The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-03-06
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Anti-Coftey Faction to
Appeal to the Ad-
nninistration.
MEET AT PIERRE
Faction Puts Through Rcsolu-
ton For Appointments
Under Richards Act.
MEET AT PIERRE

Pierre. S. D.-The democrats Of
the anti-Cotfey faction met at the
court house in this city last evening
land With a few representatives of the
Coffey faction in the hall there was
a warm discussion. taken part in by
many present. the general tenor of
the talk being that they did not pro-
pose 10 be ground through the .Cof-
fey Mill and that they intended 10
send a delegation to Washington to
present the situation squarely to the
powers that be and let them know
that there is a way under the South
Dakota law to settle party disputes,
and make the request that the dis
ipntes be so settled The opposition to
this movement led by John Il. Heff-
Iron, OF Deadwood. thought that there
might be a compromise between the
Iwarring factions, and asked that fur
lther efforts be made in that direction
before Il break be made which could
not possibly be healed through the
adoption of the resolutions which had
been presented to the meeting. Chair
man Clark of Huron, Tom Ayres,
Representative Huntley, j. It. Nc
| Cullen, John TAYLOR, son of Maris
Taylor and Ben NJ Wood, we're the
principal speakers, but after the pro-
tests We're all made the resolutions
We're adopted. and a committee OF
| two was selected to go TO Washing
| ton as committee in boots to pre-
sent the cause of the people so far
as the democratic part IS concerned
| lChairman Clark and Thos. H. Ayres
are the committee. The resolutions
Iadopted, start Out by endorsing Pre-
sident Woodrow Wilson, and his cab
met; Hon. Thos Marshall and the
democratic congress; and pledge the
moral support OF the democrats as
isembled to support ten I in tbeil
program for the bet erment of pol
litical and commercial conditions
johnson is Scored.
They rea!frm their devotion TO the
rule of the many as against the rule
of the few. to the open door as aga
inst the star chamber method o
politics, and recognize the moral ant
legal validity of the democratic stat,
committee headed by Richard W
Clark. and John A West 1t reaffirm
the democratic party platform o
1910 which declares for the post
master primary: and holds sacre'
the spirit and intent OF the primar
law which provides that endorse
ments for state and federal position
should be made by the entire demo
cratic state committee in open ses
sion This was declared to be th
4 only fair and proper method of max
.,I ,xlI
committee official should not
permitted to use his power to pro
g mote his own political fortunes, an
that before becoming a candidat
for an appointive place, he shoul
resign his commission as such Off
cial. and holds in contempt the pc
y litical opinions of the republican a
= torney general OF the state whose b
: partisan alliance with democrat
;. spoilsmen to break down the pr
/ mary law and disorganize our pol
i tical institutions should be condemn
4 ed by all right thinking people.
e Says Both Will Lose.
:, The talks on the floor OF the NEE
n ing We're strong at times andchar'
IS es We're made that there YVES no goC
IT faith shown on the part of the Co
e fey johnson Taubman faction, ar
X that they, in holding on TO allege
o positions as the managers OF IL
Y. party organization, and seeking
Is use such positions to build up the
is own political fortunes, We're stan
ing in open opposition to the spir
and letter OF the state primary la
governing party organizations. al
J. with their representatives. at Was
W inGton they We're attempting
q. make a showing which could only
r offset by sending representative,
W representatives of the people theI
l selves to place before the powers tn
" be their side OF the case. One speak
y stated that while he could not gi
y, his source OF information he d
"a know TO a positive certainty tn
y when the distribution of political f
" vors would begin in this state und
VI the new administration, neither CO
VI fey nor the Clark faction would
" considered as factors in any mann
II but that the new president had s
IA. lected the man whom he would To-
Vlto as his advisor in South Dako
u affairs, and that when the final sht
"a down came both sides would be !,
Y stranded politically with neither hs
. ing much to say as to what is to
W done.