The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-03-21

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bly,, which has but recently finished
it's labors. must go down in his.
tory as the one thus far having
been productive of more good than
any Of predecessors. Many good
and wholesome laws have been en-
! acted, and all have been subjected
to a close executive scrutiny, with
the result that most of them have
been approved. That there were
some dlsappointments was to be
expected, but that the work has
been we'll done and highly salts
factory to tie people is equally
true.
That the delegation from this
district was one Of marked ability
and individual rectitude is rlniver-
sally admitted, and is matter of
congratulation alike to constitu-
ents and the gentlemen making
up the delegation. All were alike
strangers to the environment of
legislative halls: but being men of
sound ability and sterling charac-
ter soon forged themselves to the
front ranks of influence and lead
ership.
Senator Johnson by reason of
his long service as county auditor
had already gained some prestige
through his wide acquaintance
throughout the state, and earl y in
the session took front rank among
the influential members OF the SEN
ate, and his advice and counsel
were much sought after in the for
nation OF combinations for the
promotion of the work of the SEES
SIGN. One OF the measures that
became a law and has already met
with popular favor was the act
requiring all future executions to
be conducted at the state peniien-
tiarY, was introduced by Senator
johnson.
lhe people Of Mr.. Dieball,s
home county have much to be
thankful for in their choice Of a
representative, for through his
untiring efforts a law was enacted
which results in Mercer county
gaining enough territory to double
Its former size. He was Jealous
worker for the success Of those
laws that would tend to the up
building Of the Missouri slope
country.
Representative Bartz was ever
active i'll seconding the efforts of
his colleague in any measure hav-
ing for its object the betterment
of the welfare Of the people. He
proved himself close student of
not only what was going on in the
legislative halls, but in keeping in
touch with his constituents.
They were alert to the interests
of their constituents not only in
the enactment of those laws de-
manded by the peoples interests,
but were Jealous workers with a
view to securing place for the
district on some one OF the public
institution boards, and had hoped
to secure the re-appolntment of
Hon. w. L. MacomDer as Il mem-
Der Of the penitentiary board, and
i'll this tney We're seconded by
their fellow senators from the EN-
tire Missouri slope country, in
cluding those from the twenty
sixth, twenty-seventh, twenty
ninth, thirtieth, hirty-third, thirty
fourth and thirty sixth districts,
as as most of the representatives
from those districts. That Mr..
Macomber has proven an honor
able and useful member of the pre-
vious board is universally admit
ted, as we'll by those with whom
he has come in contact In the dis
charge of his official duties as by
Governor White himself, who
could urge no reason why he
should not be re-appointed. In
view of the thorough airing of the
pen management had IN the discus
sion while the appropriation bill
for that institution was under dis
cussion, it is surmised that the
clean record made by Mr.. Macom-
Der was the true reason for his
being turned down by the chief
executive. Or perhaps it may
have been the we'll known opposi-
ton Of that gentleman as well as
the people of this district to the
merger proposition, that resulted
in his rejection. Mclean county
has ever remained loyal to the re-
publican party, and tits expected
that it will in the future, notwith-
standing this unwarranted rebuff
on the part Of North Dakota's chief.
executive
Nc cGahan said II did it with
nv little hatchet.' ~ "a