St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-09
DAKOTA DOINGS.
Abraham Boynton Accuses M. q. Day Of
Not Working in the Interest of
the Democracy,
Whereupon Mr.. Day Fires Some Hot
Shot at Abraham and Deems
Himself Even.
Col. Ziebach on Div1sion--An I'm.
portant Land Decision by Com
missioner Sparks.
Matters of General Interest Per-
tanning to the Great
Territory.
MIR. BoyntOn Talks.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The Post has an
interview with Abraham Boynton of Da-
kota. who is here as the rival of NJ. III. Day
in securing appointments for that territory.
He is opposed to division of Dakota be-
cause it would increase the Republican con-
greSsional vote. He thinks, however, that
Dakota has been made Republican by fed
eral officials and could be made Democratic
if officers be now made of resident Demo
Gratis. He goes on to say:
The Democrats of the territory are against
subdivision, and they are nos for change
from territory to state. although they may
not be so thoroughly opposed TO that at the
proper time. Mr.. Day does not represent the
sentiment of Democracy on this subject BY
unfortunate chance he was sent as delegate
to the Chicago convention by the territorial
convention in which the Black Hills region
was not represented at all, and as delegate
to the national convention. with the DID OF
Mr.. Zie b ch, (his candidate now for governor)
he has managed to obtain place in the ma
tional Democratic committee. The Demo
Gratis of Dakota are not for subdivision. and
are not at present for any change and on
Oct Is the Democratic territorial committee,
after meeting at Mitchell, OAK, to discuss the
matter, issued an address to the Democratic
voters and people of Dakota, requesting them
Nov. 3, when
FEW REPUBLICAN VOTERS
unopposed. adopted the state constitution and
elected a full set of state officers for state
which does not exist. Mr.. Clifford, the Re-
publican delegate to congress from our terri
tory, says that, with the help of Mr.. Day. he
can command as many votes in the house of
representatives as will be necessary to pass
bill, which will be introduced in the senate
for the purpose of enabling Dakota to send
four Republican senators to Washington.
Here are my credentials. Showing them as he
spoke) from the territorial Democratic COM
mittee, and want to say that Mr.. Day in this
matter does not express the wishes of single
Democrat, but himself and Mr.. Ziebach, his
candidate for governor. Even most Of the
Republicans of the territory are against the
movement, which has been gotten up by a
set of politicians. Why. nineteenth of the
voters of the proposed state declined to send
delegates to the convention which was held at
Sioux Falls for the purpose of framing the
state constitution, which was so farcically
adopted on Nov. 3. There was a time when
Dakota was naturally divided into North and
South by trackless waste in the middle; but
now the middle part is settled and hundreds
of thousands of people live there and the
whole territory is now united by railroads
running north and south. l can say that the
government is not inclined to favor the move
ment at present. l am confident there is no
chance of Clifford and Days bill passing con-
gress in the coming session"