Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06


growing country than all other adVer-
Using combined and the people ap.
precate the patriotism Of the good
people Of that city.
Lincoln county was represented at
the big meeting by National Commit
teeman Thomas ThOrSon w. G. Gem
mill, John ISakSon, Austin Tuntland,
Edward MOscrip and Joe CUpler,
while almost every county in the state
had delegation present. Senators
Crawford amt Gamble, Congressman
Burke, Gov. Vessey and Insurance
Commissioner BasfOrd, Abe Van Os-
del, Geo. w Egan, Frank Byrne and
LOomiS S. Gull, candidates for COVER
nor, were prominent among the many,
and Judge Dillon of Gankton was
fences. Z. S. Attorney Wagner, Rev
enue Collector Cook, A. Q. RinGSrud,
Dick Richards. w. Clark, late At
torney GeneraI, Secretary of State
Policy, e. l. A bel of Huron, Dr. Il.
f. Rate of Rapid City, candidate for
congress III the third district, Major
Packard and Harry King of the board
Of charities, Editor Sem OF Dead
wood, Jason Payne and Banker CLANCY
of Clay. II. r GjOlme of Charles Mix,
the Norbeck brothers of Platte and
Redheld, II. l.. LOucks of Farmers
Alliance fame, Peter Haas, Hans
Ustrud, Martin Berg and Dick Woods
of Sioux Falls
Among the democrats present, we
noticed Il e Dowdell, Pat Wickham,
Dick Lyon, John Bowler, W. r.
Lynch. e S. Johnson, II. r. Green
and G. ". Cooley, Green and Cooley
being the pioneers, the writer having
knowledge of their fighting qualities
since the famous Armstrong, Bur
leigh, Sphinx campaign in 1870
Altogether La Toilette day in the
Corn Palace city was busy one.
There was no Sign of strife or cOnten-
tiun among the candidates, all were
in good numOr and seemed 70 look up
on The coming contest with conh-
dence. vet dispatches to some of the
outside stanupat papers makes one
weary reading lies.
There was no widening breach be-
tween the two wings Of insurgents,
as one reporter telegrapheC his paper.
The ''insurgenls" are marching unit
edly under a progressive banner and
Just because Two men, or half dozen
for that matter, fail to agree on
methods Of procedure, it is called
d widening BREACH No man ever
attended more harmonious gather
ing of politicians in this state. The
only party not pleased with the final
organization of the La Toilette cam
paign committee was Mr., Richards.
The committee as finally organized
represents progressive policies and
not individuals. Mr.. Richards has no
following as a progressive boss, but he
can have a host Of friends as a broad
minded progressive champion in the
ranks. The only unnatural feature
in the progressive lineup is Mr.. Rich
ards desire to play the part of a boss,
and no man knows better than he
that a progressive boss will be NJ W.
zled bv those who have fought ma
chine bosses to their destruction.
The Mitchell meeting was a grand
success from any progressive stand
point, and one of the remarkable
features of the general discussion was
Congressman's Burke's mixing with
his old time progressive friends, and
while Mr.. Burke refused to divulge
his future plans to the writer, he
made it quite evident that he will
not support Gamble, because Gamble
jumped Mr.. Burke's claim as the
administration candidate, and Mr.
Burke is not fully determined as to
his course. He may run against Gam
BILE or he may run for the house as an
administration progressive, knowing
full we'll that many Of the leaders OF
the old Kittredge organization have
joined the progressive movement, and
the rank and file are all in sympathy
with it.
This sketch of men and measures
at Mitchell is from the standpoint Of
one who went there to study condi-
tions and the evidence was sufficient
to convince champion of the people
for forty two years that the cause of
the people in this state is in safe
hands.