Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-06
LOBBY GOSSIP.
Tribune Reporters Circulate Among the
Statesmen and Catch on to
Thing or Two.
The Opening Of the Session Character
ICED BY Good Feeling and Good
Fellowship.
From Saturdays Daily.]

Fellowship.
From Saturdays Daily.l
Senator and Mrs. Luke came in from
Grand Forks this morning.
Senator Marshall came in this morn
ing and has headquarters a 1.-THE Sheridan.
Tom Hall arrived in the city last night
and will do the legislature for the Fargo
Argus.
G.. S. Diesem, of Grand Rapids, La
Moure county's member of the house,
was an arrival this morning.
Col. E. G. Cooper of Grand Forks is
here, and among the most popular of the
citizens of that city in the lobby.
Senator Arnold of Larimore, a familiar
figure in the upper house from his long
service there, came in this morning from
the east.
President Gushing of the state press
association a meeting for
Bismarck January 4-to add to the other
excitement.
Hon. o. Gilbertson, Towner county's
member of the house, is on hand for the
opening of the session and located at the
Grand Pacific.
Senator McDougall of Morton county
is one of the most popular citizens of
Morton county-else he couldn't. have
been elected in a republican district.
E. H. Restemayer of Cavalier was
among the arrivals this morning. Mr..
Restmayer is of the representatives
of Pembina county in the lower house.
w. D. Allen of Fargo-plumber, Lulu
and all around good fellow, was among
the arrivals this morning-and will look
after Fargo's interests in the lower house.
Senator Mansfield, the holdover SEN
ator from Ward county, arrived this
morning accompanied by his wife and
daughter and the family is located at the
Sheridan.
Editor Stickley of Fessenden was an
arrival this morning-with a boom for
secretaryship of the railroad commission,
which has been pushed along by the
state press.
Editor Smith, of the Cakes Republi-
can, is here-first time in twelve years
and one of the most enthusiastic Mar
shall men on the grounds the Repub-
lican editorial columns will attest.
A share of the Grand Forks county
delegation to the house is located at the
Grand Pacific, among them w. w. Glas-
gov, of Niaraga, T. E. Tufte, of North
wood, and G. J. Ovind, of Grand Forks.
Senator Fuller of st. Thomas was
among the arrivals this morning--one of
the new members of the upper house
who is vouched for by the republicans
up in Pembina county as the right man
for the place.
Hon. T. j. Dwire of Englevale is a
Ransom county member to arrive today
and with Andy Laughlin, formerly state
commissioner of agriculture and labor,
will look to it that Ransom county 8 in
terests through the session be not neg
lected..
Senator Slotten came in this morning
from Wahpeton-has been a little under
the weather for a week or so, but able to
be present at the opening. The senator
was a member of the state railroad com
mission several years ago and is well
known through the state and in the city,
Thos. Baker, Jr., member of the house
from the Fargo district and the leading
candidate for speaker of the house, came
in today. Baker is a leading insurance
agent and business man at Fargo and
his qualifications and address make him
popular everywhere.
David Bartlett of Cooperstown was
among the arrivals this morning. Bart.
lett is one of the old timers of the state.
and is interested in political develop.
ments. Senator r. G. Cooper of Coopers-
town, n of the prominent members OF
the last house, was also among tire
arrivals.
United States Marshall Haggart is in
the city, having come up with the ar
rivals of this morning and is here to
make the transfer of the United States
court rooms to the Webb block and in.
cidentally to view the proceedings at the
opening of the session Of the legislature
Of which he was SO long a prominent
figure.
The press fraternity is well represent.
ed. Douglas Fenwick is here for the
Minneapolis Journal and Times. Thos
Hall looks after the interests of the Far.
go Argus. Joe d. Seaman will represent
the Grand. Forks Herald and Major Ed.
wards-whose letters to the Forum are
among the features Of all sessions-came
in today to get his bearings from the
start.