Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-18
Comments on the Events of Day
as They Crowd Each Other
Out.
A Number of Forerunners of the
Legislative Crowd Coming to
See the Field.
The Harvest Festival Success
Numerous Prizes Won-Per-
sOnal and General.
The Forerunners.
TFrom Wednesdays Daily. ]

runners of the legislative performers who
will be here next month are coming in
quietly, making a hurried survey OF the
field, selecting quarters and vanishing
whence they come. There were not many
arrivals yesterday, but those who came were
of the genuine, ,lawmaking type and gave an
air of life and activity to the hotel. 1t was
reminder of the approaching army of
politicians who will capture Bismarck
and hold her as their own during the next
four months.
ais was the Hon. Geo. Fl. Walsh, who
comes to the house from Grand Forks, and
who for many sessions of the territorial
legislature represented that prosperous
county as its member of the council. Mr..
Walsh grows no older in appearance and
retains that suppleness and grace of form
and youthful bloom of countenance which
has won him admirers and supporters
through many bitter and trying CAM
paign. Mr.. Walsh is a very modest man
nered man, but do not be deceived. He is
not without ambition, and when the United
States senatorial ball is opened he is liable
to loom up as one of the most conspicuous
of the floor managers with an eye on the
head of the set. He has been spoken of
for the speakership of the house, and in all
probability would be candidate were it
not for the fact that his candidacy would
deprive the house of as good chief clerk
as ever called roll.
This brings Major Hamilton to mind.
He was one of the group Of well known
North DakOtans to arrive. He came with
the official copy of the constitution which
has been artistically engrossed for trans
mission to President Harrison. The major
has very little to say on the subject of the
chief clerkship, but he is a candidate and
will be elected unless something unex-
pected transpires to defeat him.
Another legislator to reach the capital
yesterday is A. G. Nedrud, the tall and an
gular Scandinavian, who defeated John
Satterlund for the senate. Senator Nedrud
is not stranger to Bismarckers, Is an old
time friend Of Isaac Hooper's, is republic
an,thOugh claimed by several NOrthD Dakota
newspapers as democrat.
Among the most deeply interested visi-
tors were the POllOcks of Cass county-R.
M. of Fargo and the judge from Casselton.
just what they come for is not known,
but it is limited that the Judge was called
hither by the reports that prohibition had
victory was securely perched on the ban
ner of the drys he sat him down and
smiled-a literal dimple-dotted smile.
By-the-way, Pollock of Fargo tells good
one on the confusion existing in the minds
of many regarding himself and his Cassel-
constitutional convention. During the
fight over the clause locating the public
institutions, Pollock of Casselton opposed
the plan very bitterly, but every citizen of
Fargo was fighting night and day for its
adoption. Pollock of Fargo is tall, and
that the latter was jocularly described in
print as tall and stately added to the con-
fusion. On the night after the adoption of
the public building article the people of
Fargo held rousing ratification meeting,
and Mr.. Pollock of that city was adver-
tised as one of the speakers. Just as he
was going to the hall he was met by an
indignant citizen from Grand Forks, which
city was in spasm of disgust.
SIS this Mr.. POllOck?" inquired the
Grand Forks man with the air Of one who
felt confident that he had made no mis-
take.
"Yes sir" replied tho ratifying orator.
"Shakev' Shouted the man from the
Forks, who felt that at last he had found a
friend, II want to shake hands with one of
the immortal thirty who had the courage
and the manhood to vote against that
damnable public outraged
The pressing crowd separated the men
before an explanation could be made.
In few minutes the man from Grand
Forks entered the hall .jest to see what
the derned critters would say" and
10 and behold, there on the platform was
Pollock, the man he had just embraced for
having voted with the minority against
the article, praising the constitutional con-
vention in the highest terms for the wis.,
dom and justice of its action. The dumb
founded individual pinched himself to see
if he was all there and left the hall, limp,
speechless and dazed.