The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-18
At His Old Tricks.

Senator Pettigrcw today stated that he had
advice from South Dakota to the effect that
his friends would have 600 of the bSI dele
gates III the coming state convention. The
contest in Mimehaha county, where the SEN
ator resides, resulted in 4 clean sweep for his
friends. This county also sends l~ifty-one
delegates In Coddinston county, the home
of Gov. Mcllettc, lettigrew's forces secured
the entire delegation Of eighteen, says the
Washington Correspondent OF the Sioux City
Journal. The Black Hills country will send
4 solid Icttigrew delegation, with Judge
Moody at the head. Ex-senator Moody is
expected here tomorrow. Pettisrew confident
y asserts that Moody will head the South
Dakota delegation to Minneapolis.
This may be authentic, but, SO far as the
Black Hills are concerned, it is altogether
imIrola able that Moody, who has done so
much to disrupt the party, will head the dele
CATION from this state. 1t is not unlikely,
however, that he will make 4 strong effort i'll
chat directions based up by the influence OF
pcttisrew, the avowed enemy Of the present
administration. Moody is. compelled, to
work like & naiicr to recover political pres
tigc. pcttigrcw did Ills utmost to secure a
judicial appointment for him and having
failed he is now throwing ali his influence
toward having Moody head the South Dakota
delegation IN the hope Of getting back at
Harrison for one reason, and to Use the po-
sition to advance himself politically, for an
other. Moody is nothing if not unrrincipled
and selfish. Unless through intriguing and
wire pulling he can never recover the power
= he lost At the last legislature. True, he die
control the machine in Lawrence county ant
although Star is opposed to him, it is as
serted that he still Yields 4 potent powe
there. But outside OF Lawrence he has pc
following in the Hills. His supporters dar'
not come out openly aud work for him
> They manipulate matters quietly withou
showing their hand.
II is stated that through the efforts o
James w. Fowler and a. J. Wood, it i
quite possible that the Pennington county
: delegation will he in line for Moody. Should
this prove true it will cause undying enmity
I anon, tic party leaders here. 1t will opel
up old sores aud be an evidence that bossisn
!, still rcigus rampant in the ranks Of the repub
lican party. It will prove conclusively tina
machine rule, which has been dragging tn
party down for 4 number OF years, still ha
: control and is bound to work the ruin Of tn
6 republican party III this state. Were the ef
, forts OF Moody and pcttlgrew, patriotic, O
j.. Other than selfish, they might be tolerated
!, but everyone who knows these men and thei
! past record, cannot deny that they have n
!, other motive in view except their own pc
!. litical prefcrmcnt. And still the republican
J. press Of South Dakota harp on It's opposi
ton to bossism and its desire to see the oil
wheel horses supplanted by young men.
JUDGE FULLER on TIE SITUATION.
t AUNIoN reporter met Judge Fuller in tn
Harvey today and broaching the subject G
the pettigrcw and Mcllctte squabble, aske
the honorable gentleman 10 express himself
q feeling that because Of being close to severa
t. prominent politicians, his opinion must carr
y weight. The Judge said that with regard t
lie the personal popularity Of the two mel, Pet
II tigrcw had the advantage of the governo
:" Referring to Pcttigrew's reported u~tteranc'
III which reads, "rhc solid delegation will
for Harrison il he doesn't need it, and if I
does, it won't" Judge Fuller said that /
: seriously doubted il ever the senator mac
such a remark, adding that the purport Of
couple Of letters he had received from hi
lately, would inspire an entirely different b
IN lief. He said further that South Dakota he
good cause for complaint, that heretofore
X, was customary for senator's and congressm'
ne to control all appointments in their states al
RS that l%atterly the president had ignored Pet
~ Crews rights in this respect and has been
is lowing the patronage Of South Dakota to
a distributed by Governor Mellette.
is J. w. VILE ON THE SITUATION.
ep MI. Fowler also discredits Mr.. Pettigre