The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-07-25

q roll call OF members
present, the business 0Esthe meeting
was given attention. Ed. S. johnson
Of Yankton, candidate for governor,
chose this time as the psychological
moment to enter the hall. His ap-
pearance was greeted with prolonged
cheering end demands for a speech.
MI. Johnson rose in his place and
delivered a few short remarks.
II have no much to say at this
time.' he stated. 1--WE all know
what we are here for-we all know
the work before us this fall and all 1
ask is that every democrat do his
full duty"
Mr.. Johnson intimated, he might
have more to say later in the even
ing but when called for later he was
out of the room and did not get to
make any extended speech.
The first business before the meet
y ing was to formulate a plan by
which the empty places on the state
ter was finally left In the hands of
the state chairman to make appoint
ments. He was also authorized to
appoint an executive or campaign
committee
q Resolutions Adopted.
Pat Quirk Of Kimball, then intro
duced the, resolution, which }absolyed
! all democrats from supporting any
nominee who does not support the
national platform and the nominees
of the national convention at Balti-
more. A motion was made to table
/ the resolution. u. S.. G.. Cherry of
Sioux Falls, arose and In an impass-
Toned speech recommended and urg-
ed that the resolution be not tabled,
but passed. The motion to table the
resolution was lost and it was adopt
ed almost unanimously.
Johnson-NilsOn Club.
Secretary Hitchcock next read a
sample resolution which endorsed
the candidates. of Wilson and John
son and called for the organization
of Wilson-Johnson clubs in every
= county and town in the state. 1t also
provided for auxiliary clubs to Mbe
farmed among boys between the ages
of sixteen and twenty-one, which
would be virtually schools of in
%struction of the principles OF demo
cracy. The idea of reading the sample
4 resolution was to get each committee
4 man to start the club movements in
his. 0Mn countysssThSaseaMb PROPOSE
ton was referred to the executive
committee.
AZ Resolution was Introduced and
9iadopted asking that the state COM
mittee furnish a speaker of national
Tepute,, preferably Mr.. Wilson, him
self, for democratic day at the Nc
Cook county fair at Salem. This mat
ten also was referred to the execu-
tive committee. ffa
Bryan Cheered.
T.. M. Simmons Of Huron, a men,
Der of the delegation to Baltimore,
was next asked to talk. He arose
and gave an interesting account of
the Baltimore convention and des-
cribed Woodrow Wilson as the great
est leader of today, and the greatest
man in America. During his speech
he referred to Mr.. Bryan as the man
who made the nomination Of the New
Jersey governor possible and at the
mention of the Peerless Ones name
the meeting broke into prolonged
and applause.
Mr.. Wilson is the greatest man
in America today" declared MI.
Simmons, .and he is a clean man
zen With the aid of Mr.. Bryan he
~ AOAAOW CA0 ChdAARAc VI LAO pAOpA-
cts of old and lead the democratic
party out of the wilderness and to
certain victory. 1t took 46 ballots
to nominate him for the presidency
but ! take pride in saying that the
South Dakota delegation voted ten
straight for Wilson on every ballot
Here the audience broke into ire
mendous applause. Mr.. Simmons
took several hot shots at the present
state administration and declared
it to be the worst in the union.
Candidates Speak.
r. 3. Dowdell of Artesian, and
Major G.. Boyd Barritt of Aberdeen,
candidates for congress we're called
upon and made short speeches. Mr..
Dowdell %eulogized Mr.. Bryan and de-
clared him to be the greatest man
in the party and that he would elect
MI. Wilson, the same as he had made
his nomination possible.
A committee consisting of Sim
mons of Huron, Cherry of Sioux
Falls and Coffey of Aberdeen was APP
pointed to select candidates for the
offices of judges of the supsume
court.
Following the close of the meet
ms g dutch lunch was served, after
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