The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-02-08
IS EASILY
DEMOCRATS CHOICE
FOR THEPRES|DENCY
Straw Vote Taken of
Conference Held
at Pierre
WILL USE PRIMARY
Candidates and Delegates OF
Party Will be Chosen
That Way
WILL USE PRIMARY

That Way
Pierre, S. D.-While the state
democratic conference held here last
night dld not take any formal vote
as TO its preference for presidential
candidates, a straw ballot of those
present showed 1870 fo- Wilson. IL
for Harmon, II for Bryan and Il
few scattering votes for Clark ana
Folk.
The democratic conference per
fected its temporary organization
yesterday afternoon by the selection
OF Ben Wood of Rapid Sity as chair
Before the organization, and
in the lulls after that a number of
talks We're made, and attempts to
get sentiment on different presidcn-
tial candidates. The name OF Bryan
created barely a ripple. but that OF.
Wilson raised the roof with Clark
coming in strong, and Harmon
bringing forth but little response.
The fight indicating what is COM
ing was an attempt to instruct the
credentials committee to limit the
Votes to the delegates on the floor,
and allow no proxies. This was the
first move against the Johnson forces
who hold a number OF proxies, and
the fight was finally sent to The com
mittee On report.
Chairman Wood in his speech,
characterized an insurgent republi-
can, as a man n per cent socialist.
and nincty-nine per cent hell-with-
out-a-pgogram, and asked that South
Dakota be redeemed from such rule.
The committees Were:-
O}ganization:-il, e. Hitchcock,
OF Dawson: c. c. jordan, of Brulc;
III. j. Rock, of Brown: 7. j., Ryan
OF Union; Z. T. sutlcy of Lyman.
Credentials:-li. A. Reeves OF
that the principle OF the recall CT
judges should be applied tic elective
~BonIlomme; d.. G. Medberry OF
Beadle; L.. G.. Campbell OF Minneha,
ha; G. II. Randall of Pennington;
w. f. Brennan of Kimgshury.
Rules and order OF business-W
II. Thompkins OF Pennington; +. S
Rove, of Stanley; f. w. Fish OF
Sphinx; l.. ID. Grewel. OF Miner; j.
r. Helfron OF Lawrence.
Granville Jones OF Chamberlain
announced that he would be n can
didatc for the nomination for con
gress from the first district.
Very little real business was tran
sacted by the conference although j
organized as a state convention
with an Allotted number OF votes tC
each county in the state. r. w
Taubman of Plankinton acted a.
secretary of the meeting.
a resolutions committee compos
ed OF Mr.. Nj. Bennett. II. L. Dowdell
Charles w. Hockstetter. w. w. Soul,
and j. ID. Hale, reported brief reso
buttons. These acknowledged the
services of William j. BRYAN. com
mended the last congress for passin;
the wooden tariff revision bill ant
+, the farmers free Est bill and dc
/, nounced Taft for vetoing them. TIL,
last paragraph of the resolution
recommended that the delegates t.
. the national democratic convention
5 at Baltimore support the recall o
! Judges. the initiative and r|eferen
dunn and the election of tnite'
States Senators by the direct vote o
the people. On motion of Granvill,
Jones, the recall of judges wa
: stricken from the resolutions IN
= the following paragraph substituted
I Referred to State Convention.
''It is the sense of this conferenc
Judges, but we recognize that unGe
our system Of government it canine
be applied to the federal judiciary
for this reason we recommend tina
this proposition be referred to tn
state convention
With this amendment, the rosolu
| tions were adopted as read.
h A night telegram was sent to con
leress. commencing the efforts o
9 Chairman Henry OF the rules com
= mittee to secure an Investigation o
;, the money trust and urging a.
a democrats TO support him in tina
4 effort.
: The state executive committe
was instructed to use its best en-
~ideavors TO see that petitions a.
S filed by capable and representativ
S democrats for all offices which az
S pear on the ballots in the prirnar
election.
d A collection of S100.35 was take
:. as the nucleus for a state campa,g
n fund.
d Andy Z. Lee was given an owe
7 ton when he rose at the close c
the meeting. He said he believe
e they were justified in selecting a
y thai time in choosing a canddidat
) for the United States Senate an
asked unanimous approval be give
It r.. +. Pettigrew OF Sioux Falls 70
that position. Z