The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-16
HANNA TO
OPEN HIS
CAMP PAIGN
VIII Speak At Mandan Next
Wednesday
Is Looking Well Following His
Brief illness
j --
Arrived From the East Satur-
day Afternoon

1T seemed awfully good to get off
the train again at Fargo Saturday
afternoon" said Cong. l.. B. Hanna,
republican candidate for governor who
arrived home day before yesterday, 70
g. Forum representative this morning
The Fargo statesman is looking in
splendid health considering his recent
brief illness in Maine which followed
great deal of extra hard work in
Washington, in the intense heat on
his return to congress from the June
primary campaign.
THE reports Of my illness were
somewhat exaggerated, though unin-
tentionally think" said Mr.. Hanna
The facts are that my doctors did
think ! was threatened at first with
typhoid, because my temperature hung
so Ions right at the start. But they
succeeded in breaking it early and
recuperated quite rapidly. And this
good, crisp morning makes me feel in
fighting trim again SO that am fully
ready for another battle. That's the
value of the North Dakota climate. 1t
is always right for all things at all
times.
worked Hard tor Bills,
II attribute my Illness in Maine to
the hard work | put in in congress
just after my return from North Da-
Eota following the June primaries. 1t
was excrutiatingly hot in washington
worked very hard in order to get
through as soon as possible with the
extra session of congress
Working for the Mandan bill
Fargo postoffice provision kept me on
the constant rush There was one
committee meeting after another on
these two bills and after very hard
work succeeded in getting both
through. The main objection to the
Mandan bill seemed to be in the pre-
Cedent 1t would establish as many of
the congressman felt 1t would open
the door to every experiment. station
in the country to make similar re-
quest. And / found 1t no easy task to
get the bill through.
Then with the Fargo postoffice mat
ter / had a job on my hands that was
equally as hard. The matter of Sc
curing a postoffice building in a town
where there isn't one already is gem
orally considered pretty hard in itself,
but to apply for postofiice in a town
where the government already has a
site and a building is a much more
difficult matter. When was given q
hearing before the committee l knew
j had to run the gauntlet of all those
congressman who were trying to curb
the passage of any more federal build
ings just at this time. They are usu-
ally pretty strong in their objections
and / had to have every fact in hand
in order to combat their arguments
and convince them that new building
was needed in Fargo. You may know
] was very gratifed when they noti-
fled they had provided for my request
in the bill.
On Mission for College.
"Just as soon as could get away
/ went to Maine on mission for Far
go college to see if Iecould procure
certain donation which had sort of
been tentatively offered. 1t must have
been the change from the intense heat
of washington to the cool breezes OF
Maine that caused my illness for the
very first night after my arrival felt
badly and my temperature began 20
rise.
After a complete rest at Southport,
Me-, | felt sufficiently reeuperated to
return home to begin the activities Of
the campaign.
Il just feel fine this morning and
have met a great number of my friends
VINO nave CaIleQ pOln at my mouse ana
at the office. In fact / never felt in
better spirits or health in starting in
any campaign than | do right now"
Speaks at Mandan Fair.
Tomorrow afternoon Mr. Hanna will
go to Mandan where he will speak at
the Mandan fair. This engagement
was made some months ago and in
order to fill it is why the senior con-
gressman returned home Saturday., as
he was asked to remain a little longer
in the east on some business matters
which really needed his attention.
'rhe Mandan people have always
been so cordial in their treatment of
me that under no consideration would
] allow anything to interfere with any
invitation they would extend me. Ny
appearance there Wednesday will not
necessarily be in the nature of cam
paign speech. so that no significance
should be attached to my visit there
except as an opportunity for me to see
my many friends in Mandan and Nor
ton county again. For that reason /
shall not be able to attend the meeting
of the republican state executive COM
rnittee and the candidates on the ticket
at Jamestown the same day
Mr.. Hanna said he did not know Just
when the campaign would actually
start as he only had arrived home and
has not yet had the time for any con-
ferenceE with the members of the state
committee nor those who will be ac-
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