Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-22
DEADWOOD LETTER.

Il Big Leak in the Mail Service To and
From St. Paul-Rebellion in the Repub-
ican Ranks Against the Managers In
East Dakota-Judge Kidder Not Accept
able, and an Unmistakble Disposition
to Bolt Any but Hills Republican.
Correspondence of the Globe.
DEADwooD, Z. T., July l0.-A universal
growl pervades the Hills over the inefficient
mail service between this city and st. Paul.
No fault is found with the time occupied in
transit by letters that do get through
little over three days-but is confined to
lost packages, and these are sufficiently
numerous to receive the attention of depart
ment officers. It is impossible to learn
where the difficulty exists, but opine that
special agent of ordinary sagacity could, if
he would, discover tremendous
big leak somewhere. Similar
trouble wss ezperlenc ed with mails all over
the Sidney and Union Pacific route, last
year, but disconnected reporter took the
matter in hand, and by persistent ding
longing wrought reform. Now our East
ern mails arrive and depart over that route
with wonderful regularity and security. Per-
haps little faber- pushing towards the other
dlsordered line may produce similar results.
] am very well convinced that the stage COM
pany is not responsible for the evil, as ma
pouches deposited upon their coaches are
not handled until thrown into the Deadwood
postofice, and vice versa.
There is music in the air, emanating from
Republican Waits wound up to the hia hest
degree of evaporation by the Territorial
Republican central committee, who in grand
conclave assembled at Yankton on the 9th
inst, and called the Territorial convention
for the nomination of q delegate to Con-
gress, vice Kidder, whose term expires this
fall, to be held at Yankton, August 22d.
While the selection OF the most remote cor
ner Of the territory as place of meeting.
was in itself sufficient cause for
high and general party kick,
still nothing like rebellion would have
appeared had not the committee in making
the appointment of delegates, politely but
effectively snubbed the ten thousand voters
residing in the Black Hills, ever since the
opening up of this country, its people and
those residing in eastern and southern Dakota
have been at logerheads which has produced
the usual amount of canonical, bruised
craniums, and either faction is only too glad
for pretense to bound over the traces. At
the opening up of the country,a coterie headed
by ex-Gov. Pennington, and known as 1.-The
Yankton ring assumed the prerogative of
debating by whom and how the miners
should be governed. Without consulting
| the people of the Hills or studying their ne.
cessities, they exported from the rural dis
| tricts of Southeastern Dakota parcel of
| fbar hnr ~,
| hold dominion over the people. The latter
| demurred, but without other avail than to
provoke a rigid enforcement of obnoxious
inappropriate laws. The country was
rapidly developed; new camps we're daily es-
| tablished and old ones increased in popula
| ton at an astonishing rate. From meagre
colony of score or two of people in 1875,
| population increased until in 1877, the va.
rious mining camps contained total vote OF
| 9,0OO-or more than the entire territory at
the election of 1876. Still the people were
continued III subsection to code of laws.
not one of which was IN accord with local
| demands, and which were administered by the
| same delectable crew of mercenaries whose
| great aim and purpose was to enrich them
selves out of the necessities of the poor
struggling, impoverished miners. Town
sites and toll road companies were formed
and operated on a gigantic scale. Small
interests In valuable property (nining) were
clandestinely secured, and no sooner acquir
ed than heartless s'freeze-out" game wal
introduced, invariably resulting in entire
ly dispossessing original locators
OF their ground. Forbearanc.
finally ceased to be virtue, and the pee I,
applied to Congress for relief, asking tina
the boon of all freemen, the right of self
government, be bestowed. To secure this
the people OF the Hills menfully struggled
expanding time, labor, and the little none
in their possession, but their efforts wer
everywhere met by the ringites, who, Eavin,
more time and money, were successful il
defeating the honest purpose. TIL
miners we're determined TO eventuall
achieve success and to enable them TO ap
proach Congress In more formal if no
more legitimate manner, made up thei
minds to elect, if possible, delegate iron
among their number. Here they we're agail
confronted by East Dakotians still clinginy
to the selfish purpose of defeating the Hill
by hook. OF crook, and who resolves
to pack the contention in their ow
interests, nominate an Eas. Dakota Repuh
lican, and, trusting to party fealty in tn
Hills, enjoy sure fight and unmistakabl
result.
The committee, without Hitler upon il
met on the 9th inst and made an apportion
ment that gives to the entire territory IA
delegates, of which number the three Hill
counties are to have twenty nine-and ye
of the 10000 voters in the territory two
thirds are bona-fde residents of the Hills
No wonder that, as the news came fiashin
10 ba
excited and indignant, and declared that III
less the convention take up the name
!, their choosing they will bolt, and run an il
dependent candidate from the hills and wi
emerge from the triangular fight triumpha1
victors. Upon the Republican side there al
four Richmonds in the field: Present dell
gate Kidder, Cow countyite, ycleped Dewe
Col. Lounsberry, of Bismarck, and Hol
Granville G. Bennett, associate Justice
;, the supreme bench. Only the latter will
acceptable to the Hills, and lie alone of q
aspiring Republican candidates can be cleo
=. ed. He has occupied a seat upon the benc
, for over four years-a large portion of tt
time IN eastern countles-and is therefor
widely known. AS jurist and citizen he
sans repr0ache, and has more friends to-ds
: than any other person in the entire territor
He has been in the Hills ever since they we
thrown open for settlement, is thorough
), familiar with the value of the district, ar
= conversant with the needs of the peop
: with whom, in all of their reasonable
!, mands. he is in hearty sympathy. Previo
= to in,rigrating to Dakota he served b
: country as an officer in an Iowa regimen
: was subsequently elected to the legislatu
:, of the same State, serving one term
= chairman of the judiciary committee Of Il
= House, and one term as president of t
Senate. l.. F. w.
= Exploits of st. Paul Thteres.
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