The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-07
POLITICIANS GATHER
IT TRAVELLING MEMS
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Watertown's Conventions Bring
Large Crowds and Hosts
Of Campaigners.

WATERFOWL, S. d, MAY M-whet1er
or not the South Dakota Travelling
Mems association shall be abandoned
after the annual reunion now m SEES
sion in this city. is one of the questions
likely to precipitate a hot fight in the
business session OF the organization
~tdstsorrow afternoon Opposition 20 the
further existence OF the organization
is said to spring from the United Com
nercial Travellers. all OF whose neuI-
peFS belong Ia the association
The association was organized in
WATERFOWL eight years ago. AT that
time the L. e. I. organization had no
grand council in SOUTH Dakota. Dut
what lodges We're alive in this state
We're working under the Minnesota
jurisdiction. The South Dakota Trav-
cling Mems association was organized.
ii is claimed by U. c. T. men, To a X
the place of a grand council.
since that time the South Dakota
jurisdiction has been organized with
George 4. Tussey. OF Aberdeen. grand
counsellor. 1t is argued now that there
- no longer any need Tor the assOEIa-
ton. that its functions are Identical
with those of the grand council. that
with two organizations. neither is as
strong as il ought to be.
The proposition to abandon the as
~ VIE meet WIFI OISflEfdDkE
opposition. as not all of its members
are ~nla.Inbers of the u. G. II.
Another lively scrap in the business
session viii be- D~recipirated when the
time comes to select the convention
CITY aberdeen and Redfield are aspi-
rants Aberdeen sent q special train
today with about 500 boosters 20 the
convention. while tho chartered train
from Eecffeli brought nearly as many.
Both towns have many friends
aEnang the delegates. and all are work
ing hard The outcome is in doubt
Inc festivities of the first DAY did
rot get underway until late in the aft
ernoon owing to delay in the arrival
OF the excursion train from Sioux
Falis- This train was met By the
FourtG Regiment band. which escorted
the Sos visitors aboard to the city. The
SIOUX FAILS contingent, headed by the
sioux Fails band. reached the business
district Just in time to swing into the
Dig Meridian road parade.
Politicians Numerous
State politicians are not overlook
Ing tire opportunities of the convention.
Senator Robert j. Gamble was An ear
" arrival. and was OF the program for
an address this afternoon Former
Senator Albert J. Beveridge, Of In
aIata- arrived last evening for d po-
!1ttSIi address in behalf of the RosSe-
Welt candidacy. n all Of ths eve
nIng events scheduled gave way To this
attraction The Metropolitan opera
house presented II lively scene at this
ard the various travelling
mons delegations, uniformed and
cadged. marched in and occupied va
rlouS sections Of the house reserved
for ITEM Great enthusiasm charac-
cerlZst these parties, and tine nleetiug
was noisy in the extreme. JOHN Saith
eFt2ud. manage oft the progressive
Champaign. came with the ex-senator
4iEioas other politicians present and
remaining over odly are SartEeE
Policy secretary OF state former Gov
Andrew Z Lee. former Senator
81 minnesota Charles n. T0wne. former
Senator from South Dakota Richard z
PeItIgreW- The candidates here today
p r. Wickhein. aspiring to
tire eieFm0eratfc gu~oeFnatoFial uoruEna-
TON John III Gates. of Sioux Falls
@SkIEg tire republican naEnfna Iion for
supreme Judge, Frank G1asner who
ASKS tGS republican nomination for sAc-
OF state, and others OF rrore or
less rrEsE1Lisenca- Governor VeSSsv @aS
expected t0 arrive this afternoon To-
an address before the afternoon SEES
sl9fl- THE feature tonight win De- tie
at Senator Robert NJ. L. Fol
settle at the metropolitan. who has b&pn
given this right OF way for ths ere
ming
TIE attendance to-day was estfns ted
ST ESQ outside visitors Five bands.
Sept tire streets 1fveIy with mnsis- The
sE0rts program begins this afternoon
NEttk q bSa game between WATERFOWL
and stbe FfsndreBu IrslERns, after vEfcr
thu wild west performance viii b.
Ut the BAH part