The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-01-18
IS THORSON FRAMING
Up STATE TICKET?
sIOCX CITY JOURNAL PUBLISH.
ELS STORY TO THIS EFFECT.--
EGAN SHOWS GREAT CON
EIpENCE.

Sioux City Journal by q staff CORES.
pondent.
You can't run q steam roller ov-
er me. Tom Thorson. See this Jaw,
of mine? We'll. my ancestors Nave
been busy for generations develop
ing that, and : would be a disgrace
70 them if l shouldn't hang on as
long as l have the least bit OF a
hold"
Ii was W. E. Eye, of C~enterville,
state telephone Inspector, who thus
was defining the national committee
man.
The members Of The La Toilette
campaign committee still we're busy
today fixing up a safe fer & state
ticket, and Ne Thorson vas chisf
adviser. The partial slate as finally
agreed on follows:
For Goyernor-Frank N. Byrna.
For rreasurev--A W. Ewart, Of
Pierre.
This involved the elimination ct
c II Lien, of Summit
For Auditor--Eot decided.
For Superintendent Of Schools
e. c. Lawrence, q Canton. present
incumbent.
Mr.. Eae Stubborn.
One railroad commissioner is to
be elected this year. he will be
from tae First district. Mr.. Ega
aspiras to the nomination On the re-
publican ticket. His ambition is In
conflict with the plans Of the La
Toilette machine. Mr.. Thoreou and
the othcra IN their effort 20 Aarmon-
izc eucccelcd in pe~rguadine ] j.
Murphy, CT Parker, who had wished
70 be a candidate for secretary oc
state, to withdraw anu leave q Tree
field 10 Fred Hepperie, of Eureka.
Mr. MprpbS. IS recomn4nae for his
sacrinee, was promised support for
the laii.oad cemmtssicnarehio. Nj.
Fees s%tp6boraness in aGuz.ng Ia
step aside jor M. Murphy Is high
h embarrassing 10 IN. Ilo;scn,
who is laying down the law that
there must he only orc 10 Fo,lcte
candidate for any Office. lie says a
united front must be puf UP BY tie
Insurgents against the republicans
Who are supporting President TAFT.
Mi. Eye demanded to lnow Ct Ny.
~holson what the pros esstve move
ment stood for, ANYHOW.
My idea has been, declared Mr..
Eye, that It's first principle was a
protest against bossism in politics
don't like the spectacle Of q mar
like You denouncing bcssism, while
at the same time you are rracticine
It,"
Mr.. Eye, while still on the war
path, started for the Argus-Leadel
office, saying he was going to an.
rounce that he was 4 progressive
who was in the race 20 stay.
Following the meeting Of the
campaign committee this morning
Mr.. Thorgon announced he would bt
a candidate before tie June pri
malies for rejection 10 tae Office O
national committeeman.
Egan's Position.
Egan calls himgelf a genuine pre-
gressive republican. But, whateve:
he may be, there he stands between
the lines, drawing from both sides
and that he is a nightmare to boil
Gull and Byrne ard their friend.
there is not the slightest doubt.
Egan, with his lofty air and viii
conten1ptuous disregard for tn
ancient and much approved metho,
o. mixing political medicine, he'll,
himself aloot from the La Follett
meeting. Sitting in his fine law OF
fees on the second floor OF the six
story M~lnnehaha building across n
street from tbs La Toilette powwov
; he said. Let them come and sc
ne" adding with consumrnate ego
: tisrn, THEY'LL come, ali right
Answer His Beck.
And they went. toe, nearly ever
: man who is a candidate for otncc
> Dillon. Yankton, was in one room
: while curtiss, of Aberdeen, was /
| another, Both are candidates fo
congressional non.nation. Each VIZ
: asking Egan to say g good word fc
him as he goes about the state.
> Egan stalks around through h:
Offices and talks to his callers i
: much the same way that lie addreG,
: es enc OF his tent audiences. Tall
:. ing in a low tone cf voice seems I
= unknown 70 Egan as it used 10
with Roosevelt at the White Houe
The mar fees 50 sure he is goir
to be the next eoye-nor II South .,
kota that 10 near him talk one Won