Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-10-14
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A FRIEND OF BISMARCK.

Farmer Wallace Urges Rousins Re-
ception for Senator McCumber and
Believes in "Honor to Whom Honor
Is DUE"
Editor Tribune In 1885 on the as
sembling of the territorial legislature
at the capitol in Bismarck, the mem
hers elected in the southern part OF
the territory came pledged and deter
mined to exert all their powers to
remove the capitol back to some loca-
ton farther south. They introduced
! hills in both houses and council ana
hogan the removal war at once. They
we're confronted by a solid north OF
able representatives and brave nght'
+ org The battle ragged during the en-
tire session, and in the closing week
of the session the removers secured
the passage of the bill by small ma
iority. Great excitement and much
h;tterness prevailed. Gilbert A. Pierce
was governor and after due consider
alton vetoed the bill and returned II
to the house. When the question was
| mt NV the speaker: "Shall the Dill
pass, the governor to the contrary
Notwithstanding" frey speeches were
made: charges and counter charges
of bribery and trickery were maze. n
Late in the day of February the llth'
young member from the southeast
mart of our now North Dakota, arose.
He was not known to many Oh the
lobby or spectators, he had no local
| interest to be affected by the bill: He
was irnpelled by what he termedESsia "a
binding contract that had been MADE
between the territory of Dakota and
the citizens OF Bismarck, that said
| citizens had fully complied with all
the conditions in said contract and
| that he would not as a member OF the
| legislature or as a citizen do great
Injustice to the citizens of Bismarck.
| He would cast his vote to sustain the
| veto. He was earnest; spoke with
great force and eloquence. The mo-
ton was soon after put and the veto
sustained. ~.
That was nearly nineteen years ago.
This same young man came to Bis
marck in 1887 as a member OF the
territorial council. He had given sat
| isfaction and his fellow citizens had
| promoted him. During the session an
other effort at capitol removal was
| sprung. Again this young man came
to the front as defender of the Bis
| marck location, and the second and
last effort of any force to remove the
capitol failed. ~zz*&. j.
| This young man took an active part
in the division of the territory and
the creation of new state. He built
up an extensive law practice and be-
came leading member Of the bar of
North Dakota. In 1900 at the legisla-
tive session United States senator to
succeed Senator Roach was chosen.
There were several prominent and in
i
fuential candidates and many ballots
were taken. The young man above
referred to, at each ballot, had only
two and three votes until near the
close of the session, when the republi-
can caucus united on him and he was
elected United States senator for the
period of six years. He went to Wash
I ington a stranger, took seat in that
body Of great men, the senate. He has
been there five years and has served
the people of this state and the nation
so well that there is an almost unani-
nous desire in the state to return him.
! do not believe it necessary to do
more than call attention to the above
well known facts and say that on Mon
day evening, October 18th, United
Senator Porter J. McCumber will ad-
dress the citizens of Burleigh county
at the Atheneum. Let us give him a
hearty greeting, and show that we re-
member his services and are still
i grateful. III GSS VA
r. y 49, ~. FARMER WALLACE. :.
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