The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-05-25

tlon in the history OF Dakota, | have
no desire to magnify the honor and
would have said nothing about it had
not reports telegraphed from James
town had each Il different version OF
my name. In one paper it was N. NJ.
Wheeler, in another r. Weller while
the st. Paul Globe capped the climax
by printing it Rev. Wheeler. Such is
fame in the far west.
The newspaper boys were out in full
force as delegates. The south Dakota
train, which got in Tuesday night, had
twenty aboard with 100 votes about
their clothes, while Hand county Sc
lccted nothing but editors, four in all,
the brilliant and artistic kephart, who
has carved his way to a cartoonist's
fame with Il meat-saw and a jack knife,
being at the head of the gang. AS
"kep." says, however, smart people
may suggest that no one else wanted
to be delegates, and that the newspa-
per men We're chosen because they had
a pass-that is, interstate mileage
tickets"
The crime of being young man was
urged against j. NJ. Bailey, Jr., whom
Minnehaha county urged and success
fully as one of the delegates, but it was
the worst thing that could be said
against him. He has already devel-
oped both business and political
shrewdness Of high order, and has
influential connections at Washington
and in Illinois which will enable him
to do Dakota no little service. He has
been further honored by being made
secretary of the Chicago delegation.
The German republicans had two
able representatives present in Schnau-
Der and Wenzlaff, from Yankton coun-
tY, and were deservedly recognized in
the choice of the former as an alter
nate.
Judge Palmer was on the scene. but
took no part-so far as visible on the
surface. The Sioux Falls boys claimed
he was sent there to down Bailey, but
the way things turned out this must
have been mistaken idea.
Our own Boetious had no opposition
when matters settled down to the
proper basis. though be was consider
ably worried early in the game. But
he had no cause to be ii he had but
recognized the fact that the South Da-
kota boys were there for principles
first, and men to represent those prin-
ciples next
There was but one drunken delegate
during the entire time, and some one
was mean enough to say he was a dem
ocrat, who got in by mistake. lie
stood by the minority as long as there
was any discussion. and When the vote
was taken accepted the situation by
crawling into q corner and going to
sleep, an example some OF his sober
colleagues might have followed to adj
vantage.
Among the boys who did good work
for south Dakota aud to whom is due
the credit of holding things where
they belonged are Taylor of Hanson,
Thorson of Lincoln. Bogert Of Bon
Homme, Rogers of Aurora, Greene of
Brule, Iipple of Hutchinson, Bates of
Chas. Mix, Jones of Parker, Patten OF
McCook, the veteran Mcconnell of
Miner, Shields of Moody, LeCocq of
Douglas, Shatfer of Jerauld, Silsby of
Dawson, and last, but host in him
self, the energetic Fry, who repre-
sented both Clay and Union. These
were nearly all chairmen of delegations,
and took a hand in the caucus Wednes-
day forenoon that turned the tide.
1t was a pretty cold day last Wednes-
day when Edwards, Hughes and La
Moure had to stay on the outside and
cool their heels.
The special car as a factor in Da-
kota politics is fast losing its grip.
In trying to get NiclSeus on the,dele-
cation, Mr.. Fancher of Jamestown
wrapped the starry flag about him and
sailed away to foreign lands en- route
to the starry armament, but the cold
blooded Ward brought him to earth
with dull sickening thud by remark
ing that 1--WE are not here to discuss
astronomy"
The Brown county boys showed
themselves to be of the right sort of
stuff. Believing in admission as
whole, they sank their personal prefer
ences for the good of the party, and
worked nobly hand i'll hand with the
south Dakota forces for the best in
terests OF the party at large. And they
Will lose nothing by this course, either.
Judge Leyisee of .Iraill county, in
troduced a strong resolution, condemn
ing the administration for making
capital out of the forfeiture of North
ern Pacific lands at the expence of
honest purchases and actual settlers.
Secretary Mccormack and Major
Barrett were interested representatives
OF the democracy, who sat through the
proceedings and took notes as the
proper and dignifed way in which to
run convention.
Church's railroad commissioner
Smith showed his fine republican con-
tempt for democratic civil service re-
form by appearing in the convention
on a proNY for nealle county