Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-01-08

man of Stark; enrolling and engrossing
clerk, Twambley Of Grand r orks;
postmaster, NJ. J. freeman Of Ran,
som; clerk of judiciary, Charles
Donnelly ofMcHenry.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. AT a re-
publican caucus held at p. m. Tues
day, H. G. Hansbrough was unani-
mously chosen for United States sena-
tor to succeed himself. Major Buttz
called the caucus to order, and nom-
mated Senator Jud LaMoure as
chairman. The motion was quickly
seconded and carried. Senator Lewis
OF Fargo nominated Senator Talcott
of the 1lth district for secretary and
he was unanimously chosen. Senator
Hale of Ramsey county nominated H.
G. Hansbrough for senator. Senator
Hale, in brief speech stated the
many reasons why Senator Hans
brough should be returned to his place
at Washington. His services to the
state, his years of experience and the
fact that his record has been clean,
were dwelt upon by the speaker from
Senator Hansbrough's home county.
The nomination of Senator Hans
brough was seconded by Representa-
tive Davis of Ramsey county, Senator
Lavayea of Grand Forks and Senator
Lewis of Cass. The latter moved
that the nomination be made by accla-
nation. This was seconded and
carried and the caucus adjourned.
Senator Hansbrough was notified of
the work of the caucus and in the
lobby of the Northwest made the
following address:
Gentlemen of the caucus and fell
low citizens: My present trouble at
this moment is to find adequate words
in which to express my feelings Of
gratitude toward you for what you
have done tonight. l would certainly
need to be DemOsthenes or a Cicero
to thank you appropriately. / am
not vain enough to think your action
in giving me the nomination by accla-
nation was intended for me person
ally, for am bound to believe that
you must have had in view the espec-
ial and particular interest and good
of the state, and the welfare of the
people Of North Dakota. In saying
this | do not mean to be understood
as inferring that there are not hun
dred, thousand, others in the state
who are equally capable Of serving
you. You must, / have no doubt,
had in your minds the fact that long
service has brought experience, and
it is this that is valuable to the state.
l mean no disparagement of any gen
tleman who has been mentioned as a
candidate.
1t is source of sincere pride to me
that am again to represent in part,
at least, the, splendid commonwealth
of North Dakota. I have been resi-
dent of the state more than twenty
years, and have seen it grow from
small to great proportions, and my
pride in it has grown accordingly. l
am equally proud of the record Of the
great political party whose policies
have contributed SO much toward our
progress. The republican organization
is the greatest in all political annals.
No other party in the history of the
world, ever impressed it's sublime
principles upon SO many nations and
this respect, has been most remark
able. Hence our attachment to it
and our belief in it. Let me say, my
friends, that, in the future, as in the
past, it will be my purpose and aim
to serve you and to serve the state
and the nation.'
Senator Hansbrough left on this
mornings train for Washington.
The wind was shrieking and wailing
Tuesday when the session Of the
eighth legislature of North Dakota
was commenced. In the house and
senate prayers were offered by two
Bismarck ministers but their voices
were heard by only those in their i'm
mediate vicinity. As the session
proceeded the wind increased in vio-
lence. Portions of the roof of the
house section of the capitol building
were torn off and fell with deafening
crashes down to the ground. Occas-
ionally portion of the roof would
strike against window, demolishing
the glass. Old residents expressed the
opinion that the wind was the most
violent that had visited the state
during their twenty years residence
here. Such were the unusual weather
conditions that prevailed in the capi-
tOl city on the first day of the session
of 1908. The damage to the capitol
building will amount to a consider
able sum. The dome is torn off,
windows are out and the interior
badly distigured.
Owing to the bad weather, few
braved the storm of wind and flying
sand to attend the opening session
and the galleries in both house and
senate held but few spectators,
among the number, being perhaps
dozen ladies in all. The first session
was marked by harmony in both
bodies, a spirit of good feeling pre-
vailing among the solons.
In the senate the business was
n,,;cLly transacto1 and in loco than