Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-04-10
Senator NTorst's lscceEIion.

The schoohouse was well filled las.
Tuesday evening with men, women and
children of the Williamsport neighbor-
hood, the occasion being a rccr ption TO
Senator Worst .lli his ,a Unable family.
iiii,! t.cTc wcIe not people present from
all parts of tho county was due only to
the shortness Of the notice given and The
dlsagrceable character of the afternoon.
That it was reception well mcriled by
a man who IS the ablcst orator Of the
state, whose good work IS seen in some of
the best laws on our statute c-books--mnny
of them laws especially desired by the
people OF this section who, as mem
Der of the triumyiratc Of Worst, Llttlc
and McGIllvray, by entering the tents Of
the prohibs, thwarlcd the capital
rcmovers in their hour Of triumpll--
not be denied by any one with IL decent
regard for the irulh--nay, even by those
whose hearts are bad aud pcrycrsc, in "A
political sense.
The address of welcome was delivered
by District Attorney Armstrong, and wa,
fair to mlddlin4, as the big newspapers
say in their market reports. Not That
there was lack of proper dignity or Il
dearlh Of good sized dictionary words on
the part Of the speaker. Not that there
was anything said to which even man
| with Il grievance could object, 80 far as
hls tribute to Mr.. Worst was concerned
but when he gave as Il reason for the SEN
| ator defeat for prcsidcnt pro tenn ;Dut
he had previously trained with Il faction
mot considered tine proper one TO rule
"a mi nl t,,,k, ,u,.,,
say, he viii please note an exception lie
also erred when he claimed substantially,
that the children all over district 2G were
crying for MIR. Piece as against Mr.
llansDruuSh. These exceptions we Shall
argue next week, with possibly Il para
graph as to the methed+ Of 0ulsidr>par-
| ties in working up ''lnslructions' in
| rural counties.
1t may be remembered that at the res
ccptlon OF Il year ago, after speeches had
been made in which anything tending to
hurt Tic ''phclinX" OF any faction or in.
| tiivi'lual lad been carefully avoided, Mr
Armstrong, being called on, arose and
said that Mr. Worst had asserted that he
| had honestly supported ccrtain measures,
| and he would take his word for IT, Such
| wholly indorsc ut u social gathering
called solely for Endorsement, lie should
| be seized, temporarily, with voluntary
iockiaw. Neither was it right for lin to
intimate this year that Senator Worst
was defeated for president pro TEN. on
! the O!dDog-T Tray principle, because
| among the old gang senators who wanted
ScnatorWorst to keep Uncle Roger Allin' S
| chair warm when Lc WAS absent were
two or three good friends of the writer
who was present at the reception, and the
speaker should have regarded his tender
feelings. However, this latter break on
the part of Mr.. A. was probably due TO
the natural zeal Of new convert. 1t is
to be hoped that the young man will
lake the advice herein given and profit
by ii i'll future bat the chances are that
lIc won't.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Armstrong's
remarks Senator Worst made brief and
able address. 1t was good natured all
through -:,even his gentle roast of those
| VINO had sought to direct the course Of
his Legislative bark being devoid Of NAL,
ice.
General remarks were then called for.
and Commissioner Campbell responded
in few well chosen words highly laud-
| atory Of the senator aud bis work
Then the supper came and 10 that
both saints and sinners did full justice.
Now from some mysterious source
| comes a fiddle, aud it is late hour be-
fore the twinkling feet are AZ rest
Mr.. II. ID. ConaDr was the presiding
officer Of the cveDlng.