The Washington herald., 1912-09-18
WILSON VOWS TO
HUNT BULL MOOSE
Governor Is Initiated Into "0rder Of
the Sioux" at Morning
side College.
GETS BIG REcEpr1oN

Sioux Falls. s. Oak, Sept H.-Gov.
Wilson to-day delivered half dozen
campaign speeches with the proviso that
and aroused tremendous enthusiasm
among the Indians Of Iowa and South
Dakota Sioux City turned out en- masse
to pay homage to the Democratic can
didate. Gov Wilson was the first
Of the Presidential nominees to visit the
city and the local Democrats neglected
TO details that would make his invasion
epochal When his private car drew
into the Sioux City station $500 voters
were at the station to meet and greet
him. Spectators occupied the roofs. win
dows and stairways Of buildings all along
the main street and cheefed the candi-
date every inch Of the way.
The Governor was FIRST taken to the
Morningside College, on the outskirts Of
the city. where he met the 800 students
assembled on the campus. A series of
wild college yells, given under the d.
rection Of a red-haired acrobatic cheer
leader. had a tendency to make the
schoolmaster candidate feel perfectly at
home. Gov. Wilson, speaking from an
automobile. advised the lads to take
themselves more seriously. that others
might take them seriously; to Join the
act upon opinion, and not to remain boys
too long, lest they miss a running start
In life"
Vows to Hunt Moose.
The candidate was next taken on a
sightseeing tour of the city. and then
taken to the auditorium, where a recep-
ton was held. Here II was that the
candidate was initiated into the tribes of
the Sioux and made to subscribe to a
pledge that ION the sacred tomahawk
and pipe 1 solemnly promise and vow
that henceforth and forever i shall en-
deavor TO be good individual, whether
successful or unsuccessful. in the quest
Of moose or any other game"
Gov. Wilson briefly said that he felt
honored, but a little confused. at his
election to the order, because he under
stood that all good Indians were dead
Indians. He was assured that there were
still many live good ones in the order
and that he was one OF them.
The reception committee then enter
tanned the Governor and his party at
luncheon at the Hotel West, after which
he was driven to the interstate fair
grounds, which was the primary reason
for his visit to Sioux City. The Gov
ernor had not addressed larger or more
enthusiastic audience IN this campaign
than that assembled in the grand stand
and the paddock of the racing grounds.
Makes Hit Mt Race Track.
The Governor made a hit by an apro-
pos Introductory sentence. saying that
the arrangement of the race track was
singuIarly reversed and that he was one
of the entries and that his platform was
the judges stand. There was cry OF
you will win the race followed by
uproarious applause, and the Governor
added that he would not ask what odds
were offered. He said that it was i'm
possible in this race to show ones pace
in the preliminary canter. This happy
opening caught the crowd. and the Gov
ernor held their attention throughout a
serious discussion of the issues of the
The Sioux Falls, S. Oak, Democrats,
who had arranged a night meeting. had
a special engine at the fair grounds and
the Governors private car was picked upi
al that point at 4 o'clock and hurried
across the border into South Dakota.
distance of ninety miles. committee
Of seventy-five Sioux Falls Democrats
met the Governor at the fair grounds
and accompanied him on the special train
to the night meeting.
On the trip to Sioux Falls the train !
stopped for a moment at jefferson and
Elk Point, where a crowd was waiting. |
Gov. Wilson talked seriously of the issues |
as they apply to the producer of the
of life. He was enthusiastic |
cally cheered.
Canton. S. Oak. was the last stop be-
fore reaching Sioux Falls. At Canton |
there was about 100 about the railroad |
yard The Governor spoke to them about !
the manner in which the railroad COM
panies had obtained control of the rail-
oad affairs. The train pulled out just
as he was developing his theme.