The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-01-12
Non-P artisan Meeting

meetings held in Sioux Falls i'll
many day, and one that is liable
to be of much future value to the
people of South Dakota was held i'll
.he office of Senator Pettigrew on
last Thursday with about fifty
farmers from all over the state i'll
attendance. The meeting h d
been called by Senator Pettigrew
to talk over the Non-Partisan
league movement Mhich had been
started and was being run from
North Dakota. Not only the
farmers were asked to be there but
President Townley of the North
Dakota organization was asked to
De there, but instead sent a repre-
sentative.
Senator Pettigrew stated that he
was very mucl, in favor of the
movement, but that the North
Dakota organization, which was
MIR. Townley, had not kept his
promise relative to making it a
South Dakota organization with
state officers, state management
and a state paper. and that if it
was to continue to be run from
North Dakota as an adjunct OF that
state it was only question of time
,ntil 1T would run ON the rocks and
it would be impossible to start
another organization i'll the future.
Mr. Pettigrew said that MIR. Town
ley was a great man aid had done
a wonderful work and he did not
wish to hamper him in any way,
but did not wish to see South
Dakota made a failure of, as
would certainly he the case unless
is was made real state affair.
The personal representative of
Mr. Townlev made talk in de-
fense of the way it was being run
and talks were made by +. c. Rob
inson, ]. Il, Kelly. A. A. Arneson,
one OF the executive committee for
the state. and others, all tending
TO the fact that South Dakota must
he separate from North Dakota
Mr.. Brinton, the representative of
MIR Townley, made some remarks
that called forth statement from
Senator Pettigrew that was wortl,
listening to. | wish to state to
this gathering, y said the eN sena
tor. that do not wish an Office
of any kind and that none could be
given ME. have monument
now in the forest reserve act that
should be enough for any one man,
aud when / was defeated for re
election to the senate at the die
tation of Mark Hanna, made uL
nv mind that I would never again
be candidate. !. .have an income
NOW that is more than Can spend
and do not desire any kind OF d
political office or Office OF any kind
in this league. but started fight.
ing for my principles when i'll the
United States Senate among whicl,
is my desire to eliminate the para
sites and exploiters of the common
people from our government ano
let the people really govern and
propose to keep OH with that fight
and spend good share of my in
come while doing so, so there is ne
use to talk of political aspiration.
so far as am concerned" !"
Practically every man, with TIN
exception of the representatives
were in favor OF a Sonth Dakot,
organization as state with na
tional organization as head, ant
resolution was passed that Sena
tor Pettigrew call a meeting of th
executive committee of the state
and Mr.. Townley who is consider
ed the national chairman, and hv
others appointed by the league t.
talk matters over relative to
league for this state. The NEE,
ing has been set for the Sth Q
this month and it will be an im
portant one for South Dakota.
The above from the Sioux F'a
I.>,,r,,oI ,,,;ll l,o ~ ;,,terect IN man