Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-06
DAKOTA POLITICS.

"O0CVUDS u NNa1bKO AESA0S Va u HhV-
ncer-Press, Prints Another Letter Over
Now Non de Plume.
Special Correspondence of the st. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Bismarck, Sept. 30.-In recent issue Of
your paper appeared a very interesting com
munication from Bismarck, reviewing the
Dakota republican politicians who are like
ly to enter the political race for congress in
1880. Cactus throws his little bombshell
into the brush to stir up the aspiring politi.
cal pickets, and draw their fire through
their supports and fankers. His aim was
good and the shot timely. There is no 9th.
er question that can be stirred up at any
time in Dakota that will draw fire along the
entire line go promptly as the subject, "Who
will be the next d~elegate?'
Elk Point has Capt. Hughes with his
congressional flag nailed to the mast. Geo
graphically his chances are not good.
Sioux Falls has several anxious aspirants,
| chief of whom we will name Col. B. F.
Campbell, of the United States land Office.
Vermillion will be satisfied for the pre-
sent with Judge Kidder on the bench, and
very likely until Dakota becomes q state,
when Jefferson p. will come on the stage as
a strong man for the United States senale.
Yankton, the home of Dakota's delegates
since 1861, with the exception of Judge
Kidder, should not be quite forgotten. In
that hot.bed of politics We find many good
and true men who would sacrifice much to
serve the dear people in congress. To be
particular we will name Hon. Geo, w.
Klngsburv, of the Press and Dakotaian /;
Geo. H. Hand, secretary Of Dakota; ex-Gov.
Newton Edmunds, a brother of the postmas-
ter in Washington; ex.Gov. A. ]. Faulk,
ex-Gov. Pennington aud United States Mar
shall Raymond.
Fargo has Judge Barnes and Senator
Spencer. Judge Barnes is rich and can we'll
afford a fight for congress if he was nomi-
mated, but VI do not think he will enter the
lists publicly as a candinate for the nominx-
,ion, while Spencer will make it q business
to defeat Bennett and promote himself.
Bismarck has two candidates, Capt. j. w.
Raymond, our merchant prince and banker,
and Col. C. A. .Lounsberry, of the Tribune.
Cactus" had an aim in view when he shot
his political wad into the congressional
brush. 1t was to start a Raymond boom. As
We said before,the aim was good and h eshot
timely. Col. Lounsberry is the peer of any
man in Dakota who wants to 60 to congress,
and from his position and hackers he
stands an equal chance with the foremost.
Deadw0od, 10 or was, the head center Of
the political battle, before the recent fire,
and may PhGnix-like arise snd ~
sumo greater commercial and political i'm
portsnce within q year than when. burned
down. Moody, Bennett, Spencer The claims
q homo In Deadwood), and several others,
less known in eastern Dakota, will have
much 10 say regarding the conduct and
~e~~wounant Nf <hn ~n0t narn~oi~- Do~
nett or Spencer may be the nominee, but
bench nils his highest aspirations for the
present. The iudgeship is a position he
lonk HAS sought, and oftimes moufned be-
cause he got it not.
The dark horse, as Cactus" calls Judge
Shannon, 10 indeed q man of recognized
ability, both % Q jurist and an orator. We
can assure Cactus" that If Judge, Shannon
is ever nominated for congress while he
presides as chief ~justice. it will bean hon
OF, unsoueht or unasked for BY him. Pc
litics and bis positionas chief justice will
never clash. This 10 an opinionsthA: every
friend Of his will sustain.
Tho Cactus letter brought out the un.
suspecttpg Newspaper nen OF southern De-.
kota, and caused them to drop Q card OF
two ont Of their hands. Northern Dakots
need not expect much bretherly love from
southern Dakota, unless there 10 . bargain
and sale to be msds, similar to the ono that
beat Kidder, got Bennett. out OF; the, way
and elevated . positive but successful poll
tician to the position vacated BY him. II
used TO be o. Ysnktou went % went the
nomination. Things are changed Nowt,
10 northern Dakota. southern Dakota and
western Dakota. or the Black Hills. The
interests of either section are moi identical
The next convention will be in the hsndi
of northern or Southern Dakota to decide
The strong and conflicting elemsnts, head
ed BY Spencer and Bennett in the Bhck
Hills win divide the delegates there
Moody's friends in southern Dakots viii
stand By Bennett. Loansberry In prefer.
ence TO Bennett, but We ore of the opinion
Col. Campbell will draw the entire Kidde,
strength. The Press and Dakotisn is Of
the opinion that "Csctus" does not desire
or hint at the opening ofthe campaign, be-
cause It 10 too early. II the Yanktoo poll
tici1ns sDd the modest Kingsbury, iof al
DAkotaian. have not . slate msas out pretty
! we'll now, it will be the drst time since