St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
MOODY HAS ALL THE HILLS
he Needs Only the Valleys Of Eastern
Dakota to Elect Him.
A FEW OTHER POLITICS
Take In the Governor and the
Other Senator and a
Judge.
Special to the Globe.

DEADwooD, OAK, Aug. 16.-The
question which has been discussed most
within the past few weeks is "What is
going to be the strength of the opposi-
ton to Judge Moody for United States
senator?" The Farmers alliance joined
with the Knights of Labor, and it was
said they would present an array that
would spread dismay throughout the
entire Moody lines. The skirmlsh was
expected to take place at the Republic
can primaries, which were held last
Saturday for the purpose of choosing del
egates to the county convention, which
convention is authorized to nominate
candidates for the legislature and state
senate, to nominate delegates to the
state convention at Huron, and also to
the judicial convention at SturgiS, be-
sides arranging for the entire campaign
of the party this fall. 1t was thus seen
that the beginning of the fight, if any
occurred, would take place at the pri-
maries. There is no use in denying that
both sides put forth every effort within
their power to win the day.
THE ALLIANCE MEN
under the leadership of Gardiner and
Cummings Fright and left boWerS) of
Mr.. Loucks in the Hills, had been at
work for months, and had their plans
well formed. The Moody men, also,
situation, and used the argument of "a
senator for the Black Hills" with ex-
cellent effect, besides having the adj
vantage of well-tralned and perfected
organization. The newspapers OF Law
renee county, with one or two eXcep-
tons, supported Judge Moody. The
sympathy of many prominent Demo
Gratis, also, was openly expressed for
him. and not few would have voted
for him at the primaries could they have
been allowed to do so. The result was
about what might have been expected.
The Alliance men were routed, horse,
foot and dragon. Judge Moody car
ried Lawrence county by an over
whelming majority, some sixty out of
the siXty-seven delegates to the county
convention being favorable to him. In
the city OF DeadwoOd there was no OPP
position to speak of, except in the First
ward, which went strongly in his favor.
Of those delegates who were opposed to
him in this county, strange enough,
most of them were from mining pre-
cincts rather than from farming dis
trlcts. Spearfish. the finest farming
community in this section. sent solid
MOODY DELEGATION.
1t is doubtful if the opposition will
take any shape in the convention at all.
One or two of the anti Moody delegates
would probably vote against him if
there were any show to accomplish any
thing thereby, but under the circum-
stances it is more than likely that he
will receive the unanimous support of
the convention. The other counties of
the Black Hills, Pennington, Meade
and Butte, so far as heard from, have
elected Moody delegates to their county
conventions. Thus it is safe to say
that the Black Hills are unanimous in
their desire for one of the United States
senators, and Judge Moody is their
choice. If his friends in Eastern Da-
kota stand by him, his election is as
certain as anything in the realm of pol
iticS can be.
AS regards Pettigrew and Edgerton
for second choice, the delegates from
the Hills will probably be about equally
divided, thodgh very little is said on
the subject. Mellette will receive the
solid support of the delegation for. gov
ernor. The contest for district judge
has narrowed down among the Repub-
Bennett, and is growing very warm.
Indeed. this promises to be the most
exciting contest of all, for it is by no
means certain that should either of the
above-named gentlemen be nominated
that he could be elected over popular
Democrat, such as Judge G. NJ. Thomas
or w. G. Kingsley. This will be
FIGHT TO THE FINISH,
and the result will not be known until
the returns are all in. Some little in
terest is beginning to be felt in the cap
ital question. Representatives of
nearly all the different aspirants have
been here looking over the ground and
sizing up their favorites' chances.
Pierre is undoubtedly in the lead in this
section, but Sioux Falls is close sec
ond, with Huron or Mitchell for the
third.
Black Hills people are peculiar in this
respect, in that they do not get stirred
up very easily on such matters, and,
while nearly every one has choice for
the capital, he will probably not be en-
thusiastic enough to come out and vote.
This is wherein the greatest danger