Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-14
he SPEAKS.

NE SPEAkS.
Ordway's Vocal Organs Again In Excsllsnt
Workipg nditIon-Another Batch Of
MisrepresentatiOns.
Governor N. G. Ordway, of Dakota, is
in the city at the fremont house, en-
route for New York, where he will place
an invalid daughter under medical care.
A reporter for the Inter Ocean last even
ing was accorded very pleasant inter-
view with this gentleman, who SO promi-
nently represents the territory which is
under his gubernstorial charge. A big
territory is Dakota, a big man is Cover
nor Ordwsy, and the reporter found him
just as genial and CHEEKY and cordial as
he il giant.like in stature.
"What is the situation in Dakota rela-
tive to the supreme judgeship?"
"A supreme judge is to be appointed
in place of Judge Kidder, deceased, for
the fourth district. Who will be the
man? Well, we in the territory are not
advised yet who it will be- There has
been sort of an impression that some
one outside of the territory would be ap-
pointed. There are many important ques.
tions pending before the supreme court
of the territory, and it has been thought
that the attorney general would recon-
mend some one outside of the territory.
The attorney general recommends the
Judge and the president confirms. Who
are the candidates? The Washington
dispatches mention as candidates ex.Sen.
ator Fuller, of Illinois; ex-Congiessman
John Coburn, of Indiana, and ex-repre-
sentative in congress Julius G. Burrows,
Of Michigan. In the territory there are
number of persons mentioned. From
what can learn the gentlemen men
toned outside of the territory are men
who have occupied important positions,
which would justify the conclusion that
any one of them would be acceptable"
"What Il the present status OF affairs
relative to the territorial capital?'
"We have in Dakota ten public build
ings now IN process of construction, the
capitol building at Bismarck being one
of them, and the rest are penal. charit-
able and educational institutions. The
capital building is being built at Bis
marck from . fund of 100000 contr1-
buted by the citizens of Bismarck and
the proceeds of about 900 building lots,
also contributed by the people of that
section, making an aggregate contributed
fund of at least $25O.0O0. At present,
brick to the number of about 30, 900, with
the requisite amount of wood, stone and
iron work are beng placed in the build
ing daily, and since the contract was let
about 100000 brick have been laid, and
and the whole main building will be GOV.
cred in by Dec. Is. The interior. it i.
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cupancy by May l, 1884.
chAnged?"
.That depends upon the action of fu
turs legislatures. It would be rathe
strange, after the capital has been 10
Gated by . commission chosen by two
thirds vote of the legislature and ap
proved by the governor, If any futur
legislature should refuse to accept o
this substantial capitol building, costinl
lover s250,O0O, as gift, especially whei
it il located at the exact center of th
territory east and west, and within fift.
miles Of tho exact geographical center Q
the whole territory. The building itsel
is 90 we'll made that there will never b
any danger of any such catastrophe o
the one which mas Just happened at Mad
ison, Wis. The capital building whel
completed. will be as large as the mai
building of the Minnesota state capitol
will be one story higher, and will b
much more imposing in appearance
Opposition Well, the opposition to tn
location at Bismarck comes mostly fror
Yankton, IN the extreme southeastern
corner of the territory, but several of til
: aspiring towns who were ambitious
} secure the capital have been joining i
! the criticism of the location selected b
the capital commission. When 1t wa
first locased, I thought it rather too fa
3 north, and would have preferred NOR
8 southern location; but, when it is femen
r bered that 1t has been located on tn
great transcontlnental thoroug hfa1e, I'll
Northern Pacific railroad, and also q
i one of the largest navigable rivers in tt
D world-the Mlssouri-with the immed
r ate prospect of at least three more roat
coming up to the Northern Pacific fro
the south, the location seems to be vel
It favorable. I am inclined to think Il
l. sober second thought Of the people Vi
y approve the action of the commissio
!: especially when they realize that
capitol building has been built reat
l. for use when the legislature assembl
y in 1885. without costing them doll
If even for the pay of the commissioners.
"What do you think of the removal
: the capital from Yankton?"
! "The removal of the capital was
|. immediate cause, the motive power til
!. produced the organization which met
Sioux Falls and attempted to prepare
y constitution without any authority
} law.
70 The recent vote upon their work sho
that the masses Of the people have tax
very little interest in the outcry agail
the removal of the capital or in I
Sioux Falls movement. I estimate IL
70 there are nearly 100000 people in
i'd kota, and as there are great ma
III single men l think that the number
!. legal voters to-day does not fall mu
" short of 100000 or one in four
e. the whole number of voters in ,
le- territory. OF this large number Of vot
-. on.y about Is per cent have taken
terest enough in the movement to &c
y" the polls, and of that number proba
IN more than one.third have voted agai
ry the constitution. It is therefore reas
III able to suppose that those Who remail
-. away had no great desire for the chal