Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-09


very indignant and insisted that no man
bad any right to une his name in any
such connection, or to propose on his
behalf that any money expended by
him, or anyone for him, should be
refunded. He insisted that he had
withdrawn from the canvass in good
faith, and the interests of the party, and
all he asked OF bis friends was that they
make an honest effort to unite upon and
elect republican in his stead. The
story is undoubtedly one of the schemes
to break down each of the stronger
candidates IN succession IN order to open
the way for the would-De candidate. Not
one OF the sixteen who have SO far op-
posed Mr.. Casey have any personal
objections to him. They justify their
opposition solely on the grounds that
their constituents are opposed to him
and this opposition relates largely to the
state convention which nominated the
ticket which went down to defeat at the
polls.
The feeling is cow quite general among
the sixteen that it would be useless to
unite on kingman because the stories,
whether true or false, have had the effect
to keep some away from him. Anderson
Is being roasted for circulating the very
strong statements made by him to
the effect that If Casey should be re
elected it would be impossible to hold
the republican party together in the val
ley; that in fact there wouldn't be repnb-
licans enough to preside at party eau
cuses. Walsh is possibly the strongest
candidate aside from Casey likely to be
named, and his friends profess to believe
that considerable of the populist vote
would go to Alm. The democrats are
laying for him on the clerkship question,
and claim that the expenses of the ses-
sion have been very largely increased
with view to nursing his senatorial
boom.
The democrats have blundered by
nominating one man and trying to elect
another; the populists in nominating
man whom they knew could not be elected
and for whom theydid not intend to stand
until the close of the campaign, gong
down into defeat with flying colors; the
republicans for not caucusing from the
start, adopting some reasonable rule as
to the number required to nominate and
standing by the nomination when made.
They have blocked all legislation, only
two bills having been presented to the
governor, and these of no general import
ance. The man finally to be chosen Will
surely be named by the leading faction
going to make up the majority, and Nc
kenzie whom it was desired to keep from
gaining the credit for electing Classy.
will surely have greater credit for elect
ing the new man. His organization is
perfect and large portion of it can be
thrown for any republican be may wish
to elect, and while he may not elect the
one desired by him, he can defeat any
man, and whoever is elected will be IN
der obligations to him.
There is a feeling among the demo-
Gratis that Casey is fairly entitled to a
reelection, and many Of them would
gladly vote for h1m, but they are holding
their organization together for the pur-
poee of taking advantage of any mis-
takes the republicans may make, believ-
ing that they may ct elect senator
Only twenty four days of the session
vt remain. None of the real work of
the session has been acromplished very
little of it has been advanced beyond it's
lnitlatory form. Little benefit can be
accomplished, especially while the sena-
tor'al contest continues, and it must be
said in all fairness that the populists are
about the only ones who have made an
honest effort to accomplish anything.
1t has been suggested that the JOINT
convention should adjourn sine die and
make no further attempts to elect
senator. Should this event happen. the
governor can appoint after the 4th of
March. There will be no vacancy for
so appointed would ho.d his position un-
til the next legislature elects a successor,
who would serve the unexpired Term.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Sheridan house employees Will give
a masquerade ball, Feb. TO-
Senator Casey left Saturday for few
days rest in Minneapolis where he can
recover from the fatlgues of the long con-
test. He expects to return to jamestown
soon, and to Bismarck
Gov. Burke has been summoned to ap-
pear before the committee Investigating
the investment of the school fund. to
furnish some additional light on the
work of the committee. 1t is said that
the report will state facts as they are
found to exist, and no whitewashine will
be indu]ged IN.
The tiremen's Legislative committee
have prepared bill which has been in
troduced by Senator Burke as senate file