St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-10

geography and population, have at
times been presented. 1t has not, how
ever, met much favor, particularly in
the river districts. Mandan is an eX-
ception, owing to its proximity to the
Bismarck capitol. 1t has felt the de-
moralization of that institution, and an
ticipateS that by the division proposed
the capital would be located much
further in the east.
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The territory has been overrun the
past few months with a generally in
ferior class of dramatic troupes, driven
out of the states by the prevalent pOlit-
zeal excitement. They did not, how
ever, find much advantage in Tie
change, as politics was about as thick
in Dakota as anywhere. The people
there are exceptionally Intelligent and
well posted in theatrical matters, and
anything of the snide sort is pretty
certain to come to grief.
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The vote on the 9th was probably
nearer a full vote in nearly all parts OF
the territory than has been known at
any former election. The fight. on
local candidates anu local option drew
out vote that could have hardly been
had If there had been chance to vote
for president. The cities, with scarcely
an exception, show up with handsome
increase that may be taken as an index
of their growth Their relative size
will be inferred from the vote.
To one unfamiliar with territorial pol
itics, it would seem little singular that
man like Judge WARNocK, the editor
of the jamestown Capital, who has been
Democrat all his life, in Illinois and
Dakota, should change the politics of
his paper at the end of the campaign.
| He did excellent work in the canvass
for Mr.. HARDEN and the Democratic
ticket. 1t is probably simply matter
of business, as it was when he edited
the Republican Alert. He had become
SO complicated i'll the very complicated
local politics that his lines were not i'll
harmony with the active forces OF the
party, and a political ESAU had come in
| to take the benediction. lie saw an adj
yantageous opportunity and did not let
it slip. 1t is gratifying, however, to
know that he is to continue his bright
and spicy daily; and in view of the gen
eral solidity of his utterances on other
! lines of newspaper illumination, his
| probably temporary mutation in party
relations can be credited to the list of
! minor errors.
Attention is beginning to be directed
| to the worlds fair at Paris next year.
Parties are to devise means to secure
an agricultural exhibit with the other
departments to be filled from this
| country. 1t would seem to be a good
chance to do little advertising for the
big territory. 1t can afford to enter
into competition with the world with
its wheat and other grains, and few of
its vegetables would show up well. Its
| minerals and natural curiosities should
also be presented to the inspection of
the nations there. Congress has appro-
priated $250,000 to provide for the rep
resentation of this country, and Dakota
is goodly and important part of Amer
lea, and will be literally counted ill.,
The estimate has been made that over
100000 people will visit the exhibition.
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Sioux Falls is the only city in the
territory that has any paved streets as
yet. 1t is peculiarly fortunate in the
possession of abundance of granite, OF
| jasper, for this purpose. Its vote indi-
Gates, also, that it has decisiyely taken
! the lead OF all the cities in population.
|. With the almost bottomless soil of most
| parts of Dakota, particularly in the Red
river valley, paving streets will become
| a necessity, and is but question of
time, as at times in the year the chief
thoroughfares of the cities become
| almost impossible.
| There does not seem to be any diff
ficulty i'll securing all the cars and facil-
| tiles wheat growers need this year for
| the shipment of wheat. One of the
great lines advertises that farmers can
have the free use OF their platforms and
all the cars they want. The scarcity
of wheat may have promoted railroad
! urbanity.
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While not as much was accomplished
as was hoped for, the vote for delegate in
| Dakota shows the effect of the splendid
| work of Mr.. HARDEN and the Democratic
| committee. The political malaria that
| swept over most Of the states was, of
course, prevalent in the territory and
prevented the achievement of the re-
suits that were possible otherwise. but
the vote shows up handsomely for the
Democratic candidate. Lack of organ
| iZation and complications of a local
character in many districts were disad-
vantageous, but the management de-
serves very high credit. All was done
that was possible under the circum-
stances, and large alliance vote was
| given Mr.. HARDEN. AS all instance,
the purely agricultural precinct of Ev-
crest, in CasS county, may be cited. 1t
has before given an almost solid Re-
! publican vote, but now HARDEN has rs
to Z for MATTHEWS. There is quite a
sprinkling OF counties coming in for
HARDER. There was not a Demo-
cratic county in the territory four years
| ago.
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BIEELY, the independent candidate
for congress at Grand Forks. was quite
freely voted for by all parties at his
home. Probably about as many Repub-
licans as Democrats gave him their
votes, not out of opposition to the nomi-
neeS, but As a compliment to neigh
! Dor. If he can make his theory work.
that he will be recognized as the repre-
sentative of North Dakota in case the
South is cut off and the rest continues