The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-07
BRIGHT FOR "HANS"
Said That Senior Senator in North
Dakota Can Read His Title
to Another Term. +
Election on Tuseday Was a Frost to
the Hopes of Little and
Johnson.

Special to The Journal. - -s..
Fargo, N. D., Nov. Ex-senator Hans
brough Is sure Of re- election at the session
of the legislature at Bismarck this win
ter is the way one enthusiastic admirer
Of the senior senator expressed himself
| to-day. 81 am from the" western part Of
the state,' he continued" and know the
sentiment Of the people there. The defeat
Of the republican legislative candidates
in Bismarck was a revolt against Colonel
c: B. Little, who has been a candidate
The result puts him entirely out of the
race and leaves the slope untrammeled
and IN a position to support Senator Hans
Through Many Of the slope legislators
would have supported Little at first for
local reasons had he been able to secure
the Endorsement of his home county,"
The views expressed by the sloper
seems to be the general sentiment of the
politicians of the; state. Colonel Little
was regarded during the campaign as a
factor in the senatorial fight and many
people felt that If Hansbrough and john
son became involved in a bitter strife,
Little would be selected. The turn down
Of Littles candidates for the legislature
was such a blow that it is not thought
his name will be presented in the repub-
lican caucus.
! johnson Hit, Too.
While the election seemed to dispose
Of Little, it Is thought In some sections
Of the state to have laid out also ex-Con-
home county only one of the Legislative
candidates will support him. The othel
member Of the legislature is a pronounced
lHansbrough man. and the state senator
is a holdover, who publicly announced last
summer he was opposed to Johnson
Johnson believes he is man Of destiny
however, and on a recent trip to Fargo
expressed confidence In his election.
One peculiar feature of the johnson
campaign is that some of the democratic
candidates made a solemn promise t.
the Norwegian voters to support Johnson
If elected, especially in Richland county.
There is little possibility of candidate
from this section Of the state, Sena
tor Hansbrough and both the congress
men are from the southern counties.
Looks HansbroughIIke.
The friends Of Senator Hansbrough in
sist that the conditions could scarcely bt
more favorable to his election. Will
two of the strongest opponents practically
animated and with the senator's vic
tory in the entire northern part Of thu
state he is regarded as having such
lead that he cannot lose. He was Endorsed
by his home county and all through tn
second district he defeated Judge Cowan
having the support of eight or ten cOun
ties In that part Of North Dakota. H
has a strong following in Cavalier and tn
possibilities the that he will hav
enough votes on the first formal ballot II
the republican caucus to secure his re
nomination. Ordinarily the senatorial sit
uation in this state is a matter of sur
prises and disappointments,' but the con
ditions are peculiar this time, and if Sen
ator Hansbrough fails to be returned !
Will cause more establishment to the aver
age layman in Flickertail politics tina
anything that has ever occurred. Il
There have been some rumors Of a dea
. by which Judge Cowan and ex-Congress
man Johnson would form a combinatio
whit COWan as JohnsOn's manager, BIT
, with Cowans failure to deliver the good
. in his judicial district and Johnson's poo
. home Endorsement the matter doesn
look as rosy as it might. The men are a
the head Of directly antagonistic element
. in the party. Johnson is a Representative
of the Sunday school element while Cow
an has never been identified with thu
crowd. The only thing the two men 'hav
in common politically, is their intens
antagonism to Hansbrough, and it Is a
exreme possibility that this might uni,
them. 80.
Baker for Speaker.
One result Of the election is anotht
boom for Thomas Baker, Jr., Of Fargo fl
the speakership of the house.: Mr.. Bake
was speaker four years ago, and preside
: so admirably that he is already receivin
I letters and kilograms from members ash
There seems little doubt but that he ca
secure the honor again if he desires It,
this section of the state will have no car
didates for the Unitetd States senate
is probable the members of the legislatul
will be all the more willing to accol