Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-09-13
POLITICAL POINTERS.

ole JOnn Is. raymond OF Fargo stanOs
good show to succeed himself as dele
gate to congress from this territory. He
will go into the convention with almost
a solid delegation from North Dakota
and he has befriended enough South
Dakota workers to assure him at least a
portion Of the support from that portion
of the territory. Just who his opponent
will be from South Dakota it is hard to
tell. but it is almost certain to be Petit
grew or some supporter. Yankton
however has resumed its fight on him
and consequently his support is an uu,
known quantity. In case, however
that he should be able to make "A dead
lock with Raymond what will be the
result?
Sam McMastcrs has been and is
prominent as candidate, when it comes
To- few newspapers, but it is question
whether he goes into the convention
with a solid Black Hills delegation
something he will have to secure in
order to stand a ghost Of show" and it
is not at all likely that such will be the
case. Lawrence county, worked by
compromises, etc, has instructed for
him. That county is the only one of
the Hills counties so instructed and in
reading between the lines Of the Times
report of their convention we are led
to believe that it was not rs harmonious
as it Nigh have been. Such condi-
ton OF affairs, while not contributing to
McMasters nomination, may prove ben
eficial 10 Custer county in the District
convention. if the fact is taken proper
advantage Of. TO get back to the sub
ject in hand. we are of the opinion that
liza Black Hills man i. dominated it
will not be McMaster, Deadwoo con-
tains too many shrewd politicians for
that. The delegate from this territory
elected this fall will be credited with
having secured Our admission Az state
and may be the opening of the reserva-
ton After We are admitted it is certain
that out OF courtesy if nothing else, the
legislature would make that delegate q
senator. There are inen in DeadwoOd,
chuck f'll. Of ..bliitr, aud the heighth Of
his or their ambition is a senatorship,
and at t." same time could not secure
that position unless under the circum-
stan@es mentioned above. One eminent
politician We hav, in mind, who is not
publicly a candidate for the delegate
ship. still he it is that is engineering the
McNaster bonn, and while unpopular to
some extent - thu inah of the Hills best
qualified for he position. That man is
g. &, Moody lttligrcw's election to
the Office If delegate four years ago and
his support at the convention two years
ago was largely due TO the efforts Of G
& iloo,.y. Now then, supposing Il
deadlock between the Raymond and
Pettigrew strength should occur, what
so likely as for Pettigrew to spring the
nomination Of q. G. Moody, a dark horse
in the present canvass. Then the Black
Hills delegation would swing in solid
and with Pettigrew's support the
chances are two to one that Moody
would receive the nomination almost
unanimously. Whether McMasters 5
name is being used as blind by the
politicians Of Deadwood, or not, we are
not prepared to say but we'll bet that it
is not their intention to have him re-
ceive the nomination, and if he is not
in with the play then he's being work
ed.
LEGISLATIVE,
No sooner will the territorial ticket
he settled than the fight for representa-
tion on the council and legis lative ticket
will he begun by the republicans at
Rapid City on the eth. What the re-
suit Of this convention will be, is beyond
the insight Of the best Initiated. Butte,
Pennington, Custer and Fall River will
all want representation on the ticket,
but the chances are that two or three
representatives may by the magnanimi
t. Of Lawrence county, be given to as
many counties, while she herself vii
appropriate the two councilmen. OF
the representation given to the other
COMMITTEES, Custer above all is entitled by
equity, and justice to the naming Of one
nominee, who Of course will be Judge
A. l.. Sprague. Judge Sprague was a
member of Nebraskas constitutional
convention and Of her first state legisla.
ture, possesses ability of no common
order and is eminently qualified for the
position and if ifnominated would receive
the joint support Of the republicans and