Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-30
THE DAKOTA CAMPAIGN.
Judge Brookings Aaling an Active Cam
paign.

Judge Brookings Malking an Active Cam
paign.
The Republicans Of Dakota are not to
have such walk away with their delegate
to congress as they anticipated. Judge
W. W. Brookings of Sioux Falls, has been
nominated as peoples candidate for del
egate, and IS making an active and vigor-
GUS canvass. He declares himself in favor
OF the division of the territory on the 46.h
parallel and for the admission of the
southern half as state. If elected he
also pledges himself to go to Washington
and spend the coming session laboring fer
these ends. though he cannot take his seat
until next year. He argues that
to accomplish this object some
Democratic support is important and
that be can be patented in securing. Alto
gether there are strong reasons given in
Judge Bookings behalf. The Sioux Falls
Argus thus sketches him:
Judge Bookings, like Lincoln and Gar
field, has risen from the ranks. He was
born IN Maine on the %. day OF October,
1880, the tenth child of farmer. He lost
both parents before he was eighteen. He
educated himself like many New Eng
LAID boy, by paying with hard work
for his tuition. He came TO Dakota
III August, 1867, and made his
first money by teaning. Although still
vigorous he bears the physical marks of
the haroshiPs of his early career. Sincs
then he has far,nc3. been in the legislature,
practiced law. been on the judicial bench
and IN brief has had all the experience of
public and private life in Dakota. Dakota
at this crisis emphatica.iy needs for her
representative man who, like the judge,
was ore Of The earliest settlers and not
olly knows, b-t hos experienced, the his
!! tory OF the territory. His opponent, Capt.
Raymond. a recent conner, cannot, in the
natare Of things sympathiZe with you.
The judge came here twenty five years
ago to seek his fortune, like you, and has
endured ali the trials and privations Of a
pioneer. He came IN wagon, made his
presumption and lived in q log house.
Capt. Raymond came With government
appointment in his pocket. He arrived il
! railroad Car and put up hotel. Is it
not time to stop sending strangers to rep
resent Us in congress and 10 try good home
material:
south Dakota wants to be admitted as g
state. Is it not wiser to select e man who
is interested to labor for both objects fas
without division TO state can be made Of
South Dakota( than to choose man who
lives ab Fargo, ana can have 40 interest
beyond simple division? Way should
sama yoke for Bookings, instead of lock
ing horns on Raymond?
delegate. has no vote. lie can act
only as spokesman. He is your lawyer
and congress is the jury. Judge Brook
ings is an earnest and capable speaker.
Capt. Raymond, by report, has never
spoken in public. Is it not clearly your
| interest to choose, OF the two candidates,
the one that can plead your cause: If you
were on trial for murder, would you select
a mute for your lawyer?
There are no political issues involved in
this election. Neither Republicanism nor
Democracy will gain vote by it. The is
| sues are native born of Dakota, and con-
| Germ only you, the people of the territory.
The contest is simple contest of men,
Why not take the one that will serve you
best!
Judge Bookings, in his long and varied
| career has left his mark everywhere on the
| history of the territory, and IN
| every instance has acted for it;
never against it. If any of you do
not know the man. ask your neighbors,
especially old residents, and they will tell
you more and more that is good Of him,
than in this brief address we can put here.
Capt. Raymond has no connection, that we
are aware of, with the history or progress
of the territory except his government ap-
pointment. You will notice i'll this appeal
we address ourselves entirely to your good
sense and we indulge in no spread eagle
paragraphs. Our cause is too good to need
bolstering by fine phrases.