St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-14
A Concerted Effort in South
Dakota to Do Up the
Delegate.
He Has Good Workers and
ShreWd Politicians Behind
Him, However,
And May Yet Be Able to Pull
in Ahead of the United
Opposition.
Conflicting Reports From
Counties Which Have Held
Conventions.
Snecial to The Clone

WATERFOWL, S. D., Aug. 13.-Since
the announcement that Mathews failed
to carry the caucus in his own town of
Brookings last Friday evening. there
has been considerable speculation in
political circles, and it now appears that
an organized effort has been inaugur-
ated for the avowed purpose of defeat
ing his nomination in the state cOnVen-
ton at Huron. The main work is being
done in Brookings county, the opposi-
ton believing that if they succeed in
downing Mathews in his own county it
will be strong leverage looking to his
defeat in the convention. 1t is now an
uncovered factional fight, and promises
to be even as bitter contest as the late
Church-Day struggle for Democratic
supremacy. From Democratic stand
point, it looks like great injustice to
Mr.. Mathews that such a war should be
waged against him, but he has some
strong supporters who are good workers
and shrewd politicians, and they promise
to see that his faithful services in behalf
of statehood last winter shall be re-
warded by nomination in the coming
convention. 1t also tranSpireS that
number of the leading Republicans of
Bookings have set up all
UNDETERMINED DEAL
upon Mathews at home. They have
claimed to be his Warmest friends, and
at the same time were vigorously work
ing an undercurredt against him. To
this end they have procured money from
his political opponents. and have used
1t freely for the past two weeks at home.
1t is only fair to say that Mr.. Mathews
should be recognized and rewarded for
his past services, and should the Repub-
licanS fail to do this in rejecting his
nomination they will make deathly
mistake. In COdingtOn county the con-
vention has been held, and the dele
gates, so far as candidates for congress
are concerned. are uninstructed, but it
is given out that they are unfavOrable-
especially if Mathews fails to carry his
own county. Hamlin county has been
reported as solid for Mathews, but the
opposition claims two of the five dele
gates to be against him. Conflicting re-
ports come in from Kingsbury county,
and the delegation is probably divided
in sentiment. The knowing ones say he
will get left in Deual county. A strange
part of this affair is that so many who
have all along profesSed friendly feel
been doing the
MOST EFFECTIVE WORK
against him. They now claim his Ger
tain defeat in the convention and, with
smile of satisfaction, they say he will
not be backed by North Dakota this
time, as he was last year. There are a
fair number of candidates already
spoken of for the state senate and leglS-
lature in Codington county among the
Republicans, the foremost in this re-
spect being NJ. H. Nabor, an attorney of
this city, who will make hard fight for
the nomination for senator. The DEM
ocratic county convention has not been
called yet, but will probably meet in
about two weeks. Codington county
will have three representatives in the
coming legislature and one senator, and
it is confidently expected that at least
one of these will be Democrat. Much
will depend on the way the present
friends OF Mr.. Mathews here have not
shown their strength as yet, and
if he is defeated in the nomina-
ton it will have quite an effect
upon the legislative campaign.
The situation in Hamlin is also one of
conjecture. The two parties are very
equally divided in strength in that
county, and the action of the Republi-
cans in the late convention at Castle
wood has also opened wound which is
bleeding profusely. The Scandinavian
element in that county is powerful, and
while they took active part in sending
full delegation to the county convention,
and desired at least one representative
of their nativity in the state convention,
they were overridden and most COM
pletely ignored. Many of those who
were delegates in the county conven-
ton openly declare their intention of
opposing the entire Republican ticket
for this reason; and, if they do. Hamlin
county will swing into line with clean
Democratic majority for everything.
NOT POLITICAL.
The capital fight in behalf of Water
town still progresses, and every day
some new schemes are devised for max
ing votes. Representatives, to lay this
city's claims before the voters are now
working in every county, and a genuine
outburst of confidence is asserted by
the interested ones. Several large real
estate deals are being withheld for a
day or two, but doubtless will be made.
The work of building the new city hall,
high school and Watertown business
college is going on steadily. The new
plow works are expected to be in opera
ton by November.