St. Paul daily globe., 1890-03-18
HOW ABOUT THIS, BEN
Ex-senator Spencer, of Louis
lana Lottery, in the City
Yesterday.
He Tells Why President Hap-
rison Can't Be Much OPP
posed to Lotteries.
How and Why the Dakota
Lottery Bill Was
Killed.
Alex Mckenzie the Most POpu-
lar Man in North Da-
kOta.

''President Harrison can't be so very
much opposed to lotteries after all, re-
marked ex-senator George E. Spencer, of
Louisiana lottery fame, to GLOBE re-
porter yesterday afternoon at the Ryan.
''He nominated ex-GoY. Warmoth to the
best Office south of Mason and DiXon's
line, and Mr.. WarmOth, as governor of
Louisiana at the time, signed the law
creating that great lottery company.
If Gen. Harrison is so much opposed to
the louisiana why did he name War
moth for collector of the port of New
OTleans?"
Senator and Mrs. Spencer and their
little boy came III from Bismarck
in the morning Northern Pacific
train yesterday, and went at once to the
Ryan. They LETT for Chicago at 7:30 last
evening, from which place they will go
South TO New Orleans at once. Senator
Spencer is shrewd-looking and expert
enced man of the world and natural
leader. If, as he says, he has been act
ing as the attorney of the Louisiana Lot
terry company, the managers of the lat
they secured his services in North Da-
ator Spencer is, he is dull and common
place as compared to his wife. Mrs.
Spencer, while not beautiful, is splen-
did cOnverSatiOnaIiSt and five minutes
talk with her will convince the most
unSuSceptIble man in existence that she
is the most attractive woman he has
ever met. She is pronounced Dru-
nette, with rather tall and striking
figure that would command attention
anywhere.
Il am the attorney of the Louisiana
Lottery company" said Senator Spen-
Ger, in answer to question of the re-
porter, "and acted for them ever since
the North Dakota legislature met last
fall. In case the bill had passed draw
ings would have taken place at Bis
marck on the fourth Tuesday of each
month, and at New Orleans, as at
present, on the second Tuesday. Both
would have been run at least until 1888
and probably right along thereafter, as
there's little doubt that the state of
"Will Gov Miller and the attorney
general be able to down Alex McKen-
zie, Senator Haggert, Jud La Moure
and their friends?" asked the reporter.
"No, Sir, they will not" was the an
sWer. "AleX Mckenzie is the most pop
ular man in North Dakota. and he can't
be dOwned. He is a iovial, warm-heart-
ed man, well fixed financially, and has
friends everywhere, and especially in
all parts of North Dakota. The way he
used the Pioneer reporter who tried to
shoot him is proof of the many noble
qualities of the man. 1t takes very
big-hearted man to save the life OF a
man who did as this HamlIn did. When
this reporter first came to Bismarck he
never came near any one on our side,
and hence got but one side of the story.
He was
Kept in Hiding
by Attorney General Goodwin. who, by
the way, would have been impeached
both for incompetency and Oh general
principles if it hadn't been for the
Shaky state Of the finances of the new
state, and so never got anything beyond
secondhand gossip. On Hamlin's first
trip he talked with Mr.. Mckenzie for a
few moments, and grossly misrep-
resented him in his paper. When he
came back second time Mr.. Mckenzie
thought he would ask an explanation,
but before he could say anything the
coward, shall L say?-that is the
proper term, at any rate
had his revolver in his hand
and would have fired it off had it not
been for McKenzie's nerve in wrench
ing it out of his hands. The sight of
this revolver maddened the crowd, and
it was all Mckenzie could do to restrain
them from assaulting Hamlin. He
then saw the reporter to the train safely
and allowed him TO go. 1t takes
pretty good kind of man to do that sort
of thing, doesn't it?"
''DO you intend to bring libel suit
against Hamlin's paper, senator?'
''That is my intention, sir" was the
answer. 81 have been consulting with
my attorneys to-day with a view to COM
mencing such suits at once"
"WiIl the Louisiana lottery make
another attempt to secure footing in
North Dakota?"
''I have no knowledge of the future
plans of the managers. " was the reply.
IL think that the next political fight in
North Dakota will be high license or
prohibition. You see the legislature
has enacted very stringent prohibi-
ton enforcement law, and ii this is en-
forced it will create reaction that will
carry the state for high license. think
NJ. n. Johnson will succeed Hans
brough in congress. The Devils Lake
editor has just enough patronage to
hurt him, and he will not be able to get
is in fix financially. The
limit of Indebtedness is 100000, and
the state now owes over 100000, and
it's still climbing up. The passage of
the lottery bill would have made North
Dakota a rich state. There is nothing
wrong in lottery; the wrong lies in
the abuse of the lotteries. The strong
est opposition we had was from the
money loaners. North Dakota is filled
with men who loan money on chattel
mortgages at from IL to go per cent
year. Bitter opposition also came from
a clique of politicians headed by Gov