The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-16
ID Will be q Close Race for
Moody's Seat at Wash
ington.
Congressman Piokler Making Even
More Strenuous Efforts for the
Place than Bartlett Tripp.
j. Leslie Thompson's Cleveland Story
Has Aroused Question Of Ve-
racity--Gensral Notes.

4 buG scat ~ bE Af1a6 NMG8hk Wy kAE W&
4 piratIon of Senator Moody's term ~ be
coming more and more interesting
/ There are q number OF Dakotnas WIN
thiak they are just the ones TO iill ths
place, among the lot being Congressmaf
Pickler, Gov. MelIette, Congressman
Clifford, Judge Tripp, Alonzo Wardai
and John w. Harden. Among the aboys
mentioned none are making AS strenuous
| efforts 20 rake In the perslmmons as Il
| Mai. Piekier. About election time tbs
major gave IL out that he was not can.
didate against Senator Moody. Bul
| judging from his recent actions, Mr..
Piekler must have made up his mind
that Senator Moody has no show
for reelection, as AL the aas-
tions of the former gentleman
for the past month have been OF such .
nature as 10 convince any one that his
senatorial lightning rod was above
ground. The bid OF Pickier for sena-
torial honors IN 80 manifest that he II re-
ceivinR considerable attention from re-
publican organs. The major has no
hopes of receiving the Nomination OF the
republican caucus, and 60 gain the COW
eted prize he must certainly look In an
other direction, and the stand taken by
him at the recent National Farmers al-
lance meeting at O0ala, Fla, completely
lays bare his plan of campaign. There
is no question but what he Is fishing Tor
the Farmers alliance support. But the
question IN, will he get Il? Farmers as
a rule have pretty fair memories. and
they will undoubtedly remember that
Congressman Pickler, less than year
ago, introduced In congress ''by re-
guest" bill which he Is now espOuging
TO the best Of his abIIity--the farmers
sub-treasury bill. Mr.. Pickler Is no
spring chicken, and he bids fair 70 prove
OF considerable annoyance to Gideon 6.
Moody.
If the republicans think Bartlett Trlpp
is sleeping they are mistaken. He IL
spending most of his time travelling over.
the state trying 20 convince independently
members Of the coming legislature thai
he Ii the Moses 10 lead kham ent ef slsN
Wilderness. Tripp poses before the
farmers as always having been opposed
10 the national banking system, and
holds tqat the government alone should
have authority 70 issue money. He says
further that except 10 cater 60 the preJu-
dices of education, intrinsic value In
money IL needless, and advocates the Is
sue OF money by the government at . low
rate of interest. He is also in favor Of
the free coinage OF silver.
The story from Aberdeen that Joe
Bailey, of this city, Is latter Moody's
scalp with tomahawk and scalpIng
knife" II simply bosh. That Joe felt
sore at not receiving the republican nom
inatiOn for state treasurer there Is no
doubt. and that he blamed Senator Moody
for his defeat was given out on his re-
turn home from the convention. But
the old saying that ''time heals all
wounds" Is true In this case, and ''the
boy Bailey Is doing bis utmost 10 se-
cure the reelection of Mr.. Moody.
The Daily Press of this city yesterday
morning sprung a somewhat sensational
article In connection with the senatorial
contest. Ii claims to have unearthed a
gigantic scheme (probably from its own
mind whereby ex-President Cleveland
and Senator Brice, of Indiana, are TO be
important factors In the forthcoming
South Dakota senatorial election. The
visionary Caldwell jumps at the remark
OF j. Leslie Thompson, Of this city, that
on recent VISIT 10 New York he
(ThompsonD had half-hour Interview
with ex-rresident Cleveland, and that
Dakota politics was the principal topic,
and tries to make his readers believe
that there Is u gigantic scheme on hand
TO elect democratic senator. Mr.
thompson was seen yesterday by your
correspondent and remarked that the
Press story was simply the outgrOwth of
Gals imaginative intellect
A aasssaon of vsraslty.
The first OF last week j. Leslie Thomp-
son, u prominent merchant OF this city,
and democratic nominee for the house
At the recent state election, returned
from q trip 20 New York city, and was
interviewed by q local reporter, who
quoted Mr. Thompson as saying that
during an interview with ex-President
Cleveland that gentleman had stated that
he was o candidate for the presidency In
1902. This remark was telegraphed TO
outside papers and shortly reached New
York, where IL met denial from Mr..
Cleveland, who remarked that he shad
never made such q statement to any liv-
ing person" Mr.. Thompson denies
making such a remark. He says that 10
the reporters inquiry whether Mr.. Cleve-
land would be candidate In 1899 or not
he gave IL as his individual opinion that
be would. He bases bis opinion on the
fact that during his trip through New
York, New Jersey, HHnnsylvAnia, OHIO,
Indiana. Illinois and Wisconsin,, he found
the leading democrats all talking cleve-
land
a Clean Record.
One OF the happlest men IN south Da-
kotA Is Judge G. 3. Palmer, Of thls city,
For years, owing 10 peculiar circnm-
stances, his right 30 membership In that
grand organization Of the q. A. n. has
been questioned. When . mere boy at
the age Of II he entered the army as .
substitute for an older brother. Ha had
an older brother, Il. n, who enlisted
The latter was the chief support OF the
family, and finally G. y. persuaded him
Ia remain ~ home and he 20, 81 would
70 in hts stead. Through the entire
service he always answered 20 the roll
call OF 3. NJ. Palmer. aud when he was
mustered out 10 was under that name.
The Judge never cared 10 have
the records OF the war department