The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-07-28
THE GET TOGETHER
Convention in Sioux Falls to
Harmonic Republican
Factions

Sioux Falls, July 30. For the first
time in nearly q decade progressives
and sfalwarts were heard from the
same platform. The c~oneiliatoIy atti-
tude of the old-ine- republicans present
and the apparent desire among the
progressives present to forget differ
ences of the past augur we'll for
solidifying the party in South Dakota
in the opinion Of seasoned politicians
and a united effort wss made to meet
the common enemy, the democrats.
Judge John T. Medin, who was un
animously chosen chairman of the
mass convention. stated the spirit of
those present when he said; '"Get
together and we will wipe the demo
Gratis off the face of the earth.
AT but one period did discord
threaten to mar the harm onious pro-
ceedings. The trouble came at the
evening session when State Senator A.
A. Wipf of Freeman introduced a reso-
luton indorsing South Dakota's state
aud national ticket The sentiment of
the meeting was opposed to recogniz-
ing any candidate for Office at this time
and the resolution was promptly and
overwhelmingly voted down. Mr..
Wipf's speech in behalf of his resolution
brought forth a sharp report from Ohie
Cham bers. who was called down by
more level heads when he bitterly de-
nouncsd the presidential choice of
South Dakota at the election last fall.
MI. Wipf thereupon took the floor and
stated that while his resolution was
offered in good faith he vas willing to
abide by the verdict as rendered by the
convention and thought "the speech of
the gentleman from Gregory in bad
taste and that he should keep his
mouth shut" Mr.. Wipf was %uproari-
ously applauded. The incident was
quickly over and harmony prevailed
again.
The auditorium was comfortably
filled in the afternoon when Ernest
jackson, of Dallas, explained to the
assembly the purpose of the call aud
suggested that those present proceed to
organization. Little time was iost ia
the selection of Judge John I. Medin,
of Sioux Falls. az chairman and Henry
McGrath of Lyman county as secre-
tary. j. L. Lockhsrt, of Pierre, wac
called upon by the chairman to state
the purpose of the meeting The
speaker declared the present meeting
wonld be successful now or would lead
to success In the near future-''that
the republican party will be a party
united going on in progress. The
usefulness of a patty that has stood for
such great progress and has developed
the country 10 such an extent in the
last so years is not at an end" be
said. He declared lepublicsnism repre-
sented the progressive element of So
ciety while the democrats stood for
the negative element. He declared
one of the principal purposes OF the
meeting to be a solution Of the 50
called Richards primary" rs mot
one of fifty understand it,"
Tore Teigen Of SiouA Falls called
the attention of the convention to the
peculiar conditions demanded of the
voter under the Richards primary
and offered a resolution providing fer
a committee of three who should de-
wise means to secure a full enroll
ment Of all republican voters in the
satte. After considerable discussion a
to the propriety of acting upon the
resolution prior to the report of the
resolutions committee the motion pre-
vailed and the chair appointed Melvin
Grigsby Of Sioux Falls. r. 0. Rich
ards Of Huron. and ]. w. Parmley Of
Ipswich to act in this capacity.
Dick Richards was interrupted in 6
lengthy discourse on bis primary" by
the report of the resolutions committee
Chairman spsngler read them from the
rostrum and tney seemed to strike a re
sponsive chord in the assembled crowd.
They were adopted unanimously after
State Senator Wipf had vainly endeav
ored to have his resolution endorsing
the state administration and the cen
gressionsl delegation attached tt
them.