The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-04
CHOSEN
AS COMMITTEEMAN
BY MAJORITY GROUP
Hot Fight Features
Meeting in Republic
can Camp.
DEMOCRATS DIVIDE
Court Room Crowded For
Session of Majority Re-
publican Faction.
DIVIDE

Packed to the doors, the curt
room of the Dawson county court
house this afternoon saw a fierce
skirmish for the control OF the mass
meeting of the majority element of
the republican electors. The faction
led by Ray l.. Branson proved to be
victor by Il vote of nearly w to
one, and Mr.. Branson was chosen
state majority committeeman over
Lewis Shuster.
I. c. Burns drew the first fire of
the session when he rose in his seat
promptly at the hour of > O'Clock
and moved hat Robert Burns be al
lowed to read the call for the conven-
ton. j. N. Crow was on his feet and
started to read the call when the
motion was put by Mr.. Burns and
Robert Burns was voted the floor by
a rising vote.
Burns Chosen Chairman.
At the conclusion of the call, Mr..
Burns moved that Robert Burns be
elected chairman of the meeting. A
moment later, G.. III. Helgerson, of
Mt. Vernon. moved that DIR. r. j.
Lamme be chosen for the position of
presiding officer. With both MIR.
Grow and Mr.. Sinister protesting We
hemently, 7. c. Burns put the mo-
ton he had made and Robert Burns
took the chair. Quiet was restored
when Chairman Burns declared he
did not want the chair unless it was
favorable to all and upon Il rising
vote was retained.
Paul NJ. Young was nominated for
the office of SECRETARY OF the mass
meeting and elected by an unanimous
vote.
Resolutions declaring that fidelity
to Governor Frank NJ. Byrne should
be made the test of majority repub-
licans and favoring the denomination
and election of the governor, Senator
Coe l. Crawford and Congressman C
ii. Dillon were passed with no dissen.
ing votes. The resolutions were pre-.
scented by w. Fl. King. <,.r.
Parliamentary Tangle Seen
The most interesting parliamentary
tangle of the meeting was brought
about when T. c. Burns presented thu
name OF Ray l.. Branson for state
committeeman from the majority ele.
ment and S. II. Scallin that of Levi.
Shuster. Following considerable de
bate, a motion by T. C. Burns wa,
~ mat lHC HltCliIS NC SONtl IGN
by Roberts rules OF order.
By a standing vote, Mr.. Bransor
was declared to be the choice of tn,
meeting for state committeeman. TIL
following county committeeman wer,
then elected, as the list submitted b,
7. c. Burns:
John Gilfillan, Perry township; w
A. Fraser, Badger; George Mcleod
Blendon: John Nolt, Mt. Vernon; L
E.. Cox, Beluah: Charles krom, Nit
chell; e. P. Sand, Prosper; j. T
Hoelshire, Lisbon; Elijah Rogers
Union; Robert Moore, Baker; Herr,
Speck, Tobin; l.. e. Lowrie. Rome
w. c. Hunter, First ward of Mitchell
III. ~Jorgenson, Second ward; f. G
Drake, Third ward and T. G. Burns
Fourth ward.
Democrats Make Division.
:, To follow the provisions of tn
Richards primary law, the democrati.
electors divided into two groupsl l.
w. Bailey. chairman of the count.
central committee, was chosen stat,
committeeman from the majority ele
ment and Louis j. WEIGH, state com
mitteeman from the minority faction
No friction was noted in the meet
ing of the minority faction of the re
p%ublicans. t. j. Spangler was chosen
as state committeeman.
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