St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-27
REMARKS OF VISITORS.
what Some of St. Paul,s Hotel
Guests Said Yesterday.

Capt. Frank VictS, Grand Forks, was at the
Merchants yesterday. He said that he could
not speak for the voters of South Dakota, but
was of the opinion that it was q great deal
better for the territory to be admitted into
the union as a single state rather than re.
main longer under territorial government
simply because the division of the territory
was not favorably received by the lower
branch of the legislature. He was prepared
for the report of the majority of the house
committee on territories, which was adversely
to the division of Dakota, and in favor of its
admission as single state. If the enabling
clause was submitted to the people of Dakota
he should favor it as being an improvement
on the present territorial government
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He likewise thought that a good many in
South Dakota would not be opposed to the adj
mission scheme, provided it was made appar-
ent to them that the capital could be removed
to some point nearer the center Of the new
state than Bismarck. The removal fight
would enter largely into the campaign next
fall, he said, and q desperate effort would be
made on the part of the residents of Red River
valley to send men to the legislature who
would work with the representatives of South
Dakota, and thus remove the capital from
Bismarck to some more centrally located
city.
In this way, he thought that the admission
jority OF the residents of the whole territory,
North as well as South, and when submitted
to the people would be ratified by them. not
withstanding the great hew or cry about di-
vision or no admission.
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uLyman P. White, Brainerd is very strik-
ing figure about the hotels, as he appears in
his dress suit, after the style of many years
ago. He is quite venerable, and his white
hair and well-rounded body make him an OBJ
ject of attraction and recalls sights at the ma
tional capital twenty years ago. when it was
customary for nearly all the members of the
senate and house of representatives to clothe
themselves in the full dress coat OF dark blue.
upon which was conspisuouSly displayed
numerous brass buttons.
Mr.. White is from New England and has
been out in Minnesota for number of years.
He was one of the first settlers at Brainerd,
located the town site and is now enthusiastic
over the future of a town which he has seen
grow from settlement to triving little town
of 5000 residents.
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Marshal W. M. Campbell, Litchf1eld, is the
recipient of numerous congratulations as he
walks through the corridors of the hotels and
meets his numerous friends and acQuaiut-
ances, over his confirmation as United States
marshal for Minnesota. He talks of the long
delay in most philosophical manner and
says that he felt from the outset that the
charges against him in connection with the
Mankato railroad would not prevent his con-
firmation. The talk, he says. about the dis
satisfaction at Leitchfield over his confirma-
ton because many of them were interested
in the projected railroad, Is the clearest moon
shine, with no foundation in fact. This was
proved, he says, by the reception that was
given him on his return home after his con-
firmarion, reception which was rendered
him by his old neighborhood friends without
political distinction. They were interested
in the projected railroad he says, and have
never expressed any dissatisfaction ct his
conduct as one of the original movers in that
road,