Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-11-22

UoI ASt,tu0 c6uUluaV6S O6lOg AlIr6Q DlCKey
and s. r. Maginnis Of Jamestown. If
memoryis not at fault, the sunny-haired
Dickey won by about 1900 majority, he
Is now lieutenant governor and will soon
be rapping the senate to order.
IN THE THIRD HOUSE.
This is where you find the crowd. Here
is where the candidates are to be found
hence the great mass Of the people. It has
been estimated that there are about forty
candidates for sergeant-at.arms; twenty
for chief clerk; fifty for enrolling clerk
and several hundred for each of the
minor positions. =.
The arrival Of Gen. Nickeus gave rise to
the rumOr that another candidate for
the United States senate had sprung into
the field, but this is false alarm. Gen.
Nickeus is not a candidate for the senate,
but he would like to be United States dis
trict Judge. 1t has been kept pretty quiet,
the cautious candidate has been silent on
the subject. but he is candidate and will
remain in the field until the appointment
is made.
Editor Ellsworth, of the Forman Item,
whose Methodistic countenance would be a
passport to the most exclusive camp meet
ing, is taking quiet squint at the show
and will not leave until the end of the per
fOrmance.
r. A: Thacker, of Pembina county, has q
small dab of war paint on his face and will
make steady fight for the office of SER
geant-at-arms of the house. So will James
McClOry, of Devils Dake, who struck town
yesterday with a red necktie and as win
some smile as ever won heart. They
are both popular and each has his follow
v. h: Ellis, the talented editor Of the
round r;El a9d is now sailing gaily
and an OvercOat. -
Nobody seems to know just what Capt.
Dan YOrkey of Grafton is here for. Some
say ne wants to be sergeant alarms of the
senate, others insist that he would like to
p, pc chief clerk, but the report that he is in
The most reasonable conclusion is that MI.
Yorkey is here in the interest of G. A. M.
Spencer's candidacy for the United States
senate. -e>- 9'''~>> =,
Marquis de Bergman, the gallant French
count who represented Pembina county in
the last territorial legislature, says that he
would consent to serve as sergeant-at-arms
Of the house, and will endeavor to secure
this position. He is clever gentleman
and an artistic rustler.
T.. II. Sanford of the Jamestown Alert.
than whom no more popular clerk ever
handled a pen in Legislative body, came
in with the distinguished and is already
popular with the s0l0ns. He is making q
!unRe for the assistant clerkship in the
house, and he will get it. He lis a winner.
Mr.. Okey of Ransom county is not a can.
dldate for sargeant-at.arms as was an
nounced yesterday, but is hot in pursuit OF
the office of enrolling clerk; w. H. Bratten
of Sterling is a candidate for chief clerk
of the house; Captain Flick Of Emmons
county desires to be messenger; Captain
Wentz, better known as .sJosh Whitcomb.0 .
aspires to the place of doorkeeper, which
ne filled so acceptaDly during the consti-
tutional convention. They are all here, or
Will be to-day-and as they are all able,
loyal, patriotic Dakotans they are entitled
to all they will get. Perhaps more.
Candidates to the right of you,
Candidates to the left Of you,
Candidates in front of you,
Speechless. you wonder;
Boldly they speak, and we'll;
Until with muh1ed yell
You whisper This is --,
It by thunder"