Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-29

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Spaulding, of Fargo, the three members
of the Dakota capital commission from
north Dakota, left for Yankton yesterday
afternoon, where the commission will hold
its first meeting Friday next. In con-
versation with GLOBE reporter, Mr. Nc
kenzie gave as his opinion the commission
would do little at this meeting but to Or
ganize, talk over in a general way their
duties, and perhaps map out partial plan
of procedure. This Mr.. Mckenzie said,
was only his private opinion, as the only
members of the commission he had met
were Messrs. Scott and Spaulding,and with
them, even, he had scarcely passed word,
while he had no acquaintance with any of
the other members excepting Mr.
Bedding, of Deadwood. In fact
he had never met Mr.. Spaulc-
ing until this very morning, and
as to the position of any member of the
commission he knew absolutely nothing.
For himself, Mr.. Mckenzie said his sole
object would be to secure the location of
the new capital at some point easily ac-
cessible from all parts of the territory.
AS it was now members from northern Da-
kota had to pass through two states to
reach their capital, and residents of the
central portion of the territory were but
little better situated. In fact the present
location accommodated but very small sec.
ton of the territory. Besides the people of
Yankton had shown such an avariclous and
over-reaching disposition that they had dis
gusted everybody outside of that locality.
Though the seat of government had been
located there twenty-seyen years, no decent
provision had ever been made for
the meeting of the legislature, the
meetings of the last session being
in a dingy room On the third
floor of a business block. In fact the only
idea the average Yanktonian seemed to
have in connection with the meeting of
the legislature was simply how much
money they could get out of the members,
and there was no question if the matter of
relocation was submitted to the people, it
would be carried by an overwhelming
majority, the northern and central sections
of the territory voting solidly for it,
while even in some sections
in the southern portion the vote would be
well divided. In reference to the attacks
that had lately appeared in the Yankton
papers, charging that representatives of
northern Dakota had used undue influence
to get the capital commission bill passed,
Mr.. Mckenzie said that they were out
rageously false, and were only resorted to
for the purpose of creating prejudice
against the commission, and to di-
rect attention from themselves. Why,
said he, it is notorious that fund was
raised from citizens of Yankton during
the session of the legislature, which was
swelled by large contribution from two
railroad companies, to defeat this measure.
But they did not succeed and now they are
crying stop thief. That is all there is of
these charges, as will be most clearly dem
onstrated before the contest is settled.
AS to the chances for the selection of
some point HI northern Dakota, Mr.. Nc
Kenzie did not speak very hopefully. The
southern section had the largest representa-
ton in the commission, and it was prob
able that if they should unite upon some
locality in that portion of the territory,
easily accessible from other portions, they
would be joined by the central representa-
tives and thus settle the matter. But any
way, he thought there was little
doubt some other locality than Yankton
would be selected and that
would be taken to secure to the territory a
capitol commensurate with the wealth of
the territory.
THE ODESSA SYNDICATE.
The Odessa syndicate, largely reinforced,
held another meeting at the Merchants
yesterday forenoon. All outsiders
were excluded as matter
of course, and participants met after the
adjournment were as mum as oysters az to
what had been done, except as to one in
dividual who asserted most emphatically
that the sole business considered was with
reference to some outstanding obligations
of the syndicate. the settlement OF which
was provided for. The matter of the To-
cation of the capital he declared was not
alluded to except in a general
way, as one person would speak of it to
another, and formed no feature of the
meeting. IN fact, this gentleman said
that they did not have the least expecta-
ton that Odessa would be selected for such
location. or for that matter any point in
northern Dakota. But wait until the ter
ritory is divided, which will be
done by the new congress, and then
look out for Odessa. Acting on the gen
tleman's advice the reporter has concluded
he would wait and watch.
REMOVAL OF GOV. oRDwAY.
Of the many north Dakotians in the
city not one was found yesterday who placed
much if any confidence in the Geographic
report of the contemplated removal OF
Gov. Ordway, the universal opinion being
that the governor would again be found
too sharp and at the same time to have too
strong hold upon the powers that be. to
fall e victim to those who had been so in
dustriously working the past year to Sc
cure his displacement. A remarkable
unanimity of opinion was found to exist
among those seen in reference to the char
acter of the governor, all agreeing
that while he is man
of only moderate ability and
acquired accomplishments he is an extra
sharp schemer, that he is as IN
scrupulous as he is sharp, and that
there was not chance for q