Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-09-01
THE Moopy.BvLlook CONTEST.

Judge Gideon Y. MOODY OF. UeaoWOO0
has spent considerable money and time
in furthering the cause Of division and
He was among the earliest
advocates Of the Republican idea Of di:
vision and has never swerved from first
principles on.that question. Naturally
the opponents TO division learned to
hate Judge Moody; go did the Demo-
oracy, for through his efforts, in q great
measure, Lawrence county, and in fact
nearly all the Black Hills counties, have
been transferred from the Democratic
column TO the Republican column,
Lawrence county being accredited now
with about 1900 Republican majority.
A little anti.diyision and semi-D Demo.
cratic clique at Deadwood undertook
to capture the Lawrence county Repub.
lican convention recently, and the result
was . contest at WATERFOWL. Judge
Moody heading one delegation and Seth
Bullock the other. The preliminary
proceedings Of the convention were 80
thoroughly impregnated with the spirit
Of the Lawrence county contest that the
chief purpose for which the convention
assembled was lost sight Of. The Bullock
faction captured the temporary chair
manship by four majority out Of a vote
of 528, but the committee on credentials
appointed by the Bullock chairman re.
ported in favor Of the Moody delegation
by one majority out Of vote Of nine
This brought the matter into the con.
vention, and one Of the most interesting
debates that ever took place in a politi
cal meeting in this territory, lasting over
four hours. was the result. The vote
being taken on q motion to substitute
the minority for the majority report Of
the committee, the convention voted il
down by a mojorlty of 6s, and the
Moody delegation was seated, as Of
right it should have been.
Personal prejudice entered largely
into the case. and many Of the delegates
in the Watertown convention had de-
cided against the Moody delegation be-
fore the evidence was heard. Somebody
had told somebody else that Moody wa
"a dictator" It had been whispered
about that Moodypulled Col. Plummer'
coat-tail at the Chicago convention. Il
was also rumored that Moody wa,
greatly pleased when Dakota's ten dele
gates voted for Gen. Harrison, and
floating upon the surface Of this rumor
was a suspicion, buoyed up by a fea,
which seems to have lurked IN thu
breast Of some Of Moody's enemies
that the judge would have the q o.
the next president. All these whisper
ings, and rumors. and suspicious, and
fears had been crystalized into the fore
gone conclusion that Moody was al
awful bad man, and so the case went Il
the convention after the manner thai
many cases 60 into court-with preju
dice against the defendant where the
defendant is prominent and sympathy
for the plaintiff where the plaintiff is
unknown.
Judge Moody is a man Of strong and
positive views. He speaks out in meet.
ing. His Republicanism ID Of th'
highest order, and he is opposed Il
''dallying with the bastard" Democracy
He has made enemies, but they all ad
NIT and respect his ability. He mad
many new friends at Wntertown by hi
mastery argument and manly de
meanor. II the young men who made
their political debut at Watertown live
to the ripe old age that has whiteneG
Judge Moody's locks and live no less il
vain than he, they have a bright futur'
before them. Envy, Jealousy and
prejudice will not pull them down.