The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-02-22
ia ToLLETTE'S DISTRICT
CHOOSES TAFT DELEGATES

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Madison, -Wis.-Unqualified alp
prevail of the administration of Pres
ldent Taft was expressed by the re
publicans of the third congressional
district here this afternoon. This is
The home district OF Senator La Fol
lette.
The convention was called to nom
mate two delegates TO the national
convention.
The resolution states that PRES
dent Taft should be re%nominated
and reelected not for the reason
merely that it is the party custom
10 accord such endorsement TO a
faithful executive, but rather be
aus of the splendid record he has
made-a record which has add
ed lustre to the party's history and
enhanced the dignity and prestige
Of the nation.
Henry Dable of Mi. uoreb and
Michel j. Cleray of Blanchardville,
was selected as the nominees Tor the
national convention delegates.
Aberdeen, S. Dat the TAFT cam
paign Headquarters for South Dako-
ia, in this city, the alleged statement
given Ii by Chairman William b.
Mckinley, head of the national Taft
organization, IN which he is said to
have conceded South Dakota to the
opponents OF the president, was not
received with any degree of serious
ness. 1t is felt at the Taft headquar-
tiers here, that if Mr.. Mckinley gave
out the statement. ii was under a
IN iCn 4 >, s,lna,lgin OF Dn,AIiti tome I1,a
or rather under an understanding of
conditions as they existed several
months ago, but have changed, very
materially in the presidents favor
since then. Taft's advocacy of reci-
procity lost him the support of thou
sands OF Dakotans, but since the Ca
nadians rejected the reciprocity
treaty, that issue does not count
against the president as it did a few
months ago. Furthermore, the Taft
supporters arc recalling to the minds
of the ants that Colonel Roosevelt
endorsed the Canadian reciprocity
treaty, and that many of the leaders
of the R~oosevelt-La Toilette move
mcnt in the state. notably Governor
Wesley, endorsed the treaty. They
feel, therefore. that any attempt to
attack the president on his reel
procity record is bound to react. An
other point in the president favor
in South Dakota. that Chairman Nc
Kinley possibly not advised OF, is the
fact that there are two elements i'll
the opposition faction. The Rich
ards elemnt at Huron, which calico
a conference at that place as early
as last September, to endorse the
candidacy OF La Toilette. contends
that it is the only simon-pure La
Toilette faction in the state, and
threatens to put UP a ticket compos-
ed OF sink or swim La Toilette candi-
dates for delegates to the national
convention, in the field, in opposi-
ton to the candidates chosen at the
Sioux Falls conference recently, who
are sailing under the designation OF
a La Follette-Roosevelt ticket, and
claim they viii support La Toilette
if he continues in the race, but vii
go to the colonel if the senator does
not stick, for any reason.
The Taft supporters also state that
the fact that no attempt has beer
made by them to endorse a list o.
candidates for state offices, is ealcu.
lated to advance the chances of Taft
j. c. Simmons, chairman of the
Taft state central committee, is rap
Idly whipping together a strong
forceful organization. devoted to Sc
curing the election of a Taft delega
ton to the Chicago convention, "a
the June primaries. and eXpresse!
great confidence in the outcome.
The Taft men profess to regart
as a favorable indication. the fac
;. that in a presidential preference pol
taken by the Aberdeen American,
local insurgent paper, the result give
Taft about two votes to n for boil
Roosevelt and La Toilette.