Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-23
SUPPLEMENT TO
The Turner County Hearld
Hurley. S. Oak. May %. 1912
ARTFuL ooDcEa OBLIGATION.

Democratic committee meeting Thurs
day last, at which Senator Pettisrew
appeared and plead the cause OF
Champ Clark, Ex-Governor Lee got
onto the Clark band wagon with both
fee; and took the rest Of the "Wiison
Bryan Clark Democracy" delegation
with him. At the time of making tbs
switch he stated that his delegation
had all been heard from 10y letter or
telegram and that each member had
consented to the move. If Pettigrew
now lives up to his promise made a
that meeting he will come out in open
supIort of the delegation headed by
Lee, and the issue between the bosses
and Clark on the one side and the
pcoislc and Wilson on the other will
be clear cut In South Dakota The
nlisnmont is an unfortunate one for
. Clark and an undesirable oae for
his atatc manager Frank PettiSrew.
but il &as forced upon them as a last
resnli and probably he shon!a not be
ccn vIc3 for it.
lis Lee delcgatcn proceeds to
t. is i.story, tie state Democracy
is leaning why it adopted such an
el:. .ioto When the real sup
rc@ OF Mr. Wilson at the begin
hlue uf ~ campaien stated that the
me-, Of The Lee delegation. 'Wilson-
~ ~ ntfaocracy.' was de-
G 'os Lend wagon purposes, they
Nor lin@ TIE exact truth This has
bosi nenstlatcd TINS early in the
G. M;s u ~ the Pierre conference
lsc !. med to he for BRYAN with no
SO ad c'arice. but when apparently
the contest in the state narrowed
down to Wilson and the issue devolved
upon which list of delegates were the
most consistently Wilson men, he
came ont in IA published letter an
Rounoin2 himself for Wilson Now,
with Clark i'm temporary squirt for
DELEGATES and the need of the support
Of Petti.rew from the waning cause
OF himself nd fellow members appar-
ent he has f,und no difficulty what
ever in dse.a ing himself for Clark.
Before the campaign closes 1t would
not be at all strange should he declare
an amendment to his already expan-
sive motto and march with his willing
take full advantage of some new deve-
olment in the situation. We're it not
for the fact that Fra * Pettigrew is
now in command Pettigrew knows
what he wants. His first. second and
third choice is Clark and for good and
sufficient reasons II is going to re-
main Clark. The shiftings of the Lee
delegation are over II Pettigrew sup
ports the Lee ticket. Pettigrew has
always been opposed to many OF tho
men of it. and is today. but he is as
sorely in need OF material with which
to make Clark campaign as the
Wickhem-.ee Kirby forces are OF
general to LIT them out of the quag
mire OF defeat into which they are
rapidly sinking.
The point this paper wants to i'm
press at this time is that Andy Leo
and his new found friends are neither
consistent nor progressive. The de-
sire to win-to save themselves from
the Titanic disaster that looms before
them-is driving them to forsaks scru-
pies and principles and commit any
political inconsistency or incongruity
that will save them. They are fair
weather friends of any candidate and
sincere supporters Of mono. They do
not represent the stern progressive
sentiment Of the state Democracy and
have not done 90. On the other hand
the wilson Bryan delegation has stood
consistently by its guns. 1t believed
that Wilson was the most available
candidate fer progressive Democracy
and still believes 90. Il 10 willing to
win or lose in support Of this belief.
+ 10 not making fight on Mr. Clark.