The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-23
DEFENSIVE TALK
MADE BY DILLON
IN HIS ANSWERS
The Yankton Man Out
lined His Policies
in Platform
OPPOSED PRIMARY
Admits Voting Against it il
Republican State Con-
vention of 1904
OPPOSED PRIMARY
vention of 1901

Wednesday evening C. III. Dillon,
candidate for the nomination to con
gress on the republican ticket in the
First district, invaded the home of his
opponent, O. l.. l8ranson, and coming
here because OF his once former res
idence and to attempt to create a
feeling of distrust, il that were pos
sible, among the long time friends
and ardent supporters OF o. l.. Bran
son.
Introduced by Democrat.
An audience of very fair proper
tlonS, among which We're a number OF
the old friends of the candidate,
greeted Mr.. Dillon when he commenc-
ed his speech He was introduced to
the audience by III. j. Leayitt, a
young man who is the manager OF the
Dawson County Democrat.
Speech of Defensive Character.
Mr. Dillon spoke for an hour and a
half, and he was placed in a defen-
sive attitude when he reached the i'm
portant part OF his address. In the
afternoon edition of The Republican
q series of questions We're Dropound-
ed to Mr. Dillon for him to answer,
and which related to his record. The
questions of lesser Importance Mr..
Dillon responded TO at length, while
those OF the greater We're touched up
on lightly and with the evident idea
of not making his connection with
them too prominent,
Replying to the first question as to
why he voted in the republican state
convention of 1904 against the pri-
mary election plank AND thereby in
structing himself and Mr.. Branson 10
oppose the same law in the legisla-
ture of 1905, Mr. Dillon stated that
as a delegate to that convention he
was bound by the instructions of his
county to oppose the primary elec-
tion law, and that, tied up as he was,
he could do nothing else than repre-
sent the wishes of his constituents.
In the legislative session following in
1905 Mr.. Dillon gave total disregard
to the instructions received from his
constituents and favored the primary
law
Avoids ANTITRUST bilI.
In response to the question con-
cerning his opposition to the anti
discrimina ion law, passed for the
purpose OF preventing the Oil trust
and lumber trust from driving COM
petition out of the state and then
advancing the prices Mr.. Dillon made
a clear evasion of the question, by
stating that he voted for an entirely
different law lowering the gravity
test, which he claimed permitted the
Kansas gasoline to be sold in this
state. 1t is we'll understood, however
that the Standard Oil Co., secured
the passage of that law in o. der TIC
ship gasoline from its Kansas fields
that being cheaper product than
the Pennsylvania oil up to that time
required by the state test Concern
ing the rest of the question relating
congress, Mr.. Dillon was non-commit-
tai.
Concerning the statements that MI
Dillon has made in reference to Mr.
Branson's connection with the forma
ton of the White River Valley Con
struction campany, he stated that he
held a copy of statement issueo
from the secretary Of state in which
Mr.. Branson was n. med as one of the
incorporators of that company, ant
intimating that his presence as {
member of the same indicated tha
his interests We're in that direction
Mr. Dillon merely let the inference gt
that his opponent was characterized
as a railroad man, when the real fact'
are that his connection with the com
pany was merely perfunctory, and TO
the purpose only of aiding in the con
struction of ra' lroad across thu
state to the Black Hills and which thu
people were much in need of ant
Mitchell was actively working for.
Mr.. Dillon made the statement tina
he did not know that Mr.. Bransol
had been the means of blocking
steal of 100000 by the Northwest
ern railroad during the 1905 legisla
tive session, although he was able t.
discover other alleged matters wit
which he attempted to discredit TIL
record of the local candidate. Fl
declared that he had heard of n
such act on the part of Mr.. Branson.
Admits Favoring Railroad Attorney
In respanse to a question about hi
demand that r. B. Tripp, a railroa
attorney. be appoin ed as circui
Judge. Mr.. Dillon read the followin
statement:
Under the date of May 9TH, and i
tonights issue, the Mitchell Daily Re
publican accuses me of making a dea
whereby | withdrew my oppositio
tn the hill for the increase of the ST
preme court judges. in considerable
of occurring the appointment of Rob
b Tripp as circuit court judge. Th1
statement is malicious lie, not
syllable of truth in it. 1t is who'll
honest he will correct this maliciou
statement.
II have served in the state senai
false and if the editor OF this paper