Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-31

St. Paul Pionoer-Prcss.
Leaning against the Merchants
counter yesterday afternoon was the
huge form of Nehemiah G. Ordway, ex-
governor of Dakota. The gentleman left
for Washington last evening filled to the |
brim with queries and counter.queries |
he will fire at and into Hugh j. Camp
bell, of Yankton, United States district
attorney. Gov. Ordway says he hasn't
had chance to cross examine MIR Camp
bell before the examiners at the capital,
dently yearns for the fray. He (Ordway)
has letter to Mr.. Boteler and Haight,
the examiners, from G. K. Davis and P.
G. Shannon, which sets forth that it was
'by their advice purely he consented to
quashing Of the indictments found
against him in Yankton. The counsel
said he had no right to be indicted for
the performance of an executive func-
tion-that was not the way to proceed
against him, and he must not establish
SO dangerous precedent. Gov. Ord
way, the letter Gays, was anxious to
waive his rights as executive and proceed
with the trial.
The question, "Whom do you think
will be nominated at Pierre next Sep.
tember?" ELECTED no response for a
time, but after brownish study of q
few moments the governor said he
was sure large majority of the Dako-
taians had never forgiven Delegate Ray.
mond for what he termed "his traitorous
alliance with Pettigrew at Grand Forks. /"
He went on to say that now, since Petit.
grew had failed to get his land Office.
and was knifng Raymond at every turn.
the latter had a mighty hard row to hoe
t and would find it 30. Candidates were
!, springing up like mullin stalks along a
! Pennsylvania road, and as 1t was urged
/ against Pettigrew and Bennett, zone
term is enough" SO it will be urged
}. against Raymond. Central Dakota
. would like E. q. Eddy, of Watertown.
r or Judge Pease, receiver of the lanc
t Office there, while the Hills want San
z McMasters who is rich as Homestake ore
t a bachelor, and would like the honor
e A great many people thought
y Harrison Allen, United States mar
IS shall. q warm friend of Blaine, un
d mixed in the territorial squabbles, and
e mighty good talker, would spit all sidet
8. AS for Raymond's services, the governo
j. seemed disposed TO discount them some
"
/. Bismarck, had most to do with securin
g the extra judges by his argument in th
J. committee. As to the additional legis
g, lators, the governor said he had advc
70 Gated it in his messages and at Washing
], ton for several years.
8. Maj. Alexander Hughes, of Bismarck
j. chairman of the capital commission an
e also of the capitol building committee
r. was at the Merchants, and with muc
r satisfaction said that the new capitc
,e would be fully completed and read
e for occupancy in thirty days, an
If paid for at that. "We have nc
81 sold half the property, aud we can fnis
d furnishing that handsome building an,
t, not ask the legislature for one dollar,
y he said with exultation. When asked a
1t to territorial politics he replied that h
er hadn't taken any interest, but might bt
fore the campaign was fairly opened
le He, too, seemed disposed to dout
i. whether Mr.. Raymond had much chanc,
s, If he could go to Pierre with the soil
n, vote of north Dakota ct his back, b
le would probably win, as he has friends i
e. the south. but that solid vote was jus
st what he couldn't get. Mr.. Hughes sal
le further that more unlikely things tina
" the nomination of Marshal Allen ha
a happened.
N With the grasp of hercules th
O. potent Alexander Mckenzie greeted th
c. interviewer, and with the sinuosity OF
A iack.rabbit he twisted and doubled I
,e evade answering the question "Are 70
of for Raymond?" He at length answere
i'll that he hadn't given the question, an
is thought as yet, but the reporter couldn
~ stand such a palpable evasion, and il
ye sisted upon something more definite. A
I'D he could extract was: swell, you te
ne em havn't made up my mind ye
or Truly now; really havn't made up N
Y. mind"