Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-29

| be unable to slit t6arefrom much that is
reliable. The possibility of the appoint.
ment of new governor for Dakota has
given rise to conjeotures witsout end
| and out OF the whole little truth may
be extracted. The newspapers contaia
one important assertion which is so
strongly confirmed here at home that il
may be received as correct statement.
They announce, through their Washing
ton correspondents, that the hitherto
hostile elements of democracy in Dako-
ia have united in recommending the ap-
pointment of Nj. Ell. Day for Dakota's
governor. They assert that Mr.. Day is
endorsed at Washington by MCCORMACK,
Caulfeld, Ziebach, Iripp. Sheat, Miller,
johnson, Boynton and other hitherto in.
congruous elements within the party.
Ihis statement we are told is probably
corset. The new coalition is q strong
one. Having been effected it dismissea
she conflict waged between
the members of the party
before the national administra.
tion since the democratic party came
into power. There are yet few leaders
who have declined TO enroll themselves
under the banner OF harmony, but they
are 80 few in number that their influence
must be swallowed up by the influence
of the new combination.
MIR. Day stands strongly endorsed for
the position ct governor aud if a change
is made he would undoubtedly succeed
bat FOR the fact that the president has a
personal friend whom he is desirous OF
placing at the head OF Dakota affairs.
Though no name is mentioned Iii
connection with this preference. the
public is given to understand that Judge
Church, OF the Dakota bench, is the man
who rests under presidential favor.
Mr.. Day is represented as opposing
his own appointment and Loyalty stick
lng to his first cho;se- Governor Zle-s
bach, OF Yankton. The correspondents
at Washington arepublishing an alleged
conversation between the secretary of
the territery and Mr. Day, which runs
as follows:
Secretary "Tss hen, Mr.. Day. why ore
all these Inducements coming from
our friends ?"
Day -.Simply because they want
to send them and not because of any
expressed desire on my part for the
,t,sHrs.Ei haze again and again told the
administration that I believed Mr..
1iebach to be the man whom the peo-
pie want, and have not changed my
mind upon the subject
Secretary-"Bnt suppose that Mr..
lleoaoh oannot be appointed, what
then ?"
Day-"In that event, let the people o,
the territory express their desires, and
let them have tie man of their choice.
nc matter who he NAV be-"
Should the adminio ttation finally take
It's cue froGo remarks ci ~ DAY it will
appoint either that genileipan or Mr.
Ziebach. Both are endorsed beyond the
hope OF any other aspiraat for endorse
ment and from quarter whseh should
decide the question in favor OF one or
the other, and would SO decide il the
president felt himself bound by the
declarations of the democratic platform
and other documents supposed to out
line pariy policy.
Ifa change is made it will probably
come this week. Congress will meet
next week and an ad snteyim appoint
ment is the only one thai will unseat
the present incumbent before osr ieo;s. |
latiye session begins. This fact the |
president bears in mind and it is con-
cluded that if he does not name new
governor for Dakota prior to the winter
meeting of the senate, he will permit
Governor Pierce to remain.