St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-11
REPUBLICAN CIRCUS.
The G. o. P. Splits in Two at
the DeadWood Convention,
One Faction Led
By Plummer's Judicial ASS,
and the Others Want Bull
lock for Delegate.
AS q Sequel to an Elopement
and Marriage, the Girl Is
Given to Her Father,
To Resume Her Maiden Name,
Go to School, and Leave
a Husband Wifeless.
Snecial to the Globe

Special to the Globe.
RAPID CITY, Aug. 1O.-The annual
circus in Lawrence county has COM
menced. 1t will be more complicated,
and consequently more interesting this
year than ever before. In the Republi-
can county convention at DeadwOOd
last Saturday the old fight between the
Moody and the anti-Moody, or rather,
the Homestake and the anti-Homestake,
factions broke out with renewed fierce
ness, The enmitieS of that convention
appear in the fact that the Moody con-
vention was called to order by man
who had but little time before sworn
that his residence was in Fall River
county, and he consequently could not
take part in Lawrence county politics,
except through a liberal exercise of
gall. The other convention was called
to order at the same time in the same
hall, by resident of DeadwOod. Two
conventions and two sets of delegates.
with two sets of resolutions, resulted,
and each claims to be the genuine and
don't-you-fOrget-it Republican party of
the Black Hills. What golden oppor-
tunity is here offered for the De-
mocracy of that county to capture the
patronage. But, unfortunately, the
Democrats are nearly as badly divided
as the Republicans. There were about
fifty Democrats in the Republican con-
vention, and of course they aided in
the split. But the valley Democracy
and that of the Hills is divided on the
question of cutting the county in two.
More than a year ago an election was
held under the Patton law-which was
made for that purpOse-and by an al
most unanimous vote
THE COUNTY OF MEAD
was established. The needed procla-
nation has been withheld. With Col.
Steele, the national Democratic commit
teeman, the matter now rests. The
Democrats Of the valleys accuse Steele
of standing in with the Homestake out
fit, and as one of the leaders of the di-
vision movement said to me on Monday,
she has made the Democracy of Law
renee county get down on it's knees to
Moody often enough. We won't stand
it any longer. I'll say to Col. Steele
that the valleys will vote as solid this
year as ever the Homestake did," A
considerable pressure will be brought
to bear on Steele to induce him to termi-
nate the
DIVISION FIGHT,
and if he will not, then the valley
Democrats will endeavor to force him
to cut them Off. 1t is argued that if the
new county is formed the Democrats
can take advantage of the fight in Dead
wood and get away with the offices i'll
Lawrence county, and as the former
will appoint the officers of the new
county two sets of Democrats will be
given an opportunity to feed at the pub
lie crib. The matter will be interest
ing before the outcome.
IN PENNINGTON COUNTY
politics so far is strictly on the q. t..
Anxious aspirants for Office are con-
ductlng still hunts in all directions, and
one or two ambitious but misguided in
dividuals are piling up disappointment
and heartache for future consumption.
And the disappointed ones of former
years look forward to the conventions
for an opportunity to pay off some OBJ
legations incurred at the time of their
overthrow. Money may be close, but
politics will hum here this fall, just the
same.