St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-17

form a companyof the notables of the
territory. who will mostly be there-a
regiment OF two at least--deck them
with proper insignia and labels pertain
ing to the territory, and put them i'll
the grand procession. 1t would be
worth something to see PLUMMER and
MOODY, the BAILEY boy and .JUD La
MoUXE, Maj. EDWARDS and Editor JoR-.
dan, arm in arm, leading the band
wagon to the tune of Dakota or Bust"
Col. PLUMMER didn't come home to
Dakota to vote. and is still lingering
about points of observation in the East,
5. nator MOODY. whose fellowship with
PLUNIMER at the Chicago convention
convinced the latter that he was judi
cial ass, whatever that be, has torn him
self from home and gone to the East,
evidently TO watch PIUMMER. 1t is
conceded that PLUNTAIER took the blue
ribbon as the champion stump orator
sent out by Dakota, and should have
his reward in some position that has
more shekelS than work. MOODY has
been overshadoWed so that he was
hardly noticed. although he did get on
the stump. Still. there ought to be
room for both in Dakota about 800
miles apart. 1t is predicted that the
sonorous gentleman wlo has posed as
Dakota sample and electrified the pop
ular ear in the East can pretty near
make his choice of position under HAIR
RISoN. MOODY can't keep him cut.
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The Democrats failed in Edmunds
county to elect Capt. ARNOLD, Grip
pied soldier and COED man, by four votes,
but generally they did extremely we'll
in the county voting. In at least one
half of the counties they have some
share Of the offices. The Republican
straights kick good deal over the loss
of part OF the positions, and take the
view that no safe party machine can be
kept in operation until statehood is
reached. Aside from its party phases,
there is no questi0n that there is loose
ness in these matters in Dakota that is
not common in states. As the county
there is little chance for party whipsters,
and people are inclined to exercise a
good deal of freedom. They know the
candidates, as rule. and are quite apt
TO vote for those they regard as the best
men and most capable. Consequently
we find Democrats quite freely preferred
i'll strong Republican counties.
There were several county seat fights
settled last week. In Hand county
Miller ouUvoted Lawrence: or rather
the latter, while getting a majority. did
not have the requisite tWo-thirds. Pos
session is a strong point under the pres
ent law. The surprising statement is
made by one Of the papers of that sec
ton that Miller plastered the county
with money and whisky: but county
seat fights are not generally of the Sun
day school order. In Brule. PukWana
was unable to rally votes enough to
take the prize from Chamberlain.
Minot, III the North. had the advan-
tage oyer Burlington, in Ward county.
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MARIETTA BONES, in Day county,
has considerable note as q newspaper
contributor and worker in the field of
Woman'S rights. Her husband has held
Il county office and was candidate at
the recent election Oh the Republican
ticket, but failed to get votes enough.
although most of the ticket was elected.
The mistake evidently was in nominat-
inc the wrong part of the domestic firm,
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A farmer who lives in Buford county,
in the extreme northwestern part of the
territory, 50J or more miles from almost
anywhere, is reported to have grown 100
bushels of shelled corn per acre. If he
is an affidavit man. or can produce the
corn. he will be very valuable to the
Manitoba road, which is trying to settle
up that region.
1t is stated in the papers that onions
have been shipped into Central Dakota
from Iowa this fall and sold for Is cents
bushel. 1t is surprising if such is the
fact, for there is no finer vegetable
region in the West, if anywhere, than
Dakota. Nearly every kind of root
crop seems to grow there as naturally
as weeds in a barnyard. 1t might be ill
ferred from some recent voting in that
section that they were waiting for the
Republicans to give them the pro-
lection of tariff.
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There was probably not town in the
territory where the failure Of the wheat
or other crops left people without money
to bet on the election. They put up
just like people in the states.
Col. WARNoCK assigns as one Of the
strongest reasons for making his re-
mmkabie somersault into the Republic
can party, the day before the election
his antagonism to Gov. CHURCH. and
believing that Mr.. CLEVELAND would
be elected and Gov. CHURCH would be
retained in Office. He could evidently
pound away at the executive more com
fortably as a Republican and have
more company; but as CLEVELAND was
not elected. and CHURCH will, no
doubt. resign as soon as HARRISON
gets in, the colonel would do well to
return to the party he has been writing
for the past thirty years. A man who
stood by the Democracy i'll the slavery
and war eras and now leaves it on any
ground of principle is good deal of
freak.
The good ladies of the W. G. T. U.
won and brought home the ribbon for
the largest increase of per cent mem
bership of any state in the Union;
but while their energies were devoted
to acquiring ribbons, the ungallant vets
stole march upon them and nearly
wrecked local ontion in the territory.