St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-01
PoEfticat Turmoil.

man Of the Republican county convention.
In Ransom. Outside OF Dakota his attitude
would be regarded ~ PECULIAR to say the
least.
The Bismarck Tribune Is unaccountably
captious in Directing TO candidates upon the
Republican ticket for the legislature because
they are Democrats and one OF them lives at
Minneapolis. Some retort That Il is not
quite consistent as II sees no impropriety in
allowing a veteran Democrat like Alex Nc
Kenzie to run the party in county and terri
ritory.
The jamestown Capital gives one Of its
reasons for boiling the nomination of Col
VIM. F. Steele for the legislature that he is
importing great number of men 10 work
on a sewer that must be completed by Nov.
5, at Steele. The CGpith is probably opposed
to Improvements.
The following is a sample Of the situation
in most parts of Dakota. Republican tickets
are largely made up of men who have always
been Democrats: w. w. Cornwall, the nom
inee of the Moulton-Roe Republican eonven-
ton, is a Democrat, or at least he was a very
short time ago, when he ran for district clerk
Of Dane county, Wis, on the Democratic
ticket.
The La Moure Progress takes this view: II
Republican house is chosen, il means di-
vision and admission as two states of Da-
kota. If a Democratic house is chosen, il
means possibly two years more Of the present
unsatisfactory condition of political affairs in
this territory.
As Democratic house is absolutely GER
tain, those who want division should see the
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Dakota. He could effect division where a
Republican representing a big majority
could do nothing.
There is little but local politics in the Da-
kota papers at present. If some of them
may be believed, the big r. r. lines which
have tracts of land exempt from taxation
are taking a hand in the contest for con
gress and the Legislature. II is charged that
Clifford was selected because he was a rail-
road attorney. Mr.. Wilson is a strong anti
mOnopolst The Redield Dispatch relates
this in regard to the regular nomination for
the legislature from that county: sAIr
Billiard, railroad employe was first put for
ward and at once great hue and cry was
raised against him as being a candidate of
the X. X. Co. As a consequence Bullard
was promptly drawn, and j. II. Westover
an attorney and now nominee for the coun-
ell was endorsed. Ii is now claimed that
Westover is the attorney for the {. d n. w.
railroad company, and was really the very
man they wanted, and that Billiard was only
| put forward as blind. Westover is inter
ested in the East Pierre town site with E. p.
! Wells and G. w. VanDusen, the great wheat
! buyer, who as feeced more farmers than
any man on top of the great earth.
Some suppose that Gov. Pierce's little
speech in favor of Clifford will make him all
right if Blaine is elected, and If Cleveland
comes in his Chicago Ne,cs will help him out
with its fight against Blaine.
The Flandreau legislative district Is about
the only one in the territory where there is
no bolt from the Republican ticket.
Col. Wilson, the Democratic candidate for
delegate in congress, has returned from his
tour in the extreme north, aud was given
quite an ovation by his political friends in
Fargo last night. He is a man of fine social
as well as business qualities, and makes
| friends wherever he goes. If il was under
stood that he had any show for election he
would poll a surprisingly large vote in the
north. He expresses himself agreeaby sur
| prised at the number aud enthusiasm OF the
Democrats of the north, who have had no
/ newspapers liz this section, and hardly q
! sign of organization heretofore. His impres
sion is that many of the northern counties
contain a majority of Democrats il they
could be kept out of Republican lines, and
assert themselves politically. He states that
he has been surprised 10 note all through the
territory how largely the GLOBE is taken. In
the north it has a strong lead of the st. Paul
papers, and in the south is pushing out the
Chicago papers, that have been largely taken
there.
In the sort of free fight now going on in
the Fargo legislative district, the only certain
thing is that the result is uncertain. The
Indications are that j. c. Pyatt, Of Wahpeton
and j. A. Johnson will be the two members
of the council, but Cass viii hardly get a
member of the lower house unless there is
special attention given the matter. DR..
Robertson is the only man in nomination
who seems TO have any show. By concen-
tration upon him bis election can be effected
otherwise the county that claims one-hali the
voters and more than half the assessment of
the district viii be without any representa-
tive in the main branch Of the legislature.
In other counties it is reported that the
friends of the local candidates will very
generally vote for them alone, scratching off
ali tue lrOul OllCr COuullce. III IulS
way their votes count more. If all the
friends of DR.. Robertson will vote for him
alone, there will hardly be doubt of his
election
Hon. Martin Ryan, one of the foremost
members of the local bar, was nominated by
the Democrats for district attorney, but by
reason of his special fitness and personal
popularity, is gathering large support from
all parties. He would be elected no doubt
if he had time to canvass the county.
q Betting is more lively on the race between
the banker and barber in this county, for
constable, than for president. The friends
of Hubbard claim that he was the inventor
of the Hubbard squash and had something
to do with dress that uses This name. While
he is eanvassing the rural districts, the col
ored barber is shaving at half rates. and
gathering the CRY vote. II is now reported
that the wealthy banker viii open an opposi-
ton barber shop in case of his defeat. Dem
ocrats are strong for the colored man.
The Dakota Herald urges the election of
Col Wilson for delegate for some of the