Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-15
NORTH DAKOTA POLITICS.

Arrival OF the Ordwsy Makes Matters
Interesting for she Other Aspirants.
Msndan, N. D., April 12.-Ev-Gov.
Ordway OF Washington has arrived in
North Dakota. ..horse, foot. artillery
and supply traln," end pitched his tent
in Bismarck. the center OF political
spoils. stratagsms and war. In Jcne.
1888, he arrived in Bismarck from Yank-
ton as prominent figure in the capital
removal contingens. He came reluct-.
antly, as his personal preference was
Pierre, where his interests lie, He came
then on the crest OF an unprecedented
boom. but the long headed son OF the
| New Hampshire hills was too conserya--
tive to Invsst in boom or build any
brick blocks upon its trail. He nt YER
put any thing in, and possibly FIR shat
reason he never took anything out. He
TOOK no stock in the new condition and
returned to Washington In 1884 without
o calamity Of lots on his hands. he did
take some stock in O new national bank
at Bismarck, but uDlosded some OF ii as
the years rolled by. That is his only
interest in Dakota il we can believe the
best informed. No better time on either
side OF the Missouri than the present 20
invest. Lands, lots and houses are
cheap. There is no initiation now and
as practical demonstration of his con-
fidence in the future of the Missouri
slope, he should buy Gov. Ohureh's resi-
dencei in Bismarck Git is for sale) and a
few choice lots in Mandan. There are a
few fine sections OF land on shis side Of
the river that he can get for years in-
come from his big Washington market.
There are few newspapers on either
side that have advertising space that can
be filled with a big bank "ad." IL his
heart is really here his barrel wall burst.
When it bursts then the land OF his sdop-
tion will know he means ii. Il may be
true the Dakota visitor to Washington Is
carried away on the wings OF his seduc-
tive oourtesies, but in shls land OF hard
pan Jnd La Monres Injunction: wake
me up when you commence drawing
checks" is more musical. Let
ont she supply train! Turn
every settler pair OF 'em II 10 is tree
not for his health. il must be that he 10
willing to invest and become q permanens
settler, There are very few people in
Bismarck, who are aware of his legal
residence IN the capital city. The many
are 80 different that they will persist in
saying they never heard Of his residence
in Dakota since the episode, glare. o
1883. and some have forgotten that hs
ever located in Bismarck, except as cover
nor for few months. There are pFomi-
nent menlall over North Dakota, prcrni
i nent since 1888, who never heard of hi
legal residence In Bismarck until 10 wal
was reported that he was candidate To-
secretary of the territory. Then il wal
asserted that he was legal resident o
I | the territory, and came within the rul
OF the Chicago platform as 10 resident
for the offices. " read like 9 joke, but j
: turns out to be practical joke, 4
J. gentleman present at the Dakota meet
ings in Washington on the secretar.
, matter says he was candidate until
was proven that he only had four vote
: ont OF the twenty-one visitors. Of thes
: four votes Messrs Guptill and Flemin
OF Fargo were two. Some Of the stay -ai
D homes thought the seoretaryship ide
q | was newspaper chat, and some still be
@ lieve it was something like shat. Il wg
: not oreditsble that man OF his astnte
i ness aud extraordinary knowledge OF pt
il iitical influence and the way PRESIDENT,
: appointments are made would fall Int
s- the candidate trap. The fact that
did weskens confidence in his fore
!, knowledge and mastery ability TO max
combinations. Fore ordination aa We
, as com b,natioi, is iszessential in the Dial
81 ota game Of politics. One swallow, hoy
d ever. does not make summer. Or
failure does mos make wreck.
1t may be embarrassing tn call nam,
or enanire into his material suppof
y weat OF east of the Missouri. but II
10 more ineligible than seneralizasio
81 In the days long gone by Frank Mes
Ia was q staunch friend in Mandsp, bet
has gone. It msy DO shat N. @. La
~ renee OF Dickinsou still remembers hi
e kindly. aa hai organized Stark county
III lauis the O,cldnsons. In Bissnarck be b