Evening star., 1896-09-19
FOR MCKINLEY by 1,SOO,
What is Predicted of the Result In
North Dakota.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
BISMARCK, N. D., September Is, 1896
The political situation in this state is very
much complicated by the fact that the legis-
lature TO be elected In November will at it's
winter session elect a successor to Senator
Henry c. Hansbrough of Devils Lake. Sen
ator Hansbrough is an active candidate for
reelection, and, although in the past he has
been a faithful worshiper at the shrine of
free silver, he Is now enacting the role of
the prodigal son.
Having toreseen that his regimen seemed
likely to consist mostly of husks he has
retraced his steps from the free silver camp
as best he could, and reappearing in the
house of his republican father has limited in
loud tone of voice that what he wanted
was veal. And Il is not entirely unlikely
that he may be able to corral the fatted
calf himself and lead 1t into his own private
slaughter house. But his efforts to bring
this about are not unattended with muir
murlngs from other sons who have not
strayed from the fold and who have been
hewerS OF wood and carriers of water while
the Senator was wasting his substance in
riotous free silver living. The chief MUIR
murer is Col. w. H. Robinson of Mayville
national committeeman, who has been
faithful to party and to gold. The colonel
believes that when the party gets ready to
set out baked meats he should have the
seat of honor. Hansbrough controls the
News al Grand Forks, and Robinson con-
trolls the Argus at Fargo. and the air is
filled with their efforts for harmony"
How He Returned to the Fold.
Hansbrough has succeeded In making his
peace with Mark Hanna and has made a
pilgrimage to Canton. The national COM
mittee is. therefore, quite certain to do
nothing one way or the other in the sena-
torial contest, and is quite as likely not to
pay much peCuniary attention to the elec-
toral campaign, since the three votes of
this state in the electoral college will
neither make nor mar the fortunes of VIM.
Mckinley. The return of Hansbrough and
his recantation were so skillfully accom-
plished as to leave him in strong position.
He first gave out an interview, in which
he DECLARED that he stood just where he
always had" on silver but that the tarlff
was the principal issue in the campaign,
and he would abide by the decisions of the
party at St. Louis The first effect of this
was to ALLEVIATE all of Hansbroughs popu-
list friends, who doubted his loyalty to sill
yer. They brought out Walter Muir for
the senatorship with alacrity. Hansbrough
was elected six years ago by the combina-
ton OF all the democratic and populist
votes IN the legislature, with small 'bor-
| ton of the republican vote. He has always
| made 1t point to keep his stand In with
| the opposition party. but this interview lost
him that at one stroke, and he saw at once
| that MS reelection, If accomplished, must
| come through republican votes.
When this became evident he made a
| further statement. in which he unreserv-
| edly put himself in the hands Of the state
committee-whoSe organization he had al
ready captured-for the campaign, and Of
| fered to stump the state. There was moth
| ing said about standing where he had al.
| ways stood this time and the popular be-
| lief Is that. the entente cordiale with Han.
| ma having been re-established, Hansbrough
may be trusted with a toga at Washington
without danger Of silver lining being dis.
| closed later on. But Col Robinson is no,
| idle, and he will undoubtedly come to Bis
| marck next winter with a strong fol
| lowing. No one may say how that con
| test will result. but it's chief interest Just
| now lies IL the influence 1t is having on the
| state campaign.
| For Mckinley by $500.
The electoral and congressional ticket is
| beyond question, stronger than the state
| ticket, and on a conservative estimate, a:
things look now. Mckinley will carry Nortf
Dakota by 1900. Congressman NJ N John
son, who has been a great educator il
questions Of finance. will be reelected by {
much larger vote, owing to his popuarit,
among the farmers and his Scandinavia
countrymen. 1t Is not beyond the range O
| possibilities that he may come into the sen
| atorial fight next winter in case of a dead
lock and carry off the prize
] The wool men on the Missouri slope ar
I practically unit for Mckinley, and tn
financial battle is being fought out anon,
the wheat farmers.