The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-02
TRACY BANGS
ELOQUENT
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Governor Burke Was Handed
IN Unladyike Manner
The Attorney Did a Few Things
to Paddy Norton
e
CorlisS Also Came in for Touch
Of High Life

BISMARCK IN. d., May 2.-Trac
Bangs made dry subject interestin
when he commenced his brilliant aid
dress to the senate this morning /
covering the delayed cases specified /
the impea chment charges preferre
against Judge John #. Cowan.
Admitting it was monotonous. h
stated he didn't know any better tim
to be monotonous than in the morn
ing.
notwithstanding this feature h
warmed up vigorously to his text an
made the air spicy with his WITH
cisms and caustic references to Sec
rotary of State Norton, who was gen
orally conceded to "have gotten his,
when the morning ended.
Governor Burke also came in TO
> goodly share of the responsibilit!
tor most of the delayed cases, which
the eloquent counselor said, "the.
were now trying to blame on Judg,
Cowan as grounds for impeachment.
After due thanks had been paid /,
President Burdick and all the senat,
attaches for their many courtesies dur.
ing the trial, slight attention wa,
S+fNA W tAlE DAAR0ALCu WHICH
Mr. Bangs said neither he, the associ.
ate counsel nor the respondent be.
lieved In. and touched up Sinkler FOL
his statement Saturday, that 'they
liked up the Minkler story"
Attention was called to the testi-
mony Of the prosecutions star wit
ness, former Chief Justice Corliss, who
corrected himself so many times while
on the stand in regard to the data
concerning the Oksendahl VS.. Hales
case.
He said he didn't know what the
witness stated to the house Cowan in
vestigating committee, but "this dis
tinguished gentleman who wished to
make and unmake judges" finally adj
mitted on the stand he submitted the
case in September 1910 Instead of the
original date.
He first claimed to have filed i'm
1906, which he later changed to 1909.
when he confessed he wrote Burke.
Middaugh a. Cuthbert.
Sarcastic on Corliss.
Isn't II Strange tine witness with
nothing else in this case on his mind
than the correspondence with his
rlient in that action should come be-
fore the senate as man having oc-
cupied the highest Office In the state.
and show such negligence or lack of
memory?" asked the speaker,
Attorneys to Blame.
In speaking of the delayed cases he
declared the court was nearly always
victim OF the attorneys in such mat
ters as they We're largely to blame
Tor the failure to file briefs.
transcripts were necessary before
the judges could make decisions.
He said he was an attorney and
knew and neither he nor his brother
were an exception to the rule.
Burke Nailed TO the Cross.
All through the discussion he made
1t apparent that most of the blame in
these so-called delayed cases. speci-
fed, rested on the shoulders of Gov.
John Burke before taking a public
office, as In the case Of Bruegeer VS.
Cartier when John Bruegger testified
ne mad waited purposely before hav-
ing the brief filed with Judge Cowan
ON the advice Of his counsel, Governor
Burke, from June 1901, until August,
1903.
Poor Paddy.
The requiem he sang over the testi-
mony and demeanor of Paddy Nor
ton was scathing.
Bangs said the look on the secra-
tary's of states face was so dark with
hatred even sinkler couldn't see
through 1t.
The recollection Of the senate was
refreshed with the near lie" almost
passed out to- the accused from the
witness stand when Secretary Norton
remembered where he was after saw
Ing, you're a " to judge
Cowan.
did those of you who sat near him
names SO low. vile and oh
scene," asked Tracy.
He came into the court to take adj |
OF man while ON trial |
speaks OF dirty deals and murnbles |
names which call forth that which he |
70 richly deserves
Made Norton Squirm.
The man who didn't dare to ten Won
what was In his bank at Hettinger,
VINO didn't dare tel you that part OF
ais conduct as secretary of state.
II you are seeking men who are fit /
o hold public ofI1ces he shouted
which man would you choose, the man /
Who sat at the table for the defense
y the man who occupied the witness
oox fearful to answer questions as ia
ais own honestly"
He asked IL there was d dirty deal /
IN whose part was the "damnable dirtv
ieal? Was 1t Paddy Norton. who
grabbed the land in the famous Powell
~. Norton case. testified to by Fred
rraynor and I'll. g. Middaugh. both Of
whom said they had prepared no final
,riefg"
Then Paddy Norton says he went III
-owan. asked for decision mention
1g dirty deal and said Cowan said
tush, tush. an expression the Judge II
lever uses.
Traced Back to Burke.
Going further into the delayed cases
sangs said:
Another popularity about these de-
aged cases ii that they all bark back
D John Burke, when he was practlc-
nc law, showing his neglect, vet thew
want YOU To inpeach Judge Cowan be-
ause these papers were not in his
lands or were lost. From Burke. Mid
augh & Cuthbert comes Il majority III
he delayed cases, some OF which were
ropped after Burke came to Bismarck.
Morgan Mot irrpeacFod.
Ths BEueggeE y. Cartier case begun