St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-23
Is What Nr. BOynton, Before the House
Committee on Territories, Asks for
Dakota,
Taking Occasion in the Course Of His Be
marks to Charge Moody and Campbell
With Conspiracy.
His Compliments TO Mr.. Ziebach--
Moody's Mining Com bfnations
in the Black Hills.
The Hopkins-CamPbelI Jury at Fargo
Still Out--Dickey Pleads In
sanity.
Boynton on Statehood.

ana George >. Engle IN opposition 70 the
South Dakota plan. Mr.. johnson will con-
clude on Monday. Mr.. Boynton argument
in subtance was:
/ appear here as a citizen Of Southeastern
Dakota TO protest against the unauthorized
ment has been set up in that portion or Da-
kota south OF the 10th parallel. and 70 advo-
cate the passage of an enabling act under
which the whole people can be admitted into
the Union as a great aud sovereign state.
Mr.. George 5. Engle, from Central Dakota,
a former citizen of Michigan. an able lawyer.
thoroughly familiar with the history OF that
state, VIII also present bis views 20
the committee. Mr.. l.. g. johnson,
gentleman thoroughly familiar with
the upper James river valley, will
give the committee his views OF the several
bills now before the committee. Col william
Thompson, a retired officer OF the regular
army. who has kept his toe on the heel OF the
moccasin from the time he left his seat as one
Of the earliest members OF congress from the
then new state OF Iowa until he was retired
and made his home al Bismarck. will give the
committee "a better history OF the incidents
preceding statehood in Iowa and the situation
IN what is known as Northern Dakota than
any man in the territory. ] state the location
of those who appear with me in order that
the committee may understand that we
REPRESENT 40 LOCAL FACTION,
anu pIOuu 10 uldht the statement
that none Of US are now, or ever have been.
candidates for Office under the supposed state
hood schemes. We do not come before your
committee as the paid agents of any powerful
mono Diies, who are seeking 10 secure the
control of the legislative. executive and ju-
dicial powers OF the new state. ] will not
take up the time which the gentlemen 10
whom have referred can use TO better ad-
vantage. as have presented my views In
TINS communication ] viii answer. however.
briefly some of the extraordinary assertions
advanced before you by Mr.. Moody. a claim
ant Tor seat and vote In the other end Of the
capitol. The gentleman referred 10. In has
two hours appeal 10 you 10 aid him in legal
izing tho unlawful undertaking In which he
has been engaged for the past ten years, IN
dertook TO show that ! had one time aide
him i'm setting up his statehood scheme
This assertion is not true. ] was selected
BY some OF the good people of my county
during my absence from the county to attend
q convention, which was to be held al Sioux
Falls, without any legislative sanction. II
was well known. however, that / was not In
favor OF the division OF the territory. Shortly
after the convention assembled
IT LEAKED OUT
that arrangements had been partially entered
into 10y certain aspiring so-called Democrats
with Mr.. Moody, Hugh J. Campbell and other
so-called Republicans 10 set up a state gov
ernment without even the sanction Of a terri
torial legislature, and divide the offices he
tween the high-contracting parties. The Re
publicans, being in an overwhelming ma
iority, repudiGted the deal and with the aid
of the few Democrats in the conven-
ton who were not parties 10 the un-
natural alliance, defeated the scheme for
setting up a state government. IL was
at this juncture that Mr.. Ziebach, who has
recently been supported by the Republican
delegate in congress, and Mr. Meade and
a "A mr. uar AT tn xa
made territorial governor, arose in conven-
ton and demanded that the arrangement and
statehood scheme should be carried out, and
in fact threatened to leave the convention
unless IL was. / took no part in this unnat-
ural alliance yet the claimant OF the office of
governor of the proposed state is credited in
the Associated Press dispatches with having
credited Mr.. Zebacb's speech in the conven-
ton 10 me. and presume that il was i'm this
way Mr.. Moody secured his data To misrep-
resent me. l desire in this connection TO do
Mr.. Mellette the credit to say that he has ad-
mitted to me since his arrival IN the city
that
IT WAS MR.. zIEBACH
who made the exciting speech in favor of
statehood. which he charged upon me. have
had no part or lot In any bargains cooked up
between MIR. Moody and other Republican
divisioniSts, and a few So-called Democrats.
for dividing the spoils of the new state, ana
ANbiNA hNlf Audl NOultClltQ 10
thus far uncover some of the Vaccinations
resorted to by divisionists 10 muzZle the
Democracy of the territory through some of
those claiming TO be leaders of the Demo
cratic party. A leading Democrat, one of
the ablest lawyers in the Black Hills mining
region, Informed Inc. while in this city few
daN since. that he waited on the superih-
tendent of the mining combination or which
Mr. Moody is the principal attorney, and re-
minded him that he. the superin-
tendent, and many OF the stockholders
we're leading Democrats, and yet the two
or three thousand voting miners were
marched up in squads and voted solidly 20
promote Mr.. Moody's political fortunes. He
stated that the superintendent replied that
Mr.. Moody had full control OF all political
matters, and while he would gladly relieve
thh men from any obligation TO vote against
their untrammeled convictions he was power
less in the matter. Ny informant also stated
and statehood movement had been pushed by
Mr.. Moody In the Blark Hills that ali men
controlled by the
MINING COMBINATION
from which Judge Moody is said to receive
$4,000 a year as attorney has been voted SOL
idly as he dictated, yet with all this power at
his back the feeling against the statehood
scheme was so strong that Mr.. Moody came
very near being defeated by an ignorant col
ored man who was voted for by some
OF the best citizens without receiving the
nomination to show their disgust OF the
methods employed by the claimant now seek
ing senatorial honors. The record shows
that in Lawrence county, where the mining
combination referred TO bears sway, only
1,OU3 votes were cast in favor of the state
hood scheme, out of from Z, 1000 to 5, 900 voters
having right to vote in that county. With
this strong presumptive evidence Mr.. Moody
does not represent the wishes and convictions
Of fhear asafh fc
before your committee and tells you that L,
as an accredited representative of the Demo
cratic territorial committee, an organization
of which have had the honor to have been q
member of for the past twelve years. have no
right TO speak in behalf Of the territory, and
protests against the dangerous methods you
are asked to legalize in this connection. and
calls the attention OF the members Of the
committee 20 the published address, which
was
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
by the members of the Democratic territorial
committee on the 18th OF October 1855. re-
pudlattng the division movement and refus-
ing TO take any part or In any way recognize
the November election. ] also call your al
tention TO the very able replies and opinions
OF eX-Chief Justice Shannon, showing the
misapplication of precedents marshaled to
bolster up the statehood movement. / will
not consume your time by reading these
statements Of a staunch Republican Judge.
but will see that the committee is furnished
with copies of the same and have no doubt
that those who are 10 follow me will strongly
impress upon YOU the soundness of the posi-
ton taken by Judge Shannon In opposition TO
the unauthorized statehood movement. The
action Of the recent convention held at Fargo
refusing TO indorse the statehood scheme
now before congress, although it was
gotten up and every effort made
TO back il in the interest of the
divisionists, clearly shows that the people OF
the northern portion were coerced into
giving their assent TO the constitutional
convention act last winter by the members
south of 10th parallel who, having a majority
In the legislative assembly, refused all ap-