Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-05
AFFAIRS OF DAKOTA.
Matters of Interest Pertaining to the
lncipient State


lncipient State.
HURON, OAK, April Especial to THE
BEE. Governor Mellette is moving eau
tiously in changing the territorial officers.
Three of the most important offices have
been filed by the executive. J. G. Nc
Mamma, editor of the Pierre Free Press, is
the new auditor. He has lived in Pierre
eight years and IS one of the most genial
gentleman in his profession. His writings
are clear and strong, and he is of the best
type of young republicans to be found in Da-
kota
Joseph M. Bailey, jr., of Sioux Falls, Is
president of national bank, although but
twenty-six years old. He is the new treas
urer At the Chicago convention he was
one of the most active Harrison men there,
and at the pivotal point swung five of Da-
kota's votes 10 Harrion, thus solidifyng the
delegation for the winner. His republican
ism is undiluted.
r.. III. Hagerty of Aberdeen is the commis-
sioner of immigration. He went 10 that city
in 1880 and has ever since been one of its
most active citizens. heavy stockholder
in the Dakota Ruralist, the organ of the
Farmers Alliance, president of four banks,
breeder Of fine stock, active in church and
Sunday school and fighting young repub-
lican. OF such is Governor Mellettes OIL
cial family.
Nor will it stop here. Removals will con-
tinue until very large majority Of the Of
fees are occupied by republicans. No law
full act will be omitted which can conduce
to the early admission OF the two Dakotas as
sovereign states. Those who might do some
thing to thwart this will not be allowed to
stay in official positions. Thus ex-Governor
Church's attempt 10 keep some OF his friends
in Office will be defeated. AL must go, and
the ex-auditor who had charge of the insur-
ance department issued an order just prior
to his retirement directing the insurance
companies to publish their annual statements
in certain papers that he specified, mostly OF
his own stripe and politics. But this will
scarcely stand, as the new auditor will un-
doubtedly countermand IT and direct such
publications to be made In the papers having
the largest circulation-a qualihcation that Is
monopolized by republican papers in Dakota.
Now that the farmers alliance has decided
to fight Judge Moody, OF Deadwood, for the
senatorship IL comes out that the Judge Is
one of the heaviest farmers IN the Black
Hills, or In Dakota. He has 800 acres fenced,
and is cultlyating about half of it. His father
was New York farmer. the son was brought
up on the farm and has continued farming
from boyhood until the present. No officer
or member of the South Dakota Alliance has
so much money invested in farming, or an
nually pays out SO much IN farming Us 1uage
Moody.
1t Is moisture the farmers are most needing
now. The snowfall OF last winter was quite
light. Only few showers have visited US
this spring. All of the wheat is sown.
! The ground was in fine condition for seeding.
But now the rain must soon come or there
will be no increase. But no one is wor-
| rying. Sunshine and rainfall never fal rs,
The principal event of this week has been
| the annual encampment OF the g, "A. X az
| Aberdeen. II was the sixth meeting OF the
| organization in Dakota aud the largest of the
| half-dozen. Last year was one of consider
| able growth. There are l23 posts in good
standing with membership Of S,jli-a gain