The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-03
HANS AND AlNTI-HANS.
Question Is Can the Senator Organ
I've the North Dakota Legislature.

Question Is Can the Senator Organ
I've the North Dakota Legislature.
BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 2.-The pre-
Vailing impression is that the organiza-
ton of both houses of the North Da-
kota legislature, which meets this
week, will be formulated on the lines
Of the senatorial contest. Talk is not
all one way, but it seems probable that
should the Hansbrough supporters find
themselves in command Of the field
with a majority in both senate and
house, they will take charge of affairs
without much ceremony and name the
organization. How much 1t might be
found eXpedtent to conclliate the op-
position is matter of conjecture, and
could only be determined when Mr..
Hansbrough rounds up his forces, for
Mr.. Hansbrough is an adept at organi-
zation and manages his own campaign,
His marked ability as an organizer was
shown no less in the contest Of six
years ago, than in the inception of
the recent state campaign, when, after
being turned down in two conventions
and deposed from the national COM
mittee, he snatched victory from defeat,
captured the executive committee,
which, at the cost of the campaign,
seems to have elected a Hansbrough
legislature and rendered the reelection
of the senator extremely probable.
For speaker Of the house, the lead
ing candidate from the first, and by
all odds the strongest candidate today,
Is E. A. Williams, of Bismarck. Should
the contest for speaker be fought on
the lines Of Hansbrough and anti
Hansbrough, Mr.. Williams leading
competitor is likely to be H. D. Hur-
ley, Of Trail county, who is supposed
to be Col. Robinson's candidate. Both
are experienced legislators and well
equipped for the speakership. Mr..
Williams has had much more extended
legislative experience and is ranked
as perhaps the ables parliamentarian
In the state. Mr.. Hurley has also made
an excellent record and enjoys well
earned popularity both in his home
district and throughout the state. In
case the organization of the house
should be effected on a compromise
basis or other than on the lines of
HansbroQgh, Mr.. Hurley will doubtless
secure one Of the best chairmanships
within the gift of the speaker:tjod 80
Other candidates for the speakership
are o. W. Francis, Of Fargo R. H.
HankfnsOn, OF Hankinson; u. B.
Sharpe, Of La Moure; J. S. Murphy.
of Minot, and Edward P. Porter. Of
Foster.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Francis. who
40 cAiSO ItSdIueu DIS more or less OF a
senatorial possibility, has been tender
ed the craftsmanship of the judiciary
committee in consideration Of his with
drawal from the race for speaker, and
that he is disposed to accept the propo-
s1tlon. If this were DONE one Of the
strongest opponents of Mr.. Williams
would be retired. 1t is also intimated
that on the same basis the chairman
snip OF the committee ON railroads has
been rendered to Mr.. Hankinson and
is likely to be accepted.
For chief clerk Henry Lavayea. Of
Grand Forks county. is in the lead and
has the Endorsement Of E. G.. Cooper,
Lavayea has served successive sessions
as assistant chief clerk and will, if
chosen, make an efficient officer. r. n.
Stevens Is likely to be given one Of the
best clerical positions in the gift of the
house. Among the candidates for SER
geant-at- arms of the house, Fred
Shore, of Benson, Is making an active
canvass.
In the senate, death has removed
Senator Perkins, of Morton county,
whose successor is ]. M. Greene, of
Mandan, and Judge j. W. Warnock. of
Jamestown, veteran journalist and
assistant secretary Of the senate Of
1895. Fred F,ailey, secretary of the
senate for the last two sessions, is
secretary Of state elect. AS his sue
cessor in the secretaryship of the SEN
ate, ex-Speaker J. G.. Gill, Of Cass; 8.
S. Mahaney Of Park River; J. o.
Smith, of Cass, and others are in the
race, with chances favorable to the
success of Gill