Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-15
MELLeTTE AND RICHARDSON.


The Process by which they Were Ap-
p0inted-Mellette Outlines Iis Policy.
Il. A OaFle's Washington coyrespon-
dence st. Paul Pioneer Press, 18th: The
last opposition to the Dakota appoint
mepts was Withdrawn this morning. and
the nominations OF Arthur y. Mellette
and Luther B Richardson for governor
and secretary went into the senate this
afternoon. They could have been con-
firmed at once but for the objection oil
Plumb, which sent them to the commit.
tee on territories. 1t is believed thu.
they will be reported and confirmed ip
to-morrow's session. The nominations
do not state in the usual form the map
ner in whIoh the vacancy they are made
to fill is created. Mellette and Richard.
son are not appointed vice Church and
Moo Oormack, resigned or removed. They
are simply appointed, and the appoint
mens operates as removal of their
predecessors,o or will when it is completed
by confirmation, commission and Quail.
fication. This indicates that up 60 the
time the. nominations were sent in the
resIgnationB of Church and Mccormack
asked for Saturday, had not been receiy.
ed. III appearances and assurances are
TO betrusted the appointm ent of Meilette
gives unmixed satisfaction.
There hes been no confessed opposi-
tion to him from the first, and the delay
in his nomination, which some were in
ciined to attribnte to secret machina.
tons. is explained by other Influences.
There was opposition from North Dako-
q In "a anS, N,,,n ~ l:xI l.
but this came in the main from repre-.
sentatives of the other crowd at Grand
Forks, who Withdrew it this morning
when they found that Mellette's name
would not be sent till Richardson's was,
and that their opposition was simply de.
laying the removal OF Church. Gov.
Pierce shared in the opposition to Rich
ardson, not as he explained, through
any opposition to him, but because he
wanted to see McCormsck left In Office q
| week OK 30 after Church's removal. This
| wish turns out to be connected with the
burning desire that has filled the breasts
OF all Dakota republicans here for the
last day or two, for the peremptory sus-
pension OF Church by telegraph, wlthou,
waiting for the slower process OF ap
pointing his successor, leaving Nc
Oormack as acting governor till Mellette
could get to Bismarck. The president
and Secretary Noble have been deluRed
with kilograms this morning urging the
| instant removal of Church on the ground
that, since the adjournment OF the legis.
lasrfe, he is filing ell the territorial OF.
kcess executive boards and such like
With democrats, whom, Ut Is alleged
Mellette cannot remove under the law
The presidents did not see his was
clear to suspend Church for this off ense
bnt the kilograms may have hsstened
Mslletts's appointment. IL turns out
that Moe Oormack has not yet issued com.
missions to Ohurca's sppointees, and II
was thought il OhuEch could be sum.
nsrily deposed before that was done
Mellette might still come into his own
This ia the culmination OF all the acts q,
courtesy TO the republicans for which
Pierce end others wanted MeOormaeh
Igetained q few weeks. that he might moi
be discrsiited by being coupled witt
Church in removal: Bnt nobody Il
grambiiuR very seriously. Gov. MelIette
| 10 rarely fortunate. not only in the uni.