Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-02-01

was delegate to the republican ma
tional convention in 1896 and national
committeeman for the four years pre-
ceding the campaign of 1900, when he
was chairman of the republican state
central committee. Was elected tc
the present state senate by an over
whelming majority.
JAMES 8. SHARPE, Twenty-fourth
senatorial district. LaMoure county
resides at Kuhn. He was born in
Waddington. N. Y. 45 years ago: is
single and came to North Dakota from
Henderson, Mimi, in 1892 BY pro-
fession he is a lawyer and banker
Mr.. Sharpe is one of the republican
leaders of LaMoure county and one OF
the progressive business men who
has helped bring LaMoure county into
prominence. He served in the leg
islature of 1S93-1S97 and in the senate
of 1S91-l901. This is his third term
Was elected to the senate over ]. A
7. Bjornson as republican
LESLIE A. SIMPSON, Dickinson
Thirty-first district. Stark county, was
born in Deer Isle. Hancock county
Maine, and is "a years old He is
married and came to North Dakota
from Minneapolis in 1889. locating at
Dickinson. Is a lawyer and was a
member of the North Dakota house
in sessions of 1892 and 1884, elected
states attorney of Stark county in
1896 and again in 1898: served with
Col. Grigsby in the Third regiment
United States Volunteer Cavalry dur
ing the war with Spain. Was elected
by 900 majority.
iVER SWENSON, Seventeenth dis
trict Nelson county. postoffice, Aneta
was born in Norway and is SO years
of age. He is married and has five
children. He came to North Dakota
from Goodhue county, Mimi. in 1850
and is farmer: has been a member
of school board several terms and is
still member of the board He was
elected to the Office of state senator
in 1900 as a republican.
FRANK S. TALcoTT is a holdover
senator from the Eleventh district
which comprises part of Cass county
His postof,ice is Buffalo. He was born
in New York City and is 80 years old
He is married and has three children
He came to North Dakota from Buf-
falo New York, in 1887 and is an ex-
tensive farmer. He is a graduate from
Williams college. Massachusetts, class
of 1885; studied law in the Buffalo
law school for one year before coming
to North Dakota in 1887 and engaging
in FARMING Woc al 20
ate in 1900 as a republican
JOHN D. TAYLOR, Seventh district
resides at Grand Forks and is a native
OF Ontario. where he was born ~
years ago. He is single and came to
North Dakota from Detroit. Michigan
in 1879 and by profession is a physi-
clan and surgeon. He had not taken
any part in politics prior to fall of 1900
when he was elected by the repub-
llcans OF Grand Forks county to the
senate. He is a holdover member.
HENRY G. voss, Thirtieth district
Morton county. resides at Mandan He
was born in Chicago, H.. As years ago
He is married and has an interesting
family. Formerly resided at Elgin
ILL.,. and in 1882 came to North Da-
kota. BY profession he is lawyer
and was city attorney for Mandan
from 1885 to 1886: elected probate
Judge of Morton county in the fall
of 1886; elected states attorney in the
fall of 1888 and reelected each gen.
eral election till the fall of 1898. when
he declined denomination. Was
again elected states attorney in the
fall of 1900 and to the senate of
1904. He is republican and gen.
tleman very popular in his neighbor
hood
M. D. WILLIAMS is a democratic
holdover senator from the Twenty
third district. Stutsman county. His
postofTice address is jamestown. He
was born IN Bedford PENNSYLVANIA
and is 53 years old: is married and
has seven children. He came to North
Dakota from Kansas in 1882 and is a
farmer Was land commissioner OF
North Dakota from April. 1898. to July
!. 1895. Was elected to the senate
over Ormsby McHarg as an independ
ent democrat in 1900
MAX A. WIPPERMAN, Thirty-sev
enth senatorial district, Richland
No""'s' was p'ih III cHes 10! gan, w IS
consin. and is now "a years of age
He is married and is hardware and
furniture dealer at Hankinson. Rich
land county. During the campaign OF
1900 Mr.. Wipperman was the candi
date upon the democratic ticket 70,
governor against Frank White. and
his home county. always a republican
stronghold. gave him a majority owe,
White of 22S votes He was auditor
of Richland county four years. He is
still democrat
HOUSE.
SAMUEL AANDAHL, Barnes coun-
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