Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-02
PETTIGREW PETERING.

Re Essays to Hold Meet.f0 In bismarck
"A Mistwse IF Politics and 2heater-
Tie WoHid-Be Conversational Delegate
Leaves in Disgust.
BISMARCK, D. T.. Sept. 27.-The political
ball opened in this city Saturday night, by
gpeeoh from the Hon. T. r. Pettigrew. of
Sioux Falls The Republican nominee fer del
egate to Congress. The Republicans, desiring
to ensure him good crowd procured the
Opera house for the mess meeting. The
proprietor kindly postponed his entertainment
for two hours and allowed
Pettigrew h assume the role Of
first part. The house was full and so decided
ly Democratic that the Sneakers thrusts at the
Democratic party and eulUgies OF Republican
administration fell fiat, with scarcely q d1Esn
to cLosr. He reviewed the Democratic party
from the time of he adoption of Tie constitu-
tion OF the United States, and considered the
country in more danger now than il WIS in
1851. he boosted Of eleven years residence IN
Dakota and pointed with soorn to the carset-
bag class of political IMMIGRANTS TO tee Ter
ritory.
He gave COY. Ordway e very rough dig, and
in a sarcastic way said ne wonid not bring the
Democratic nominee, for delegate, Mr.. decor
mick, of Grand Forks, out OF oblivion By tell
ing the audience who he was, He arraigued
the pioneer government of tho Territory and
Office holders, but failed to state that every one
OF them were appointed by Grant. He failed
also to state that be hinself came to tho Ter
rltOry with surveyors commission In his
pocket which CHANGED to read Dakota irstead
OF Utah, WyO,niag or any other Territory.
At the end OF his remarks, three CHEERS Wer5
proposed for Garfield, but the cheering resem-
hiod more !hs whistling of the wind tarough q
screen door than the outbursts of loyalty.
Someone in the audience then proposed three
cheers for Gen. Hancock, which were given
again and again. SO loud and vociferuus was
the cheering that the manager of the Opera
house feared the falling OF kis building and
appealed with outstretohed hands for an
abatement.
Nat. Edgerly. one OF the members of the
Republican committee, was then called f0r,
but he said he would not use the time Of the
evening, as the ballot girls were already be-
coming anxious to reveal their charms 10 the
admirers. Having delivered himself of this
charming piece of information he took s drink
OF wafer, smiling at Its Ultimately, and sat
down.
The scene throughout the meeting was the
most ludicrous ever known III this city.
Prominent men from ST. Paul
and Minneapolis occupied the wine room
and boxes which are arranged in English style
around the theatre, while thirty song and
UhHCc arflSLS anQ solleQ uOTeS WaltzeQ TO ana
fro, lavishing their soft Establishments to the
left and right of the speaker, were living statu-
~ artists, IS scantiiy dressed as frontier audi
ence would tolerate, throwing
darts from behind the wings.
After the meeting closed the fur commenced.
Every body tn the Opera House drank with
Pettigrew two or three times, and between
each act, under the protection of the commit
tee. Pettigrew "cheered" the boys st neigh
boring saloon, which, by the way, was the
Democratic headquarters.
Bismarck is decidedly Democratic, and Pet.
tigrew wished to gain q few of their votes.
Thus did he smile with the boys, the while
the boys smiled in their sleeves, Bismarck
has few Republicans, but they have such
personal hatred toward each other that
at. john '1 4. stoven. district district
attorney, who was dispeled from the Repu Bill
can ranks E short time since, is back again to
the intense disgust of Geo P. Flauuery and
other would-be leaders OF the party. StOyell
gets around with the boys occasionally
and perhaps could control mora votes
than Flsnnery, but the die is
cast. Pettigrew was seen Sundsy, in CONVEX
sation with Res, correspondent of the Pioneer
Press and Mr.. Flannery, Mr. Stoyells oppoa-
ent. Stoyeil did not like this recognition and
in the evening demanded OF Pettigrew that he
ostracizs both the above named gentlemen.
The meeting CT the committee
at which this conversation touk
place busted up in row, and this morning
Pettgrew took the egst-bound train thorough.
ly disgusted, and without the slightest hope
for return from the money he had lavshed
30 freely. Burleigh county will go for
Mccormick by about 500 minority.
BISMARCK.