The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-19
REPUBLICAN RALLIES
Republican Campaign in Nc
Lean County Opens by
Meetings at Garrison
and Washbupn.
SENATOR HANsBRoUGH SPEAKS

SENATOR HANsBROUGH SPEAKS
| Monday evening U. S. Senator
Hansbrough and General E. A.
Williams of Bismarck addressed a
republican gathering at Garrison.
Speaking at Washburn, Tuesday
evening. The local band met the
distinguished gentlemen at the de-
pot and again in the evening were
present at the opera house and
rendered we'll selected patriotic
music. The hall was we'll filled
with pleasing, orderly audience
fully 400 being in attendance,
the fine weather bringing out
many ladies.
Chairman Macumber of the
county central committee intro,
duced General Williams as the
first speaker, who confined him
self to state issues. He spoke of
the phenomenal growth of the
state, especially the western part
in later years, reciting what the
two democratic administrations
did for us, territorial and state;
how the republican party had
legislated wisely for the people
and in the preparation Of the con-
stitution of North Dakota, had
safe guarded for posterity the
school and institution lands and
made it impossible for future I'M
mature an9 unwise legislation to
saddle the state with a burdensome
debt; speaking in complimentary
terms Of Gov. Sarles and his adj
ministration of state affairs, the
introduction by the governor of
many improvements in the hand
ling of the states business and of
the many reforms that the govern
or had brought out and suggested
for the immediate future. He
also gave Insurance Commits
sioner Cooper credit for the strict
enforcement of the insurance laws
of state, makingit impossible for
the many fake wildcat insurance
companies to do business in the
state and fitch from the innocent
public. Coming down to the
judiciary Of the state-the supreme
court and it's makeup since state
hood-he paid fitting tribute to
this honored tribunal which is the
highest and last court of resort for
the states litigant. In this con-
nection General Williams referred
to John Knauf, the republican
candidate, whom the democrats
and many lawyers of the state are
making a special effort to defeat,
as a talented young man with more
than 20 years residence in the
state, able as a lawyer, temperate
and a student, honest and aggres-
sive, and man with the best kind
of a reputation and standing with
his neighbors and friends, and one
who was bound to make good as
Judge Notwithstanding opposition
and criticisms. He also referred
to the fact that the same party
convention, in the same manner
and under the same influences that
had nominated members of the
supreme court ever since statehood
nominated John Knauf and con-
tended that John Knauf if elected
would assist in maintaining the
integrity and impartial high stand
ing Of the supreme court of North
Dakota. During IL years of state
hood no stain or stigma has fell to
the lot of the supreme court OF
North DaKota-fairness, prudence
and impartiality have marked their
decisions.
4 United States Senator Hans
brough was next introduced, speak
ing for more thau an hour, and con-
fined himself to national matters.
Senator Hansbrough's sixteen
years active service in the national
congress has given him an inside
to affairs which were treat to his
audience. We doubt if Wash
, burn has ever before been treated