Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-07-09
J! I wanted it to go south some

mise. ! wanted it to go south some.
where"
R.-aAre there any grounds Tor the re.
ports that the commissioners could NOT
compromise on . south Dakota town p
MIR. NM. Mathews refused to vote
for any town except Huron; but 1 think
Mr.. Thompson would have supported
Redfield with four Others, and 90 would
Mr.. Belding."
R.-.Could you not have got another
man?"
Mi. M.-.No."
Redfield?"
MIR. M.-"n Huron had any place TO,
capital. or. in other words, it their
ground had not been 80 very fat and
had better drainage, would have per
ferred Huron, but, as it was, there was
no place to put it, and no money to speak
of to the territory. They had ground
which would have been some better, but
Why they did not offer it I don't know,
Pierre had . very fine capital site, but il
left the Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad
company out in the cold entirely. Mitch.
ell is too far south, but they had good
ground and good cash offer, and can
be reached by tho Northwestern railroad
better than Pierre can by the N. & st. p.
1 therefore preferred Mitchell, but would
gladly have compromised on PIERRE
on f;Mpad M;tchai1 . you propose to compromise
MI urged both Hughes and De.
Long to vote for Mitchell, and with
spaulding and myself that would have
R.-.Did the 100000 guaranty at Bis:
marck influence Hughes and DeLone to
support that placeY
M.-'No. offered to put up bonds,
which would not be doubled by the COM
mission, that the territory would realize
ct least $500, 900 out OF the lands at Red
field-in addition to the 100000 dona-
ton"
R.-"Would you have been safe in
guaranteeing 2"
M-"Ths ground would have paid the
territory $5O0.00O. The town site is the
very best, and they would have had the
benefit of the business part of the town,
where the most money is. Besides, the
town could have been laid out entirely
with view to it's being capital city,
and nearly all the property would have
been very valuable"
h.-"How does it come that the COM
mittees on building and on grounds are
so arranged as to make . majority, on
each committee, of the five who voted
the capital at Bismarck?"
M.-"After the location vas made.
every member of the committee, except
Hughes, told me they wanted should
act as chairman Of the committee on
grounds, and I think they wanted Nc.
kenzie as chairman of the building com:
| nnYkfon Hnnhna En- o1,p
tion, fixing the location of the capital on
obe assisted by Mr.. Spaulding. After the
resolution was drawn, Hughes insisted
on tacking on the committees. and max.
ing himself chairman of the building
committee and Matthews chairman oi
the committee on grounds
and also putting his owr
| name on the same committee. Spauld,
ing protested, but yielded, finally, amt
when the resolution was read, dom
think it was noticed by the rest. Al
least, as soon as it was adopted, they
went to Hughes about the matter, bui
he refused to entertain any change"
R-"Was The resolution drawn ir
presence of the other commissioners? ?"
M.-"No."
R.-"What object had Hughes il
making himself and two of the oths,
four majority of each committee?"
MI will answer by asking 6
question: What object has any tricky
man in getting matters entirely within
his own control?"
R.-"Do you regard Hughes as q yer,
smart man?"
M.-He has great deal of cunning
but 80 far as keen, shrewd, far-seeinp
business judgement is concerned, I re
gard him very much in the background
Alexander Mckenzie is head, body an,
shoulders above him, although he cam
get up in public and talk taffey worth
cent"
R.-"Was there any i'll feeling betweel
you and Mckenzie in your fight agains
Bismarck and for south Dakota ?"
M.-"No. I told Mckenzie I woul,
fight for south Dakota to the last enc
and if he beat me would shake hand
with him, and I did co."
R.-"Do you believe in now submit
ting to the decision?"
| M.-"By all means;-that is, if th
north boys will now be men and stan
right to the rock and fight for division
as they did before this location. But
they 60 to act hog, lam decidedly i
favor of giving them q dose of legisls
tion they won't like. I believe in tai
ing defeat in good part, but don
want the victorious party to act hof
or even try to-"