St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-06
ROACH IS POPULAR.
North Dakota's New Senator
Has Been Remarkably
Successful.
What He Has Secured in the
Consular Service Up to
the Present
Boyesen, the New Consul to
ChPistiana, a Cousin Of
Prof. Boyesen.
A Curious Interview With a
Successful Mugwump Of
ieeseekep.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON. July 5.-When Senator
Roach came on to Washington last
set out to head him Off; boasts were, in
fact, made that he would have little Or
no influence, either at the White house
or at the departments. How much these
gentlemen, if they are entitled to be
called such. were mistaken has already
been demonstrated by results. Al
though new member of the senate,
and from state that can hardly be
called Democratic, Senator Roach has
this early accomplished more for North
Dakota than was done by her entire
delegation when it was made up of two
Republican senators and one Repub-
lican member of the lower house of
congress.
Under the Harrison administration all
that the three Republican members of
congress were able to get in the way of
positions in the consular or diplomatic
service for North Dasotans was one
petty South American consulate for
johnson Nickeus, of jamestown. The
salary of this post was 81, 600 per year.
Compare this with what Senator Roach
has already secured. In the first place,
Capt. Dan Maratta Was made consul
general to Melbourne at salary of
$500, with fees that will bring the sal
airy up to nearly, if not more than, S10,-
600 year. This is more money than
was received by all the men who re-
caived appointments outside the state
of North Dakota during the Harrison
administration. And then, in spite of
the fact that tue quota of the state
had already been more than
twice filled, Senator Roach went
to the president and secured the
appointment Of 0. H. Boyesen, of Grand
Forks, as consul to ChriStana, Norway.
This Is a very desirable place, and one
that it was supposed could not be Sc
cured, as the present incumbent has
held it since 1869. But Mr.. Boyesen
started out for this position, and Sena-
tor Roach made up his mind get it if it
were possible, ana he was successful.
The salary and fees will make the
emoluments about g, per year. So
much for the new senator III the state
department.. He is not through there
yet by any means, but his account
stands as follows:
Maratta, consul general to Melbourne.
salary and fees ......... $4,000
Boyesen, consul to ChriStiania. - 2,4hO
Iotal Observation-Disclosures. Oh, 4OO
This makes q striking comparison
compared with the places secured for
North DakotanS by her three ReDub-
liean members of congress during the
Harrison administration, when the state
was giving large Republican majorities.
And here is what she had then in the
consular service:
Johnson Niekeus, consul to Barran-
quilIa. Colombia, $4,000.
To an outsider it would appear that
Senator Roach had received more than
six times as much consideration at the
state department as two Republican
senators and member of the lower
house, and measured by results is worth
W OilC SlueS JuSt dOOub SiSIllSGH hGDQU-
lican members of congress.
And the situation is not at all differ
ent at any of the other departments.
Each of the members of the presidents
official family has time to receive Sem
ator Roach and hear his views and grant
his requests, if possible, at any time.
Only few days ago the commissioner
Of the land office had ready recon-
mendation abolishing the Grand Forks
office. This was brought to the atten-
ton Of the senator, and after he had
called the attention of Secretary Smith
to the real situation, Grand Forks was
erased from the list.
As is being demonstrated by results,
Senator Roach has already become one
of the most influential members of the
upper house. This is due entirely to
his manner Of working. He is the
same man every day in the year. and as
prominent official of the treasury de-
partment remarked, He is clever, ac-
commodatIng gentleman, in other words
a good fellow, and he cannot conceal
this fact from the people he meets"