The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-11
W|CKHAM TICKET
FILED At PIERRE
WILSON NAMED
Contest Among Demo-
Gratis is Thus
Assured
JOHNSON DEFlED
New Jersey Governor Named
Despite Threat of a
Lawsuit

Lyman county this afternoon filed
with the secretary of state a list of
delegates to the national convention
at Baltimore, which has the backing
Of the Wickham wing of the party.
They file under the title, "Wilson-
Clark-Bryan Dcmocracy;'' and their
list OF delegates is: Andrew y. Lee,
of Vermillion: W. w. Soule, Rapid
City: j.. L. Kelly, Flandrcau; Mark
w. Slcafe, Watcrtown; Zach 7. SUIT
Icy, Lyman county; j.. A. Stransky,
Pukwana; VIM. Calvin, Sturgis; C.
n. McCullen, Tyndall; j. w. Phelps,
%Faulkton; II. Il. Reich, Pierre.
The Johnson wing, which filed a
list under the motto. "Wilson-Bryan
Progressive Democracy" announced
that they would test in the courts
the right of any other filing with the
name Wilson at its head, now have
the issue put to them, and can make
their test if they do not feel that
they arc getting proper treatment.
Cummins Gets Third Iowa.
Waterloo, lowa.-The Third dis
tlict republican convention, dead
locked since Thursday night, elected
two delegates to the national v
ton favorable to Senator Cummins,
on the cd ballot. The delegates
named are: o. II. Morton, of Wright
county, and c. b. Santce. of Cedar
Falls. The final vote stood 81 to 60,
FRANKLIN county, with IL votes,
breaking away from tho Taft column.
Cheers greeted the announcement of
the deciding ballot.
NEBRASKA TAI;MIIRS ARE
CORDIAL TO LAFOIIIETTE.
Omaha, Neb.-Senator LaFollctte
spoke to three big depot audiences
at Scribner, Hooper and West Point
today, despite the gloomy weather
prevailing. Farmers drove for miles
through the mud to hear him. They
cheercd him and tried to shake his
hands. At Fremont the crowd waited
80 minutes for him, only to find he
would not speak there till this after
noon.
Tonight LaFollctte speaks at Oma-
Ina and his daughter at the same
time speaks for the suffrage cause
in the Y. w. C. A. rooms.
Senator LaTollctte said today con-
corning his candidacy: Il refuse to
be carried from the field. If | wcrc
disabled, IL would be because ! had
been slugged by my own tcam."
MAD RACE FOR VOTES
COIN ON IN ILLINOIS.
Chicago.-Col. Roosevelt today
Joined the mad race of politicians
through Illinois. in the campaign 60
ing on before the statewide presi-
Dental primary to be held Tuesday.
Three special trains, bearing Roose-
welt and Woodrow Wilson and Score
tary of Agriculture Wilson, are chas-
ing each other over the state While
scores OF other speakers and candi-
dates are hopping from town to
town on regular trains. Ex-Governor
Bachelor of New Hampshire is rerc
for Taft. Senator Stone and former
Governor Francis of Missouri and
George Fred Williams Of Massachu-
sets are speaking for Champ Clark.
WANTS RECORD CIRCULATED
JUST LIKE A NEWSPAPER.
Washington, ID. C.-Senator Hey
burn of Idaho. today started a debate
during consideration OF the bill to re-
codify the printing laws. He made it
the occasion for an attack upon news
papers. The senator was pressing an
amendment which, however, was not
voted upon, to reduce the subscrip-
ton price of the Congressional Rec
ord in an effort to popularize its cir
culation. Senator Hepburn asserted
that the newspapers printed only
jests and sensations about congress,
and added that, if the people were
compelled to depend upon news.
papers for their education, the gov
crnmcnt could not long continue.
"If the Congressional Record
should be suppressed" he cried
"Munchausen's record of travels
would be mild in comparison with the
newspaper accounts of the proceed
ings of congress-"
The senator said that the news
paper men who made use of cour'
tesies extended by the Senate treated
congress as a joke. He felt confident
subscription price the Congressional.
Record would have a circulation Of
1000, 900 each edition.
VIGOROUS INVESTIGATION OF
MONEY TRUST Is ORDERED
Washington, D. C.-Vigorous in'