The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-25
LIVELY TIMES EXPECTED
AT LEGISLATIVE SESSION

North Dakota politicians predict that
the next session of the legislature, which
will begin the first of January, will be
among the most interesting sessions held
IN that state for many years Aside
from the election of a United States
senator to succeed Senator p. T. Nc
Cumber, and the election of a speaker
of the house, the legislature, it is ex-
pected, will engage in vigorous con-
test over the proposed primary election
system and over measure creating
state board of control for the man
agement of the state institutions.
here are at least three representa-
tlves talked of for speaker, but no cau-
cuses have been held Maj c. w. Buttz
of Ransom County, formerly member
I'Of congress from Charleston, s. c., is
one of the candidates. Representative
Sweet of Fargo and Ryan of Grand
Forks are also prominently mentioned.
Major Buttz was at the Merchants
| Hotel yesterday, and said regarding his
candidacy and political conditions gem
| orally in North Dakota:
YES, | am candidate for speaker of
the house, and hope to be elected. There
are several other candidates in the field.
l have received a good deal of encour-
agemcnt and support, and believe that
have good chance to land the place.
i don't think there is any doubt that
Senator McCumber will be reelected.
Whatever opposition there may be to
him now, ] believe, will dwindle down
between now and the caucus, and he
will be returned to the senate without
much of contest"
In reply to a question as to what ac-
tion the legislature will probably take
on the proposed board of control bill.
Major ButtZ said: ....
Il have not investigated this subject
thoroughly, and am not prepared to
give my views on it. | have no doubt
that there will be contest over the
proposed bill, but wouldn't venture to
predict how it will terminate"
One OF the leading politicians of the
state. who has extraordinary facilities
for ascertaining public sentiment, sized
up the board Of control situation in
North Dakota yesterday as follows:
There will be strenuous fight
against the bill, and personally / am
inclined TO think that it will not pass.
There are twelve or thirteen state in
stitrtions in North Dakota, including the
penal and charitable institutions. the
state university, the school OF mines,
the agricultural school and the normal
schools. When these institutions were
established many of the towns at which
they were located donated large tracts
of land and offered other inducements,
expecting TO be repaid by the increased
trade which their merchants and busi-
ness men would receive as a result of
securing the location of the institutions.
These people believe that the relation
between the institution towns and the
that to create a board of control which
tina to creae board of conrol which
Would buy clothing, provisions and the
like for the institutions elsewhere would
in sense violate the contract
The opponents of the proposed bill
also will point to the difficulty Of Sc
curing board which can manage suc-
cessfully SO many varied institutions.
IL the educational institutions are In
cluded in the bill, they say, there will
be the same objection as there is in
Minnesota. They argue, too, that the
same men who would make success of
managing the state prison might fail iii
conducting the school for feeble-mirlded.
the school Of agriculture or the college
Eof mines and mining.
There is considerable sentiment, how
ever, III favor of the board, and of
course there is d possibility that it will
pass. There are many arguments iii its
favor, with which the people Of Mime
sofa are probably better acquainted than
the residents Of North Dakota.
1North Dakota politicians say that