Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-05

Slonx Falls papers relate some inei-
dents in conneotion with the congression-
al candidacy of Judge Palmer. The
Argus-Leader gives this:
Yesterday there was sort OF @ furry
in this politics OF these parts. Judge
Palmer hsG returned from the G. A. r.
meeting at Redheld where he worked"
scheme on the "deaf people, that
rather opened the eyes of those who have
been taken the judge for what his looks
invite, an innocent politician. Judge
Palmer went to Kedfield not as candi-
date. and pledged to this districts
choice, Dol Campbell. At the last min
lie, he sprung scheme that carried by
storm-a raeier political coup d'etat
never having been played in this terri.
tory before. After this the Judge seems
to continue further in his fine scheme
for soheming, OF kind unknown in
these parts before, it is. Yesterday the
judge canvassed matters in this city. It
is reported that he did not get very
werm reception. Frank Pettigrew told
hIm fatty that his record on division
and capital commission matters and as
carpet Dagger did not please him and
that he could not expect any support
from him. With this knowledge, learned
BY actual interview, the Judge next ap-
proached MIR. Grigsby and soid him that
unalterRbly he wes out OF the race and
that he Withdrew after mature eonsid-
Grafton and reflection.
After this the Judge wrote ont an In
terview in which he said:
II have. never asked anyone to sup
port me as candidate for delegate
Have never stared to anyone that
should be candidate. Am not off the
bench yet and am not in politics. Hope
l shall not get in. Have stated this tt
| others to-day end previously
This is very much like duplication oi
the Redfield episode, wherein he osten-
| sibly opposed alI propositions for hiE
advancement but quietly told the boys
to sail In and elect him. In hii
interview he does not say he is
not candidate, does not say he viii
not be a. candidate, but leaves
it4an open question as to what be will ds
when he is OFF the bench. These are tht
tactics which eliminated in the Red.
field coup d'etat and suppressed all OPP
position until opposition WAS too late
JUICE Palmer is either q candidate o,
not candidate and until he distinctI,
declares that he is not candidate he
| will be treated as one, after the recen
Grand Army experience. Asa candi-
date he is subject to public criticism
because the public is interested in the
character of q man who sspiEes to be iii
representative in congress. His division
record, his capital commission record
and his record in several other trans
actions are proper subjects for Discus
sion and he cannot expect to dodge thi
result OF his candidacy by pretended
withdrawal and then come in at th
eleventh hour in the guise of marty
and play upon the sympathies OF thos
who do not know him as he really is
II the iudge,s after discovering that th
support OF his own county is agains
him, desires to Withdraw from the rae
there are words in the English Ianguag,
TO express that desire, but until they or
forthcoming he will be considered in tht
field and treated accordingly. The con
tsequences OF his success wonld be 81
disastrous to division interests that thu
south and the divisionists of the nortt
cannot rest under the false security of {
pretended retirement from the contest