Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-07
Only One Caucus Was NeCe-
ssary to Pick the Speaker
From the Field
Speaker Of House VIII Prob
ably Decide Selection Of
Chief Clerk
All Other House Employees
Practically Decided Upon
by Committee
HOUSE OFFICERS.


the exception Of chief cle'k, which
will be made today by Speaker
Fraine::
Assistant CIerk-W. F. Rhea, Ward
county.
Voucher clerk and bookkeeper, 7.
e. MetcaIf, Nelson county.
Chief enrolling and engrossing
clerks, o. $. Hedahi, Walsh county:
assistants, Chas. G. Boise, Steele
county; W. c. Wharton, Pierce coun-
ty; Nm. HutsinpiIler, Dickey county.
sergeant.at-Arms, q. D. Ash, EN-
mons-kidder county.
Bill clerk, w. n. Taylor, Sargent
county. .
Assistant bill clerk, A. e. Scarce,
Williams county.
Desk stenographer,. sena Thomp-
son. 5Bstt
Gallery doorkeeper, .. Z. sloekroek,
Pembina.
Doorkeeper, John Hogan. Cavalier.
Clerk appropriations committee,
John 6. Patten, Mountraii.
Clerk. stste affairs. Frank y eaaGlAE,;
Mclean county. n III M ''f'ft NJ ls fs'
Messengers, Otto Hail, Burke; ana
A. N. Grant, eottineau.
| Postmaster, Walter Sterling, Bii.
Iings.
chaplain. Rev. panford, eurleigh.
Stenographers. Leah Bennett,
Grand Forks; Jennie Rowan, Ward
county; maybelIe TeIlefson, Meken-!
zie county; Edith Webster, Ramsey
county: Ross criper, Stark county;
Miss Pennabaker, Cas-; Lorraine NAL.
Tough. Cass; Mrs. Mckenzie, cass
county; Miss c. J. Girard, Burleigh;
Miss Julia Eveson, Griggs; Mae Per-
sons, Barnes county.
Pages, Warren johnson, Harold
Stedman, Frank Etherinpton, Frank
Wager, Walter Knott, Wills johnson
and Frank Pioyhar, Jr.
Janitors, Emanuel Mikkeison, o. T.
Jones, Sam Moore, Fred Truemann.
Watchman, o. Frisvoid, Richland.
Cloak room attendants, D. 1.
Chance, Benson.
Journal clerk, o. s. Wing, Ramsey.
Assistant journal clerks, Thomas
Petit, Logan; A. Doe, Steele.
Mailing clerks, o. r. Lohm, +. Tous.
ley. E. Case, o. 'Lybeck.
Proof reader, r.. w. McDonough,
RcnviIIe county.
Telephone boy, Frank Oemlins,
BurIeieh.
Colonel John B. Frame will be the
speaker of the house Of representa-
tives of the thirteenth legislative as
sembly, being nominated in general
| caucus OF republican members held
Monday afternoon.
On every one the six ballots that
were taken Col. Frame was the high
candidate, under the first and second
choice 'balloting plan, until, on the
| final vote, he was named over A. G.
Divit by vote of 64@to3
A. p. Hanson of Barnes county came
very near stopping the tide that had
set in towards Frame during the early
part of the day, and at one time it APP
peared that the opponents, OF the
Grafton man had been successful in
organizing the field against him.
But, under the strange and rather
unexpected turn made by the throw
ing of second choice votes to A. G. Di-
Wit on the second to the last ballot,
Mr. Hanson, though he had twenty
more first choice votes than did Mr.
Divit, was eliminated as q candidate
in the final test, and Frame was easily
elected.
D. r. Streeter withdrew from the
race before the balloting commenced,
though his name was presented by
several even in spite Of that fact The
Streeter strength went largely to Mr.
Frame on the first ballot. When,
Thompson Of Ward dropped out as a
candidate Frame benefited there
When WARDROBE was eliminated, the
most dangerous portion Of FRAMES
trip to the speakership chair was at
tackled, but through the trick Of the
second choice votes which placed
Mr.. Dewitt in the fieh as the final can.
didate against Mr.. Frame. Hanson be.
ing eliminated, it was at once. clear;
that the colonel would be the nom
inee. sg {, # 8
4 A. p. Hanson's candidacy was
sprung just before the general repuh.
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