St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-03
MOVING ON BISMARCK
North Dakota Legislators Now
Gathering at the State
Capital.
The Law-Making Body to For
mally Meet and Or
ganize.
Senatorial Candidates Begin
ming to Gently Manipulate
the Wires.
Democrats and Independents
Fail to Come to An Agree
ment at Huron.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Jan. 2.-Members of the
North Dakota legislature are arriving
by every train, and already probably
half the number are on the ground can
wasting. Even the bueolic delegates
from the COW counties, who usually do
not get in until session is half over,
are hourly arriving by the prairie
schooner route. Before Sunday night
all will be present, and the ball will
have acquired considerable rolling
velocity. The legislature will formally
meet to organize Tuesday, Jan. 6.
On the following day, Jan. z,
afternoon, GOV. Burke will be
inaugurated. This gives Gov.
Miller an opportunity to deliver his
message before retiring from Office. On
the evening of Jan. Gov. Burke's
grand inaugural ball will be given at
the capitol building. There have been
no private invitations issued to the in
augural ball, except in case of certain
organizations and secret societies, but
the invitations to individuals is general
and every citizen of Dakota is invited
to attend. The friends of the various
senatorial aspirants are log-rolling with
a considerable degree of activity, not
wiIhstanding the fact that it is yet
long time until any legislative action
can be taken in the matter. The
United States statute lays down the
law to the effect that the
Balloting for Senator
ha off
organization of the legislature, which
will he Jan. 20. provided the organiza-
Jion is perfected within a week from
the time of meeting, on Jan. 6. But.
regardless of the fact that some little
time must elapse before any election
can be had, the caucuSSing goes on
with great interest. There are six
avoWed Republican candidates for the
Senatorship-and Gov. Miller. Miller is
never candidate. In the last canvass
for the goyernorship, which eliminated
in the nomination of Miller at Fargo, he
was not candidate. He told many diff
ferent persons, at many different times,
that he was rot candidate aud could
not be candidate under any circum-
stances whatever. He did not qualify
his statements, but made them as en-
phatic as possible that he could
any circumstances. But his friends
and campaign managers kept right on
with the fight, and when he was NOM
inated-he accepted with an alacrity
that surprised some people. In this
fight for senator he is again mot
candidate The Republican candI-
dates are W. f. Ball, of Fargo; ,jud
La Moure. of Pembina; ii. c. Hans
brOugh, of Devils Lake; George b.
Clifford, of Grand Forks; Col. c. A.
Lounsberry, Gilbert a. Pierce, of Min
neapolis; Judge Francis. of Bismarck.
The most bitter partisans in the fight
are the friends Of Pierce and Hans
brough. The Hansbr0ugh men charge
Pierce with beating their leader out of
the congressional nomination in the
Grand Forks convention in order
To Dispose of Johnson,
and Pierce is hot to think young man
like Hansbrough would have the nerve
to dare to measure arms with an old
timer like himself. Either would rather
give up his life than go to the other in
case of deadlock. And, in fact, all the
prominent candidates on the Republican
side are Ill the fight for blood and none
seem disposed to give up. The Demo
crafts are looking on and quietly enjoy
ing the fun. They made large gains all
over the state last election under the
sagaciouS leadership of Capt. Dan. Mar
alta, and have in the present assembly
about thirty solid Democratic votes Oh
joint ballot. This is at least the balance
of power, and if the Republican Kill
kenny fight goes on it will result in the
election of a Democrat to the United
States senate. Capt. NJ. L. Mccormack,
of Grand Forks; Capt. Dan w. Maratta,
of Fargo, and Hon. w. N. Roach, of
Larimore, are all spoken of as likely to
receive the Democratic caucus nomina-
ton. and all are good, strong, represen-
tatiye Een.