The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-07
Telegram
Caused Change to be
Made in the Plans
ANOTHER MEETING
Will Name Dele
gates to be Ratified by a
Roosevelt Convention

the city hall this morning. ut IL
o'clock when 7. j. Spangler called
the Roosevelt meeting to order. In
q brief statement Mr.. Spangler stated
the objects and purposes OF the
meeting. which was to perfect an Or
ganization for the personal support of
Theodore Roosevelt until a candidate
ls nominated at the national conven-
ton. He asserted there was to be
no compromise on the man, and that
IL anybody in the hall had an idea
that this conference vas in any way
allied with the interests of President
Taft they had been wrongfnlly in
formed. He declared the men in
support of Roosevelt were not half
hearted in any respect. that they
were not IN the trading business and
that they would stand by Roosevelt
until the last ditch was reached.
Temporary Organization Effected.
In the temporary organization Mr..
Spangler was made chairman and A.
In. Hill Of this city, secretary. The
following committees were appoints
ed:
Resolutions-Col. Grigsby, Sioux
Falls, N. P. Bromley. Redheld. H. C..
Preston, Mitchell, Mark Scott, Sioux
Falls, s. b. Wilson. Hot Springs.
Credentials and Rules OF Order
I. IS. Everitt. Redield. J. II. Davis,
Mitchell,fsT. w. Dwight. Sioux Falls,
Mr.; Roper, Parker; A. y. Hill, Nit
chell.
Permanent OrgHgnization--E. l..
Brown, Parker. r. j.. Lamme. Nit
chell. Ole Jetley, Meckling.
An adjournment was taken until
2 O'Clock this afternoon.
The Possible Developments.
Among the men in attendance at
the convention are Grisby. Scott,
Harrison, Dwight. of Sioux Falls.
Bromley, Everitt, and Clark, of Red
field. together with representatives
of the other factions in the presi-
dental race, the latter being here to
take note of the proceedings of the
meeting. i
The receipt of a telegram from
Alexander II. Revell, of Chicago.
chairman of the Roosevelt commit
tee, has changed the plans to some
extent Of the action of the conven-
ton, as it is not the desire Of the
Roosevelt supporters of this state to
be out Of harmony with the parent
organization. The Revell telegram
contained the following statement,
and which, WAS in the possession OF
S. w. Clark.
This committee is fully satisfied
with the attitude OF the delegates
running under the motto 'LaFollet-
Roosevelt progressive republican
principles We are not in sympathy
with any movement for placing in
the field additional set of Roosevelt
delegates. We regard any movement
which Will divide the progressive vote
in South Dakota, as unwise and high.
ly inadvisable and trust that the
friends of Colonel Roosevelt will
take no action which will ieopardize
the success of the Roosevelt progress
sive movement in South Dakota"
In view of the attitude of the com
mittee in Chicago, and which Col
G1igsby states has been assumed
without knowing the real facts of the
situation in this state, 1t has beer
decided to make a change in the
plans OF the day. and which will II
all probability be consummated be
fore the convention adjourns for thu
afternoon.
The Roosevelt club will be per
manently organized and a committed
Of ten men will be named. which
!, will be authorized to select the names
OF ten delegates a. the Roosevelt
delegation of this state. At q late
period a mass convention of thu
> Roosevelt republicans will be calle'
t for the purpose Of ratifying the &C
t ton Of this committee and max
: that the delegation to be %supporte'
: by the progressive republicans o
the state. This will be in the direc
/, ton of harmonizing the factions. a
it is likely that a portion of the dele
CATION for Roosevelt vii be selecte
! from the delegation named at tn
e their use. For sale by all dealers.
r LaFollette- Roosevelt meeting held l
: Sioux Falls recently.
a In the lobby talk that followe
the meeting it was discernible thu
1t would be that the men were ben
on the y purpose of getting d
gether a delegation in South 6Dakot
Ito represent the progressive prtnc