Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-07

Dakota Politics-False Specnlations.
The following sensational paragraph,
by the anony ymous, unreliable and ifre-
pressible Elk Point correspondent of the
Sioux City Journal would not deserve
more than the passing notice we
have given it, but for tina fact that the
Journal itself took up the false sensation
with all the gravity the discussion Of its
own senatorial question demands and
for the reason that certain of our territor
4ial contemporaries have caught the intecs
ton and area.tenpting to construct an
cdiffce on this foundation Of sand. "Our
Own the classic and euphonious name
over which the correspondent aforesaid
writes, under date of,January Sd, says:
..During the session OF our District
Court visitors from among the members
of the bar in different portions Of our Ter
notes beautiful state OF affairs. politically,
has developed or IL developing itself in our
Territory. Judge Kdder has hardly taken
his seat until ring is formed, headed by a
prominent YAnkton federal official who Is
determined to cut off every hope Of re.
election, although 1t is claimed that this
man does not want the position. On the
other hand Governor Pcnnington's ring is
developing, working slowly, but they
think surely. Again Hon. Geo, w. Kings
bury is candidate, and We arc told that
his friends fully expect his nomination.
Col. John Lawrence is resting on his oars
expecting the Yankton postofficc. If he
fails in this he will enter the lists for Con-
gress Gen. Bcadle has always had aspir-
ations, and is laying wires which he may
be able to pull successfully after while.
Now is It not astonishing that there are
ten months before the elections aud yet 1t
seems we are TO be forced into a delegate
contest this early? This is not merely sur
mise but fact from those who knuu'.
.Ysnkton is never satisfied unless shc has
sthe balance ofpoMer and other portions OF
The sTsrritory.bo 10 her will, and her dis.
satisfactton With Judge Kidder Is that he
resides in another portion Of the Territory
All of which is news to us here in
Yankton, the best. informed of US hear.
ling of these things for the first time from
the above letter in the Journal. Tht
truth is, the whole sensation is manufac
tured out of whole cloth, there no
s,eing word of truth in it {. and we asscr
this most positively, notwithstanding the
solemn dccla!a.ionsof Our Own" "Thi
! is not merely surmise hut facts from
those who, know
We deny tLAt any prominent Yankto'
official is sdetermined tn cat Oft q re-clcc
.ion of JudgclKidder.
We deny that Gov. Pennington want
she place, Or that he has 'sring for th
accomplishment Of that-;or any othe
purpose. His greatest personal ambitiu,
is TO discharge the duties of the Office HI
holds, while he remains in it, with cred
it. to himself and to the satisfaction
the people Of the territory; and his onl
political ambition is to see the princi
pies Of ths ubllcan party eyerywhcr
sictorious; butmore especially in Dakc
Ia; and as he is bona fide citizen, 9
we'll as federal official, he will claim til
right, in all future campaigns, as in tn
past, togo out and work for The success
as,