The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
Crowded House at
Plankinton Hears and
Applauds Him
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DEFINES POSITION
Bitter Fee of Monopoly and
Stands squarely for Pop
ular Government
TRIBUTES GIVEN
Citizens of Mitchell Tell c
Esteem i'm Which He
is Held
WHAT LINCOLN WILL DO.

= WHAT LINCOLN WILL DO. +"
" Canton, S. ID. April 10, 1912. IS
= Chairman Branson Campaign s.
Is Committee: 81
It Lincoln county on the east 8
ST wants Branson for Congress and "
" joins Aurora in the west and s.
81 sends greetings to the man who "
IS Will stand by the people at ev- s.
. cry turn of the road at home 81
d and in Congress. Lincoln's ma {"
:" jority for the peoples favorite "
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g the man who opened his cam *
s. paign in their city. 50
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s. So St St IS s. s. s - 50 s.
Plankinton, S. D.-Belore an audi
ence that filed the new opera house
here, o. l.. Branson of Mitchell last
night opened his campaign for the
republican nomination for congress
from the First district of South Da-
kota.
\ most natterfng reception was
given Mr.. Brapson and it bears Out
the prediction already made that
Aurora county will give Mr.. Bransol
u ten to one majority. Throushou
the two hours OF the program, not,
Il single person left the opera house
and very frequently through MI.
Fran on's address was he interrupt
cd by the most hearty applause. Ii
was generally agreed that the speak
er had added to his already unusual
reputation as Il platform speaker and
at the close of the evening it was
the general comment that it was the
best political meeting eve held in
P~lankinton.
Over forty went from Mitchell on
the afternoon train to see the open
ing of the Branson campaign. The
party was met at the station by the
DanQ.
Quartet is Popular.
L. A. Mabbott, republican county
committeeman, acted as chairman oil
the meeting. The Branson male quar-
let, composed of Wilson, Wise, Harry
Of times and was compelled TO re-
spond to repeated encores. Their
singing made a decided hit and this
organization is destined to win a
name for itself as it accompanies Mr..
Branson in his speaking campaign
over the district.
lnasmuch as this was the first ii
Mr.. Branson's public speeches in his
campaign, three ~well-knoWn resi-
dents of Mitchell appeared to testify
to the esteem in which Mr.. Branson
is held in his own community. These
were w. E. Upton, chairman OF the
Branson campaign committee, Rev.
w. NJ. Mair, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church of which Mr.. Branson
is "a member, and Geo. A. Silsby, long
a warm personal friend CT Mr.. Bran
son.
After paying tribue to Aurora
county and the prominent men ii
had sent into the state and nation.
Mr.. Tiptcn spoke of the genesis OF
the Branson candidacy. lie said in
part:
Start of Candidacy.
when it became known last sum-
mer that a new congressional district
would be created in South Dakota
and that Mitchell would be situated
almost in the center OF it, the people
of Mitchell became interested and
cast about for a man to fill this po-
sition. 1t occurred to these people
at Mitchell that there should be four
tests by which to choose the man for
this position. as follows:
''Fir.t. he should have a command
ing personality and pronounced bus
mess ability.
Second, he should be known to be
entirely honest and honorable, a man
true to his friends and true to any
trust that might be imposed upon
him.
Third, he should be a MAI eX-
tensively tried out in the fires OF
public service.
Fourth, he ought by his ideals to
be such a man as could. SO far as
possible, unite the different factions