Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-02-24
SOMEB[rTER REMARKS,
North Dakota Legislators In st. Paul
and Minneapolis Still Hot
and UnrecOnciled.
Further Accusations of Treachery
Against NJ. N. johnson, Who
Is In Bad Repute.
They Favor Party Reorganization
They Favor Party Reorganization
And the Elimination of the
Aforesaid Congressman.
North Dakota Republicans

North Dakota Republicans
M1NNEAPoL1s, Feb. 22.-The journal
today says: "Half a dozen of the lead.
ing republican politicians of North
Dakota have been in Minneapolis dur
ing the past twenty-four hours, they
having come down to a republican cline
and to a republican atmosphere to
brace up after the battle of Monday"
The passage of time does not seem
to cool their indignation or contribute to
their peace of mind.
The Journal met a group of them in
the West hotel. In course of their con-
versation it appears that Congressman
M. N. johnson was the special object of
their wrath. johnson is accused of
having gone back or his pledges, and of
being mainly responsible for the election
Of a democratic senator in a republican
legislature.
They state that when johnson went to
Bismarck a few weeks ago, he very soon
made up his mind that the wisest thing
for him to do was to keep his hands off.
He expressed his complete satisfaction
that Mr.. Casey had in no sense been re-
sponsible for his defeat for the senatorial
nomination, and upon his departure for
Washington, very effusively expressed
his gratitude that he had been saved
from saying and doing things that would
have been a matter Of lifelong regret to
him, plainly intlmating that he had in.
tended when he left Washington to leave
no stone unturned to take his revenge
upon Mr.. Casey.
1t appears, however, that no sooner
had Mr.. johnson gotten away from Bis
marck than he began to telegraph to
some of his Norwegian friends in the
Norwegian language asking them to do
all in their power to defeat Mr.. Casey.
After MIR. Casey withdrew from the con-
test. johnson was again solicitated by
republicans to use his influence with his
friends in Bismarck to induce them to
go into caucus for the selection of some
other republican. To repeated tele-
grams, urging him to take such action,
he made no reply and his friends, as
everybody knows, stayed out of the
caucus, and a democrat was elected.
From n of the gentlemen the Jour-
nal obtained the following telegram,
which was sent Monday night from Bis
marck:
Hon. M. n. johnson, Washington:
Dear Sir: Notwithstanding your as
surance to the contrary, the result of
your action in the senatorial contest here
in opposition to MI. Casey is now appar.
ent in the election Of a democratic sena-
tor. The republicans of North Dakota,
and of the nation, hold you personally
responsible for this result.
r. N. Ink, G. B. Little, G. E. Gregory,
John p. Haggart, A. G. McGlllivray,
John Satterlund, H. @. Southland, E. P.
Day, VIM. A. Bentley, A. v. Benedict,
Seth Newman, L. A. Simpson, w. F.
Cochrane, Frank White, j. H. Worst, D.
G. Fufts. 7. S. Underhill.
1t is the opinion of these gentlemen
that the first thing the party must do is
to re.organize, and that the best thing
that can happen to it is to get rid of the
discortant and demoralizing element
which has brought it into disgrace and
defeat, and that the eliminating process
shall begin with NJ. N. johnson.
Minneapolis Tribune: Two weeks ago
the Tribune warned the republicans of the
North Dakota legislature that the logical
result of their course would be the cleo
ton of a democratic senator, and implored
them to get together and obey the will of
the people as expressed at the polls when
they elected q legislature republican on
joint ballot by a majority of eleven.
Normally North Dakota is a republican
state and should be represented in the SEN
ate of the United States by republicans.
Such is the will of a majority of the people.
ture has been recreant to its trust, in a
political sense, in thwarting that plainly
expressed wish. Upon the warning fact
ions of the republican majority will rest
the blame, and the men who would not
yield an inch tor the sake of harmony and
republicanism should be held strictly
accountable by their constituents.
Chicago Inter Ocean: The republicans
of the North Dakota legislature have made
a free gift of the United States senator
ship to the democrats. At . time when
there was an imperative call for every re-
publican to stand by his guns, the republi-
cans of the North Dakota Legislature fired
into their own ranks and then surren-
dered to the enemy. The republicans coll
troll both senate and house, having s. votes
! II for all shades of independents. And yet
. the senator is q democrat.