The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-10-05

Entered at the post office at Washburn, N u.
u second class mail matter.
A Fargo special to Pioneer
Press, of the 26th, ultlmo, goes
into a somewhat elaborate re-
view of the political situation
in North Dakota, especially in
regard to those who have been
next to the president" in the
matter of official recognition
as to State patronage &c. =
While the article is Of it's ne
costly of a rambling nature,
s Ling the past, its devina.
! u. as to the "who is who"
IN North Dakota with our
present national chief magis-
trate, and in it's summary we
quote the following:
IF Hansbrough is the acknowledged
spokesman in North Dakota for the Pres
ident it will almost insure his reelection
It will give him such a boost that the
lesser lights will be unable to overthrow
him. For this reason Senator Hans
brough is losing no time in getting in
touch with the new occupant OF the
White House. Immediately after the
funeral at Cantvn, the North Dakotan
returned to Washington and was among
the first callers IN the President.
Another nan who: is regarded by many
as likely to be close to the President is
Maj. j. S. Murphy, Of Minot. The major
was an Indian agent when Rooseveldt
dwelt on the North Dakota prairies.--
They had many things in common and
secame fast personal friends. Murphy
Is an able man, but has antagnized the
dsminent element in North Dakota pol i
tics by n%eglccting to bend the pregnant
Anee. He is a magnetic leader and one
OF the leading orators Of the State. BE
is young and neryy and n Of Roose
velt's ideal men. There would be no
great regret among the average North
Dakota voters if the President would
take up Major Murphy AMI make him his
favorite in the State"
This "divination" in regard
to our old friend, the major, is
eagerly caught up by the Lara
more Chronicle and in a vein
escharotic.- though probably
not meant so-adds the fol-
lowing: =
1.-THE, Chronicle fsncies that it will be a
matter of interest to North Dakotains in
general-and a number Of North uakO
tians in particular-to learn that a most
cordial and intimate friendship subsists
between President Theodore Roosevelt
and J. S. Murphy of Minot,,N D. Their
friendship. dates from an acquaintance
formed several years ago when the Pres
ident ownei and operated a stock ranch
in the western part Of the State. They
have been in friendly correspondence
ever since the President left the State,
and mainly through this medium he has
kept in close touch with North Dakota
affairs. Yes this is interesting"
There is a little bit of history
connected with this"intimacy'
that is also interesting. And
this history pararells or rather
antedates the friendly cores
pondence" alluded to by the
I'ihronicle. Our story opens
4 10 Medora in the autumn of
.syl, at a camp of cow boys in
which as their won't after sup
per the talkative ones went on
to relate some of their"funny"
experience in life and all that
sort-o-thing. It so happened
that two or three Of Jetfrey's
horsemen were in among the
crowd and one of them related
how they turned in a lot Of
bronks to fill an advertised bid
for blooded and servicible hor-
ses wanted at the Fort Der
thold Indian agency. Jeffrey
had seen the agent, and the
boys were expected to do their
part-and the anecdote man
could say they done it WE'LL
The bronks were under weight
but the boys were husky and
made things right by climbing
on tie scales and help the
aforesaid bronks make weight.
as per acceptance bid.
Now it SO happened that
while Jeffry's man was "giv-
ing things away" two or three
unobstrusive ranchmen joined
the COW boy circle and took
in the yarns. 1t was not their
circle, but they we're good list
eners. The next morning one