The Dickinson press., 1908-06-20
a MODERN ATLAS
Senator Hansbrough Has
Big Task Before Him
if Re-eIected.

Senator H. c. Hansbrough appears be-
fore the public in a new role. The hero
OF SO much publicity has been given a
new epithet and is held up to view as a
modern Atlas, on whom the entire
responsibility Of the future of the Amer
lean people rests. But like all giants, he
is dependent on someone else for his
strength and in this case it is the people
OF North Dakota who must be his sup.
port. By climbing on their backs the
worthy senator will stand before this ma
ton as a warder-of of a national calam-
lily, for he is the only man who can save
this country from the destroying forces
of the mighty trusts, according to Attor-
ney Townsend.
The senator's campaign in this section
OF the state was given a sendof at a rail-
~ in the opera house last Wednesday
evening. The gathering was notable for
two things, a comprehensive eulogy of
the candidates record, in the course of
which he was likened to a second sup
porter of the burdens of the world, and
an unexpected display of fireworks to
emphasize the remarks of the speaker,
which was about as much of a surprise
to the orator as to the audience. AS it
happened, the senator was not called
upon under his new duties as a saver of
the people and a small panic caused by
the blowing out of an electric light fuse
was quickly ended by the GOODNESS of the
speaker and several in the audience.
The hall was we'll filled with an audi.
ence composed to a considerable extent
of women and children. J. G. Quinlivan
presided and briefly introduced the or
ators of the evening, which included
Senator Hansbrough himself, General
Williams Of Bismarck and B. D. Town
send, Assistant U. S. Attorney General.
The pleasure Of the evening was great
ly enhanced by the presence of the Dick
inson band (which rendered several Sc
lections, both in the hall and in front of
the opera house, in an excellent manner.
Senator Hansbrough was the first
speaker and did not take up the atten-
ton of his audience very long, excusing
his lndisposition on account of a severe.
throat trouble and cold with whichhe was
suffering. He created much enthusiasm
over the references to the names of Taft
whom he considered the probable rom-
inee of the republican national v
ton and Roosevelt whom he said so
many people, deep down in their hearts,
where hoping would receive the nomina.
ton for another term by a stampede at
the convention.
Gen. Williams, who is an old warhorse
Of the republican party in this state and
a candidate for Congress, also spoke
briefly, giving the first instalment of the
eulogistic record of the senator and OPEN
ing the way for the fireworks, both fig.
%urative and literal, which we're to follow.
He gave as n of his principal reasons
why the candidate should be given a re-
election, that he had been senator for IS
years and knew the ropes and the insides
of life at Washington which it would
take a new man 10 more years to find
| out.
The principal speaker was Mr.. Town
send who for over an hour told why the
voters ought to support MI. Hansbrough
and e%ndeavored to give the audience the
impression that the senator was all that
stood between the people of this country
and utter destruction by the trusts. I'm
less this candidate is reelected, the fu-
ture of our nation is very black indeed.
The remedy is to elect as senator Mr..
Hansbrough who is the third ranking
member of the finance committee and
and as Dor as the present chairman,
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, who
is the father of the son-in-law of John D.
Rockefeller, and the two members of 1.-THE
committee who rank above MI. Hans
brough, either resign or die, MI. Hans
brough will become the head of the great
finance committee. Mr.. Townsend
stated that the trusts are working against
Mr.. Hansbrough and want to get him off
this committee as they want one of their
own men at its head. Accordingly the
voters of North Dakota are asked to
support Mr.. Hansbrough. About this
time in the course of the verbal fireworks
the real thing went off and there was
considerable excitement for some time.
A panic among the women and children
was narrowly averted and many began
to make a rush for the doors. 1t was
not difficult however to stop the mob
and everyone was soon quoted. 1t was
several minutes before Mr.. Townsend
was able to get the interest of his audi
ence again and continue his enumeration
of the senator's good qualities, which oc-
cupied the greater part of an hour, con-
GLIDING the rally. !.
NO NEED or c1rEEEp1Nc Epoax