The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-02-24
ROCK DEMOCRATS
FOR WILSON, SAYS
STATE CHAIRMAN
Aberdeen Leader De-
nies Johnson's S State
ment on Opposition.
MAJORITY is HERE
Declare Those Present, DR..
Rock Says Minority Will
Assemble Thursday.

"The expression of the conference
of Democrats in the city today will
be unanimous i'll favor of President
Wilson," said DR.. II. j. Rock, of
Aberdeen and chairman of the state
central committee, just before the
meeting convened in the court house
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
1.-The statement coming from Sena-
tor e. S. Johnson, said Mr.. Rock,
that the 'Rock-Lee faction is one
of opposition to President Wilson is
absolutely false. There is no senti-
ment of that kind whatever"
1t was the opinion of Mr.. Rock
that within few minutes after the
convention convenes at 2 O'Clock to-
day that it would adjourn and the
state and executive committees go
into conference. At a mass meeting
to be held this evening, this COM
mittee will make its report.
Majority is Present.
He further stated that very large
majority of the Democratic leaders
of the state were present today and
that whatever was done at the meet
ing would represent the will of the
party in the state.
"There will not be two lists of
delegates to the national convention
at ST. Louis in June on the primary
ballott,' he declared. "There is no
disagreement as to the nomination
for the presidency Of the Democratic
party and the JohnsonGandy fac
tion will be in the minority at it's
meeting tomorrow"
When asked regarding the attitude
of the conference on the question of
johnson patronage, he said, "That
issue will not be mentioned / will
see to it that it does not come up
for discussion We are all agreed
on that matter and it is not one of
the issues in this meeting"
Minority Here Tomorrow.
When asked if he thought the con-
vention in session today would hold
over and meet in joint convention
tomorrow, he declared emphatically
that it would not for the convention
today represented the attitude of
the party in the state and there was
to arbitrate and nothing to
be gained by comforting within mi
nority representation.
Following is a partial list of the
Democrats of the state in Mitchell
today: w. G. Jacobs, Aberdeen;
John Wade, Aberdeen; John Wilson,
Redfield; p. L. Alexander, Redfield;
A. Arnott, Aberdeen; w. G. Wells,
II. Hanson, Redfield;
Mark Sheafe, Watertown; Orville
Rinehart, Watertown; j. j. McNeill,
Washington Springs: w. A. Lynch,
Huron; T. NJ. Simmons, Huron; E.
M. Mcbride, Aberdeen; James Coffey
Aberdeen; II. j. Mcmahon, Phillip;
F. S. Brown, Ft. Pierre; E. w. Ficke,
Sioux Falls; j. A. Rasse, Belle
Fourche; U. S. G. Cherry, Sioux
Falls; H. A. Reeves, Scotland; Jack
T. Seeley, Ft. Pierre; Andrew E. Lee,
Vermillion; c. j. Gunderson, Yer
A. o. Kirby. Vermillion: j.
A. Westie. Vermillio-l; w. A. Bau-
man, Vermillion; Theo. Bunde, Avon;
r. E. Dowdell, Artesian j. E. Erick-
son. Vermillion; A. S. Anderson.
Vermillion; II. j. Rock, Aberdeen; r.
A. Wheeler. Yankton; Henry ].
Hansen. Platte; Casper Stickler,
Avon; VIM. Mcfarland, Dell Rapids:
T. e. Duba. Belle Fourche; j. T.
Heffroa, Deadwood: F. j. Tracey, Ip-
switch; B. P. Stewart. Deadwood;
John r. Russell, Deadwood; Judge
Wrestle, Deadwood, F.. A. Warren,
Flandreau.