Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-07-13
North Dakota's New Senator
Has Been Remarkably
Successful.
RECOGNIZED BY GROVER
What He Has Secured in The
Consular Service Up to
The Present.

W 1A''ii+>HAO->, u u w AiSh
Senator Roach came on to Wash.
ington last spring some Of his Re
pnblicans enemies set out to head
him off; boasts were, in fact, made
that he would have little or no in
tluence, either at the White house
or at the departments. How much
these gentleman if they are entitled
to be called such, were mistaken has
already been demonstrated by re-
suits. Although 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 Republican
member of the lower house of con-
gress.
Under the Harrison administra-
ton all that the three Republicans
members of congress were able to
get in the way of position in the
consular OF diplomatic service for
North Dakotans was one petty South
American consulate for johnson
Nickeus, of jamestown. The
salary of this post was $4,000 per
year. Compare this with what
Senator Roach has already secured.
In the first place, Cap. Dan Maratta
was made consul general to Mel
bourne at a salary Of $4,000, with
fees that will bring the salary up to
nearly, if not more than, $4,000 a
year. This is more money than was
received by all the men who received
appointments outside the state of
North Dakota during the Harrison
administration. And then in spite
of the fact that the quota of the
state had already been more than
twice filled, Senator Roach went to
the President and secured the ap-
pointment of O. H. Boyesen, of
Grand Forks, as consul to Christiana,
Norway. This is a very desirable
place, and one that was supposed
could not be secured, as the present
has held it since 1869.
But Mr.. Beyesen started out for
this position, and Senator Roach
made mp his mind get it If it were
possible, and he was successful.
The salary and fees will make the
emoluments about 50, 400 per year.
So much for the new senator in the
state department. He is not through
there yet by any means, but his ac-
count stands as follows:
haratta. consul general to Melbourn,
salary and 1ees,. ...... $4,000
Boyeson, consul to Christiana, .... 2,400
Total, .......................... .S12, 400
This makes striking comparison
compared with the places secured
for North Dakota by her three Re-
publicans members of congress dur
ing the Harrison administration,
when the state was giving large Re-
publican majorities. And here is
what she had then in the consular
service:
johnson Nickeus, consul to Bar
Columbia. $4,000.
To an outsider it would appear
that Senator Roach had received
more than six times as much con-
,ideration at the state department.
rs two Republican senators and a
member of the lower house, and
~ results is worth to the state just
Ibout eighteen Republican mem
oers of congress.
And the situation is not at all
lifferent at any of the other depart
nents. Each of the members of
he Presidents official family had
ime to receive Senator Roach and
lear his views and grant'his requests,