Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-09-06
igh: are to be repeated on neutral grounds
-on ground that all the candidates are
most deSirOns 0f Occnnvir,r alone

fighs are to be repeated on neutral grounds
-on ground that all the candidates are
most desirous of occupying alone.
1t is expected that every capital aspirant
will be represented in the deliberations
this evening with the exception of Pierre
and possibly Huron. These Representatives
cOncede that Pierre has secured big lead
and their meeting tonight is to unite if
possible upon some one point in order that
the temporary capital may not be placed
at Pierre. This the News is given to under
stand is the sum. and substance of the mat
ter. The delegates from Redfeld would
like to see this combination come their
way while it is known that WatertOwn has
similar hopes. Indeed lis likely that all
the places will be strongly urged by their
representatives and that the squabble for
preference will be long and interesting.
What part Aberdeen Is to play in this
meeting or what it means to her are of
course questions which the future only
can tell. If the representatives present
combine on Aberdeen and show that they
are earnest and sincere in their action.
then this city will enter the race with
every prospect of success.
Representatives. arrived last night from
Watertown. Redfield, Mitchell and Cham
berlain. Sioux Falls is expected to be
heard from this afternoon. Among others
from WatertOWn are Governor Mellette, III
d. Walrath, r. B. Spicer, E. G. Fahen.
stock, 0: r. Kemp. Gen. II. r. Pease and j.
". Monks; from Redfield, Editor Cory, W.
ling, Ben Goodwin, j. H. McCracken and
G. s. BasfOrd; from Mitchell, Messrs.
B0Wdle, Goodykoontz, Hitchcock, Seaman
and others. These are representative men
with authority to act and something is
liable to drop. Representative men are
also here from other towns which have not
as yet been entered in the race. but which
will submit propositions and urge the com
binatiOn to come their way.
Sioux Falls Press: There is no doubt
that the meeting at Aberdeen this evening
of delegates from the several cities with
capital aspirations will be a warm one.
1t is fOregOne Inclusion that to make
the meeting accomplish the desired end
all the cities represented must unite upon
one of their number for the seat of the tenn
p0rary capital, and the remainder sacrifice
their hopes for the present. The chances
for this choice to fall to Sioux Falls are
very bright, she being the only one of the
number having no desire to be chosen for
the permanent location, as we'll as the only
the legislature and to take care of the
hundreds who will be attracted by the first
meeting of the legislature of South Dakota.
Of course. the instructions given to the
delegation authorized to represent the
Queen city have not been made public, but
it is understood they are empowered to
offer inducements that will assure the tenn
porary location of the capital for this city.
Mandan Pioneer, 3d.: Mr.. P. B. Wick
ham came in to-day from South Dakota.
He said to the Pioneer reporter: "If you
could only see the fighting aud squabbling
they are having in South Dakota over the
location of the capital, you would be-
gladder than ever that the constitutional
convention of North Dakota located the
capital of this state and thus took it out of
politics. The folks down there are neg
lecting business and everything else in
the scramble"