St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-29
THE DAKOTAS
MONKEY AND PARROT time.
indicated in the South In the Making
Up Of the State Ticket.
THE SENATORS NOW AHEAD
Seem to Be MentZer OF Mitchell and
Pettigrew Of Sioux
Falls.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CLARK, June 2S.-Politics is taking
an entirely new and unexpected tuln in
the past few days. Mathews, Mccoy,
Clifford, Gamble and host of other as
pirants for congressional hOnOrs have
been heralding to the world their eS-
pecial fitness for the position, but the
young Republicans begin to take a
hand in the plan of forming party,
headed by men who are we'll known
among the conservative element, and
from Davidson, Brule, Jerauld,. Clark,
Grant. Hanson. Turner, Moody and
several other counties comes demand
eoped in language that is unmlstakable.
for at least one of the two members of
congress. The favored gentleman is
none other than
HON. THEODORE F. MENTZER,
of Mitchell. Mr.. Mentzer is young
attorney of marked ability, thorough
gentleman, a pleasing speaker, and like
Buck Fanshaw, she never went back
on his mother" or on any friend. He
has twice been mayor of his city, repre-
sented his district in the territorial
council and has been one of the fore
most citizens in building up his city and
the surrounding country. Aside from
this, it is believed that he will be able
to draw large farmers vote, and es-
pecially is the alliance, or many OF its
leaders, friendly to him. Mr.. MentZer
has one of the largest and finest farms
in Jerauld-the banner-county; has
spent thousands of dollars in de-
veloping that beautiful county
by improvements far beyond a
majority of the farmers. He has
demonstrated the fact that fine stock
can be raised both successfully and
proftably. and as his interests are SO
largely identical with the farmers, 1t is
ganiZation he will easily secure the
domination. For United States
SENATOR FLANK PETTIGREw
Is vet strongly in the lead, and if his
over-zealous friends can be kept quiet,
there is but little doubt that he will be
elected. Pettigrew, like Mentzer, was
never known to go back on a friend.
and as his past record has always been
for the farmer, there is but little
question but they will support him
heartily. His known influence with
railroads, the farmers believe, will as
sist them in obtaining more lines into
unoccupied territory west of the jim,
thus securing to them advantages that
they can secure in no other way. AS
Pettigrew has more value of real estate
than any other man in South Dakota,
the farmers do not fear any adverse
work from him. Besides this he is now
ready to put half the capital needed
into binder twine factory, giving the
alliance a majority of the stock and the
control of the same, there should be no
fear of his failure in obtaining the COW
eted prize.
FOR GOVERNOR
the road is rough and rugged, and beset
with many difficulties, and it is very
questionable who will be the lucky
man. who shall be able to hold out 10
pear to be waning. and Frank Haggarty,
who has been trotted out to keep any
other Brown county man out of the
field. could not get the required alliance
support, inasmuch as his money, esti-
mated at 100000, has been made by
loaning on chattelS at fabulous rate of
interest-a familiar term with many an
alliance man, 5 per cent a minute. Con-
sequentiy Haggarty is clear out of the
field. 1t has been whispered that =
FLETCHER OF BROWN
could be induced to accept
the nomination, it rendered in
the Republican convention by the alli-
ance delegates. while young and
bright newspaper publisher from South
Dakota-and it is not Ralph WheelOck
is quietly talked of by his friends.
For lieutenant governor, Van Osdale of
Yankton. Myers of Spink, Morris of
Hutchison, Kent of Huron, and several
others have been mentioned. For the
Offices of less Importance there are scores
of aspirants. Taken altogether the out
look is for parrot and monkey time
this fall. E. S. p,