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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
3
President Taft accepted the Republican nomination for 1912 at the White House in Washington. He defended tariffs and warned against socialist remedies while urging unity to preserve constitutional government and secure continued national progress.
Reporter C W Downey compares states from Mitchell to Omaha noting South Dakota’s stronger wheat and corn crops amid Nebraska’s dry spell. He cites five inches of July rainfall east of the Missouri and praises Mitchell’s favorable market prices for spring wheat.
A traveling salesman praised Dr King s New Life Pills for stomach and liver troubles in a testimonial from I Berkshire Vermont The piece also reports George D Porter Philadelphia public safety director urging action to curb corruption of youths by teen girls at open air church meetings The matter was assigned to a clergy committee for study and response
The Chicago convention hall filled for the second progressive party session as Roosevelt appeared to a massive demonstration. Delegates roared for Teddy while bands played and banners waved, with Jane Addams and Mrs. Roosevelt among the notable attendees. The platform discussion moved toward tariff revision trust regulation workers compensation suffrage and social reform with a planned tonight conference on final touches.
Chicago reports the progressives expect reports from all convention committees except resolutions. Roosevelt met overnight with the resolutions panel to discuss planks including suffrage and social settlement proposals. The amateur nature of the committee is stressed while sessions remain public with hearings for all callers as the platform is shaped toward a Roosevelt style declaration.
The resolutions committee quarrels over the platform delay the draft of the party declaration, with leaders proposing seven members to work with Col. Roosevelt. A draft platform faces criticism for length and tone, while core ideas of social and industrial justice are asserted. Governor Johnson of California is slated as vice president. Beveridge as permanent chair. Negro delegations from Florida and Mississippi are barred after a stormy session.
The National Progress party era colored delegates, seated by progressives, debated staying in the party. A resolution to remain was adopted, but W D Venerable of St Louis claimed it did not reflect a majority. He said northern delegates seated by progressives should not vote. A further meeting was set to review the contest committee’s action unseating southern delegates.
Official notice declares C A Anderson appointed assistant superintendent of the Iowa and Dakota and Black Hills division of the Milwaukee Road, succeeding S P Edson who moves to Des Moines to head that division. Anderson, previously chief dispatcher, is praised for faithful service. Corbett to succeed as chief dispatcher. Haines Rozum and Higgins appointed to dispatching crew.
O Branson and daughter Genevieve report excellent small grain across central South Dakota from Wolsey to Mobridge with good roads and ideal driving conditions. He notes drought and cutworms in Miller to Mobridge areas, stands of flax in Standing Rock country, and Mobridge’s Harris with 220 acres ready for harvest on a 270 acre barley field.
Mrs. Ll. R. Erskine was reelected president of the Mitchell WCTU at the annual officers election held at City Hall. New officers include Mrs. B. F. Tilley as vice president and Mrs. W. A. Hitchock as corresponding secretary. No treasurer was chosen and will be filled later. The group outlined plans for a picnic to be held next Wednesday at Mrs. F. A. Bidwell’s lawn and reports from committees were read.
Ernest Mattice, longtime cattleman near Leslie, must dismantle a seven mile fence along the Cheyenne river after a United States judge ordered removal. Several ranchers face light jail terms for fencing government land, but the court gives Mattice a chance to remove first.
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