Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-09
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how He GOT HERS.

hUW he 6Uf THERE
inside History 81 the Election Of Harri
son Aiisn ss Coumand~r OF the Crane
Army.
Aberdeen correspondence st. Pan
Pioneer Press: After paraslng TIL
celebrated "Iyner letter. in your issue
OF Nov. II, and subse qnentl, ~lrarnini
that the authorship of said letter II
shrouded in donbt-many people in thu
town attr.buting 1t to the subscribe
heseto-I deem e personal explanation
necessary before leaving Dakota fcl
good; moi. however, 10 shield M set,
b 1t rather to bolster up the real author
whose excessive modesty disposss him
to hide his light under q buHhel."
To begin, 1 knew absolutely nothing
about the 'Tynsr letter" until after Itt
publication, but / felt hattered when
mistaken for the author There certain :
}ly was nothing IN this brilliant and
dashing letter that the most fsstidious
could take exception TO, unless it was
that portion of the same referring to
Gen. Harrison Alien. Did the AUTH,
misrepreseDt the general in any way
think not. That Gen Allen is the mos,
anxious OF all congr ss,onai candidates
no one who hns met him during
the past year can deny, and
that his prospects are dubious
must be conceded eveu by the mayor OF
Fargo. Did he sacrifice himself by I'M
redeemed piedges9 Too true! alas, too
truel BE was 80 anxious to be COM
mander Of the Grand Army ia Dakota
that he battered away the commanders
most sacred privilege of retaining head
quarters in his own town and under his
direct supervision. He promised the
position OF adlotant general to the sub
Iscriber--Hauarely, fairly and unreserred-
~, and then went back on his promise.
He secured the vote OF the post at
Wahpeton by promising the position Of
quaftermastef general to Comrade
Gregg, and failed to keep that promise.
He certsinly was under obligations to
Gen. Tyner. to say this least, for the or.
~ganszation Of 8 new post at Fargo, from
which Gen. Aiienreceiyed his only home
support, snd yet he hes given Gen.
Tyaer the cold shoulder. What, in
brief, are the facts connected with Gen.
Aliens electiOn aa commander OF
the Grand Army In Dakota?
Many OF the comrades from south and
central Dakota wers opposed to the
candidacy Of the principal aspirant for
commander in south Dakota. Allen
sakea advantage of the situation to
gather the disaffecscd ones around his
banner. Be- proposes to me that he will
uss his strength IN north Dakota to elect
me senIo vice commander il / will
marshal the central Dakota ferces for
him for commander. We work together.
Arrived as the Jamestown encampment,
we find that Aliens support in north
Dakoth is weak, and that south end GEN.
trai Dakota delegates will support him
only on condition that he establishes
Headquarters at Aberdeen and appoints
me adlntant general. Right here /
desire to say that most OF the prominent
Grand Army men In Dakota, from last
Commander Lucas down, we'll know
that the mention, of my name in conneo-
tion with adjutant general was not OF
my " suggestion. A committee OF
She boys send me in person to the gem
- 81 asm 70 Pisaks himself. ! go
TO HE room, where / find him elo-rs. I
state the situation to him, and say in
effect:
General, I have kept good faith with
you in the srxanaemens We have made,
but / find il impossible 10 elect you
without your making these pledges. /
have had nc aspirations for ndictant
general, and would rather have senior
vice commander; hnk tc help you
shrough I will scqniesoe in the new
arrangement If you desire.
He replied in effect:
/ agree to that; and, furthermore, you
may toll the ho5 8 TO fix no the APP
polntive officers as they please. Promise
them where they will do this most good,
and Fswill honor the promises.
it ia . hard fight, but we get him there
on q scratch. What is the result? There
|couid be but y result. The pledging
bnsiness placed the general in hot water.
he attempts TO pacify everybody by try
ing TO buy off his promises with infer
|ferioy POSITIONS and reserve the proinised
poses beat, and ct the same time conoll-
Late the disappointed ones. HegiYes to
Oomrade Gregg inspector general; but
that doesn't satisfy the Wahpeton post
He pleads with the subscriber to take
guar!arnaasser general, bns I indignant
" decline. Hefaeis obliged 10 put head
quarter OF Aberdeens and. Of course,
north Dakota kicks, and ever south Da-
kotn doesn't appreciate the forced som
session. HIS selection Of staff officers
from the Aberdeen poet pleesss no one
except the appointees. Verify, the
rock ne has split upon is the GFaad
Army.
Tho delegates from Reynolds post,
at Fargo, to which post the general ne-.
longs, game to the Jamestown encamp-
ment with blood in their eyes, claiming
it was an insEis { o them 10 elect Gen.
Alien. They did mot want him because
he took no interest in their post or
Graad Army matters, and only wanted
the position Tor political purposes. In
she light OF subsequent events I think
8thay will be justified in exclsiming OF
the next encampment. 1--WE told you sol"
Bot Why IL msy be asked, did Allen
bounce you and eppoins y. 81. Jumper
Iadjntaut genera? Echo answers Why n
This much + do know. 8. III. Junape,
was Q delsgats 10 jamestown and knew
81 the pledges made by Allen and ac-
Eqnisced In them; end when, finally, he
informed me that Allen wanted to ap-
point him adjutsnt general instead oil
myBelf, and I asked him what reply he
made to the general, he said: IT told
him general, i cen't TAX, u, for / would
feel a. IL I had stolen IL frem Rowlcy