Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-19
LENNON SEES A new LIGHT
Another Prominent Insurgent
Deserts the "RefOrmerSS


Another former insurgent who has
become dissatisfied with the wide diver
gence between insurgent platform
promises and official performance is G.
E. Lennon. of Lennon, for whom
that flourishing town is named, who, in
a letter under date of May 3, addressed
to DR.. w. G. Smith, state railroad COM
missioner, announces his conversion to
stalwartism as follows:
Lennon, S. d., May g. Hon. w.
G. Smith, Sturgis, S. d. Dear Doctor:
Yours of recent date came to hand and
found me laid up with a broken leg,
which at this time is repairing as fast
as one could expect. As you know, it
is little hard to be laid up on the
shelf but my physicians advise me that
they will have me out in the near fu-
ture.
''ln regard to the political situation
in this neck of the woods and the state
in general, want to say to you that
my sympathies in the past were with
the insurgent element of the Republi-
can party, but | am sorry to admit that
it is my personal opinion that they have
not made good as to the reforms which
they promised, but on the other hand,
this state never did experience such
rank bossism as has been demonstrated
by the insurgents during the past few
months, and | am in this campaign
heartily in sympathy with the stalwart
wing of the Republican party, for we
| all know that Congressman Martin and
Burke have made excellent congress
men, always active in the interests of
the citizens Of South Dakota, and thru
their efforts our grand state west of the
Missouri river has been, and is settling
up; wonderful development can be seen
on every hand, and the new homes on
the fertile prairies, where more recent
ly only the Indians and large herds of
cattle roamed, make one more than ever
proud of our state west of the river.
Personally have great admiration
for Ex-Governor Elrod, and it is not a
bad omen to a man like Elrod to have
him called Honest Sam Elrod." His
former administration was one that the
citizens of this state ought to be proud
of, for the state debt at the end of his
two years was the lowest it has ever
been since statehood, and | believe had
he had two years more this state would
have been out of debt; but as result
of reform administration, we are now
rapidly approaching the million dollar
debt mark, and any business, banking,
mercantile or farming, that is run on
such basis, would surely be soon ready
to take the bankruptcy act.
1--WE have citizen of this wonderful
city of Lennon (Which today has a
population of over 1000 people, and
this when the town is only about two
years old that the people of this state
ought to be proud of, for while he is
still young man in his prime, has
proven his worth in every public posi-
ton he has occupied. refer to Hon.
Charles J. Dousman, the candidate for
secretary of state. Doctor, he is ''all
wool and yard WIDE" and anything
you can do for him will be greatly APP
preciated by your old friend.
ut is needless for me to tell you |
am for you. | signed your petition and
you know what that means, especially
when you remember our long friend
ship. Be sure and call on me whenever
you are in Lennon, and wishing you
and the whole stalwart ticket success
at the June primaries, / am,
Your friend,
G. f. Lennon. "