Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-08-05
editor WINSHP,
The Wise GUY
CURIOUS CHANGE OF RELATIONS
TAKING PLACE AMONG NORTH
DAKOTA POLITICIANS.
HOW THE GRAND FORKS EDITOR
LOOKED AHEAD TO HANS
BROUGH'S DOWNFALL,

and deepest political thinkers In the
state. There has been bitter feud
between Hansbrough and Winship
ever since Hansbrough came to- the
state. Hansbrough started q weekly
paper in Grand Forks, and immediate
ly commenced a newspaper war on
Winship, which was kept up persist
emily until Hansbrough was elected
to congress. Then there was a par: par
tial truce for a time, but each kept q
close watch of the other. y 49,. &. :
The slick Hansprough tried to
handicap WinshfR by having him aapp-
pointed receiver Of the u. s. land
office at Grand Forks. Winship could
not stand for the methods Of the
"gang" and the dietations Of The boss
es, and resigned the receiysrshiRe
The relations between Winship and
Hansbrough Immediately became
strained. Hansbrongh finding that he
could not control the policy OF Win
ships paper, organized the Grand
Forks Evening Times, he and his
friends making their boasts that they
would put the Grand Forks Herald
out of business. This was more than
Winship could stand, and necessity
being the mother of invention his
genius was drawn upon, and he com
menced the laying of plans to defeat
Hansbrough. :
The far seeing Winship, knowing
that Tom Marshall was fairly popular
in the state, and had the major por-
ton of the postoffice patronage of the
state, decided that Marshall would
be a strong candidate for the senate
against Hansbrough.
| While Winship was opposed to Me
Kenzie politically, the personal and
social relations between them were
most cordial. When Mckenzie was
sent to Jail in California for contempt
OF court, Winship went to California
and called to see him and offered to
assist him in any way he could, Nc
Kenzie has never forgotten this kind
ness, and when Hansbrough was or.
ganizing the Evening Times he re-
! quested Mckenzie to take stock in the
paper, and Mckenzie refused, Hans
brough then requested Mckenzie to
see some of the federal officials and
use his influence as national commit
teeman to have them take stock in
the Times. This Mckenzie declined
to do. This was probably the first
time that Mckenzie declined to obey
the wishes of the senior senator and
he became angered at Mckenzie and
was more determined than ever to go
through with the project. He inme
diately began representing that Grand
Forks was much in need of a strong
Republican newspaper, as the Win
ship paper was too much of a mug
wump sheet. But the slick Hans
brough kept 81 per cent of the Times
stock, and when any of the officials
politicians or officeholders who had
taken stock in the Times did not work
in harmony with his policies, the infu
ence of the Times was turned against
them, as in the case of Congressman
Gronna, who subscribed for Sc. 900 o1
the stock--and paid for the same IN
full. When Gronna refused to be
dictated to by Hansbrough, the .infu
ence of the Times was against hin
and has been against him ever since
| Winship began to widen the breach
| between Mckenzie and Hansbrough
/ and when c. B. Little announced him
/ self as senatorial candidate, Win
ship encouraged and published many
| nice things about him. Knowing ths
deal between Little and Hansbrougt
/ five years ago, he discounted wha
Mckenzie would do. The deal wa.
that Little was to- throw his ssrengtl
to Hausbrough, thereby giving Hans
brough unanimou elect lon. Hams
brough Led LITTLE III belieYs that i,
would noots he 7ssahd idate again, ami
that he vo,sH support sS,Isa Little. AfcKsp
ste. bstng Hansbroash,,s manager 4
that time, kept his word, and support
ed Little. Winship knew that ittIes
support would largely come fror
Halsbroush;a strensth, and wonld i
,, the lmeansaof defeating Hansbrough.
Winship js q good student of hl
!, man nature, and one Of the best ps
: liti4al gsIisra il Nofh Dakota. 4
has aubdpea ihis old enemy, Tasnl
brough and now mas him in Iin
working AT Thomas H. aMasshall'
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