St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-11
MAY LAST TWO MONTHS.
State Makers at Bismarck Will
Prolong the Constitutional Con-

State Makers at Bismarck Will
Prolong the Constitutional Con-
Tenti0n.
BISMARCK, OAK, July 10.-This has
been day of rest for the constitutional
convention, and many of the delegates
Rvailed themselves of the opportunity
offered to make excursions to various
nearby points. An adjournment was
taken from Monday to Thursday after
noon to allow President Fancher time
to construct the standing committees of
the convention. 1t is understood they
were finished last night, but the result
will not be announced until tomorrow.
There is a strong feeling that the COM
position of the committees will favor no
special interests, but that all will
be treated fairly and justly. This
feeling has developed no opposition
attempt to make capital of President
Fancher's official connection with the
Farmers alliance. The method of per-
fecting state constitution is interest
ing and is not very generally under
other legislative body would do similar
work. In conventions principles of
various kinds and colors will be pre-
sented by their advocates in the shape
of regular actions and articles
for the constitution. These will be
referred to the proper committees to be
by them digested and solidifed and
afterwards be perfected and adopted
by the convention. Instead of be-
ing vested in the governor the
veto power lies with the people who
will later vote for the new constitution.
At the present time the lobby is almost
a minus quantity. The railroad inter-
est has been on hand, but has not at
tempted any work. Before the cOnven-
ton adjourned on Friday, DR.. Bake
well, of Boston, made speech in favor
of woman suffrage, but he simply advo-
Gated the incorporation of his fayOrite
principle at some future time. being
content to have no adverse action taken
just now. The prohibitionists have
some Republicans on the floor of
the convention to look after that prin-
ciple, while anti-cOrporation ideas are
cared for by the farmers. The one-leg-
iSlative-bOdy idea still occupies cOnSid-
cradle space IN the thoughts of dele
gates, and will be very thoroughly con-
Sidered. Dakota politics and politicians
are really warmer than constitutional
convention gossip and gosSipers, and
already the sides are forming for the
first campaign of North Dakota. Elk
Cows. Pierce and Ordway seem to have
A PRETTY SURE THING
of the United States senatorial posi-
tons, while Gen. Allen is leading for
governor. These are all Republicans,
Melette to-day remarked that there is a
disposition among the Republicans of
both North and South Dakota to hold
fast to their party, and fight shy of all
attempted OffShOOtS. They believe
they can soonest obtain what they seek
through the Republican party. False
stories of a newspaper combination
ticket have been sent out. but other
than the names above given there are
no Republican candidates for the lead
ing positions. The Democrats are pre-
pairing for a full ticket, and will
fight their hardest for it. They
hope for much from the per-
sonal popularity of their candidates
but the votes seem to be against them.
Only nineteen out of the seventy dele
gates to the constitutional convention
are Democrats. and these were elected
on account of a feeling among repub-
licanS that in this convention there
should be representation of the minor
ity. Tomorrow the special committee
from Sioux Falls, S. D., will arrive, and,
together with similar committee from
the North Dakota convention, will enter
upon the work of dividing the terri
tOriaI assets and liabilities. A question
which in some sections is being Iiber-
ally discussed is the future loca-
ton of the capital, but everything
seems to point to Bismarck for temporary
capitol at least. The four or five thou
sand people of this city have already
paid literally in lands and buildings
and modern improvements for the Ioca-
ton, and this financial consideration of
S5OO.O0O worth of property here. to be
sacrificed if the location is changed, will
probably settle it entirely. After COM
plotting his committees, President
Fancher and party of friends took the
Northern Pacific train west, returning
at midnight tonight. and thus very
neatly avoiding any pressure that
might be brought to bear upon him
regarding the committees. The length
of the convention is uncertain. 1t will
last not less than thirty days, and some
think it cannot complete its work for
sixty days. The fact that many dele
gates will have specially worded arti-
cleS from other state constitutions cover
ing the same points and that each will