Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-29
Legislative Daily Gossip


Senator J. r. Williams Of McLean
county two years ago was the youngest
and handsomest member of the state
senate-there were some other handsome
men in that body, too-Senator TRACE
ton of Grand Forks county has the hon
or of being the youngest member or the
senate at this session, hut Senator VIII
{ linrns still carries of the bacon for being
the best looking man of the bunch. lie
has resided in the state since childhood
and came to Turtle Lake from Cathay.
lie settled at Turtle Lake IN the summer
OF 1906 AFTER graduating from the state
university at Grand Forks. Mr.. Williams
was exceedingly popular with the goods
at the university and is also very popu-
lar with his colleagues. He has a fine
legal practice In his section OF the state
! and Is generally known as a a who Is
| absolutely square in his business deal
! ings. Senator Williams Is one Of the hold
| overs and there Is no doubt but what his
| constituents will get busy and see that
! he is returned to the capital city to rep
I resent them again. s. t. sN,
Senator o. O. Trageton, the youngest
| member Of the senate, halls from Grand
Forks county and has a large legal prac-
| tice ut NorthwOOd and vicinity. He was
I 80 popular with the fair sex that one
Of its talented and accomplished mem
1 bers succeeded in winning his heart and
hand just about the Christmas season
and came here q bride to attend the in
augural ball and visit in the capital city
during the session. Senator Trageton Is
also a graduate of the state university
and won hon0rs as a debater for the un-
iversity in several co tests. He Is an
| honorary member Of the Delta Sigma
Rho, and was very popular with his
classmates. "' r
Hon. n. f. Snyder of Mckenzie coun-
ty is one of the house members from the
Forty-tlr legislative district and is
serving his first term. He is a practicing
attorney at Schafer and Is also IN alb
stracter. , Mr.. Snyder is q graduate of the
state university. and, although serving
his first term in the legislature, is max
ing good Roadway in learning the ms
and outs Of the legislative game. lie is
very popular with his, colleagues and will
make a valuable member 'E'
Hon. Victor WARDROBE, a prominent at
torney of Benson county, is serving his
first term and had a strong following as
a candidate for the speakership. He was
, formerly a member Of the board of trus-
tees of the state university and gradu-
lated from that institution In 1905. He
is a %nhonorary member Of the Delta Sig
ma Rho; a militant s%uffragfst and has
already succeeded in gaining the good
will and respect of his fellow members.
He resided at Churchs Ferry since child
hood and moved to Leeds, where he now
resides, about 5 years ago.
. Senator, Il. s. Neal, who was once q
. member from Mclean county in the up
per house, Is one Of the better known OF
the old time republicans of the state.
He was the organizer of the republican
party In Burleigh county when the coun-
:ty was first organized n has been a!
faithful party leader and worker since
that time. He has held a number Of
puUuC OlilCSS uk4Cts OOIi lAC oS"SS -"
county, and also national, administra-
tons, and has made good in every in
stance. A number OF friends Of the sem
ator in Burleigh, county and the western
part Of the state, believing that he is fit
ted by experience and Temperament for
the position of warden of the penitentia-
~, have started q movement to bring his
. name before the board chat has the ap-
poointment Of that official. h.
! The. members Of the house of repre-
sentatives seem determined to get at the
\ bottom of the reason for the reports of
some Of the state, departments and in
situations not being on the desks during
the session. The report sent in yester-
day was not complete enough to satisfy
them and the report will not be adopted
until the provisions contained in q num-
Der of amendments offered are carried
out. When the announcement was made
of a committee that had not made q re-
port to the governor the impression gain
ed thai the board Of, control was one,
but this is not the case: The report