St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-27
AhOat That the Mayor of Minneapolis is
to Be the Next Governor Of
Dakota,
But the Best Informed Continue to Be-
heve That hr. Day viii KnOc.-
the PersimmonS,
Who is strongly Endorsed by Those
Who Year Ago Were Lis
Bitter Enemies.
The President Likes to Appoint Men
Who are Popular But Not
Greedy.

tory here as the g0veFnOrShip. 1t was ru-
mored to-day that an appointment had
been made, and that the appointee was not
Mr DAY. nor anyone whose name had been
mentioned i'll connection with that office
1t was alleged that DR.. AmeS. of Mime
sofa, had been rendered the1positiOn. In
Ouiry easily diss!pated the rumOr. There
might be no better man for the office. but 1t
has probably never for a moment been
thought of by the man who so chased the
Republican gubernatn:ial nominee The
suggestion came from one to whom the
wish was father TO the thought. There
is no question. at this moment but
that the choice of the Democrats OF
Dakota is strongly and effectively recorded
in favor of Mr.. Day. But it is equally GER
tain that the president is strongly inclined
to accommodate his personal friend with
the office 1t is impossible to anticipate
executive action in the matter Notwlth
standing the denial of Mr.. Day that he is
or can become candidate for the governor
ship of Dakota. his friends continue to
petition the president to appoint him.
There is no opposition in the ranks of the
Democracy of the territory. 1t may De
surpris NJ to those who know Of the
OF the past year to know thai Hon. A.
Bovnton and Ills friends have been recon-
mending Mr. Day. but tIeir lndOrSem. -nts
are on die and have been seen. Not one Of
the MANY Democrats who were year ago
inclined to think that Mr.. Day was not
their natural leader seems to cherish that
idea now He is accepted and strongly
recommended by all. Yet 1t Is said at the
interior department that Mr.. Day saw Sec
rotary Lamar few days since. and told
him that he was not a candidate tor that
office. but is still DESTROYS of the appoint
ment of Mr. Ziebach. The secretary is re-
ported as having sa d.
Then. Mr.. Day, why are all these tnoorse-
ments coming from your frI' iSf
simply because they wan, 10 send Them
said Mr. Day. land not because OF any eX-
pressed desire my part for the ONCE. !
have again and again told the administration
that believed Mr.. Ziebacl to he the man
whom the people want: and l have not
changed nv mind upon the subject
Then the secretary is alleged to have
said:
"But suppose that Mr.. Ziebach cannot be
appoint d. what them?
In that event. let the people Of the terri
tory express their desires" said Mr.. Day
land let them have the man OF their cholce,
no matter who he may be.
r.
Moreover. il is said that this converse
ton was repeated to the president. at
cabinet meeting, and greatly impressed
him. There are so many men who are
grecdily seeking Office that the president is
pa tai TO thuSe who are indifferent but
popular. He also has a keen appreciation
of unseltsh friendship and that quality
has been strongly discernable i'll Mr.. Day
for long time. He has asked no Office for
himself. and has sought the welfare of his
friends all the time. His devotion to Mr.
Zipbach is like that of Jonathan and David
They are both good men. and 1t is greatly
to their credit. But it is probably we'll
known throughout the territory. at
least by the students of the political
horoscope. that the president has a partial.
bias in favor of a personal friend. There
fore. while Mr.. Day seems to be the p0pu-
lar choice, Judging from the tilOs of the APP
nointment office in the interior department.
the people ought not to be surprised any
day should they hear of the appointment of
the presidents friend. Besides. the gen
tleman referred to. albeit not the popular
choice is a man of sterling worth and a
staunch Democrat His name is not men
toned in this connection for the reason
that he is not among the applicants for the
place. and ought not to be- singled ont in
marked manner, for that reason, as he
might readily say that he is not candl
date. But it is well known that when he
recently visited Washington he saw and
CONVERSED WITH THE PRESIDENT.
and rested his case there. 1t is good
place to rest One of the employees of the
White house said to your correspondent at
the time: That gentlemen who just
passed out will be called governor before
congress meets He did not say of what
territory. nor did he know that the CORE
spondent knew the gentleman. 1t was one
of the MANY side remarks which pass as
meaning little or much In this case it
means considerable 1t meant that the
Judge has a first mortgage on the Office. and
is Likely to get it. unless there should come
strong protests from the people In re
Spouse to numerous inquiries Appointments
clerk HaSSlPr denied that certain lndvidu-
ais were indOrSing another but he did not
DENY that Mr.. Day is heartily supported by
MeSSrs. Mccormack. Trip. lnman. Sheafe,
Cauliield Zitbach Maratta, Miller. John
son. BoyntOn and other members OF the
territorial committee and county commit
tees His language was negative. but it
was equivalent to an acknowledgment of
the facts A prominent Democrat who is
here says:
Day is now the choice of the Democracy of
DakUta for the go, ernOrShip. but he will not
be appointed There is no deposition on the
part OF the administration to ignore our
wishes. hut Mr.. Clevela wishes to accom-
me- date personal friend. And he will
probably do so
JOHNSON FOR DAY.
Hon. l.. G. johnson, chairman of the
territorial executive committee and member
of the congressional Democratic committee.
is still here. He is intensely in earnest
concerning the appointment of Mr. Day to
the governOrship. Last evening he spent
an hOuI or more urging that gentleman to
allow his name to be formally used as a
candidate fol- the Office. For said
Mr.. Johnson, IF you should not get it.
your friends could at least know that
YOU had tried to accomplish their wishes. -"
But Mr.. Day replied to it all. consistently:
mo sir | Will not do it. / am for lie
bach all the time. My friends know that,
and they have no right TO be urging my
name. They may all think that Zieb can
not get the Office. and they may believe that
I could. but am not candidate. But |
will hermit you to say that ii Zleb cannot
secure the appointment, then shall not
object to the use of my name as against
any other candidate now known. This did
moi satisfy Mr.. Johnson, and he became
very urgent and earnest. but it ayailed
nothing. l ne SIuIuy
man would not bulge further.
zIEBACH's MAGNANIMITY.
In private letter to friend, Hon
NJ. Ziebach says:
would withdraw all of my papers which
are filed for the governorship If Mr.. Day
would only say So But he says no. and |
believe in his judgment. 1t would give me
more pleasure, now, TO see him appointed
than il would to receive the appointment my
seIf Besides, believe that he is the choice