Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-01-20
looks a little older than he did years ago
but his heart is with the boys Just the

looks a little older than he did years ago
but his heart is with the boys Just the
same.
G. j. Lord, president of the Bank of
Iowner, was among the new faces in the
lobby yesterday.
Steve Nye, of the Times Record, has
returned to Bismarck to watch the re-
suit of the first senatorial ballot, which
occurs today at IL o'clock.
w. D.. McClintock, a former employe
OF the house Of representatives, and now
cashier of the Rugby bank, is renewing
old acquaintance in the city.
Representative McHarg yesterday re-
ceived the sad news of the death of his
sister Miss Fannie McHarg which oc-
CURED at San Antonio, Texas, the latter
part of last week. Miss McHarg had
been in poor health for some time, and
about two months ago went to Texas
with her mother in the hope of regaining
her former strength. Mr.. McHarg has
the sympathy of many Bismarck friends
in his sorrow. The funeral will be held
in jamestown Wednesday.
At an early hour Monday morning tho
lobby of the Sheridan house presented a
scene of unusual activity. The principal
topic of conversation was the attitude in
which certain Minnesota politicians pre-
sented themselves before the Dakota
statesmen. 1t was argued, and with
telling force, that insomuch rs Dakota
had been admitted into the Union, and
in consideration of the fact that her peo-
pie were not lacking in the scale of intel
llgence. that the members of the present
legislature should at least be granted the
privilege of choosing a United States SEN
ator without being subject to dictations
by Minnesota bosses, who, had they no
axes to grind, would not appear to be SO
deeply interested.
A most happy meeting occurred yes
terday at the Sheridan house lobby be-
tween j. G. Thompson, at one time post
master of Dickinson and Hon. d. N.
Green, the able representative from
Barnes county. Forty-three years have
passed since the two gentlemen last met.
Their friendship dates from 1856 when
they were both members of the memoir
able Michigan convention that gave
what is now known as the republican
party birth and name. 1t will be re-
membercd that this convention was
called immediately after the death of the
Ga Wing party by, Schuyler
Colfax, Zach Chandler and others for
the purpose of organizing a new party,
The gentlemen state that Chandler,
ColfaX, Howard and Hyde and many
other men who aftcrward became promi-
nent III the history of the country, we're
members of the convention. The. call
for the convention extended an invita-
tatlon to every state to send representa-.
tives and nearly all the then organized
states responded. Zach Chandler was
made chairman of the convention and
VT. t%alrchild, then president of the
Hillsdale college was chosen secretary.
Chandler made the motion to name the
new party "thc republican party'-hence
the name. The cardinal features of the
platfrom were for u revenue tariff law
n Il clause against the extension of
slavery in territories.
The fusionists held a caucus last even
ng-siXteen Of them were present in
Guiding Berger of Cavalier, and they
agreed to vote for Roach until the next
caucus, which will be held on Wcdnes-
day evening next, at which time they
will decide npon their future attitude in
the matter.
Farmer Wallace wish the TRIBUNE
would say that | am most heartily in
favor OF the Laidlaw bill increasing tho
salary of the chaplains. I think they
should be paid as much as any of them.
S.A. McCanna, of Grand Forks county
IA brother OF the portly and atfablc rep
rcscntative from Towner-was among
those granted the privileges of the floor
III the senate yesterday.