The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-06
The Sioux Falls Correspondent
Has Come 10 That
Conclusion.
He Shows Why Ii Is Quite Likely
That Moody's Successor win
Be Such.
The Democrats and Independents
Can Hardly Come to an Agree
ment---Dakota Topics.

the particular point on which the pOilt'
ical eye of the state centered. Here
Senators Moody and Pettigrew were
closeted with the lieutenants from al
sections of the state. The latter part OF
the week all interest was centered al
/ Huron, where the independents and
democrats were enjoying a political love
feast, during which both factions were
| trying TO entrap the other into support
| ing their candidate for the United States
| senate. But II the newspaper reports
| sent out from that city are reliable the
| conference amounted TO naught, as no
combination or definite plan of action
| was decided upon. Alonzo Wardall
seems to be the great stumbling block 60
an amicable understanding. The great
Alonzo seems to think he Is about the
proper size to fit Senator Moody's toga.
Alonzo is almost too modest to come out
openly with his views, but he has not
hesitated In opposing any scheme so far
proposed by either faction which sug-
gests any name for the position other
than that of Alonzo Wardall.
Again to-day the political Kaleidoscope
makes another revolution and both
Sioux Falls and Huron are no more In ID.
but prominently visible TO the eye Is
Pierre, where the great battle will be
fought from now on. Looming mp In
the foreground are Messrs. Moody,
Tripp, Wardall and Harden, while in
the background are numerous smaller
fry hoping that the senatorial lightning
may be switched In their direction. IL
was rumored In this city on Saturday
that tho republicans had abandoned the
plan of either re-electing Mr.. Moody or
going down In the swim with him, 1t Is
claimed that the last plan Is 10 stand by.
the Black Hills stateman as long as there
Is possibility OF his election, but In the
event that this proves impossible IL Is
then proposed 10 substitute some other
name In hopes Of drawing enough
additional strength 90 insure an
election. 1t Is said that tho latter.
plan is not looked on with favor by Sem
ator Pettigrew That gentleman wants.
doesn't care to have his colleague elected
from east Of the river, rs, although his
term runs for five years, it would un-
doubtedly moan strong opposition 10 his
reelection. At the present writing your
correspondent Is more firmly OF the opin-
ion than ever that the republicans Will
secure the prize, but who will be, the
lucky man Ii hard to say. We base our
opinion Oh this one fact: Ii AloDzo
Wardall cannot secure his own election,
he will certainly throw his strength TO y
republican. Alonzo doesn't stand very
we'll with the straight democrats and
cannot get their support, without which
his election Is out of the question. There
| Is no question hut what he can control
| from eight to dozen of the independent
members, which, thrown to any repub-
| lican, would more than elect him.
After Fntsy Lucre.
President Fielder, of the State En-
| forcement league, seems To have had two
objects I'm view at bis recent visit 10 this
| city. Ostensibly the main one was the
| infusion of new life In the local league,
| and melting them on to further and more
determined efforts looking to the CLOSING
of the saloons of this city. The second
object was the collecting OF funds a
good story Is told of how he called npof
| a member elect OF the legislature and
tried 10 tap him, but was met with thu
cold response that what money the legis
iatoF had to contribute would be giyeI
To the other side. 1t Is said that th'
private canvass of the reverend gentle
man for funds did not pan out very well
Mr.. Fielder, In a public speech here
went the Argus-Ledder one better II
reckless statements.
There are not forty-slx saloons II
this city," said he, there are not hal
| that number; there are not quartz
that number; no., there Is not one. vi
last evening | spent two hours In walk
ing the streets OF Sioux Falls !ookin
for saloon and l could not find singI
one"
Mr.. Fielder must be very near-sightec
I'M fact, he must have been totally blin
on the evening In question, for on tha
very evening things were run on IN
, wide-open plan, and at least half
dozen places were running In, full bla'
. on the principal street OF the city. NJ
, FieIder's remarks are surely eonclnsiS
evidence that no Is not the right perso
10 send out TO look mp saloons. ma
who could not find q single saloon on u
o evening which he says he spent tw
: whole hours I'm an unsuccessful scare
y for one, must surely have been In hal
y luck
Notwithstanding the fact that "tho
are no saloons In Sioux Falls" dnrlI
the past few days number OF inJun
a tions have been served on ''places," ~
rumor has it that there are some hfte'
z or twenty more 70 be served In day
two. The Argus Leader lnsinuates tn
q its claim that there are no saloons
this city In corroborated by the fact th
y at all places where inJunctions have be
p served no intoxicating liquors we
found. IL ihsre are no saloons. "
! these inJunctions?
= Have Thsy o Pointer
= The coroners Jury, which has been
!. vestigating the cause OF The death
young Clarence Berchard, has been
= session on and OF Tor over two weel
Al different times sensational repo
=. have gone out Of startling discover
a. made by the prosecuting attorney,
they have oil proven false. The ~
an will meet this afternoon, when IL II
pected they viii adjourn sine die.
ia viii be remembered that Berchard CO
va to this city In company with one You
man. About q week before the tll-fa