New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-03-20

no apologies to make for my Democracy
and IN becoming private citizen ano
assuming my place again in the ranks. I do so
with the pleasing confidence that may agar
have an opportunity Of joining hand i'll han6
with those who are struggling for the supremacy
OF Democratic principles.
THE NEWS AT HOME.
WArERTowN, OAK, Special Telegram
March 12-The news of the appointment o.
A. G. Me!lette as governor of the Dakotas
was received with enthusiasm in this city
The whole city is holding a jubilee Mrs
Mellette at her beautiful residence on Pros
pec5 Hill has all the afternoon and evening
been receiving large delegations Of citizens
who called to extend their congratulations e
the first lady OF the terri DRY. When the gov
ernor returns he will be received with &
demonstration second to none ever seen in
Dakota
Arthur Calvin MeIlette was born on a farm in
Delaware county, Ind, in ! S44. While boy be
left cnllege to join the army, baing a private in
the Ninth Indiana regiment After the war he
practlced Law at Muncie where he was elected
crunty superintendent OF schools. He was
elected to the legislature and is known the
father OF the present Indiana school OF law H
went TO Dakota in 1878 and was appointed reg
lister Of the sprinsfield land office. which was
soon moved to WATERFOWL, where he has since
lived. Ia 1855 he was elected governor OF the
ObtsGe Oh DakOGa. GOV. MelleLLe Is q nQe
specimen OF manhood, large and br;,iny, and has
an excellent record as a Statesman.
Luther B. Richardson has been prosperous
and influential farmer near Grand Forks for
several Years. The position OF secretary of Da-
kota will be the first public Office he has ever
held. Mr.. Richardson is graduate of Cornell
university. Nh Mccormack, the retiring secre-
tary, is a firm friend of his successor.
q BISMARCK, Oak, Special Telegram, March ID.
Gov Melette will find on his arrival at Bis
marck that his predecessor has filed all the
offices by issuing commissions and forwarding
the same to the appointees, There have been
busy times in the governors room. In some
cases, like the superintendent Of public in
struction, he has removed them to take effect at
some future date, and appointed a successor to
begin from that date. In the commissions of
attorney general, treasurer and auditor the com
mission reads like this: During and until the
end of the next legislative council" The gov
ernor CONSTITUTES the second section of the tenure
OF office act as fsvoring his appointees. 1t
reads:
All vacancies created by death, resignation,
removal, or under the provisions OF this act,
shall be filled by appointment by the governor,
and the terms OF office of such aDpOintees shall
expire at the end of the legislative assembly
next ensuing, unless sooner terminated under
provisions Of this act.
The third section, running as follows. is broad
enough to cover all officers and is the language
OF the carefully drawn act it passed the house.
In the council it was tackled on to bill pre-
scribing the terms Of the offices. but the life in
it was not killed.
That all officers of the territory appointed by
the governor, by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the council, or such as may be appointed
by him to I'LL vacancies, shall be subject to re-
moval at the pleasure Of the executive without
assigning any cause therefor and the vacancies
thus created shall be filled bv the governor: pro-
vided however, that this act shall not be con-
strued as applying to the governor OF any state
created out Of this territory.