17 Sep 1886
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1886
Page
1
Theodore F Mentzer Davison County Boetius H Sullivan Aurora County as the list of candidates for state House seats across counties. names presented for nomination or election.
Michigan professor Lewis McLouth elected president of Brookings College. Vermont reports no disaffection toward Senator Edmunds. Huron fair praised by the Huronite. The Whetstone temperance paper debuts in Hanson County. Canton News lists 22 candidate announcements. Lincoln county patriots seek minimal effort to find the man. Sanborn county delinquent tax list publication questioned. Woonsocket News blames the treasurer for late tax listings. Miss Jackson of Alexandria Virginia cited in early war memory at the patent office. Auditor Caldwell criticized for civil service order violations. Kellam denies Chamberlain Insurance move to Sioux Falls. Mitchell resented as a site. Farmers’ meeting denunciations prompt calls to protect Mitchell grain trade. City scale plan proposed as a start. Territorial board of equalization levies $20,000 for constitutional convention back to the treasury. Northern highhandedness criticized but deemed unnecessary alarm. Kirkwood faces eleven republican papers opposing in his district against O’Meara, with six backing Hayes, amid expected Democratic win.
Major McKinley is renominated for Congress in Ohio's eighteenth district. A strong Republican who won by a large margin two years ago after an earlier unseating, he reflects how states keep capable public servants in Congress. The Sioux Falls Leader notes Dakota’s different view.
The piece accuses Gov. Pierce of impertinence and political manipulation behind a civil service circular. It notes his stated aim to outdo a Democratic president in purifying the public service and hints at a planned power shift in Dakota politics tied to Col. Charles Peck’s promotion to general of the Dakota National Guard and possible congressional ambitions.
The Fifth District backs Henry E. Gates of Kimball as council nominee with prominent lawyers Mentzer and Sullivan, aiming for solid representation in Bismarck. Scobey and Palmer noted for prior leadership and constitutional support while Hill favors home rule but critics say the bill limits Dakota voters.
In North Dakota politics several counties report shifts and instructions for Yankton delegates. Key actions include Kidder Democrats backing Marshal Maratta, Hanson county favoring moving the capital to Yankton, and Griggs county sending a north Dakota man. Moody Han d and Hyde counties push for division and division sentiment appears in Beadle and Aberdeen areas.
The fifth district convention in the county adopted a harmonized slate with Henry E. Gates for the council and T. F. Mentzer for the house, while B. H. Sullivan received the other house nomination amid Aurora county contest objections. Delegates from Brule, Davison, and Aurora debated credentials before adjourning for travel.
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