Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-06-14
.The lleleantc Quesfio,.. .
Central City BLACK Hills Photographer Herald.

5ASntIdlNhS SAbASA eHhA@AASAaius
E The time II now ut hand when the question AZ
to who shall represent Dakota in the next con.
gress must be met and detcrmtned. The people
ofthe Black Hills arr yitally interested IN this
been ovcrridden and neglected by those who ar
present control the political organization Of this
territory: And the. question arlscs whether it 10
bcttcr;tO undertake TO mite our forces In the
Hills, and elect Black Hills man; or unite them
AZ far an we can on some man from the eastern or
northern portion of Dakota; in whom the Black
Hills people cau have confidence. il.
: Judge Barnes having declined to be considered
q candidate under any circumstancc, Col. LohEss
berry, Of Bismarck, appcars to be the only e.nit'
dnte from northeastern Dakota. Judge lkidder,
Of course, IL q candidate for re. election. Gov.
Edmundr. Of YAnkton. Capt. Hughes. Of Elk
Point, and others from southeastern q Dakota are
also candidates. But We doubt il any southern
Dakota man could gain any considerable vote in
the Hills.
and.it was about fourteen Thousand Inst fall-ard
of this vote about seven thousand will be found
in the Black Hills. and about two Thousand nys
h. n red iu northeastern DabOta.
j. Vi the proba bic candidates not residents of tho
Hills, Col. Lonnsbsrry is undoubtedly the m0st
available man.. He has stood In with the Hills
tho beginning ,. He las andsIss1ad =. e., .hsiI
their development, and he could be Of rs great
service TO the Hills AZ Il he were resident. @
wan ,
first special effort for the opening Of the Hils. In
congress. was made by him. 1t was largely
through MS WORK tnat tnc suspension OI tnc mil
itary orders for clearing the Black Hills was
gained. Armed with specimens Of gold taken
from the Spring Greek region, before DcaiwoutI
gulch was discovered, he went to Washington in
company with other Bismarck gentlemen. and
gained the car of the president and secretary "
war, and the active assistance of members OF ctJh
Sress. his result was secured. Returning homo
HI: continued his newspaper work in behalf Of the
Hills. He spent several weeks iu the Hills last
fall not for the purpose Of making friends, for he
was in Deadwoo lcss than twenty-ft,ur hours all.
told. bur for the purpose of gaining knowledge
OF the Hills. and ills we'll known Tint NO outside
newspaper man has given. from perennial acQuatn-
tance with the mines, 40 much information in
relation of them.
When In Washington last winter he found Onr
territorial sclt me deSdtha It rpleArcd to be
beyond all hope of resurrection. but he Dss his
TO the wheel and gave the scheme all
The promising life 1t ever had He is visiting the
Hills now and while he insists tIiut he can mss
afford 10 he candidate. we are not wihOnt hope'
that he will consent TO be one, ind We are conf
len, that nc can he elected, The Black Hills
people know him and have confidence IN him.
He IL gentleman Of extended cxpe5ichss and
pleasing address. and p0sscsser all Of the exc
nents thnt go TO make the popular man AID sue
:cssfi,l delegate.
Judge Bennett has also been spoken NJ as 4
.audidutc. but he not well take that positisn
low. in view OF the pending fight upon him. Csr-
n", ~ he certainly Ought. for his reputation as
udsc, he should courI the fullcrt investigation,
md can well step aside struggle for place
css important and lcns honorable. ...