The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03
"HANS' And BAKER
The Way Looks Pretty Smooth for
Them in the Preliminaries
=: at Bismarck.
Field in an Unorganized State
While the Big Chiefs Are
With the Senator.

With the Senator.
Special to The Journal. s....' .@..
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 3.-Senator Hans
brough and his campaign manager. Alex
ander Mckenzie. are on the ground for
the senatorial fight, and other political
leaders are appearing to take hand In
the battle. It is expected that the pre-
zation will be settled Sunday, by which
time about all of the members will be
here. A caucus will then be settled upon,
probably, for Monday night, at which
the house and senate organizations will
be agreed to. +. =
closely allied with the senatorial fight, at
tracts the greater interest; it is not ex-
pected there will be much strife over the
| organization Of the upper body. The lines
for the house organization are being
drawn between the followers of Young
and Baker Of Cass. The latter has de-
Veloped more strength than the Young
forces expected, and his election as
speaker is predicted by the managers of
| the Hansbrough campaign The lines are
| not exactly the same on the senatorship
| and on the speakership. There are some
Hansbrough men who have given prom
ises to Young. Influences have been
brought to bear on some of the men who
were originally put in the Young column
! that are said to have shaken their al
! legiance. The Cass county membmers.
| who have been lined up by political
! prophets for Young, have been the sub
jects of good share of pulling and haul
ing. If they finally go for Baker, as is
! now reported they may do. the Cass coun-
! ty men will probably land. Baker, how
ever, is credited with about forty votes
without the Cass county delegation, which
! ia onnIpl1 TO
| Mckenzie's Fine Hand.
| Mckenzie is already hard at work lin
| ing up the Hansbrough forces. For a
year or so the whereabouts of the big
| boss have been in doubt with many Of
the political laymen, as regards his choice
| OF Hansbrough or Little for the senate.
| Both were known to be close friends of
Mckenzie. and each had his followers
! among politicians through the state. In
this state Of doubt as to just what the
| political machine Of the state wanted, op-
position to Hansbrough sprang up. Cow
an opened the battle in the second judi
clal district, and although Hansbrough
carried his own county, the judge made
holes enough in Hansbrough's defenses
up that way to give the senator alarm.
| Little enlisted no mean support on the
Missouri slope, and in other parts of the
state. Sharp was supposed to be able to
| keep LaMoure county in line and Jud La
Moure. who was not credited with an
| overwhelming affection for Hansbrough
was counted upon to deliver to the field
the votes in the seventh judicial dis
trict, with some others additional Han
mas candidacy enlisted the support OF
Cass county, where he is popular, and a
few weeks ago it looked as though the
field had a decided advantage
! The detection of LaMoure, whose forces
came out fiatfooted for Hansbrough, wa!
init %Io,k to-.
sapping the field strength. This was cred
tied to various Influences among then
that of the Great Northern railroad ant
Jim Hill. Whatever was the cause, i
Is apparent that the railroads are friendl,
to Hansbrough, and do not care to swa]
candidates, even were they satisfied tina
a candidate would be chosen who woul,
appreciate the value of railroad friend
ship. Hansbrough's length of service il
the senate his position on important com
nlittees and his knowledge Of public mel
and affairs would not be easily attained b,
! new man. 1t Is reasonable to suppos
that, other things being equal, the infu
ences interested in the election Of a Unite,
States senator. would not be especially in
terested in furthering the chances of
new man against IIansbrough.
The Nome Affair.
The support Of Mckenzie for Hans
brough is neither strange nor unexpected
Hansbrough was loyal to Mckenzie whel
the latter was in trouble with the Cali
fornia court, through matters arising GU
Of the Nome troubles. The Nome matte
has been used against IIansbrough il
North Dakota, with some effect, particul
arly when Senator Nelson made his decla
ration at Grand Forks two years ago. I
has been charged that Hansbrough wa
interested in the Nome mining venture
This Is denied, although 1t is adnitte,
that he did make a bard fight for McKen
zie on the floor Of the senate. McKenzi
feels grateful to Hansbrough and Hans
| brough, no doubt. feels equally friendly t
Mckenzie for political services performed
Six years ago Mckenzie managed tn
| fdansbrOugh campaign SO adroitly tina
when the legislature was organized tn
battle was over, and won for the senator
5 The organization took place during biz
r zard, in which the Hansbrough opposition
was tied up. Mckenzie and Hansbroug
were on the ground and when the anti
Hansbrough men arrived on the scene, tn
! senatorship was buttoned up, and the or
ganization of the house effected.
Mckenzie managed the anti-Jollnso
fight four years ago, and landed the tog
for McCumber. The field at that time wa
, hardly as strong against the leading can
! didate, johnson. as it Is now agains
Hansbrough, but here the question g
. leadership enters, and it Is difficult to Sc
where there is a field leader in sight VIII
can keep the several candidates in tow
prevent jealousies and disruption, an
finally prevail upon them to settle upo
some man for the honor, in case 1t shout
: fall to the field. - t>- -. ..",
i. "Field" Is Unorganized. ...-
1t is on this unorgapized condition {
the field forces that the Hansbrougt man
: ayers rely for victory. The conditio
through the state has not been such as
indicate a walkaway for Hansbroush.
is doubtful if he has had at any tim
enough votes to warrant any extraordinar
confidence in a swift victory. But he ;,
confident that enough votes can b
. brought to act with his to give him tn
! victory before the field could get tt
gether. 80 ~. -.5sg+r + 8. 81. Is
9 Mckenzie is sanguine OF victory fl
D Hansbrough and predicts his election earl
in the caucus, and the election Of Bake
: for speaker. Hansbrough does not ga
I, anything. beyond expressing his conf1dene
Il in his reelection. II am confident y sal
I the senator, that I will have enoug
: votes to insure my election on the fir!
: ballot. This practically covers the sit,
:. alton as L see it, o. *.-s.t
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