The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-14
W|CKHAM FACTION
TO NAME TICKET
FORTUNE PRIMARY
State Organization is
Said to be Behind
the Ticket
ABERDEEN NAMED
The Upstate City Was Select
Cd as the Place for the
State Convention
ABERDEEN NAMED

State Convention
There is not going to be amy more
smooth sailing in the democratic par
ty in this state, at least until the
June primary is held. That much
was determined up by the meeting
OF the democratic state central COM
mittec which held a session in this
city Tuesday evening and this norm
ing continued vcr to a conference
of certain members of the commit
Aberdeen Gets Convention.
The attendance at the committee
meeting Was quite arge, taken to-
getler with the members of the
committee, the candidates and the
laymcn. The first proposition TO
come before the meeting, which was
presided over by Dick Lyon, of Ner-
million, chairman OF the state COM
mittee. was the location OF the state
convention. Representatives of
y -ADSlQCCii. ~
Mitchell presented AN invitation to
the committee, and when the vote
was taken the committee decided up
on Aberdeen The date of the con-
vention is fixed by law.
Thlcshcd Over the Situation.
There We're other matter to come up
before the committee IN the form OF
u discussion OF the candidates that
are up on the democratic ticket, with
SPECIAL reference TO the meeting Of
the johnson wing OF the party,
which met a week or ten days ago
at Huron and there agreed upon ten
delegates for the Baltimore convcn-
ton. The motto adopted at the
meeting was '@Wilson-Bryan Progress
sive Democracy" 1t was evident
chat there was much dissatisfaction
over the result OF that meeting and
the immediate fling of TIE list OF
candidates With the secretary Of
state. Members of the COMMITTEE felt
chat they should have had a hand in
the matter of the selection OF dele
gates and that the Johnson faction
was too precipitate i'll assuming to
name the delegates for the state
without a broader view OF the situa-
ton.
Wicki.am Witi, Full! Ticket.
The result of the meeting and the
conference this morning held by
members OF the state central COM
mittee means that there will be a
strong fight Tor supremacy in this
state at the June primary. 1t is as
serted that the state organization is
thoroughly in sympathy with the
candidacy of Pat Wickham for gov
II and that the greater part OF
the members viii stand behind him
for the nomination. 1t was decided
al convention with the backing oil
the state o%rganizat on. The motto
selected for the Wickham faction is
Wilson -Clark-l5ryan Dcmocracy,'
leaving out the idea of tho progrcs-
sivc. and adding Clark's name as q
presidential possibility.
Lee as Delegate at Large.
While the entire list OF ten delc-
gates was not entirely agreed upon
six were practically selected as I
part of the ten. They are Andrew
j.. Lee. of Nermillion, ex-governor
John Z. Kelley, of Colman, eX-con
gresham: w, l.. Shade, of RapiG
City; Nj. w. sheaIe. of Watertown
Iack Sutley. of Rowe, and Jacl
Hale, of Sturgis, We're agreed upon
as two OF the district delegates. TIL,
others will be selected at a late.
conference.
Have Il State Ticket.
The state organization will no
stop at the naming of a delegation
for Baltimore, but it was decided tt
place a full state ticket in the field
to be known, it is stated, as the or
~ganization ticket. This will includ
so far as has been agreed upon p. j
Wickham for governor; f. l.. Fiske
of Redtield. for congress: Mr.. Grew.
OF Howard. for attorney general
Anderson Nickel of Phillip, for stat
treasurer.
1t is asserted that the weight o
the state organization will be throw.
entirely for the support of the abov
named gentlemen, and for tn
rest of the state ticket as it will b
named later. 1t was expressed b
the organization that there is goin
to be a strong fight from now unit
June for the UNFOLDING OF the Wick
ham ticket from beginning to enc
and that they feel that the demo
Gratis of the state will not stand 70
the work that was accomplished q
Huron.