Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-09-06
HORSES FOR SPEECHES.
Cong. johnson Offers to Swap with
Gov. Nelson of Mimi.

Gov. Nelson of Mimi.
Senator Hansbrough is expecting to
visit the James River Valley Far. He
will be in the state during the remainder
OF the summer, he and his wife being at
home at Devils Lake. The senator was
in Fargo Sunday and Monday on social
visit. He is anticipating lively state
campaign and expects to take an active
part in 1t personally. While his party plat
form. IN this, and other states, is opposed
to the free coinage of the silver OF the
country, Senator Hansbrough is openly
and at all times advocating that policy,
and claims that be is as good a republi
can as any one who differs with him on
the question. He says We must reopen
our silver mines and give laboring men
and the country the advantages of the
industry now totally destroyed. He
does not believe that the tariff bill will
help general business to any material
extent, out that while certain amount
OF new goods must be purchased to meet
the necessities of the public, they would
have been bought any way, but now the
increase will be in importations more
than in home manufactured articles.
Foreign houses will get new market
and the people no better or cheaper sup.
plies.
! Senator Hansbrough is proposing to
do what he can to assist his friends in
the campaign. His relations with Con.
gressman johnson are friendly and be
says good word for the member from
Nelson county, who is candidate for
reelection.
Congressman johnson is also at home
again, arriving in Fargo Saturday and
spending the day with his brother, L. G.
johnson, ct that place. Congressman
johnson says that he recognized that
there was hard fight coming on this
fall and to prepare himself for the same
he began course of physical training
for his health some time ago. He took
up residence out several miles from
Washington and frequently walks to and
from the capitol. He also greatly en-
joys the exercise and ie practicing with
clubs and dumb bells, getting bis
muscles and nerves in proper trim for an
exhausting campaign in North Dakota.
Congressman johnson says feel my
muscle" and, bending up his arm. shows
what physical training will do for con.
gressman entering on hard fight, the
same as for an sspirant to prize ring
honors.
Mr.. johnson says he will remain at
home in Nelson county for about two
weeks and then take to the prairies for
hard exercise among the voters. He has
arranged for two speeches from Knute
Nelson, Of Minnesota; one at Fargo and
one at Grand Forks during the
campaign, and in turn will deliver three
speeches in Minnesota for Nelson, one
each at St. Paul, Minneapolis and Du-
luth. Mr.. johnson was very anxious to
get Nelson to speak in this state and
said he authorized the North Dakota
state committee to offer Gov. Nelson the
choice OF the best horse on Johnson's
farm for every speech made in this state,
or if Nelson did not want to trade
speeches for horses the committee was
authorized to offer for Congressman
johnson slOO or $3.50 in cash, speech.
Mr.. johnson says the horses he proposed
to give to Gov. Nelson for his speeches
are no plugs, but good stock.