The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-20
SOUTH DAKOTA TOPICS

While the state press mas not neSlLdteQ
to express itself in respect to impending
much more space has been
and is given to the attempted removal of
the capital than to all other matters which
are likely to come before the legislature.
The Black Hills papers have entered free
ly into this discussion and many Of them
are for removal. Others, like the Pioneer
Times of Deadwood would leave the
hands of their members free SO they may
go in a body and take out a railroad while
some eastern town takes a capital. No
railroad, no capital is the position of the
PIT. In other words, If no candidate
for the capital can guarantee a direct
east and west road, then let the seat Of
government remain at Pierre. Remove
the capital without pledges and an un-
Outstanding of this sort and the chances
of ever securing road are materially
lessened. This is the argument Of the
Deadwood paper, and from the standpoint
Of the Hills 1t seems to be a pretty good
one. The Belle Fourche Bee Is out for
capital removal, railroad or no railroad. :
~ Naturally all the towns, including
pierre, are talking railroads. Huron,
perhaps from its location, seems more in
dependent in this regard than any Of the
others. This from the Huronite cannot
be very comforting to, the Hills people:
Railroads to the Hills are easily built
on paper. The Huronite would like to see
from inside information we know there is
less likelihood of a road crossing the river
now than at any other time in the past
ten years. ,'
Colonel r. w. Stewart, of Pierre has
been in the Hills for the purpose Of ar
resting, If possible, the agitation for re-
moval. Postmaster Cooper OF Huron and
others from Mitchell and Redfield have
been there for the purpose of adding fuel
to the agitation and creating sentiment
for their own towns. It Is already a stiff
fight and good forerunner of what may
be expected at Pierre this winter. The
Capital Journal of Pierre does not seem
to be worrying, however. 1t says:
1.-THE capital removal combine is claim
ing the earth and leaving Pierre nothing.
After they finish their own scrap, which
will settle which one of the combine Is to
tackle Pierre, the winner will have so lit
tie left that it will hardly be worth con-
sidering.'
Codtngton county, seems to agree with the
capital city paper. Conceding that the
removalists will control the legislature, II
| expects them to go to pieces when ar
| effort is made to unite on a. town. eve
are still gambling says the editor, THAI
Pierre holds the capital - ..",,- -.
| A correspondent of the Sioux City
Tribune assumes that Lieutenant Gov.
| ernor Snow, who will have the appoint
ment of the committees in the senate, Il
a. removalist from way back. He fur.
Their assumes that the movement for re-
submission is already thoroughly tincturet
with political deals and that a. divisio,
| of the Offices is being made two year.
ahead. This the committeeman from
the several towns and the removalists il
| general emphatically deny. AS to tn,
attitude of the lieutenant governor, i
has seemed to be understood in mos
quarters that he was against removal o.
at least was Indifferent and lukewarm
The Watertown Public Opinion intimate
as much in the following, and it is dollar
to doughnutsit has a better understand
| ing Of the situation than the Tribune
correspondent:
whether the removalists will captur
the senate is not as yet divulged, but it il
scarcely probable in any event that the,
1 will seek towrest from the lieutenant gov
ernor the power which has already here
tofore been vested in him, namely, tn
power to appoint the committees. Lieu
tenant Governor Snow is regarded as B..
man Of fine discernment who invariably
seeks to be fair. Should he appoint th
committees, as it Is presumed he will. fol
as we have suggested, it Is doubtfu
whether the removalists will attempt t
carry their fight to the extent of virtual
snubbing the presiding, officer Of tina
body, he will no doubt use his best .judR
!, ment in making the selections withou
regard to the individual sentiment of tn
senators with respect to capital remova
The state as a whole can hardly afford
have all Of the committees of the legfs
lature selected solely with a view to tn
question of capital removal
Dick Halliday of Iroquois, auditor {
| statezelect. has stopped divers hea,
burnings in the following announcemer
made this week in his paper:
''The present efficient force in the stat
. auditors office will be retained by the ir
coming auditor The force consists of
. F. Swartz, deputy; Frank C. Hedge
bookkeeper; Miss Sophie G. DeLan,
stenographer.
Truran of Milbank, who stepped asi6
, and left a clear field at the Sioux Fal
convention for Bach of Hurley for lar
commissioner, has been appointed deput
), in the office, and Collins of Groton, trea!
: urer-elect has done as much for Munsc
Of Clark, his pre-convention competito
. Adjutant General Conklin in his report
: the governor and legislature he makes q
, uncommonly strong plea for a decent al
] propriationi for the guard, and If the
) Is any man in the state who can fetch OF
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