The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
Special to Tke Journal.

Special to Tke Journal. .,. III. %ss-<E
AIinot, N. D., June 1.-THE great event Of,
pen at Minot on June r. >13 and IA, when the
state convention and the great tournament Of
the North Dakota Firemen's association will
be held. .-. -.. as22ss
This is the twenty third annual convention
and tournament. For many years the associa-,
tion had n precarious existence owing to the
fact that there was no special 1nducement for
the companies to join, but such energetic and
enthusiastic f1remen as Jud La Moure, Colonel
c. B. Little. A. G. .McGillivray. John Haggart.
John Burke. John Carmody, Mayor Johnson of
Fargo President John Worst Of the Agricultural
college, the late Major Fleming and other prom
inent men Of the state, kept the thing going
until finally the legislature created revenue
in the shape Of a tax on the insurance COM
panies doing business. and made membership
in the association necessary Tor q company to
get share Of it. - N
H. L. Reade for the past ten years the sec
retary Of the association, gave the organization
great lift when he became member Of the
legislature by securing the passage Of bills,
and it has been largely owing to his unquench-
able enthusiasm that about all the companies
in the state now members OF the associa-
ton. When he took office ten years ago thirty
five companies from eighteen cities We're MEM
bers Of the organization. Now slxty-slx cities
are represented by ninety eight companies, and
the treasury is in a fourishing condition. ~ ~
Minot Is making great preparations for the
event. The city has raised purse Of about
81 900 for prize money In the various contests
Of the tournament, besides cups and other tro-
phies. An elaborate program has been pre-
A pleasant side feature Of the tournament
will he a band contest for handsome prizes. Sev-
eral fire departments. are taking bands to the
?tournament, and there will tbe no dearth OF
melody. -+...-7, l. l-. -
More than the usual number of teams viii
compete for the honors, which has added largely
to the interest thruout the state. -,
The officers Of the association are: PRESIDENT,
o11o nreH1Qelt,
J. II. Severn, Jamestown; second vice president,
n. J. Grushus, Dickinson; secretary, d. h
Reade Bismarck; treasurer, William SIMPSON
Mandan; statistical secretary, george a. rec
Hone: trustees A. NJ. Baldwin of Cooperstown
Fred Thomas Of Lisbon, J. Il. Kelly OF GraI'
'0' Program for the Governor. H.
Governor r. Y sarles will arrive on the orien
tai Limited on Wednesday. He will be met o. a.
the station by committee OF nremen wno NV: WI
escort him to the Leland hotel, from the Dalcony
of which he will review the parade.
The governor will be given an automobile ride
about the city Wednesday afternoon as the guess
Of the Commercial CLUB Ine oommrttes nnnsists ~
| Mayor D. @. Greenleaf. former Mayor koacn
| John f. Greene, L. NJ. Davis and B. B. Lasker
| A banquet in honor Of the governor Will p'
| held Wednesday at the Commercial clun rooms
CHAPMAN, s'Machine,'' Sees Victory
With the primaries less than ten days distant
the fight between the machine and anti -machlne
| forces in Ward county Is becoming intense
Both sides express perfect confidence IN VIC
| tory.
machine leader in this section, says there 1s y
doubt the machine will carry Ward and VII
ut never looked better for a victor!
of the present republican organization IN thes
| counties, - said Mr.. Chapman. "The 1nsurgent
are losing ground every day. The - action 3os.o o
| q Afurr INV i, Qcc
| shtp.~of the reform element in Ward count!
seems to have made the cause unpopular"
Other Side Ditto. 49,.
Major John s. Murphy and former Governo
J. NJ. Devine, the Ward county insurgent leao
ers, take a different view Of the situation.
'''There is absolutely no doubt In my min
that the insurgents will carry Ward county,
said Major Murphy. I'VE VIII elect the delegs
tion to the state convention and most Of gu
candidates on the county ticket. look Tor tn
overwhelming defeat Of the state machine, nc
only in this county, but in the entire state
years ago the politicians who are now leadin
the machine movement under the banner {
"reorganizers,'' - defeated Murphy and his polit
|, cal associates on a reform issue. Murphy wa
denounced as boss and tool of the stat
machine -. ~.
Queer Position Of Murphy.
) Now, Murphy, the leader Of the insurgent
! is raising the cry against the formt
reorganizers It is a case where Murphy, tt
l former boss, is ''reforming'' the reformers
For this reason manu- republicans express litt
? interest in the outcome Of the fight, believin
, that whichever faction wins will play into tt
hands of the state machine. This sentiment
fairly we'll represented by Mayor D. G. Gree,
leaf, who, however, is democrat.
GAS far as reformers are concerned It make
absolutely no difference how the present fgl
in Ward county terminates says Mr.. Gree
leaf. practically all Of the so-called reform
for mas r6aI
: adherents of the state machine. 1t is merely
question of local leadership; it is question
who wins the most favor in the sight Of II
r machine. " z- &..
'Of course there are many republicans
Ward county who are sincere in their opposite
to the so-called machine, but as far as the lea
ers in Ward county are concerned it will be
a. victory for the machine, whoever WINS