St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-24
DAKOT A
RAcY INSIDE POLITICS.
ordway and Pierce Combine for Senator's
From the Missouri and the Red.
oRDWAY HUNTING STOCK.
The Old Gang Still in Business,
But With the Blinds
Down.

Special to the Globe.
JAMESTOWN, n. D., June 2S.-Whlle
In the city a few days ago, a gentleman
prominent in social and political circles
most anywhere in the territory, gave
your correspondent some interesting
political talk, but declined to be inter-
viewed for publication. He is gentle
man of versatility, of whom it is related
that he dismissed solicitouS candidate
for an important state office by remark
ing: I'm sorry you did not see me a
few DAYS ago; Pm 4 candidate myself"
In response to an inquiry as to what
is new in territorial politics, he said:
"The SchemerS are getting IN tnelr
work. Things are shaping themselves
in such manner that any one VINO
reads the signs of the times can make
pretty accurate prophesey.
PIERCE AND ORDWAY
have formed an alliance, offensive and
defensive, and will be the first senators
from North Dakota. BY talking nice to
Gen. Allen they have succeeded in
sidetracking him, and have practically
no opposition. Allen was a candidate
whom they feared, but they gave him
an, "old wOman's song" and by playing
upon his credulity, switched him into
the gubernatOrial malStrom. Pierce
never did have any use for Allen, nor
Allen for Pierce. Each has always re-
yarded the other as a barrier in the way
of his ambition. Their relations have
never been very cordial since that Aber-
leen letter appeared in Pierce'S Pioneer
Press territorial supplement- wherein
Aliens
CUTICLE WAS REMOVED
from his war-like frame. Pierce and
Ordway cared for nothing but to gethim
out of the way; his gubernatorial
chances can go to the "demnatiOn bow
vows" for all they care, and, indeed, it
is limited to me that both of these ''sly.
devilish sly gentlemen experience a
sort of ghoulish glee every time a new
man SHES his castor into the ring.
Dickey, Stimmell, Miller, Roger, Allen,
and the rest of the gentlemen i'll whose
bonnet the gubernatOrial bee is at work
will make the handsome general shake
his dignitied stride and get down to a
plebian loap if he expects to come out a
winner in the race"
date for senatOr?"
"Will he? Well, guess he will. Since
the combine with Pierce he has decided
to remove from Bismarck. The Red
and Missouri slopes each ought to have
senator, it would seem to him, and he
is now looking for location in the
upper Red river valley. He would like
to purchase large stock farm and the
support of a pOpulous county. He
wanted to
SETTLE IN GRAND FORKS,
but the DeODle wouldn't have it. They
want the capital, and are like the
DEVILS Lake people-will kill off any
local aspirantS for office. Grand Forks
being out of the question Ordway has
now turned his attention to Walsh
county, and his stock farm will un-
doubtedly be located there. Walsh
county is just as good for his purpose
as Grand Forks-it casts about as many
votes. Ordway is an awful cunning
man. He is winner. How he ever
succeeded in winning the Fargo Re-
publican is stumper. | can't imagine
what has done it but money. But then
Ordway is magnetic man., You can't
help liking the old cusS. and it may be
that he
MESMERIZED JORDAN
and possibly the favorable notices
which have lately appeared in the Re-
pdDllCdl WtIG WIlIueu WtillG uDUtT UL6
influence of the magnetic-not momen-
tary-spell. The con-con will be
worked to district the convention in the
interests of this O-P. Alliance, but the
people may kick it over. Who knows v'
"What is the matter with the old
gang? Has it lost Its grip?'
1.-The old gang is still doing business at
the sam old stand. The curtains have
been pulled down and the front door
locked to fool the people, but the ''old
stand" is like blind pig in this re.
spect, i. e., any of the boys-tried and
true-can get in through the back door.
By the old gang mean Mckenzie, Ed
wards, Haggart. La Moure, Ordway,
ct cetera. You don't hear much OF
them now. They tell you the clan
is "busted." But it is not
They tell you "the gang'' is
supporting Mellette's administration
But the "old gang" is not. They are
playing Mellette for sucker, and any
talk about their being divided is the
most odiferous kind of hog-wash. Why
Edwards himself, the best hated mar
in his county, is claimed by many to be
their most available candidate for any
office, because the other fellows are
never sure that each other can be de
pended upon. They distrust each Other
clearly. and In this very thing of the ole
gang hanging together you have The
secret of their strength"