The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-16
GOOD CHANCE
FOR McCUMBER.
Pure Food Bill May Be as Helpful
to Him as Irrigation Was
to Hansbrough.
How His Prestige Would Be En-
HANGED and Reelection to SEN
ate Made Easier.

HANGED and Reelection to Sem
ate Made Easier.
Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 16.-Sena-
tor McCumbers efforts in connection
with national pure food leglslatlon
are being watched by his North Da-
kota friends with much interest. They
believe tits a splendid opportunity for
him to attach his name to a piece Of
Legislation which will greatly increase
his prestige both in the state and the
country at large. Had it not been for
the statehood bills blocking the way
in the last session the senator would
probably have pushed the pure food
bill with which he has been
prominently identified thru the sem
ate.
The senator's friends realize that in
the contest for reelection his oppon-
done 2" In a way the senator has
done many things for his constituents,
but since Senator Hansbrough sue
Eceeded in pushing the irrigation law
thru the senate, North Dakota people
are expecting greater things from
Hansbrongh's Irrigation Bill.
Since he began his career in the
senate, Mr.. Hansbrough has been sue
Icessful in. securing appropriations and
ltvarious8other favors. But in<!the last
contest over his seat, altho his oppon-
ents were not well organized, they
succeeded in stirring up considerable
discomfort at first over the query,
| What has he done?"
/ They pointed out that during Hans
brough's long term in the senate the
personnel of the body had greatly
changed, leaving Hansbrough one of
the few settlers there, in point of
| service. They pointed to the fact that
Beveridge of Indiana and various 9TH
| in later years and took rank over
Hansbrough within a comparative
| ly short time. But about the time this
talk was getting good Senator Hans
brough succeeded in pushing thru the
irrigation bill. This put the club in
the hands of the senator's friends.
They pointed out that they had already
done more for the west in this one act
than all of the senators from the west
4 ern states who had talked themselves
into prominence. 7.
| Blessings come to politicians in dis
guise as well as to other people. When
4 the irrigation bill came Senator Hans
brough's way, he heard the knock at
the door, but could not exactly recog-
ntze it as the call of opportunity.
Irrigation had been worked SO hard
i and failed SO often that it had become
almost a legislative joke among the
western senators. Finally one Of the
western members of congress gave a
dinner to the western representatives
and senators at which irrigation was
discussed. 1t was agreed that irri-
cation was a good thing, much needed,
and that Senator Hansbrough should
have charge of the campaign in the
senate. After vainly endeavoring to
} persuade the members present that
the honor should go to some one else,
the senator accepted and went to work.
The final results of that meeting have
: made him a leading western senator.
Will McCu1nber Fare as Well?
Senator McCumber's friends believe
that he has the same opportunity in
the proposed pure food law and they
hope the fates will be kind to him.
| With the enactment by many of the
states of pure food laws has come a
l.demand for uniform legislation from
. the food manufacturers. The framing
y Of a law that will be fair to the con-
d sumner and to the manufacturer az
n we'll as satisfactory to all hands is no
d easy task, but Senator McCumber has
t given the subject much study and be-
s came thoroly identified with the move
n ment. If he succeeds he will have
. strengthened the cause at home as well
as made a name for himself thru
d out the country. -
. During the past few years a very
; healthy change In sentiment has
d come over the people Of North Da.
= kota. Not many years ago the gen.
Il eral plan was to re-elect no one, but
j to pass the favors around. No mat.
n ter how good a congressman or gov.
- ernor man might make he had tt
fight just as hard before the con
- ventlon as when he made his frs
try. Hansbrough's reelection to the
senate for a second term was due en-
tirely to political strategy. Johnson:
election to three terms in congress
was due to the fact that for Ions
time the party workers feared tina
to defeat Johnson meant a loss Of thu
Norwegian vote. But the sentimen
to-day Is strongly in favor of keep
ing good men in high offices an(
especially in congress. This is partl.
due to the big immigration Of tn,
past few years, most Of which wa
from the older states where tina
sentiment is so strong as to max,
reward for good public service a Gus
tom. The farmers. from Iowa VIII,
have elected Allison to the senat
for term after term preach that doc
trine when they settle in North Da
kota.
Pre- Convention States.
NJ IHeTe IS plenty or discussion
q among North Dakota politicians o.
possibilities for 1904. The fact tina
+ ID. z. Sarles Of FIillsboro is out as
candidate for governor early and hi
friends are SO confident OF. his success
has convinced many that the pin
I 4 are all set for next year. Pre-con
vention states in North Dakota ar
subject to change at short notice
but that does not stop slate making
a leading politician who has ha
considerable to do with North Dakot
political states, says:
nj AS usual, the senatorship is tn
prize most sought after. The mex
legislature will select a successor t
Senator McCumber, who is now serv
ing his first term. From present an
pearances McCumber will succee
himself, but there is going to be
warm struggle in consequence Of TIL
local discord in the senator's ow
county of Richland and the fact tina
all the aspirants for the place re
side in the south end of the state.
An important feature Of McCum
ber,s campaign for reelection is sal
: II to be the Salnofinr, Of a