St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-06

vote motel registers. railroad travellers.
defunct people and those under age.
OF course, the vote on the capital in the
South in October will have no such
features, but it may be expected to in
dictate phenomenal population in
some of the towns.
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One of the c0nundrums in the state
growing period is this: Should the North
accept its constitution in October and
the South reject. what would be the
capital of the territory? 1t could not be
Bismarck, as that would be outside of
its limits. There is no provision for
this contingency. Under the hat of the
governor is the best guess.
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Late transmutations leave no Demo-
cratic paper in North Dakota west of
Valley City. There are over dozen of
the other sort and there is apparently
a field. Mandan has just been carried
by the Democrats, with two Republican
papers only. Then Bismarck is natur-
ally Democratic, and would show it if
it were local policy. No wonder mis-
sionaries are needed in West Dakota,
when for over stretch of country 800
miles square there is not single Demo-
cratic paper.
Some of the friends about Gov. MEL
LETTE probably do him injustice in
representing him as only anxious to
work for the interest Of the Republican
party. He is believed to be broad
enough to remember that he is governor
of the whole people.
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A good many people have notion
that in electing delegates to the consti-
tional convention somebody ought to
vote for only Ole candidate, inaSmuch
as one can vote for but two out of the
three to be elected. There is no use in
limiting the vote to one man, as by so
doing one -abandonS half his voting
privilege. There is no chance to double,
as in Illinois, and give two votes to one
man. Every ballot should have two
names Oh it.
Those who migrate to Dakota after
this date can't vote i'll October, when
the big work is to come in, as the new
law requires residence of six months.
and officeholders must be residents Of a
year. This will, however, let in those
| departed people who rushed back from
| Minneapolis and other foreign parts
with such frantic haste when they
found so unexpectedly that q Repub-
| lican president was elected. They can
be elected governor, senator, or to any
other good place.
The Washington people don't seem at
all in a hurry about Dakota matters
| since they have got the Democrats out.
| If the Sioux commissioners are as slow,
it will be year OF two before the res
| crvation is open ed.
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| Among the presidential postofficeS in
the territories there will be small
| chances for the new seekers very soon.
The terms of nearly every one of the
| incumbents extend into 1890, and sey-
| eral to 1891 and 1892. Those are dreary-
looking figures for eager and patriotic
| Republicans to look at. The smaller
offices, that won't be noticed by the
public, may be changed as fast as
| GARRISON can get to them; but it may
be assumed that all the incumbentS of
the presidential offices can keep right
on, unless there can be charges made
against them other than political. 1t
would be rank partisanship to remove
them sooner, as the last administration
removed nobody.
The elections in March in the town
ships in some of the counties, and the
| past week in many of the cities, were
| quiet beyond all precedent. Fargo, for
instance, pOlled but third of its vote,
and Grand Forks about the same. The
! people are apparently saving them
selves for the contests of the year.
There will be voting for delegates in
| May, school superintendent in June
and the state in October.
49,
| Que of the papers accompanies the
| statement that the Sioux Falls constitu-
ton is certain to be adopted in May
with an appeal to elect safe and sub
stantial men for delegates. If they are
| have nothing to do but a few hours
clerical work, changing dates, bounds,
etc, why the need of such talent and
capacity?
| ~
Some one in the North proposes that
| North Dakota also adopt the Sioux
Falls constitution. 1t cannot be voted
on there III May, but the July conyen-
ton can adopt such portions of it as ii
sees fit. There is no copyright. Nc
convention would now adopt il entire.
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If the Washington correspondent is
correct i'll the statement that there are
four consular appointments for Da-
kota. and but three applicants, the over
| sight is TO be regarded as not inten-
tional. as there are thousands who
would fling themselves into the breach
if the honor of the nation is involved
OF course it must be known that the
fees are sufficient to keep one out OF
| rusty inactivity.
The slate is made up. PETTIGREW
| and MOODY for senators; KANoUSE is tC
be shelved as warden of the penitentiary
at Sioux Falls, and CLIFFORD as attorney
general. Thus the way is to be kept
clear for MATTHEWS and GAMBLE fol
congress. FOSTER, of Redfeld, will be
appointed railroad commissioning place
of RoWLEY, of Huron.
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1t is not good policy for the towns
competing for the capital to throw dirt
at each other. 1t is apt to do more i'll
jury than good to the throwers.
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The syndicate that proposes to build
abig city at Forest City is moving Oh to