St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-20
MAI. A. W. EDWARDS,

editor OF the aTgO Argus. duu llo ULYSSES
among North Dakota politicians who pose
on the Republican side of the house. He
weighs $50 good. hard pounds, and looks
like a leader of men, especially when his
hat is OF, and his proud, naughty forehead
stands out cold and glaring
in the face of the public
The major is a man who would attract at
tention among a thousand distinguished
men. One of the peculiarities of his
makeup is the brevity of his waist; it is so
extremely short that he isn't obliged to wear
a vest. consequently suit of clothes costs
him but little mere than $50.
Next in rank to Maj Edwards was Col
". C. Hummer. the Demosthenes of that
part of the territory lying north of the
fOrty-sXth parallel of latitude. Mr.. Plum
mer Is not wire puller. but when looming
up on the apex Of the political stump. he is
ornamental as well as useful. and has voice
is heard abroad through the land whenever
q political campaign is on the taps at about
$50 a heard. Fifty dollars speech is the
list price of the eloquent PlLmmer. and at
this rate he shot off words of biographical
elOquence in '64 in behalf of jim Blaine
through the Eastern states. He always has
the appearance of having been shipped
by the lightning freight from the
hot-bed of MormoniSm, and nothing so
fills his transformations soul with delight as
to address him as Elder Plummer. He
goes to the convention as a delegate from
Trail county and he carries his hip pocket
full of proxies.
Other and less conspicuous members of
the delegation were {. I. Clement president
of the board of education, of Fargo; j. A.
johnson. ex-mayOr of the Queen City of
the Red River valley; l.. A. Rose a Fargo
attorney. These were Cass county dele
gates. Then there was Maj. G. W. ButtZ of
Lisbon. Ransom county. The major is an
attorney of no mean ability and year
after the war walked into Mississippi with
his carpet bag clutched in his left hand
while with his right he gesticulated
his way into congress from that state. but
political honors are vapid and the major
came to Dakota and settled down to teach
ing law to cheap judges and raising No. 1
hard wheat. Harry Oliver. of Lisbon. was
in the group. He goes as one of con
testing delegation from Ransom. Ordwav
johnson. of Brown county, is the John
Kelly of Central Dakota. and gave Capt.
Dan Marrata SOME uneasIness i'll Washing
ton year ago when the estimable marshal
was working for his appointment. Mr..
johnson is not a delegate. but he goes
along to keep his eye Oh the way the ma
chine is run. and it may be that he Will do
valuable service before the fight is finished.
WHAT Is THE FIGHT?
The question comes to the mind of those
who are not acquainted with Dakota
politics: ''What is the fght?"
From all that could be CLEANED
from the delegates yesterday, the
fight is between Clifford. of South Dakota,
and Gen. Harrison Allen. ex-marshal of
the northern part of the territory. for the
nomination for delegate to congress The
general is ehampioned by Mai Edwards
and he could not find an abler second in the
territory. Mai. Aliens headquarters were
in Room 1O1 at the Merchants yesterday,
and all day the apartment was filled with
sturdy Dakotians reviewing the situation
and fixing up schemes to 0utwit the South
ern faction. Maj. Edwards said the dele
gates from North Dakota were solid for
Allen, although many of the delegations
had not been instructed. 1t was learned
that there is one man. D. W. YOTkev, of
Grafton. who carries pocket full of
proxies from Walsh county. Of Yorkey
Allen is not by any means sure and
it was insinuated on the outside that
the Grafton man would give the
proxies to Clifford if there was anything in
it. He passed through the city for Yankton
last week. The North Dakota crowd are
confident that they will win, and if Clifford
is not nominated on the second ballot thev
say they are sure to win their man. for
they look to Central Dakota for strength.
and with the aid of this faction victory is
assured. A scheme for this combination
was under way at the hotel yesterday. The
convention promises to be rich, rare and
racy. and a deadlock is not improbable.
The delegates left last night at o'clock.