St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16
SOME INSIDE FACTS
In the War Being Made at
Bismarck on Governor
Church.
Alleged That Gov. Pierce Is
the Mover and Bottom Of
the Matter.
That He Wants to Make up a
Record That Will Put Him
Ahead.
Claimed That Church Is Not
at Fault, and Is Not
DoWned.


BISMARCK, OAK, Feb. 15.-The read
ers of the GLOBE have no doubt watched
with interest the fight between the
governor and the legislature, but the
true inwardness of it has not been pub
lished. The key to the situation may
be found in the following from Quinn'S
comments on the Roger resolution ask
ing for the removal of the governor:
81 understand that some of the mem
bers were surprised and chagrined. by
the introduction of the removal me-
mortal Yesterday"
"Well, should think they would be-"
replied another in disgust.
"Why? What's the matter?"
''The matter? My dear sir, did you
see any prediction of it in the Pioneer
Press? Was Authoritative? Did John
he consulted? In short, is there any
reason why the members should not be
disguised and chagrined?"
You will remember that some months
ago the GLOBE published an article in
which the story Of Pierce'S attempt to
secure the appointment of Raymond to
the treasury of the territory under the
Church administration was set forth
substantially as told by the governor in
his communication to the house the
other day, which resulted in the resolu-
ton closing that means of communica-
ton to the governor.
You have also noticed that the Pho
neer Press from day TO dav has given in
advance pointers as to the resolution
that would be introduced by Aikens,
Jones or Morris on the day following,
and if they failed to materialize then it
was shown that the reason for it was
that the leaders had decided to defer
action until the plans could be more
fully matured.
GOV. CHURCH FEELS
that most of the trouble he has had in
the territory-most of the misrepresen-
tat ons which he has encountered
have emaheted from the same source
from the brain of eX-Gov. Pierce.
Feeling that this was the case, it must
be confessed that Gov. Church rather
encouraged the assaults upon him in
the legislature,i in the hope that he would
be justified in spreading upon the rec
ords the charges against Pierce hereto
fore referred to. When the legislature
met there was no particular feeling
against Church, excepting that nat
ural among Republicans. His message
was received with favor by both houses
and the hope was expressed among the
members that the last legislature would
be distinguished for its conservative
and wise action. The governor had
taken advanced ground on almost every
subject, and the farmers felt that he
could be relied upon to protect their
interest. Even the misrepresentation
published during the campaign by the
:. little creatures y of the Republican
faith were forgotten until the Pioneer
Press came on with its fresh mlSrepre-
sensations, injurious to the credit of the
territory as well as to the standing eff
the Church administration. They first
misrepresented the facts as to
THE ORGANIZATION
of the legislature because their repre-
sentatives in Dakota had not been able
to dictate, or to predict truly, what was
such an extent that the home Office
was compelled to stop it.
Their predictions were then turned
into another channel, the object being
to give excuse for recess, a visit to
Washington to demand the removal OF
the governor, and possibly memorial
asking it. This memorial had been in
cubating for some weeks, and when
completed it was given to DR.. Roger to
be introduced. 1t is said to embrace
serious charges-charges that would
have involved investigation, causing
delay, and. perhaps. resulting in the
vindication of the governor. Inc
doctor, not personally unfriendly to
Gov. Curch, acting on his own judg-
ment, discarded their memorial and
drew one of his own embracing points
purely pOlitical-glittering generalities,
it is said-on which it was proposed to
ask the removal. This created con-
sternatlOn among the ranks of the con-
spiratorS. 1t was not what they wanted.
1t wasn't what had been agreed upon,
and an attempt was made to suppress
it. Though ordered printed it was not
printed, and returned the next day as
ordered. The leaders were opposed to
it, it was said. They had not concurred
on it. They had closed the avenues of
communication to the governor, and
they proposed to follow it up with
serious charges. and then drop them
and fall back upon the caucus, pointing
to the record as vindicatiOn of their
course.
When inquiry was made as to who the
| leaders were, and it became apparent
that Gilbert A. Pierce was the man.
| That Rea and Caldwell were the instru-
| ments used by him, and the Pioneer
Press and the man from Lincoln, aided
by Jones and Morris, the tools used to
make record which he hoped would
restore him to his former position, from
| which he was so summarlly removed by
| President Cleveland. The raids on
| Church, upon Keith, and upon other
members of the legislature who failed
| to
FALL DOWN AND WORSHIP
| at his shrine were planned by him and
/! carried out by his faithful lieutenants.
Discovering their purpose, Church en-,
! couraged them in their assaults, we'll
| knowing that he could turn their own
| guns upon-Or destroy them by their
| own bombs. This he has done, and
Church is by long odds ahead in the
controversy. Their introduction OF the
| resolution refusing. to receive further
communication from them, was the de-
vice of towards. That it was done
through cowardice was shown by their
| attempt to follow 1t up with the re-
moyal memorial. and by their squirm-
ing when the memorial, as prepared.
was substituted by another purely
| political in it's nature. That they were
| demoralized is shown by the quiet in
| the house yesterday. and by the intro
| duction in the council OF bill to
| change the name Of Church county to
Mccormack. The notary public bill, of
| which so much has been said, was in
| troduced in the house two years ago by
! the bold Akenins of the c0mbina-
/ ton. ltwas drawn by Secretary Nc
| Cormack and amended not under
inspiration of the governor. as has been
charged, but as sop thrown out to
him hoping to secure his approval OF