The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-05
TAFT MEN CALL
FOR FIGHT UPON
THE STATE TICKET
Mass Meeting of Fol-
lowers Mitchell
Sept. 10
IS STATED
Want Defeat of Electors and
All Roosevelt Men On
the Ticket

pointed by Taft republicans of the
state here on Aug. 18th, with instruc-
tions to take what steps were neces-
sary to secure the resignation of the
Roosevelt electors from the republic
can ticket and substitute Taft men
instead, issued II call for a mass con-
vcntion of all republicans of South
Dakota at Mitchell on Thursday
September 10.
The call states that the committee
has exhausted every effort to right
what they call the wrong done the
republicans of the state, and that the
purpose of the mass meeting will he
to take such action as is necessary to
defeat the Roosevelt presidential
electors and all candidates nominated
for state and congressional offices,
who by their actions at the Huron
convention of July End declared
themselves for Roosevelt. F.,
Text of Letter.
Huron, S. D.-Tne committee APP
pointed by tie statewide republican
to present an appeal to the Sherwood
committee for an adjustment of the
electoral tangle in South Dakota,
some time ago prevented the fellow
communication to Chairman Sher-
wood. AS yet no acknowledgment
of the letter has been received, and
the committee appointed by the re-
publicans feeling that they are to
gain no recognition from the Roose-
Welt committee have given out the
letter to the public. Members of the
committee are expected in Huron to-
night for a business session. The
letter reads as follows:
august II, 1912-"C. r.. Sher-
wood, Esq. chairman of Republican
State. committee, Clark, South Da-
Dear Sir: AT a meeting of re-
publicans in the city of Huron, on
the 14th of this month, We were APP
pointed a committee with authority
to take steps as our Judgment dictat-
to procure the removal of the
electors nominated 1t the Huron con-
vention on July I'd, 1912.
These electors have publicly de-
clared that they will not vote for
Taft for president. If elected, they
intend to use the power, delegated
to them by republicans, to elect, as
president. a mar who is openly and
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publican party. The explanation and
publican ticket is, that "a majority of
the delegates who nominated them,
were OF the opinion, that the nominal
tion of the republican candidates, at
Chicago, was not fairly made, and
consequently. the party in this state,
is not bound to support those nomi-
neeS.
Right of Review Denied.
Admitting for the sake of the ar
gument, that the nomination of Mr..
Taft was secured by unfair tactics,
the republican party of South Dakota
is not in a position to raise that OBJ
lection, as this state, through its
delegates, participated in the nomi-
nation, after the alleged offense was
committed, and with knowledge
thereof.
whether or not the nomination at
chicago was fairly secured, is a mat
upon which republicans may diff
but that is a question of each
voter to decide for himself.
THE Huron convention was not
authorized by the republicans of
this state to pass upon the regular
iy of the presidential nomination.
The delegates to that convention were
elected two weeks before the con
vening of the national convention at
Chicago. 1t was their duty, under
the law, to formulate a state plat
form and nominate electors for the
republican party, not for the bull
moose" party. They had no right to
assume, that the majority of the re-
publicans in this state were not sat
isfied with the conduct of the nation
al convention.
If they had actual knowledge.
from a poll of all the republicans in
the state, that majority of them
would vote against Mr.. Taft, because
they believed he was nominated by
unfair means, it would still have
been their duty, to nominate electors
who would support the republican
nominees. as they represented the
republican party. not the individual
views of the members thereof. The
party in this state, not the individual
views of the memoirs thereof. The
party in this state. is a part of the
national party, and wa recognized
this fact when we sen delegates to
the national convention. As the
state of South Dakota is n of the
units of the United States, so the re
publican party in this state is one of
the units of the national republican
party; and when the party in this
state participates in the decision of
that convention. regardless of the
personal views of the individuals