Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-01-19

son 2, Satterlund 2, Oliver l.
The vote today Is no indication as to
the standing OF the several candidates,
as Casey's friends have voted to compli-
ment others.
Both branches of the assembly have
adjourned till tomorrow noon.
BISMARCK, Jan. 16.-[ Special. The
day before senatorial balloting begins
presents no new feature in the contest.
If there is any powerful opposition to
Casey it has not yet made itself known.
There is no combine yet effected which
can beat him. He is acknowledged to
be the strongest in the field, and this
fact may prevent trading, with those who
always are partial to the band wagon.
Still there are active men after the prize
and strenuous efforts will be made to
combine the populists with the demo
Gratis.
Congressman Johnson's movements at
the capital since his arrival have not
given the republicans any uneasiness.
and all fears that he would do what he
could to defeat Senator Casey have
vanished. Mr.. johnson claims to be q
good republican whatever else he is, and
will use his influence for the election Of
ia republican senator. Shortly after he
larrived he made friendly call on Mr..
Casey a2d ever since the best of feeling
has prevailed between them. The re-
publicans seem to be having an old
fashioned revival of goodfellowsnip-ad-
versity's sharp tooth has had remedial
effect. Az one of the leaders said yes.
terdsy to gathering Of the boys-"A
house divided against itself must fall,
and the only way to win is to keep our
strength together for the strongest
man." Every candidate has been tracing
up his men today, Tightening the strings
all round. preparatory for tomorrow's
vote. No one will admit that
he has lost any strength. but confident
predictions OF gains are made instead.
\ 1T was rumored that Smiths forces bad
decided to abandon his candidacy today
and to go to Casey, but there was no
truth IN the statement. Mr.. Casey has
the best workers and is confident of the
result. Ihe first vote, however, will
show little or nothing of the real
strength of the candidates.
The leading democratic candidate,
John d. Benton, has not been in the
city f,.r several days. His absence is
materially injuring his boom. Capts.
McC Cormack and Msratta are the choice
of many democrsts-one would suit If
not the other. The democrats do not
take much heart in the campaign as the
majority is too strong against them.
What Judge Roses friends may do for
him, is not to be determined at this
stage of the game. He is popular, and it
there is chance for compromise man
he will be among those first considered.
After the senate had adjourned and
during recess in the house, ex-G Gov.
Ordway was introduced to the members,
and after thanking them for the
courtsey, delivered short speech. 1t
was chiefly reminiscent in character.
He contrasted the facilities of the
present legislature with those Of the
government Of the territory when he
first came to Yankton in 1880, as governor.
Then there Was no capitol building and
no offices for the transaction of
public business. The governors re-
marks were interesting and OF his
torical value. He referred to
the hot fight over the capital removal
and to the rapidity with which the present
state building was enclosed-from Sept.
5 to Jan. 10, 18S4-in the face Of many
legal difficulties. He recalled the fact of
his close friendship for the state; how
we came to have duplicate state institu-
tions with South Dakota, and how his
threatened veto of their own appropria-
tions was the chief means Of securing
them. The speaker said he took q natural
pride in rejecting on the work accom-.
plished, and IN the part he took in the
same. He outlined the HISTORY OF the ad-
mission OF the states, of the securing OF