The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-05
TAFT MEN CALL
FOR FIGHT UPON
THE STATE TICKET
Mass Meeting of Fol-
lowers in Mitchell
Sept, 10
IS STATED
Want Defeat of Electors and
All Roosevelt Men On
the Ticket
is STATED

pointed by Taft republicans of the
state here on Aug. 14th, with instruc.
items to- take what steps were ece
Sary to secure the resignation of the
Roosevelt electors from the republi-
can ticke and substitute Taft men
instead, issued IL call for IA mass con-
%vcntion of all republicans of South
Dakota at Mitchell ON Thursday
September 10.
The call states that the committee
has exhausted every effort to right
what they call the wrong done. the
republicans of the state, and that the
purpose of the mass meeting will he
to take such action as is necessary to
defeat the Roosevelt presidential
electors and all candidates nominated
for state and congressional offices,
who by their actions at the Huron
convention of July End declared
themselves for Roosevelt.
Text of Letter.
Huron, S. D.-Tne committee APP
pointed by the statewide republican
meeting of tre 24th inst. in Huron.
to present an appeal TO the Sherwood
committee for an adjustment of the
electoral tangle in South Dakota,
some time prevented the below
communication to Chairman Sher-
wood. As yet no acknowledgment
of the letter has been received, and
the committee appointed by the re-
publicans feeling that they are to
gain no recognition from the Roose-
Welt committee have given out the
letter to the public. Members of the
committee are expected in Huron to-
night for a business session. The
letter reads as follows:
"August II, 1912-'C. r.. Sher-
wood, Esq. chairman of Republican
State committee, Clark, South Da-
kota. Dear Sir: AT a meeting of re-
publicans in the city of Huron, on
the 4th of this month, we We're APP
pointed a committee with authority
to take steps as u Judgment dictat-
ed. to procure the removal of the
electors nominated at the Huron con-
vention on July I'd, 1912.
These electors have publicly de-
clared that they will not vote for
Taft for president. If elected, they
intend. to use the power. delegated
to them by republicans, to elect. as
president. a mar who is openly and
avowedly, seeking to destroy the re-
publican party. The explanation and
defense of their presence on the re-
publican ticket is, that a majority of
the delegates who nominated them,
were of the opinion, that the nominal
tion of the republican candidates, at
Chicago. was not fairly made, and
consequently. the party in this state,
is not bound to support those nomi-
inees.
Right of Review Denied.
"Admitting for the sake of the ar
gument, that the nomination of Mr..
Taft was secured by unfair tactics,
the republican party of South Dakota
is not in a position to raise that oh
delegates, participated in the nomi-
committed, and with knowledge
thereof.
whether or not the nomination at
Ghicago was fairly secured, is "A mat
ter upon which republicans may diff
er, but that is a question of each
voter to decide for himself.
THE Huron convention was not
authorized by the republicans of
this state to pass upon the regular
iy of the presidential nomination.
| Lie W that COHNSIlloH NSIC
elected two weeks before the o
vening of the national convention at
Chicago. 1t was their duty, under
the law, to formulate a state plat
form and nominate electors for the
republican party, not for the bull
moose party. They had no right to
assume, that the majority of the re-
publicans in this state were not sat
;.@;al ,r;+L Mo n..J,,t or tho potinr-
al convention.
IF they had actual knowledge,
from a poll of all the republicans in
the state, that majority of them
would vote against Mr.. Taft, because
they believed he was nominated by
unfair means, it would still have
been their duty, to nominate electors
who would support the republican
nominees, as they represented the
republican party, not the individual
views of the members thereof. Tht
party in this state, not the individual
views of the memoirs thereof. The
party in this state, is a part of the
national party, and wd recognized
this fact when we sent delegates t.
the national convention. AS thu
state of South Dakota is one of tn.
uUlIS OIL Uue united oldLeS, 30 Tue re
publican party in this state is one O
the units of the national republican
party; and when the party in thi
state participates in the decision o
that convention. regardless of TIL
personal views of the individual
\ who compose the state party.
Score State Rights.
1--WE arr not ready to admit tina
state rights" is a cardinal principl
of the republican party, the Huro
convention to the contr ry notwitf
standing. The principle of "stat
o rights as applied to party loyalt
S is as applicable to counties as t
$ states, and if q state can refuse il
support to a national candidate, fc
reasons of it's own, d county may r.
fuse its support to q candidate c
the state or congressional ticket, fl
-e reasons which it may deem sufficien
We recognize the right of any i