St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-25

eye then follows him to Huron and Water
town and finds him telling the people s'he
would rather Dakota would remain territory
for ninety-nine years than to be admitted as q
whole" In short, the Tribune charges him
with being tricky. dishonest politician, who
will pledge himself TO ans thing popular In any
locality to secure votes. IL this Is its support
of the gentleman it is hardly calculated to de-
velop enthusiasm even in the Bismarck
region.
1t is not popular to say anything in favor
of Commissioner Sparks, and no doubt some
of his rulings have been grave mistakes, but
the Yankton Herald believes that it would
have been a great blessing If the spirit of his
policy had pervaded the administration of
the land laws In years past-that is, to keep
the lands for bona fide settlers aud out of tn e
hands of spectators. The Herald says:
"Yankton and Yankton county are kept back
in the race for prosperity on account of
thousands OF acres of lands lying idle, and
our industries of all kinds are partially para
lyZed. If Sparks had been in Office twenty
five years ago Yankton would to-day contain
$4,000 people, ana YanktOu county's lands
would have had tiler of the soil on every
quarter section.
Parties who should know what they assert,
say that the Minneapolis & Pacific road is
being built in the interest of the Northern
extend it to the Missouri, striking the main
line of the Northern Pacific at Bismarck. All
the through trains on that road will then run
between ST. Paul and Bismarck on this cut
of, which, it is stated. will save 100 miles
over the present route. 1t is very certain
that 81 road will be completed the coming year
from Aberdeen, Or some point ON the james,
to Bismarck. This routes mainly through the
cOteau des prairies, q broken country, some
what difficult for q railroad, and will afford
little local business. 1t will probably be used
by all the roads centering on the James.
The Bismarck Legislative district takes in
an immense scope of country west of the
Missouri river, and it is claimed to have
nearly the population OF the east side. but at
the recent Republican convention the west
side candidate, MIR. Mitchell. of Morton, W as
beaten for the house. Bismarck took the
candidate for the council ana Que of the two
for the house. giving Col. Steele, of kidder,
the other place, and leaving the west
out in the cold. Consequently the Re-
publican paper at Mandan bolts and urges "a
solid vote of the west for ono or both of the
Democratic candidates fog the house This
should elect them.
II was given out when the survey was COM
menced by the Manitoba west from Harwood,
ten miles north of Fargo, that it was only a
twent, mile link to connect with the Cassel-
ton branch, but the surveying went on 10 the
souri,. and the road is asking aid Of the towns
for the construction of the line. This survey
is only from FIVE to seven miles north of the
main line of the Northern Pacific, and it
looks now that the Manitoba would follow
that road from the Red 70 the Missouri and
compete for its local traffic.
Although Mr.. Greene, one of the nominees
of the Democrats for the leg stature IN the
Bismarck district, is connected with the
Northern Pacific railroad, the Dickinson
Press, a Republican paper, says he is
warm friend to the farmers, and is at present
trying to assist them by securing very low
rates for those west of the Missouri whose
crops failed this year, for fesl and grain for
seed. If he accepts the nomination it is be-
lieved he will be elected, as he is popular
with all classes, and the Republican ticket is
unsatisfactory.
Delegate Gifford's confidential home organ,
the Canton Advocate, echoes his attack upon
Gov. Pierce, and adopts the charge that
Pierce has Joined palms with the terrible
Ordway to control the Democratic patronage
of the territory. The Advocate says all the
indications point to a big fight between the
Republican legislature and the Democratic
governor at the coming session. The COVER
nor has a host of friends among the Republi-
cans, and Clifford may hear from them at the
election.
Col. Plummer was on the committee on res
olutions in the Republican convention of
Trail county, and secured the insertion of an
iron-clad prohibition plank, and the reports
say he made the great effort Of his life' in
its support in convention. and still that body
struck it out. The colonel is an "anti-saloOn
Republican, at least in theory, but believes
in the 'brown jug" He says that is the
standby down in Maine-and it tastes little
better that way.
Both the Republican papers at Mandan re-
+fI.I.a
says: IF the Republicans of this legislative
district think that the Times will hoist the
names of Steele, Hughes and Williams, they
are nightly mistaken. If the Republicans
east of the River think that West Dakota will
vote for them, they are equally nightly mis-
TAKEN" Steele and Hughes were in the last
legislature and Hughes is the noted capitol
The largest convention ever held in Camp
bell county, south OF the 10th parallel, put in
full ticket on the single issue
of anti-division and resolved to support no
man for congress or the legislature who was
not on the same side or committed to leaving
the question TO vote of the people. Most of
the members of the convention are Repub-
licans, but they cannot support Clifford.
Good luck comes by the basket to Capt.
Quinn, the versatile city editor of the Bis
marck Tribune. He lately secured charm
Ing wife, and since has been appointed Secre-
tary of the Democratic territorial committee
and has gone to Aberdeen to remain till after
election. With Capt. Quinn as secretary and
Col. Mabey as stenographer it would look as
if work Is to be done.
1t is noticeable that bets are being made on
the results in the legislative districts in the
Black Hills since the visit Of Judge
Clifford to that region The Republican
papers there do not speak favorably of his
speeches. The Democrats did not cut much of
figure there two years ago. The Prohibition
plank in the Republican platform is damaging
there.
Hon. J. r. Wilson and Secretary McCor-
mack were the most effective supporters of
Mr.. May in the Aberdeen convention, and
they are radically opposed te division. Since
his return from the convention, Mr.. Wilson
says he is more opposed to division than
ever. No one can honestly claim the action
at Aberdeen as a victory for division.
Col. Steele. the Kidder rustler and states
man, went down to the Bismarck convention
with a special car, band and crowd with
banners, who marched into the convention
with the band playing 'Marching Through
Georgia" OF course he was nominated. aud
the contrasting delegation from his county
given outside seats.
SURVEY ing p trties just returning report q
large area of good land surveyed and open to
entry in the northern part of the territory
west of the Missouri river.
Judge Bangs has resigned as chairman of
the Farmers committee, of Grand Forks, in
order to give his whole attention to the Demo-
cratic canvass.
STILL WATER NEWS.
The steamer Cleon, having the Democratic