The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-28
Man Who Called Nit
chell Conference
Makes Statement
NO ROW WANTED
League Wishes to Eliminate
All Issues Not Related
to Presidency

Pierre, S. D.--ln view of the an.
parent situation in the state. as 1c
just wi at are the purposes of tbe
meeting called at Mitchell on m.
18th. John Sutherland. secretary T..
'Ae state branch of the National Pr l.
sressive League, made the follow
ing statement this morning: He sal (.
tnat last week he had been attend
ing court and had not time even %
READ the daily papers, but found on
MS return a flood of letters which
Indicates a large attendance at the
Mitchell meeting on the 2Slh.
When asked what would be con-
sidcrcd at the Mitchell meeting. he
%aid: II is not for our committee
70 say. We shall present to the
meeting the presidential question as
me one OF paramount Importance. We
shall also call attention to the Rich
rds Primary bill, as a live question
which must be considered i'm The
near future by the voters, and Other
matters of incidental importance.
This committee was created at 4
convention OF progressive republic
ans which met at Pierre last Feb
'uary. The purpose OF the meeting
vas to conserve progressive repub-
1canism in South Dakota. At thai,
LaFollette was not a candidate:
since then he has been agreed upcn
;N the progressive U. S. Senators as
the most available and logical cam
lldate, provided the ~prosressivos
were to present a republican caudi-
date. Hence the committee did net
desire as a committee, to decide
whether La Toilette should be made
sur candidate but have called this
convention that by wide representa-
o OF the progressives Of the state
hey might in convention determine
what action to take. There can be
no doubt now. inasmuch as LA Fol
cite is announced as Il candidate.
the convention will positively
%leclare for him."
Richards Bill Not Concerned. .
AS to whether or not the Rich
trds primary would be discussed in
he meeting ar. Sutherland said:
That was inserted by the commit
.ee in the call because ii is IA uues-
ion upon which progressives may
livide. and inasmuch as the presi-
entail question is paramount to alll
Else II the primary question is To-
al merely to the state of South Da-
lota. it may be that the primary law
question and all other questions not
essentially belonging to the prcsi-
iential campaign, should be elimi-
AS it now appears there is
10 question whatever but La Follet-
G will have the delegation in the re-
publican convention from the state
If South Dakota, and it is my hope :
Adl lHSiS VIII De uIlllcIllCn on t.o
inc OF eliminating everything else
% as not to endanger the accom-
'iishment OF the desired result.
The officers who have made the
all for the Mitchell meeting are the
ulcers OF the South Dakota Branch
If the National Progressive Repub-
lcan League. At the time of the or
Of the National Progress
i've League at Washington, La Fol
was not Il candidate. nor had
here been any decision as to who
progressive candidate would be.
1 they a one. In the light of
events there cannot be tie
lightest doubt but that The Nation
i Progressive League as such will
alphabetically declare for La Toilet
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