Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-13

for Palmer and the reciprocal support of
the democratic members of the South Da-
kota legislature for the election of a
farmers alliance candidate. Speaker
Craft received few days ago from c. e.
Heis of Algona, $. D., a letter saying the
Illinois democrats should urge the South
Dakota democrats to vote for alliance men
for senator. If the Illinois alliance men
voted for Palmer in return it would take
two senators from the republicans, where
19ey nHrress1,on are nSt inn now f5 sure e Of one
that he thought it good policy to agree
upon reciprocal action between the demo-
Gratis and alliance men in Illinois and
South Dakota. He believes the South Da-
kota politicians will enter heartily into the
movement Speaker Crafts, after confer.
ence with General Palmer, and the demo-
cratic steering committee. has answered
Heis, that the democrats of the Illinois as
sembly are favorable to the proposition
and the matter is being ScusSed. If
COckrell and Moore OF the F. NJ. B. A.
party agree to the proposition, the demo-
Gratis will call joint caucus, formally pass
resolution urging such a combination
and forward them to the South Dakota
democrats and alliance men.
DIsCREDITED AT PIERRE.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 1O.-rhe report Of a
trade between the democrats and indepen-
dents of South Dakota and Illinois is treat
ed as canard by the Independents. Sew
eral prominent alliance men, who were in
telvieWed to-day, said they had heard of
no such trade and would not be party to it;
that they would not vote for a democrat
and did not expect help from democrats.
Leading democrats, when interviewed,
SAID no such agreement had been reached,
but would not say it had not been consid-
cred. 1t is inferred that such proposition
has been suggested by the Illinois party.
Col: East and Representative Pratt, friends
OF Judge Trip, the democratic senatorial
candidate. said this evening the fight will
be settled in few days and either Tripp
or an independent satisfactory to the dem
ocratS will be elected. The report has
caused much uneasiness among the repub
licans and may result in causing them to
unite on candidate.
PIERRE, S. d., Feb. 1l.--The independ
ent caucus last night decided to drop Gen.
erel Campbell and nominate State Senator
Kyle instead. In the republican caucus
Senator Moody was decided on again as
the party nominee. The thirty first and
thirty-sccond ballots were takenito o-day, the
last one resulting in giving Moody, IS;
Kyle, 50; 1ripp, "A; Dillon, 3; Mellette, l.;
Seward, /; Campbell, |, with II paired.
Moody got every republican vote but one,
while Kyle received all independent votes
but five, the democrats voting solidly for
Tripp. The report that combination Of
the independents and democrats was be-
ing formed to secure the election Of a
democrat from Illinois and Il farmers alli-
ance man from South Dakota had the
effect OF uniting the republicans and they
will hereafter doubtless vote together for
one man. The independents seem dis
posed to follow the same order The llli-
| noiS-South Dakota combine is treated with
little credence among the leading poiti-
| clans here, the concensus opinion being
that such scheme cannot work among the
independents in the South Dakota legisla-
ture.