St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-21
JOLLY FOR THE BOYS.
Rare Fun for the DakOtanS in
the Various Party
Rows.
The Prehistoric Antecedents
of the Church-Day
Emeute.
How Mr.. Day Worked for
Judge Church for Gov
ernOr.
What Is Claimed as Involved
in the Present Big
Fight.

From the Globes Special Staff Contributor.
WATERTowN, April 2O.-There is no
use talking; there is no subject In
Dakota. at the present time, so inter
esting as politics-unless it be that
always intensely interesting subject CT
making money. Not only is politics
talked about and discussed by the So
called politicians, but tits subject that
is treated about on every street corner,
the newspapers are full OF it. and
he does not take some interest
in it or know something about it.
Either person has a friend who is a
candidate for Office, he is candidate
himself, or has, at some time or other, been
a member Of some political party, or is
now. And in some such way as this is
politics the subject of interest at the
present time. In Dakota election
Ouly comes
ONCE IN TWO YEARS.
and so ''the boys" have to make up for
"lost time" and it makes things dOubly
interesting. Added to this, this year is
presidential election, which easily, at
low figure, makes this election trebly
as interesting as any ordinarily held in
the states. 1t calls out two sets of con-
ventiOns for this territory. The first
convention will be hold at Watertcwn,
Wednesday, May 2, and will be for the
purpose of selecting two delegates to
represent this territory at the ST. Louis
convention. One would say that that
was not much, and that it signifed little
to the party who those delegates are or
how they are selected. This is largely
true. 1t really makes little difference
who the men are who will represent
Dakota at this convention. DakOta'S
Democracy will
GO MARCHING ON
just the same; there is good deal
made out of it. There is fight made
from the ground up" from the first
caucus to select delegates to the city or
county convention to that convention,
to the organization of such cOnven-
ton, to the territorial conven-
There will be fight over the officers
of the Watertown convention, both
temporary and permanent; then
comes the selection OF the delegates
themselves, the last great decisive
struggle of the forces that will make up
the convention. But convention with
out fight would be decidedly tame
affair. But this sounding of words does
not satisfy the cravings of those inter-
ested in these politics. What is the =
QUESTION AT ISSUE?
have partly explained this in other
letters. but there are few cOnSidera-
lions that haze lately developed which
will bear stating. 1t is now no secret
that Hon. M. II. Day has openly de-
clared war on Gov. Church. 1t has been
kown for some time that there was a
hostility on the part of Mr.. Day toward
| hot ho fo,.
lose his mind as to put himself on rec
his friends and enemies. Now, / pro-
pose to state plainly just what the case
of Day VS.. Church is. l know them,
both personally and politically, well,
and am certain that / will not in this
statement, at least, be prejudiced. l
am willing to be judged by what is here
written if am. In the first place l do
hot propose to go into Mr.. Days record
or Mr.. Church's, although they may
both be
OPEN TO ATTACK.
All that here care to consider is their
respective relations to the Democratic
party of this territory. Mr.. Day is a
man of ability, a bright politician, a
genial companion, and man who con-
vinces his hearers generally of the
truth of what he says. Mrs. Day has
been in Dakota many years, and during
that time has learned much of her poll
tics. am not going into Mr.. Days
record or any charges that may be made
against it, although some of them are
very ugly ones. This is not a matter
for discussion at this time. 1t is suf-
ficient to say that Mr.. Day has both
FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.
Mr.. Day won his nomination of dele
gate fairly and by hard work. / was
glad to see him get the place and no
one supported him more enthusiastic
ally than l did or was prouder of the
big vote that he received, When after
this he became candidate for the APP
pointment as governor, l gave him my
strongest Endorsement. l said, we
want a Dakota man for governor. Mr..
Day is one and he has my support, what
ever it is. / even went to Washington
and there urged his appointment to the
best of my ability; and [ still have re-
spect for Mr.. Day and his abilities as a
politician, but later developments could
not have any other effect than to change
my opinions of him in some respects.
This much for Mr.. Day preliminary to
the appointment of Democratic gov
ernor for Dakota. At this time it is Ger
tainly proper to inquire how that gov
ernor came to be appointed. AS soon
as President Grover Cleveland was
elected, the need of
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR
for Dakota was most deeply felt in all
parts. Hon. M. Fl. Day, being national
committeeman, took charge of this and
other political patronage for the terri
tory at Washington. Hon. T. M. lie
bach soon became Mr.. Days choice for
that Office, but for certain reasons, that
space will not permit to be re-
lated here. Mr.. Ziebach was unable to
secure this appointment. Upon this the
as to who should be appointed to that
office. 1t is reported that Col. Sharp
claims all the credit of the appointment
of the present incumbent, and believe
have heard him say as much.
The colonel relates it about as
follows: 81 was in Wash
ington at the time Gov. Ziebach
expected to be appointed and one day,
when calling Oh the President, was
asked by him, whether I thought 1t
would be best for him to appoint Mr..
Eibach for governor or not. / told him
no, for the reason that he had allowed
himself to be pledged to too many poll
ticiansin the territory, which would not
give him chance to administer the
government of the territory in justice
to all the people. Then the President
asked me. who there was in the territory
that could suggest. told him there
was no one that could call to mind
suitable, who would be free from this
objection, and proposed t0him that he
select some good man.
FROM THE STATES
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