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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
9
Senator Burton of Kansas has exhausted appeals as the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his case. He must serve six months in jail and pay a 2500 dollar fine and lose the right to hold office. He was convicted of accepting a 500 dollar monthly fee for services to a company tied to government work.
The czar rejected the lower house’s demands and a revolution seems likely. The parliament’s opposition and widespread unrest threaten a home front war as Russia faced a critical choice to quell the disturbance.
The Sioux City Tribune questions whether Perkins will bolt the convention. The paper notes no grounds for such a move and recalls Perkins has historically supported the Republicans without bolting, maintaining firm party loyalty.
A Yankton correspondent cautions insurgents against forming a rival powerful machine to replace the defeated group. He warns that distributing offices statewide will require a skilled general and that, once on top, insurgent leaders may claim reward, leaving bruised feelings among stalwarts after the convention.
Stalwart Republican press voices support for convention nominees and party unity. Editorials across papers say there is no factional difference on core principles, only on party leadership and statewide control, with Crawford favored in the current campaign.
The passage notes that after the convention Mr Crawford faced no bitter contest and asks why his loyal newspapers should resist the state convention’s nominee. It asserts the organization concedes defeat and that stalwart papers can uniformly back the chosen nominee.
The Insurgents’ momentum draws Earnest Cochrane of Artesian into the race for state auditor. Cochrane, once in the newspaper business, joins a growing field as candidates pour into the contest.
Sioux City jobbers travel on a special train through Nebraska trading points. They visit towns to spark enthusiasm for Sioux City wholesalers. Sioux City monitors its territory closely.
Uncle George Perkins assesses the gubernatorial contest and concludes Cummins is losing as the week ends. He forecasts that upcoming conventions will boost Cummins and that by week’s end Perkins expects Cummins to secure enough delegates in the state convention for the nomination.
The May rains boost South Dakota crop potential, building on a wet start and a streak of strong harvests. Farmers anticipate continued success after several years of steady growth, with land failure no longer a concern for the state’s agriculture.
The Vermillion Republican argues victors should press Mr. Martin to accept a congressional nomination. insurgents say they cleaned up the party and will not grant concessions to stalwarts. South Dakota would be better represented with Martin, but insurgents warn against it.
The finance committee signals easier approval for free alcohol legislation. Senator Aldrich steps aside to allow public access to denatured alcohol as a cheaper fuel alternative. The measure argues widespread production from grain and other crops will ease the fuel burden and bring fuel to people’s doors.
The Eight-Hour Cause in Sioux Falls appeals to state newspapers to support its bid to unionize printing offices. It accuses Beach and Saenger of unfairly resisting unionization while defending their own prerogatives. The movement criticizes what it calls an unfair, monopolizing push to block noncompliant firms.
Emrick carried Pennington County for the insurgents and, with Philo Halil of Brookings, appears likely to be one of the nominees at the Sioux Walls convention for Congress. Hills would have no representation except for Emrick’s success.
The senate passed the alcohol bill with swift action after rallying support. The law takes effect in January 1907 allowing denatured alcohol to enter the fuel market, potentially challenging kerosene and gasoline and prompting Standard Oil price considerations. Denatured alcohol plants may lead to Standard Oil ownership of much of production within a year.
Attorney General Monnet leads a Cleveland investigation into Standard Oil's thirty year conduct in Ohio. The probe alleges biased court rulings, corrupted ministers, political manipulation, rival telegraphs, rate pressures, illegal rebates, and lawsuits used to suppress independents, aiming to curb the Oil Trust.
Q O L S Branson of Mitchell leader of the South Dakota Bankers Association argues for banks in the state to handle state funds and profits, and for printing to stay local. He praises home industry while noting many South Dakota banks still print out of state, questioning how long such a practice will continue.
Geo W Law announces his candidacy for county commissioner in the fourth district, subject to the will of the Republican county convention.
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