The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-26
SHOU/N
IN SOUTH DAKOT4,S
TO TAFT

"iith hoElidloI 1IdMlOIu DIllcTIN at
tackled the Richards primary election
law, and the political methods of Il.
o. Richards, and in which meeting
richards was present, and asked an
opportunity to explain some of the
propositions which the senator had
scored. He was given a few minutes
but declared that there was not time
enough to say all he wanted in that
time. but he would be hack at a
later date and give the people of
that place a complete analysis of
his primary law. The outcome OF
that meeting is said u have been
only to widen the breach between
these two political leaders at Huron,
each desiring to head the LaFollette
move SO far as South Dakota is con-
icerned.
No More Expressions.
None of the candidates in the city
have so far expressed themselves as
to their positions in regard to the
Taft-LaFollette candidates. farther
than they are already on record
publicly so far as these candidates
arec Oncerned.
Among the noticeable men in the
throng is Ben Brave. of Lyman
county, who is one of the most pro-
gressive of the Sioux Indians. and
has been prominent in Lyman county
ever since it's organization, and was
one of the prohibition candidates
for presidential elector in 1908. He
brought a hand carved ane which
he presented to the president just
before his dinner a 1.-THE home of
Congressman Burke last evening.
Most of the press representatives,
and members of the presidential
party, other than his immediate at
tendants, took advantage of the
fact that a moving picture outfit was
staging an old fashioned buffalo
hunt in the Philip buffalo pasture
seven miles north of Fort Pierre.
Sunday afternoon. and went out to
see a herd of buffalo and Indians
initiating their old time tactics in
hunting these animals.
The city last evening rendered a
dinner at the Locke hotel to all the
press representatives with the presi-
dental party, and to the representa-
tives with the presidential party.
and to the representatives of any of
the daily papers of the state who
we're on the ground.
Formal Dinner by Burke.
4 formal dinner was given TO the
president last evening at the home
of Congressman Burke at which the.
guests were the state congressional
delegation, and the immediate at
PENDANTS Of the president.
This mronlng the president gave
a talk to the school children of the
city at the Central School building,
followed by a general discussion of
political affairs from a platform
erected at the Northwestern station.
This was just before his train left
for the east. While he did not make
a tsop at the Government Indian
School Just east of this city. he was
on tho platform of his train to greet
the pupils and teachers OF that in
stitution.
The Rosebud delegation over IA
hundred strong. arrived late Sunday
afternoon. each wearing a soft white
hat. to which was pinned red rose
buds, as their badge for the occos-
sion. While they failed to reache
here in time for the formal speech
made by the president, they were on
hand for the proceedings this norm
ing.
After the speech by President Taft
yesterday afternoon, he and a party
occupying ten automobiles, made a
trip Of about ten miles out into the
country. to get away from the
formalities of the occasion. and get
fresh air which was plentiful. with a
brisk northwest wind sweeping
across the prairie.