The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-04
Wesley CALLED ON
TO DECLARE HE'S
FOR ROOSEVELT
Roosevelt Roosevelt
Put Forth an Open
THREAT IS MADE
Without Statement for Roose-
Welt, Another Ticket En-
tiers Field

Sioux Falls, S. D.-The following
open letter by T. j. Spangler OF
Mitchell, and Mark Scott of Sioux
rails, chairman and secretary re-
spectively of the Roosevelt League
OF South Dakota calls upon Gov
ernor Wesley aud other members of
the progressive convention delega-
tion now on file in South Dakota to
declare itself for Roosevelt until re-
leased by Mr.. Roosevelt himself:
To the Honorable II. S. Vessey
II his associates on the La Toilette
Roosevelt Observation-Disclosures: The
Sioux Falls meeting, at which the
La Follette-Roosevelt ticket was put
up, vas called for the purpose of
perfecting Il La Toilette %organiza-
tion,' and it was understood and de-
clared that La Toilette would be the
first choice of the delegates named
at that meeting.
Later, each individual whose
name is on that ticket (for what
purpose, We do not know signed
Il written statement to the effect that,
ii elected, as a delegate, he would, at
the Chicago convention, vote for La
Toilette as long as there was Il show
for him to win.
Largely through the efforts of
Colonel Grigsby an organization was
perfected in this state for the pur-
pose of supporting Roosevelt for
president.
While the work or Roosevelt was
going on representations We're made
to Roosevelt and to his managers,
which caused them to declare that
they were satisfied with the La Fol
lette-Roosevelt ticket and that they
desired Roosevelt's friends in the
state to support that ticket.
La Toilette, having no doubt la
ken note of the Roosevelt attitude
toward the La Follette-Rooseyelt
ticket, published a statement to the
etfecF, that he would have none of
it, and that he wanted only the sup
polt OF those who would be for him.
first, last and all time; and he direct
ed that a ticket be put up for HIM
self without any Roosevelt me-
There are many newspapers in
the state, that since La Follette's
message was published repudiating
the La Follette-Rooscvelt ticket now
stand for Roosevelt and that to fill
up another Roosevelt ticket would
be Il betrayal of Roosevelt in the
interests of Taft.
Now gentlemen, a straight Roose-
Welt ticket has been selected to run
unde. The motto, Theodore Roose-
welt for President but, if Arthur
Linn is correct, and many others who
have expressed the same views, then
we agree with them, that it would
not be in the interests of Theodore
Roosevelt, who is our choice, to put
our ticket in the field, and we, there
fore. publicly that if you,
VIII use every possible effort to
Governor Nessey, and each Of the
gentlemen associated with you, will
publicly declare that, if elected. YOU
will vote fer Roosevelt on the first
ballot and continue to vote for him
until by him released, then, the
straight Roosevelt ticket will not be
put up, and the Roosevelt league
will use every possible egoffrt to
bring to the support of your ticket
all CT the Roosevelt men of the state
regardless of the motto under which
You run
IF on the contrary, YOU do not
do so declare prior to the 18th of
April, next, then the Roosevelt tick
ct will be put up. and the Roosevelt
people of South Dakota given an OPP
portunity to express their choice at
the polls, and we shall expect to hear
no further charges made, that in
putting up a straight Roosevelt tick
ct we are acting in the interests of
Taft.
T. j. Spangler, Chairman.
Mark ID. Scott. Secretary.
Roosevelt League of South Dakota"
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