New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL.
THE CURIOUS POLITICAL HISTORY OF
THE TWO DAKOTAS

THE TWO DAkOIAS
NEED OF MORE ROOM FOR THE NATIONAL Mr-
sEUM-RARE SPECIMENS FROM ALASKA
RIDERS AMONG STATESMEN.
Washington, Dec. 24.-Chrstmas week lacked
none Of the gayety that usually marks IT,
There is such an unwonted number OF people
in town. indeed and much going on In
social way. that II has been more briiNah'
than usual The shops. OF course have been
the main attraction, and 1t adds interest even
to shopping when one rubs shoulders with
people Of international regulations. The can
adian Commissioners shopped assiduousy for
a few days before they left town. and took
away with them many handsome souvenirs OF
their stay in Washington but. as one OF then
happily said. the most valuable souvenir Oh
their visit to the capital is the memory OF the
hospitality and goodwill shown them by ns
people They created truly an agreeable ana
lasting IMPRESSION and their return Is looked
forward to with pleasant anticipation by all
who met them
Senator Hansbrough. OF North Dakota, had
a somewhat novel experience with the FORMER
editor OF his paper at Devils Lake this sum
mer. About ten years ago. when Hansproush
was a candidate for the House, he cast around
for some to take charge or MS Inter
Ocean," and finally settled upon rowing Typo
who like Eugene Sues De Croustillac. was
light OF baggage but well supplied with sell
assurance The Senator was to control the
policy of the paper and the typo was to man
age the enterprise. pay the bills and take the
profits. To limit details ten years OF pros
perty resulted in the editor concluding that
he owned the paper. Replevin proceedings
falling to oust him from possession. the SEN
ator applied for a receiver Pending the ap-
plication a settlement had out Of court
The novel feature Of the incdentswas the hos
tity Of the paper toward the Senator and his
friends. although his own name appeared con-
tnuously the proprietor. United States Sen
ators have some strange experiences, but THIS
is doubtless the first instance wherein n mem
ber OF the body has been Systematically crit
icised by his newspaper. THE Inter
Ocean" is now in friendly hands and the SEN
ators policy is receiving wide circulation.
Politically. the two Dakotas present an In
teresting contrast These states came INTO
the Union together ten years ago. They went
Republican from constable to Congressman.
and when their Legislature met few months
later they sent four Republican Senators TO
Washington Only one OF the four has re-
mained-Pettgrew, of South Dakota. Moody,
his able colleague was defeated for reelection
and went back to his law practice at Dead
wood Gilbert a. Pierce was named Tor the
short term and had the unanimous vote or MS
LEGISLATURE. yet two years later he was over
wheimingly defeated because the offices or
which he was the dispenser failed TO go
around Pierce left the State In disgust, ana
took up his abode In Minneapolis where he
now publishes magazine devoted 10 the
cause Of the human stomach. or What TO
Eat" He has never quite forgiven the IN
satiate Office seekers who connived at his
downfall and has still poorer opinion OF
those whom he did reward. hut who failed TO
come TO his rescue when he needed them.
Lyman r. Casey was his colleague After
four years of Senatorial life he was succeeded
by w ~ Roach. Democrat. who was elected
by a Legislature that had a Republican major
ity Of thirteen. Casey had a good majority OF
the Republican caucus. but NJ. y. Johnson,
now of the House. controlled the minority OF
the caucus and would not permit them 10 go
to Casey. Thus Casey was deprived Of the full
party strength on joint ballot The contest
lasted thirty-seven days Johnson was a can
didate when Casey was first elected, and laid
his defeat at Casey's door. So when Casey
came up a second time Johnson was there to
avenge his fancied wrong. Roach came to the
Senate and Casey went back to his farm,
which Is Of the "bonanza" order. and all re-
ports agree that he has prospered.
So much for the first crop Of Senators sent
out by the two Dakotas. Pettigrew has main
tained his leadership in the southern state, but
at price that few mer would care to pay.
Twice elected as a Republican. he is now one
Of the most ardent champions of Organism.
No one will dispute his former influence among
his people Two years ago he turned the state
over TO the Democracy. but this year he seems
to have lost some OF his power as the Legis-
lature and all the State officers except the
Governor, are Republicans He will try for a
third term in the Senate two years hence. but
as II will be Presidential year the wise ones
think his doom is already sealed
North Dakota with population and interests
much the same those OF its sister State. has
remained steadfastly Republican. If the Roach
episode be excepted. Senator Hansbrough, who
came to the House as the States first Repre-
sentative. and who succeeded Mr.. Pierce
in the upper branch in 1891 and was
reelected two years ago. has been the
foremost political parsonage In North Da-
kota for the last eight years. He assisted
largely in saving the State to Mckinley In 1Sw,
for the craze for "cheap money" was great
there as 1t was in South Dakota. Hansbrough
foresaw the danger and at st. Louis he told the
Republican leaders that II the convention failed
to pledge the party to the promotion OF bimetal-
lism his State and others in the West would be
lost He declared that II was the duty Of the
convention TO deal with a condition and not a
gave Mckinley 5000 ma ajority. while South Da-