branch Of the legislature. Mr..
Dowdeli declared that the republican
party had been weighed 10 the
balance and was found wanting. Tie
urged his friends to be very careful
In picking out good men. and he
thought that with the trouble Ia
the republican rahks and With q good
clean ticket of honest men that the
democrats could sweep the state In
November.
Thomas Ayers cot started along In
the same optimistic manner az che
previous speaker, and declared that
there was something In the air that
portended. victory for the democrats
were coming In out Of the sage brush
and were getting their fighting toys
on for the big fray. and these he
declared would be augmented by
many republicans who were getting
disgusted with the row In their
party. He said 1t was true that the
democrats has been licked SO often
that they had come to believe that
that was about what was due them
In a campaign. He said that he
wanted TO get that Idea out OF their
heads and for them to set to work
to win the fight this year above all
others.
Mr.. Ayers turned his attention to
the insurpent faction OF the repub.
lican party and critised their work
In a manner that gave evidence OF
his regret that the democrats ever
had anything to do with putting
Governor Crawford and the rest OF
the state officers in power. He said
rnat " the public examiner would
do his duty by exaEinlng the con-
ditions OF the state house ut Pierre
he could uneartb enough rottenness
as to stArtle the whole state. Just
what 1t IA Mr.. Ayers did not dis.
close. He criticised the udministra-
Zion for the great expense which 1t
had put on the people, ana which
started In at once after the admins
tratton has assumed control OF
things Mr.. Ayers demanded All
explanation from the Insurgents Why
IT was that the state treasurer han
noi turned the interest on the stat.
funds back into the treasury instead
OF using IL for his own benefit. Witt,
q million dollars In the funds, lie
snid that the interest amounted til
about s25. 600 a year and that this
mOnty belonged TO the state ann not
to an officer. lie declared that tue
iDsnrsent speakers never alluded to
that In their speeches and made no
effort tn explain their attitnde. lie