St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-05

dCtlNc lOSJiliIy lOl IL JiiO SChOioi Oe'ii
not be put on the track as the candidate
of the North, assuredly no other one
can. Col. PLUMMER withdraws from
the field, but carefully avoids any recog-
milton of ALLEN, and no paper in his
own county has word in favor of the
graceful, gallant and massive old sol
dier. who won high honors where only
brave men were found.
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The effort to form base ball league
in the Red river valley and adjacent
provinces has failed. The experience
last season was not financially cheerful
to any of the clubs or their employers.
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If it were not for the little spirit of
enthusiasm Judge GUPTILL has infused
into the Republican clubs, it looks as if
there would be almost no attendance,
except by proxy, at the Republican con-
vention at Jamestown on the 10th. The
clubs hold convention the day previous,
and the members will generally hold the
proxies to the convention. All the con-
vention has to do is to select men to go
to Chicago and vote for candidate for
Mr.. CLEVELAND to defeat. To see a live,
hilarious party, one needs but to look to
Watertown.
1t is stated by the local papers that
the few weeks before the 1st of May
there were shipped out of the elevators
of North Dakota from 600 to 1000 car
loads of wheat No explanation is given
of the great haste to get it out of the
territory before the date of May flowers,
book beer and the Watertown conven-
ton, nor is much said as to the journey
of the golden grain after it crossed the
Red. Itmay be suggested, however, that
property in the territory in May is listed
for taxation, and the present admins
tration holds that wheat held in ele
vators for speculation is liable to taxa
ton. 1t may be alleged that the move
ment at that time was simply a coinci-
dence. Those condolences have been
frequent in former years, and never get
in the way of the tax gatherer.
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Judge PALMER may be floored at his
home by PETTIGREW. but he seems to
have friends scattered over the South
pretty freely, and may worry some of
them when the fight comes on.
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The addition in one week of Hon.
WALDO Nj. POTTER and Col. PLUAIMER
to the newspaper forces of Cass county
is worthy of note. Mr.. POTTER has
hardly a superior in ability, certainly
not in experience in the territory. Col.
PLUNINIER is good journalist, although
his reputation rests mainly OH his fluid
ity upon the stump and miscellaneous
principles. If they now pull together
for EDWARDS for the legislature, he
should havea good show. Cass now has
press unsurpassed in the territory,
and three of the heaviest editors-ED-
WARDS, PLUMNlER and CORNELL.
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The birth of the first white child in
New England City and Hettinger
county transpired two weeks ago. Trees
were planted and the occasion cele-
brated with enthusiasm.
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The Republicans will elect two dele
gates and four contingents to the Chi
cago convention, as suggested in the
national call. 1t is probable they will
all be given seats, as the party hopes to
make some capital out of the Dakota
question in the campaign and the four
votes will cut no figure in the result.
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The extremists insist that the Repub-
lican candidate for delegate shall be
one who has a record in favor of divis-
ion. Some doubt is expressed about
both PALMER and ALLEN, and the
reliable man is looked for at Canton.
49,
Col. PLUMNrER formally announces
that he will remain with the Repub-
licans this year, as the GLOBE sup
posed, nor will his newspaper engage
ment interfere with his delivery of the
campaign speeches ne has prepared.
He will be ready to negotiate with the
committees any time after the Chicago
convention. He will be at Chicago and
give sample of his efforts. He has
never been in more sonorous voice and
impressive presence than since the
local option regime.
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1t is believed in the Black Hills that
the Milwaukee road will at once put OH
large force to grade from Rapid City
east toward Chamberlain. No doubt
there will be lively work by more than
one road to cross the reservation. The
Hills will speedily be brought within
few hours of the eastern part Of the
territory.
L. G. JOHNSON is a typical Dakotian
in versatility. While he gives more or
less attention to the political and other
interests of the territory at Washington,
and does not neglect the home politics,
he manages TO keep one or two big rail-
road enterprises OH hand. Last week
he was out with that New England col
ony in Hettinger county, and brought
gladneSS to that remote community by
the assurance that within eighteen
| months they could take the cars upon the
Pacific & Black Hills, and connect with
the great lines to the East in the Hills.
While there he secured room for an office
for the new road. Somany anticipated
roads are going upon the shelf, that it is
refreshing to find rustler who has no
| shelf.
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Among the delegates from Watertown
who took in the GLOBE yesterday were
| SIMPSON, of Steele; VALLINDIGHAM,
of Barnes; and RYAN, of Fargo, all
| members of the CHURCH convention, and
as happy as they could be in their full
ness of sympathy for Mr.. DAY as the
suffering canine in the melee.
The committee of the Fargo board of