The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-05-24
Y0uNCOEMOCRATS
Of SOUTH DAKOTA
nU|T THE BOSSES
inside Report Of the Mitchell
Observation-Disclosures Ex'
posed As Party
Enemy.
CLARION CALL SENT OUT
Aim Of Johnson Democrats Is
TO Free Party From Bosses
As Explained BY One Of
Them.
CLARION CALL SENT OUT
Special Correspondence to The Sioux
City Tribune.

City Tribune.
The dispatches to the outside papers
covering the meeting Of the democratic
state committee held at Mitchell on the
second day of May did not tell the in
side story OF the situation In the ranks
Of that party.
The meeting resulted in the complete
and final separation of the young. pro-
gressive democrats OF the state from
The OLD leadership under Pettigrew,
(W1ckhem, Bowler and Lee. Heretofore,
and for years Pettigrew has been
SERVED by the young democracy, head
have responded to his every call with
fortitude and loyalty seldom
equalled. but these young democrats
have determined to mobilize their
Forces into a new and greater democ-
kAcy which shall mean something bet
Ter than subserviency to a few out-Cf-
nate leaders who have managed and
it'll desire to manage party affairs for
lkhotr personal ends. Lee was the Idol
.pf TINS young element In former years
because they believed him sincere. but
within the last three months he has
md now. ~ q result Of q midnight
trade with Pettigrew. has become a
Clark candidate for delegate. His
Facilitating attitude appears to have
kOot him the confidence and respect OF
khoeo who were his former friends and
surrender to the dictation of Pettigrew.
brought about through his ~unaccount-
hbie conversion to the Wickhem-Bow-
zion g bscoMss United states senator
bf Pettigrew Ii chosen a member Of the
Chart cabinet, has placed him firmly
ln the ranks Of bis former foes.
iNs. 0~AAl~A~.. R>H~1 A. ha~>A:~. .i
Tho Committee was called together on
khe peremptory order of Pettigrew who
pAid for the nth hour kilograms sent
but by Chairman Lyons. Pettigrew had
nog1ecteG to make arrangements TO get
y oet Of straight Clark delegates filed.
pfesuming that he could command
Either block of delegates previously Sc
bected when he was ready. He de-
handed that q prefere initial primary OF
khe democrats be called to settle the is
hue between Wilson and Clark. This.
however. was a makeshift to save Leo
The humiliation Of Hopping. for It is
well known that before the committee
meeting was called Pettigrew had the
pledge Of Lee to flop to Clark II the
Gom$pittee failed or refused to fur
Gish the former governor a means of
eAcape from the fatal mistake of de-
flafing for Wilson before he had heard
From the boss.
- " SHG M adAll5 III
meeting Pettigrew placed himself and
The power OF the T9arst political ma
chine with Its money, literature and
Bbxakers IN the auction block by de-
Elaring twice that he would support
fha delegates who would %enounce Will
pom for Clark. It II doubtful If a more
brA1en piece of political merchandise
lng was ever before witnessed. It was
not lone with the expectation that the
Wilson men would come to him. for
PottiGrew himself was responsible for
kho inception OF the Wilson movement
IN South Dakota. He wrote letters to
many Of his old cupporers. after his
Ing the virtues ct the Now Jersey gov
brnoe, and expressing qualification that
h1O old friends In South Dakota had
Eaken Up Wilson's cause. Later he
suffered = change OF heart at the call
bf HeArot. His discovery Of Wilson's
ellsged unntness VA An after thought.
FOR e does Mttlo credit to his intelli-
goaeo % ray that he was not familiar
[k1tA Wilson's writings and speeches
nnt11 a1tor ~ had announced his In
t1nt1on - support Wilson. No sooner
had ~ taken his Job with the Hearst
0achl1o than he began . campaign In
Donth Dakota for An uninstructsd dele
6oncesenoe his strikers worked consist
NIFTY 70 that end. The motive Tor this
lnay - explained by the fact that
rQ4t1GroW for the last eight years has
eooo 0oArot's walking delegate. An un-
pnetsuOee6 delogation from South Da-
eoeA 01Qhl. tharefors Clark II
zsasse 1sslrsd u. or Hsarst himssll
emoo = trading delegation 70 b
Heo6 IT, 1eetigTsw and he Hearst ma
T7he preaent situation shows that I