The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-25
SENATOR URDAHl'S ANSWER
To DIR. Heston's Open L~etter-Facts You Should
.Know-Also a Word To The
Farmers.
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| have read your open letter published last night in The Madison Daily
Leader Lea del x and t in The od Daily Sentinel tine r You ,s a rnadS r. realize liz on now grateful Ifm
more SO than you "a possibly realize. am Just tickled all owe to have it.
friends have carried a copy of all summer If this be the one. i. has lost
:" And $ % YOU want AN immediate late and md public publ ' rstrSetion" do youe
called you a man of Intempered language The beautiful expressive
well balanced temperament, and a exceedingly sorry if it became my
, I wish ! could retaaet but n,m ! cannot do it, Doctor It would na even be
How would II be or me to write my little story, an then you try to
imagine that it is a retraction" Wouldn't that be fine? Let us try it,
But first permit me to congratulate you with having two SON Sc that
not acceptable in the service. % you see cannot be patriotic the way
!. Yes ,m ! believe sls.s, I made ss, some as,1 remarks sa%s in a, a public sa,sa restaurant a.. in regard
stated stated then aa . that the only , way % m make Ike restrictions reSn tDGnso effective tive would would bet be to
ws.,a And , why, d, Doctor otGa do %%a always vSI persist sd Tin in bringing 1,nd1 the mn name anne Of 9. r.
used 70 cal, il i, 70 the Board ar, Of Regents; you referred to i when you were
ferred to i again It your meeting in the High school Auditorium and now
his for the benefit Of Mr. Weaaby. or or re G@ you ~ simply S using him as IS a uS buff.
long in u community to need either your protection or mine There is
RI = : full fui complete e9 as s0 record '' d ! s Ss9sa dollar % sq ns n reeev wsaN, in s such W e e 1sy
s @at hs ? wo enid not Sou be- G sisp ahe enough up to q I 3 had So nsen ,ns eInsent te be Ssb GddhonI
M hye wsssb ssse ea vsy n : y to s, sysry "a N with HhOm malta, hny r6 discussed
hass " my po ofnes q Of pe %aalns who q 0S Ss o1 St hmr I nearly earn to ssen1 statement sG e ito
h as' r %Saf Doctor ss@ in do r yoa persist is y 1 PUBLISHING sassl s T the 1 We thai . matter Ma w fSr tSe
purpose q dHtraetlng public attention from your caseF | could
sssvi's rS wssd m ss tS 5 no H %sssss, between I, for 10 and Sn5 ne s.1 DsSstg It. e 6 lace .h,
am just as anxious for this counterataek as the American boys were at
Chateau Th"ry MADISON ADD eSs NORMAL for N, .G noo s : CLUB.
s,.,. At t the Spring g. primaries npaIiss l.r receive, we'd. the Republican lea nomination for
record is well known to the people of our County and State, yet at that
,o0 s19an ts middle of August ,ust;. DR. 9hu H%son, "a the president president Of t the "a Mad odr
city to meet at his office To some # these he frankly stated that he
i the November election ! was informed Of this meeting and its purpose
ing the privilege of being present and to be heard. My request was
To conceal from the public the political nature of the secret meetings
s on si' the 'f idea n Of 'aaf s' sSs oSsanI Dr a' Ts Madison o' s sS1sf Sor%ai
n nGUafn0 ad bylaw bylaws s%p % 2 a d as ~1rd officers Selected lupP See. Farmer a q
ssSsn ses sls pgssd sn PERSONS saa 1sa ppess ss' wso ta osi peSnie ot DR. % He naGi1 pot ssal
intngues. were never again invited to my Of these meetings. The Boost
go' < M Johnson i0s S1s to ssP professor n A9S on Gf ~ snd. 0 / a% told sS !! to W se waafs ofAs sG
leading mn e, our community Frank ksug who BY the q circulated
ton and Professor Buechels scheme ever ven Sc far as to try to bring
The Ieasusrs, however. looking over the new brood Of Politician. did not
deny this. # so, / will cali your attention to the fact that / have in my my
oral statement to n sam effect Mr.. Unaelman and Mr.. Henfe are both
.,,,. :, Ia, |, las, / & resort IS, ;, ne Boosters ss sd t%1sd to s. P ; ISs,S 4. L. me nsn here re
those who signed his petition. was ignorant of the real motive and pur
reservations Of Dr. Hsaon and Mr. Mease, and which V shall presently
d dfd s,ss,i or whether ,s r they ss, pIassd , his mann esn on the ballot ,ms,d for !, the a sole .s purpose bose
DENs OF POLITICAL INTRIGUEs.
are trying to impress N the people that their organization is o. a political
Mn The !. { that IT,. 4 Johnson wa .,ss. invited t meet NEE with them a. the
date ssaast D 8. When he 1atly refused. the b ssIoaT@sd l. S.n' :
was being circulated. the only 1g matter under consideration aD'%@ , g" new
men. who err present a. those y meetings. have at, least least told me- me- this s"''
e ensss At I the '1 msetlns. will vii 'r rsm n1sSssa hove %ss Gas ' Far%e o. D % H ST ~s a sp sS-
no politics connected with the Madison State Normal Booster Club. None.
of you perhaps know that Immediately after this meeting raj dismissed, a.
meeting of the inner circle Of the Madison Normal Booster Club raj called,
been organized. Mr.. Mease "a there. DR.. Daniels was there. Joe Henkin
was there, Prof Buechel a there, Geo. Farmerw "a there, and a few
more were there Geo Farmer however. avs that he left this meeting
as soon rs it was turned into a political one. But there are n o politics
; with the Madison Normal Booster Club oh, no! By the way, W.. l.
altogether satisfied with getting the Boosters side Of the case. he came to
me the text morning to compare notes. M
Let us here ask. what right has the president of a State Normal or a
p %s Sase a Of e cms sfh MONEY Board and TO So ean eo "a p and w sIlap 1sndf far W haSe
been dedicated for school purposes. into dens of political intrgues?
On the petition Of ,. J Hoidal W e find the names of some Of our best
citizens of our county. Why? will you ask, have these mel arrayed them
Iselyes againstm me. 1t is q fair question and o. are entitled To- know NV
answer is. do not know. 1 car only guess the reason from statements
since made to ne by some of Mr.. Hddals signers, and by some of those
who attended the first meeting called by Dr. Heston. At this meeting and