The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-30
DREW A CROWD
THAT FILLED HALL
HFpUBLICAS CANDIDATE Fur
GOVERNOR MAZE ATTACKS
OK STATE A!t3;INISgAG.-
TioS rOR &pHNniNH
HONEY.

what was The largest political
meeting OF the primary campaign was
held Monday evening in the city hall,
when George ". Egan delivered "a
speech 10 an audience which filled
both floors of the auditorium. Pre-
vious 10 the address the Mitchell hand
played a number OF selections on The
street in front OF the Widman hote
and then returned to the city hal
and entertained the crowd until the
speakea arrived at $3.50 o'clock.
In his opening remarks, Mr.. Egan
referred TO the success he had in
Dawson county two years ago in the
primary, and also paid a high tribute
to John c. Hlenkiron for the great
assistance that he had rendered the
candidate during the two campaigns
he has waged for the Cube %natorial
nomination. Mr.. Ilgan's expressed APP
probation of Mr.. Blenkiron was APP
plauded to the echo.
Mr.. Egan talked for nearly two
Of the sta-e administrations alleged
lack Of business ability in the hand
ling OF the people money. He de
clarel that he Was going to defeat
Ryrne and Gun and aaid: If don't
get more votes than both of these
men | Will never come back into Day
ison counay and ask gou for youa
suffrage
Concerning the expenditures of the
administration, he charged tie use
less spending of $l1T,000 in the lit
ieation of the two-cent passenger
rate, and declared that it was ab
solutely impossible to win the case
under it's present atatus in the feder-
al court. why these fellows sale
Egan. are simply trying to clouc
The issue by halping away on this
two-cent railroad fare. What the
people want in South Dakota is low.
er freight rates. If you make me
governor Of this state, | will in my
first message 10 the legislature de,
mand the passage Of q resolution he.
quiring the railroad commission to
make Il reduction of from II to 80
per cent in the freight rates. Anc
with that resolution adopted, | am
inclined to think that there will be
something doing by the state
NJ. Egan referred to the circular
issued by John Sutherland in whicl
a slate had been fixed up for the
people to vote. from which his name
was omitted. He urged the voter.
to place their stamp of disapproya
on the efforts to violate the spirit Of
the primary law. He declared the
name of every man on that tickle
should be removed as possible candi
date US such actions were in opposi-
ton to the primary law.
Mr.. Egan drew forth the little
black book known as the state
auditor's report end with Major
Somers on the platform he had The
? major give the figures by which HI
\ wanted to prove his assertions rela
+ tive to the great expenditure of Thu
peoples money. The people hay,
t a right to know for what thei
t money is spent said Mr.. Egan
S end | will promise you light her
and now that if l am made the mex
C governor OF South Dakota there viii
s be no money paid out from til
d treasury bearing my signature bu
what viii first make an inveatiga
ton"
Mr.. Egan alleged that the stat
was now Spending $2,624,o00 /
i run the business, an increase OF
million dollars, and he wanted t
know where the money Went. !
this respect he criticised the none
spent in the immigration department
for hotel inspector. bee inspector
re game department, in the attorne
generals office, by the governor, b
the insurance department, and in til
;s latter instance ne paid his carcasti
compliments to O.. S. Basford rs il
surance commissioner, and to Fran
H.. A.. Graft, the deputy. of this cit.
:, and said that Graft cannot rae
a circus through 4 swamp wit
his state bloodhounds.'
T. Mr.. Egan said that the princip:
2 reason the reformers We're trying
e. defeat him WAS on the ground TIL;
73 il he was elected GOVERNOR he woul
Is, demand an accounting of them no
err they spent the money which bad bee
esI appropriated to their several d,
e. partments. He would demand {
ne Governor Wesley and Attorney Gel
t. eral Johnson how they had spent Ii
money appropriated by the legisl;
- ture, and which he believed would
Ian emharroCSiup situction fDr tbpr