St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-01
Of the States Matter as Per-
tains to the South and It's
Chestnut.
A New Deal Will Be Strongly
Urged by a Very Strong
Element,
Although the Republicans Are
Committed to the Senate
Bill.
The Center Likely to Want a
Third State With Aber-
deem the Capital.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Nov. 30.-Will South Da-
kota he admitted under the constitution
which has been adopted? Ii SO. will
the people be satisfied?
The large number of South Dakota
papers now opposing admission under
the constitution is sufficient proof OF the
fact that the people are very much OPP
posed to many of the provisions, and
conversation with some OF the leading
politicians of the South, adds color to
the report that strong opposition to adj
mission under this document will be
made. In the first place the constltu-
ton is prohibition" and the anti-pro-
hibitionistS, whose numbers have been
greatly increased by the failure OF
THE LOCAL OPTION LAW.
are. arrayed against it. Already the
Observation-Disclosures are endeavOring to
organize movement which will defeat
the bill that has already passed the
senate. This is new and unexpected
development, but you need not be sur
prised to find a very strong opposition
to statehood under the senate bill, over
which the Republican stumperS boosted
so loudly during the campaign.
Another feature of the case. and one
which is the most significant, is the dis
like which many of the people have
FOR THE OFFICERS
who were elected, and who, ii the senate
bill is accepted by the house. will adj
minister the affairs of the new state
until ouSted by an election. Gov. Mel
lette is good and deserving man, but
his election as governor under the con-
stitution, and the length OF time which
he has held the office, has thrown about
him the air of chestnut and he will be
looked upon as a chronic oftlceholder
before he will have the satisfaction of
taking his seat. There are other men
vino would like to be the
FIRST GOVERNOR
of South Dakota, and they are at work.
Then the candidates for congress and
the United States senate cannot under
stand why the United States should de
prive the people of electing them. They
do not enjoy the thought of giving
Moody and EdgertOn and the other
gentlemen the first opportunity of
DOING THE HoNORS,
and they will do what they can to defeat
the plans of these distinguished states
men.
IT is A PRETTY MESS.
Unless the agitation is checked by
some early action on the part of con-
gress Dakotians will yet present the
spectacle OF opposing statehood (con-
ditionally, of cOurse.) for which they
have been fighting so long.
The iealousies of politics work many
surprises and unless the Dakota ques-
ton is settled before agitation can get
i'm its disrupting work, the United States
senate may have all its good work to do
over again. A new bill may be de-
manded.
The latest novelty in the statehood
question is the proposition of the Cen
trail Dakota people to have the territory
divided
INTO THREE STATES
and to admit state which shall be
formed from Central Dakota. If Aber-
deem cannot remain the central city OF
a great state she prefers to be the cen
ter of small state than to take a posi-
ton on the ragged edge. The state of
Central Dakota has not been given
much public notice, but it is one Of the
novelties which you encounter in con-
versation. The boom for Alfred Dickey.
of Jamestown, for governor is being
nursed bv his jamestown friends. He
is bright ''red-headed'' gentleman and
would make red-hot governor. His
personal acquaintance with Harrison is
looked upon with envy by many of his
rivals in Dakota.
But there are others who know Har-
rison. Who will it be?