Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-02
OnIy Agitation Among tegls.
latorS Now Here Is Over
the Speakership
This Is "Up in the Air." Too
Few House Members
Here Yet
Most Of Bunch Will Arrive
Today Then Matters
viii Focus

The question of the speakership
was largely Gin the air" during the
day Friday, there being only scat
tering representation of the house
membership present. The avowed
candidates for the place were busy
among the individual members, but
there was no move toward the Or
ganization of the house further than
solicitation of the individual men,
bers.
George A. McCrea of Pembina
county, one of the old members of
the house who has wide acquaintance
through the state, was busy greet
ing the members of the house who
were present early, and there is a
considerable element of the house.
membership that favors him.
G. w. Wolbert of Burleigh county,
who served in the senate as men,
Der from Cass county number of
years ago and who now is q member
of the lower house from Burleigh,
opened an active campaign among
the members as did George A. White
of Trail county. All Of the can
didates declared that the situation
was nebulous and that 1t was too
early and there were too few men,
bers present to make any predictions
as to the outcome.
Indications are that majority of
the house members will be In the city
by tonight and that the speaker.
ship fight will then take more defin-
tie form. 1t is likely that the vari-
Gus candidates will tonight be able
to round up their strength and make
an estimate of the following of the
various candidates.
The trains last night brought in a
number of senators, members, and
members Of the third house. Senator
La Moure, who has been suffering
from an attack of rheumatism, was
an arrival on the Limited last night
and is quartered at the Grand Paci-
ic. Senator Pierce of Ransom coun-
ty, was among the arrivals and was
assigned to a room at the Northwest.
Representatives Baker Of Fargo, and
Billy Price, also of the Gateway City
delegation were arrivals on the night
train and the rest of the Cass county
delegation, including Senators Ken-
nedy and Talcott and the other mem
bers of the house will arrive on the
noon train today. - 49, = .,5
Sam Adams of Perth, formerly .
member Of the house and now q
member Of the third house, was an
arrival last night from Towner coun-
ty. James Twomley Of Grand Forks.
came in on the limited train ana will
be a candidate for one of the desk
places in the senate. w. L., Dudley
of the Grand Forks Herald, who will
represent that paper during the SEES
sion was another arrival. .; i
DR.. Crewe OF Devils Lake, execut-,
i've officer of the state live stock
sanitary board, is here to press the
need of an additional appropriation
with the members. Representative
Jacob Nelson of Voss, Walsh coun-
ty, was also among the arrivals.
Land Commissioner Hegge came in
from Minnewaukan and is here t.
attend to business in the land de-
partment during the busy period at
the opening Of the year. r.
All of the arrivals last night agreed
that It vas too early to forecast the.
outcome Of the organization struggle.
Today and tonight should see a SUI.
ficient share Of the membership in
the city to bring the speakership
struggle to focus. s-' III" -