Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-10-17
THE HYDE COUNTY AFFAIR.

Falde Makes a Statement of
the Case.
Sioux Falls Leader.
Another link in the chain OF Governor
Ordway's crookedness in his dealings
with the people of Dakota is furnished
by the present interesting situation
with reference to the organization of
Hyde county. Mr.. John Falde, one of
Hyde county's organizing commission
ers, was in the city to-day, and gave to
Leader reporter the following interest
ing details of the situation.
Said Mr.. Fade: "5ome time ago it was
. matter Of general report that was ap-
pointed one of the commissioners to Or
ganize the county, and during visit to
Bismarck was informed by Governor
Ordvay that such Was the case, and that
the commission had been sent to l.. +.
Whitcher to be delivered by him to me.
Ny commission Was also fled ct tie
office Of the territorial secretary in
Yankton. On my return home
found that Whitcher, E. A. Van Camp,
and myself we're appointed such COM
missioners and that VanCamp's commits.
sion had been delivered to him by
Whitcher, who refused to give me my
commission because I would not agree to
locate the county seat where he, Which.
e. wanted it. upon 9 portion OF unin-
hAbited prairie some four miles from
Highmore on the same line of railroad.
Al Whitcher continued to refuse to give
up the commission, which he admitted
having in his possessi on, VanCamp and
I proceeded to quality on the lst inst,
to appoint county o@cers and take other
steps - authorised under the Law,
Whitcher refusing to act with US, and
giving no other reason for his refusal
than that We would not locate the coun.
ty seat where he wanted it for specnia.
tive purposes. As Aighmore is the only
town. and is both the choice of the peo
pie and in every way the only appropri.
ate place. Van Camp and l located the
county seat there.
"This man Whitcher is recent i'm
portation from New Hampshire, the
governors state, and WAS for some time
an sttache OF the governors at Yankton
He has been and is in constant commu
nication with the governor and Q appar
emily acting under his orders. His re-
tention of my commission is supposed tc
be part Of scheme to prevent the loca
tion OF the county seat SO as to interfere
with the plan BY the governor and hi.
friends for feathering their own nests
Whitcher has admitted to me that b,
would not give me my commits
4 sion because / stood out agains
his scheme for locating tn,
county seat where there was no town
and thus eiving him and those interested
With him an opportunity for getting il
on the ground floor"
To an unprejudiced observer tn
above looks like pretty clear case Q
corruption connlved at by the governo
Of thus territory. After an inexcusabl
delay in organizing the county the gov
ernor permits and presumably advises
contest because himself and his Ne,
Hampshire friend are not allowed (
work successfully scheme
enrich themselves ct the expens
OF the people. Mr.. Fsld
will consult counsel and take ever,
measure to protect himself and the pee
pie from his official attempt at orgar
issd plunder. The people Of Dakot
Slll watsh with interest this new plot Q
the man Who 30 oonspicuously disgrace
the high position to which he was q
pointed BY an administration out Of hal
mony with the interests of Dakota an
| In which he il kept by an adminlstrstio
. which seems to have little or no consid
eation for the rights and the wishes {
our people.