The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-27

arches from the center Of the building,
as they had become badly cracked.
New steel supports We're put in, and
So, 300 was paid for the job. The claim
is made that the work could have been
done for $4,000. -~a .--
Other -Rumors to Be Run Down.
This entire subject will be gone into
by the insurgents investigator, to show
that the state paid too much for the
work, and that the same program was
to have been followed on the new build.
ing. Rumors about the new Waterman
to the capitol will also be investigated.
1t is charged that this was not needed,
and that while it runs by lots owned
by the state and increases their value,
1t also benefits lots on the same street
owned, by Alex Mckenzie. The water
main extension to the state. prison. and
the contract with the Bismarck Water
company, in which Mckenzie is inter.
Another report is that the state treas
urer has not always followed the law
in: ,depositing state funds in the banks
that favored banks have had more thar
their legal allowance Of deposits, anG
that banks not designated at all have
been given state funds. <.,...
the insurgents to make vague charges
of this kind unless they Were backed
by proved facts. 1t is the facts thai
they are going after, and the state
will be immensely interested in the ont
come Of the investigation. It is ex
pected that the administration and the
officials will give every assistance tt
| the investigators, SO there will be nc
room to claim that facts and records
are being concealed from the light o1
day. -, :
-. -, Make an Issue Of Alex. 49,.
The personality Of Alex Mckenzie il
| always a factor in every political 'divi
| sion in the state. The distinguished
boss" promises to be more Of an issue
this time than ever. The insurgent.
have always fought him on the genera,
to dictation from a man who spend.
most Of his time outside the state, thu
he votes and has property interests a
Bismarck. There has always been :
strong popular current Of feeling
against Mckenzie g dictation Of stat,
conventions, and his active hand il
shaping legislation. He has been gen
orally diplomatic however, has tiet
many men to him with bonds of graft
"good fellow'' have made him hosts O.
friends among politicians and busines
men. Small politicians are alway
pleased to be honored by consulta
/ tlon with him, and his influence i
stronger now among the "fellows,
than it ever was. ''1e.;:
The insurgents are going after Mc
Kenzie, believing that he can be mad
an issue. His personal interest in tn
I upon. The magazines are drawing cor
siderable attention to North Dakot
politics just now. The story of '1Th
Spoilers just begun. in Everybody,
and supposed to give, the account @
the Nome episode will be read an
talked about in every COUNTY in th
state: Appleton g Rooklovers' 'mags
zine has advertised a series of article
/ by the same author, Rex +. Beach. 4wh
was at Nome during the whole tim,
They Will begin in January, and wi
be entitled "The Looting of Alaska,
purportlng to give the true story g
the same occurrences. and to trace Ii
J connection of members of congress an
prominent officials with the plot t
dispossess miners Of their claims. Thes
will OF course get the fullest after
/ tlon from the insurgent press of tt
J state, and will become part of the can
paign literature against the admin
: tration.
Activity Of the Machine.
; The machine leaders are saying yer
little, ard refuse to admit any alar
: at the prospect of q fight They ssa
it will be the same old story ney
year. However, there are several, el
ments of uncertainty in the situatio
of which they have taken notice. TT
wave Of reform and revolt against boz
7 control in Pennsylvania and Ohio ma
spread and even strike North Dakot
The machine leaders say they are
entire sympathy with the voters Of Il
cause to revolt. The people Of Mort
; Dakota have no such provocatio
However, the recent elections ha,
t caused them to sit up and take motto
! They are never caught mapping, an
will not be next year. The neWspap
enterprise at Grand Forks shows th
they appreciate the need Of a mout
T piece that will hold up theier end
: fthesnorthern section against George
Winship and the Herald. Oother new
"a paper deals are being arranged ov
the state.
!. The primary election law, which
n another uncertainty, calls for plenty
: newspaper support, and as far as tn
lis concerned the machine will have
the best of it when the campai,
WARNS up.
spalding Is Enlisted.
The insurgents have one powerf
= leader this time, who has never civ
4 them. much help before. B. F. Spal
ting; turned down in such chilly fas
p ion last year at Grand Forks, has v