The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04
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It is Gilbert a. Pierce, the Chica-
go Newspaper Man, which Gre
ates Some Surprise.
The President Ignores all Applicants for
the oface and Appoints > Personal,
Friend.

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COL Gilbert A. Pierce, OF the Chicago Daily
News, has been appointed governor OF
Dakota. There have been a great many APP
plicants for the office, most of them being
supported by one faction or another within
the territory. There were also several
candidates from the outside, but more or less
opposition to all of them. The president
finally concluded to take the matter in his
own hands, and he sent for Delegate Ray
mond and asked him If the appointment of
Col Pierce would be acceptable. Raymond
said it would be entirely so, and the
president instructed that the nomina-
ton be made out The ~nounc
ment will be a surprise to, Col. Pierce,
for he has rot been a candidate for
any Office, and was not aware that his name
was under considerations fop one. 1t is the
presidents own personal selection, and an
expression of his confidence In Col. Pierce.
No faction in the country can claim credit
for his selection, but he will be entirely in
dependent of them all 1t is not known
whether Col Pierce viii accept, but the APP
pointment is a fiattering one.
COL LouNsBURy's VERDICT.
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, June 81
The news of the appointment of Col G. A.
Pierce as governor of Dakota, created sur
prise in this city. twas believed here that
ex-Postmaster General Tyner of Indiana or
n. G. Derring of Iowa would be appointed,
and as the name of Col. Pierce had not been
mentioned as a candidate, the appointment
very naturally caused surprise. Col. Louns-
bury, of this city, who was a prominent can
didate for the position, viii say in his paper,
the Bismarck Journal, tomorrow:
Col. g. A. Pierce of Chicago has been appoint
ed governor of Dakota, vice 0rdway. whose
term has expired. 1t has been known for some
time that the administration was decidedly OBJ
posed to the appointment of any Dakota candi-
date for this position, for the reason that all
prominent Dakota men were supposed to be in
terested on one side or the other of the capital
question, and the appointment of any Dakota
man would have placed the administration in
the position of bolstering up one side or the
other In the Dakota controversy to preserve
neutrality, Gov. Ordway was suffered to serve
his term and continued until all legal proceed
fngs against him were disposed of, and then one
who has not the slight interest in either faction,
was appointed as his successor, and the Journal
must say, although the name of ifs editor has
been mentioned. I'm this connection, that q very
sensible conclusion has been reached.
The Tribune of this city viii say.
President Arthur remembered a splendid,
friend in the appointment OF Col Gilbert Al.
Pierce, Washington correspondent of the Chicago
News, as governor of Dakota. II will be pleas
antly recalled that the Chicago News has the
highest and boldest newspaper champion of the
president IN the ugnb at ana before the Chicago
convention. Col. Pierce belongs TO that school
OF journalists who combine politics and
journalism successfully. He is a very
bright man with popular manners, and we hon
estly believe that he will make a governor that
Dakota will be proud of. 1T is always COM
mendable to recognize newspaper men, and the
chair of the big territory is In that line. The
Tribune has no criticism to offer, but
sees in his selection a sagacious and salts
the Il less l' satis 4 Y sas o because # u min sur ~ nTne
John A. Rea, who is thick with the Chicago News
men and knows Col. Pierce. says he is a capital
fellow, and that he will make a governor who
will cover his administration all over with horse
sense. He will make friends wherever he goes,
and II our people are not reasonably harmonious
over Pierce's course it viii not be AS fault.
FARGO BEsPEAKs A FAIR TRIAL
FARGO, Oak, Special Telegram, tune 27..-
The announcement of the appoint of Gilbert
A. Pierce to be governor Of the territory has
been received, and diligent inquiry in Fargo
failed to reveal any one who had ever heard
of him. There is division of sentiment on
the subject of the appointment, as
nearly every one here was friendly
to some one Of the known candi-
dates. However, there is q general
disposition to give the new man a fair trial,
and no bitterness of feeling on the subject Is
shown. The hopes of the friends of Louns-
berry ran the highest, and they will Of
course feel the greatest disappointment
Many refused to express any opinion till
the new governor shows his capability or
unftness for the position, in which latter
case there Is sure TO be a stentorian howl
from the politicians.
Ex-Gov. oRDwAY.
YANKToN, Oak, Special Telegram, June 81.
While speaking Of the goyernorship. to-day,
before the appointment of Mr.. Pierce had
become known, Gov. Ordway said he himself
had not been a candidate for reappoiutment,
and would, under no circumstance, accept
another term with the experience of the past
He said the new governor would not beiden-
titled with those who had been fighting him,
but would be a good mar and satisfactory %
the people. He said also that as Campbell
refused to JOIN him i'm the request to the
president TO nave 0rdway fully investigated,
and allow Campbell to present any evidence
he may have at hand against him, he himself
had appealed TO Secretary Teller and Attor-
ney General Brewster to empower and direct
the commission now investigating Campbell
to fully inquire into sny charges OF corrup-
ton or malfeasance against Gov. Ordway,
and it has been SO ordered. 0rdway invites
anybody who may know OF any corrupt or
dishonest act of his to appear before the COM
mission and state his case, or forever hold
his peace
Col Pierce has been well known in Western
journalism, politics and literature for the last
ten years. He entered the army at the outbreak
of the war as lieutenant of the Ninth Indiana In
fantry, and was soon made q-uartermaster OF
that regiment. He was then r0moted to be
captain, and made brigadier quartermaster. For
his services he was again promoted to be lieu
tenant colonel and quartermaster general
of Gordon Changers corps. In 1868 he was
made colonel and Quartermaster general of the
department of the gulf. He was made financial
clerk Of the United States senate In 1867 and
served until 1872. when he took . position on the
staff of the Inter Ocean. being MANAGING editor
Of that paper from 1876 to 1880. when he be-
Col Pierce is the author of several novels, plays
and magazine essays, and the Dickens Dicti0n-
airy, which had q very large sale. In politics he
and Arthur In 1884. His person is tall and COM
manding. and his face rather handsome. with
regular features and brown hair, mustache and
imperial. lie Is between forty-hve and fifty
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