Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-19
Sterling Was a Bull
Mooser' When Elected
Criticism of Anti-sterlins Votes Are
& Shown to be Un@arranted.
Facts Are Shown.
,codinston County Delegation Was
Right in Making Him Stand
Up and Be Counted.

A daily newspaper which is support
ing the "bull moose ticket at the
coming primary, complained in an.
editorial a few days since that Judge
7McNulty permitted his name to be
used as candidate for United States
senator before the last legislature,
and that certain senators and repre-
sentatives, especially representatives
from this county, voted for McNulty
and did not vot@ for Sterling, even
though they had pledged themselves
to abide by the result of the primar-
ies.''
In view of the fact that these rep
resentatiyes and Judge McNulty were
all real republicans and that these
same representatives had been elect
ed at a republican primary, 1t was
their duty not to vote for democrat
nor for a third party man or 9bun
mooser." In view of the stand taken
by Sterling the following may be of
interest to the voters of this county,
which conclusively shows that the
parties who voted for Judge McNulty
or against Mr., Sterling We're doing
| so from conviction that Mr. Sterling
was not a republican but a third party
| man
In the issue of Sunday, January 49,
1913, the st. Paul Daily News pub
lished the following article.
! NOISY Time for Moose Powwow,
Bands to Play for those Attending
January oath. Women Prominent.
| .It will be most like real ca,Spaign
| ing in the old convention days when
the Bull Moose conference delegates
assemble in st. Paul January oath
"The Mill City contingent will ar
rive on special street cars two hund
red strong in the morning, accom-
panied by a twenty piece band and
the ST. Paul battalion band has beer
engaged to add to the musical pro
gram representing the ST. Paul dele
gates. Other musical organizations
| may accompany North Dakota and
Wisconsin visitors.
Reservations continue to come from
those who expect to attend from away
Special railway rates have been ar
ranged for from North Dakota and
South Dakota points
Among recent progressiyes who
have signiied their intention of be
! ing present are: Judge w. D. I4au
der, Wahpeton, North Dakota; As. Y
Moore, Fargo North Dakota; Mr.. Ster
ling Pierre South Dakota, progressive
candidate for United States SENATOR
Lieut.. Gov Gordon, Michigan; J. j..
Jacobson and Others. z
| Then the article continnes, stating
that H. F. Cochrems will be the toast
master at the family dinner and that
the principal address viii be delivered
by u. s. Senator A. G. Revsridge,
Mrs. Maude Howe Elliot and that the
conference proper Will be held at the
Merchants hotel
Because Of the attitude of Mr.. Ster-
ling and because of the publicity Civ
en- to the fact that he was going to
address Bull Moose conference in
ST. Paul during the month Of January,
Dr.. HI NJ. Finnernd. at the head OF
the Codington county delegation.
wrote Mr. Sterling the following let
ter:
January 13 1918.
Hon. Thos. Sterling,
Redfeld. S. d,
Dear Sir: 81
i IN accordance with your converse
ftfon Of last Saturday and to satisfy
Iboth your friends and my friends in
sCodington county, l would appreciate
your definite answer to the following
questions before casting my vote for
United States senator:
First. II elected United States SEN
ator, win you during the entire term