Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-28
ON SOUTH DAKOTA'S DELEGATION.
Men who Wnnt TO Go to st. Louis Al
rendN HustIing for pInces.

wen VINO want 10 TO TO ST. Louis Al
ready Hustling for Places.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 27.-(Special)
"A good deal Of gossip is going about touch
ing the first republican state convention
Of next year, and there is much quiet wire
pulling for places. The convention will be
called for about the middle of May, two
months later than it was four years ago.
Then 1t was arranged to meet before the
spring planting had begun so that the farm
ers could attend without leaving important
work. Next year 1t will come after the
corn planting and when farm work Is again
slack. The place Of meeting will be de-
termined upon at the meeting Of the state
committee in February. Sioux Falls, Hot
Springs. Yankton. Huron and WATERFOWL are
working. The Northwestern road is pulling
hard for Hot Springs, as the hauling of
the thousand delegates would be quite an
item, but it is the impression that in these
hard times so long a journey would prevent
many from attending and the meeting will
undoubtedly come to the east side of the
river. Iankton had the last convention, and
this will hurt her chances. This leaves the
fight between Sioux Falls, Huron and Water
town. The slight disadvantage in location
OF the last two Is said to be offset by their
extra ADVANTAGES in handling the crowds.
The first convention will be a big affair.
There will be 500 regular delegates, and
as the State League of Republican Clubs
meets at the same time, that will add fully
400 delegates, If the record of previous
conventions is met there will be beside fully
as many others in attendance.
Already there are several active fights
over the personnel Of the delegation to St.
Louis. One Of the warmest will be in the
Aberdeen district. Colonel Jumper has been
In the field for some time and supposed
that he had a walkaway. but private ad-
vices from there state that the opposing
faction has induced Harvey Jewett of the
firm Of Jewett Bros. G. Jewett to make the
fight. Jewett is popular, is an active poll
tician and the contest Will be a sharp one.
In the Third district there will be another
pretty contest between Carl Sherwood and
Sam Elrod. Both live in Clark and both
are backed by powerful factions.
In the Pierre district Bob Stewart, Junior
member Of the firm Of Horner & Stewart.
which defended Taylor and his bondsmen,
is making an active canvass. for the place
politicians of the party, while DR.. Laverie
OF Fort Pierre, one Of the most popular
men in the river section, is working as
hard.
In the other five judicial districts at the
present time there are no contests, but
there are indications Of some sharp fights
later on. L.. b. French of Yankton is an
nouhced and SO are Senator Pettigrew of
Sioux Falls, Dave Misener of Mitchell, Cham |
bers Keller of Hot Springs and r. c. Hayes
of Deadwood.
There is no doubt that at the present
time the sentiment of the party is over
ioi iiilsUu, anu the DeSt posted |
politicians say that this sentiment will
grow. Mckinley is the second choice of
most OF the leaders. Senator Pettigrew has |
advocated the nomination of Cush Davis
of Minnesota and has said that he would
get the delegation, but it Is recalled by the |
that the senator made as con-
fdent predictions about the last delegation, |
but was beaten squarely. 1t is whispered
about that Mr.. Pettigrew will not push
Davis claim, but will probably acquiesce
In the Allison boom.
American Company Organized
SIOUX FALLS, S. d., Dec. 27.-(SpecialJ
John Sundback, the well known
politician, left for New York from which
place he will go to Gothenberg, Sweden.
He will there join John Lacahe, another
resident of Sioux Falls, and will
deliver to him a large sum for the South
Dakota-Central American Trading and Min.
ing company. Some years ago John Lacshe
and Otto Heynsohn of this city, went down
to Nicaragua and secured from the govern
ment there a grant of 81, 500 acres of most
valuable land lying along the Rio Grande,
the largest river Of the country. This grant
MAIDS on the express condition that the
company to be formed should put on a mall
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