Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-21
BURKE BANQUETTED
GOVERNOR ELECT GIVEN ROYAL
RECEPTION AT VALLEY CITY I
~ WEDNESDAY, NIGHT.

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Governor Elect Burke was royalty
entertained by the people of Valley
City Wednesday night, regardless oil
party. G'f.. g.. WI -A-.. q
At 1880 the doors Of the Commercial
club rooms were thrown open and the
people were given the opportunity OF
meeting and shaking hands with Mr.
Burke. Between three and four hun
dred people visited the club rooms be
tween the hours of 1870 and $3.50
o'clock. a
At $50 the guests adjourned to the
dining room of the Hotel Kindred and
enjoyed an elaborate course banquet
At the conclusion of the dinner
Herman Winterer, POSTMASTER for the
evening explained the informal nature
OF the reception and banquet and re-
quested the speakers to remember
that it was not a partisan affair but
was rendered to Governor.elect Burke
by the citizens of Valley City and
Barnes county regardless of party.
In his response to the many kind
things said by the foregoing speakers,
Governor-elect Burke captivated his
audience. He was appreciative with.
out being obsequious; eloquent with.
out being bombastic, witty and ironi
cal without being acid; earnest and
sincere without undue humbleness
and simple and honest without any
display of egotism. >. Mr.. Burke
possesses in a marked degree the first
great requisite of true eloquence
deep feeling. He is logical and pre-.
sents his ideas in their proper
sequence. He has a well stored mind
wide intellectual grasp, free flow
of language and strong and rugged
grace of expression. a - AZ
Governor-elect Burke expressed his
deep gratitude for the expressions OF
kindness and goodwill by the people
of the state. When he looked into
the faces of the representative citi
zens assembled there and elsewhere
over the state, and heard the words OF
kindness and satisfaction at the result
OF the late election, it gave him
strength and encouragement for the
grave duties and responsibilities
which We're before him in assuming
the Office of chief executive of great
state. .%,-. - e.. ...ss..
The speaker prided himself on the
| fact that he had been elected by the
best element of the state Realizing
this, he intended to do the very best
ne could for these people who had
reposed such great confidence in him.
Governor Burke declared that while
ne fully appreciated the honor done
him by the voters of the state, he felt
more keenly the honor done him by
his friends and -neighbors in the
northern part OF the state. The vote
for him in his home county and in the
nelghboring counties where he had
practiced law for twenty years was a
greater honor, and dearer to him
than any office within the gift of the
naople of North Dakota. *7ss. u.
The speaker appreciated that
Barnes county gave him a good vote
at the suggestion of the mayor, he
would like to take care of Valley City
but there were other parts Of the
state which needed taking care Of q
great deal worse There was EN-
mons county, for instance, where he
received but IA votes. He was crate
full that Col. Peake had assured hin
that the militia was In good shape and
back of him. He did not know bu1
that he would take them out there
and try and discover what was the
matter.-V C.. Times-Reeord