Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-11
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Bismarck correspondence Omaha Bee:
All interest D csnters IN the approach
ing constitutional conventions ! d North
aud South Dakota. Governor Mellette
will issue his proclamasIon April IA, the
date dsii zuhtsd in She onsE.esiona gu.
sbllDg act AMI every locality ii repre-
sented ar tns ospitas by loii;icinns wac
Gssisa To Lase ihelt counties 80 uistti9sed
that they inry ooGtful tbe eieoslon vi
the delesaus Tue .uistfictiGg 10 aune
oy the governor, ceiei iastice aud terrI-
tor1al secretary, RBd for over two webs
tbs chosen re representatives Of these Of
ficipls have been husily engaged 10 the
details OF the wcrk, coupled with the
constitutional convention fights and in
separate from them are rhs struggles
for the CONTROL OF the fret state legisIa.
lures and the subst quent election of
United States senators.
In South Dakota the g~overnorship
question IL virtually settled. All fac
tiors OF the republican party united in
support Of Arthur y. Meiiettr, the pyes-
ent governor cf the territurS. He was
elected governor of South Dakota onder
the Sioux Falls constitution several
years ago and nov that he has received
the appointment as governor to serve
until statehood ie achieved by the two
Dakotas the people of the southern state
agree that he ehaIl be given a vote OF
confidence by an election to the executive
chair OF the eoop to~te new stste.
Another queatien that Is as good as
settled islthat q. G. Moody, of Dead wood
will be ons OF tn United Stat, sena-
tors. This is conceded. He has stood
shoulder to shoulder with Mel!ette ia.
the fight for divieioH; he has been the
recogn aed leader in the fight, and al
though opposed by bitter enemies-the
necessary ou'growth of bis posi- we
charaeter and Incorporating oouiss
The has the support of the great ma.
j6riiy. As to the other seDhtoY and the
numerous N n,r eff st o., including tho
oonPressmen, ell are at sea. and 1t is i'm
possible at this time to make a safe pre-
aiotion.
AS for North Dakota. noshing is set
tied. .
"Who will bs the first goyesner?' you
ask. Go ask the wild, wild waves, 1t
lie indeed o o%onundYum. In fact there
are 10 candidates announced or IN the
field. nnlets You consider Alfred Diokey,
OF Jamestown, q candidate. He was an
applicant for the territorial governor
ship. now held by Mellette, but with the
o OF other candidates he Yves lost in
the puree.
There are no candidates for governor,
bat an army OF ambitious, struggling.
jostling, Whispering and wire-pnlling
aspirsnts for the United States senate.
1t begins to look as il North Dakota
would have O difficult task to find men
who will condescend to serve her in the
capacity ex-governor or as plain, plain
everyday congressman. They ell want
to be sesator. 10 this. the Bismarok
district, the three most prominent can
didates reside-or will be residing as
soon as they all get here. They are:
Ex-Governor Pierce, who was appointed
to the governorehip OF the territory by
President Arthur, and served nearly
two years under President Cleveland.
At the time OF bis appointment he was
the Washington correspondents Of he
Chicago News. He is shrewd and
popular. Another equally prominent
candidate is Alexander Hughes, who
was appointed attorney general by
terms in the upper branch of the iegis-
lature from this district. He is o good
lawyer and has the friendship of strong
men IN the territory. The third candi.
date to come into the field and to be
credited to Bismarck, is Ex-Governor
Ordwsy. who since retiring from the
n~orrk:-.. obosy bac 11o~ -
Washington, though retaining his resi-.
derce 10 Bismarck. Ordway's appear
anoe In thu contest disarranges eli the
plans OF the politicians. for he 10 backed
by the men upon whom Hughes was de-
pending for support, and will take some
strength from Pierce. He Is now en-
rosie to this city, and az soon as he ar
rives the row will beein.
This is the light upon which all else
hinges. The constitutional convention,
the first state Legislature end every
thing of o political nature will be shap-
ed with q view to the election Of United
States senators. for the candidates are
determined upon testing their respective
strength at every step,
The democrats are NOT exhibiting any
great interest in the senatorial hsht, al
though they are organizing for an effort
to elect o state ticket. While in South
DAKOTA they nre in a hopeless minority,
they have buoyed themselves to the be.
lief that in North Dakota there is q
possibility of winning.
The constitutional conventions IN both
North Dakota and South Dakota will
convene July 4. the north at Bismarck
and the sonth as Sioux Falls. Tue South
DskotsIans have extended an invitation
to Sunset Cox to be present. and il II
understood that he has accepted and
will be given Q grand reception. The
paoplescf the north first made the prop,
Dsition 10 invite COX but the southerner,
stole o march by extending the invita-
zion.
In Bismarck the converting OF the con
vention OIL July A will be made brilliant
by q glorious celebration. for which the
people are already preparing. Some oil
the prominent congressman who assisted
in bringing about statehood will be in.
vited to be present.