Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-11-22
IN THE ARENA.
The Political Castors Again Being
SHE'D in the Arena Of
North Dakota.
A Great Day for United States Sem
ators-A Batch of Four
Arriving.
An Arrangement Of Il. N. Stevens,
the Ransum County Candi-
date for Speaker.

the Ransom County Candi-
date tor Speaker.
Gathering Of the Clans.
From Saturdays Daily.
No disappointment yesterday. The
grand senatorial producer made up for
lost time and the meek. and lowly citizen
was kept on the jump, bowing and scrap
ing to the long line of candidates who
marched Inajestically up the. depot plat
form in the presence Of the admiring mul
titude.
Walter Muir, of Cass!
NJ. N. johnson. of Nelson
George H. Winship, Of Grand Forks.
Judson LaMoure, of Pemblna!
p. j. McCumber. of Richland!
This is the list now i'll the city. All but
the last named came in yesterday and it
wasn't very good day for candidates
either. This list Of gentlemen now in the
city and willing to go TO the United States
senate will te added to daily and the capt.
tai city will need to let out her waistcoat
to prevent an explosion from the ferment-
ing dignity which she already contains.
1t is a pleasant task to welcome these
dignified. these hopeful, these ecstatically
confident gentlemen, who come in with
smiles and gladness, the unmistakable
products Of the deadly political promise.
Now, there j., Walter Muir, nice, socia-
BILE, ambiti :, little man, who has been
lecturer Or the Farmers Alliance for some
time, and who has talked to his friends
uAtil he believes that within the next three
weeks he will be United States senator.
He is a clever gentleman, and with his
laudable ambition keeping his spirits bub-
bling over with pleasant anticipation he is
never reticent or gloomy. When he asked
a representative Of the TRIBUNE. what was
learned from conversation with the various
candidates and was told that each of the
other men had a t'sure thing" he smiled
knowingly and replied: II don't believe
it." Certainly he does not believe it. Know
ing that he has a sure thing himself, it is
natural that he should smile at the claims
of the others.
And here is NJ. n. johnson, who needs
Mr.. johnson is the gentleman who won no
little fame as the chairman Of the first re-
publican state convention, the man who
wanted Marshall Mcclure excluded from
the floor of the constitutional conventions,
who jumped on Senator Regan's neck and
then acted as achair for the convention,
nomination of lis brother for the supreme
bench can never be forgotten, and whose
many accomplishments and attainmeRts
have made him an indispensable member
of the grand political aggregation. Mr..
johnson came in. with all that suavity
and irrepressible gentility for which his
seductive demeanOr is famous and placing
his ill9strions name on the Sheridan regis
Has he any following? Well now, just
ask him. He was not interviewed very ex-
tensively yesterday, but he said he was
extremely grateful for the treatment he
had received. What does that mean :?
Why should he be grateful? Aye, there's
the rub, ye fifty other candidates. He,
like others, is grateful for the beautiful
"sure thing" that looms up before him like
an angel Of Joy.
George Winship stepped from the train
with that carefully Indifferent air that
showed how desperately he was endeavor-
ing to appear like a man who was out of
the race: Yet the certainty of success was
stamped all oyer him and the photograph
from his tell-tale blue eyes. Mr. Winship
may think ne is convincing the crowd that
he Is not in the field, but lie is mistaken.
He Is hooked for the fight.
Senator Juds0n La M0ure, whose
abraham Lincoln physique and Bill
Nye physiognomy were conspicuous
to look innocent and work in the
interest of other men. Now, ..Jud, J" honor
bright, are you not a--but what's the
use? You're on the roll, it will soon be
called. and you should have speech Of
acceptance within easy reach for an emer-
gency. 8 0
Among other arrivals yesterday was that
Roger Allin, who comes for the fifth time
to orepresent Walsh county, and who long
since Knocked the third term bugaboo into
a cooked hat. Mr.. Allin has made so many
friends by his long Legislative service that
the only surprise is that he is not candi-
date for the United States senate But he is
modest and takes so much interest in the
there to enjoy its rejuvenating forces and
remain young ana handsome.
j. u. Reed of McHenry county, with his
northwestern speech and Christopher Col
umbus m0ustache and imperial, moved a
wide sWath through the crowd, and
throwing his name upon the register with
magnificent nonchalance, stepped forth to
greet those he knew and meet the others.
E.H. Belyea, with the form of q Napo-
leon and the face Of a Polish priest, came
in with the procession and chaaseZed about
the lobbies in genuine military style. Mr..
Belyea is no stranger in Bismarck, and was
gladly welcomed by old time friends.
John Mccullough, whose name is made
suggestive Of the Gladiator by the fame of
his iIfNSfri0no hiStrinni0 v0Qmoaako 10 ono