The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
The Evening Post
Writes Up Burke
Burke is Now Treasurer of the
{ United States and His Sigma
ture is on the ST Bills

full contradiction wherefore
John Burke is an all-around
handy man who takes what is
coming and gets what is going.
John always knows what his
number is and when to change
cars.'' :
Thus Sam G.. Blythe opens
this weeks installment of
Who's Who-and Why" in
The Saturday Evening Post, and
John Burke democratic governor
Of North Dakota from 1907 to
1913, now treasurer of the United
States, is the subject. Mr.. Blythe
figures out his progression and
retrogression this way:
John Burke progressed. from
a county judgeship in North Da-
kota to the state assembly, to
the state senate, to the guberna-
torial-there's a word that has
plain governors macerated to
muculent mush-to the guberna-
torial chair. So far, so good.
John Burke retrogressed from
a candidacy for the nomination
for vice president to candidacy
for the job Of treasurer Of the
United States. He secured the
latter. That, mayhap, was the
reason for the retrogression.
You never can tell! But wheth-
er or no, if you will take a new
$l00 bill-a new one-from your
well-filled wallet-or say, a new
81 bill-new, mark you-you will
observe the bold signature of
John Burke on the southeast Of
the same. = 80
"If you haven't seen a 81 bill
with John Burke s name, you
may have seen his picture, the
the author suggests, in the group
Of western governors who invad-
ed the east a couple Of years ago
in a special train.
"The tall man with the fur
overcoat and the plug hat, stand
ing at the extreme right, is John
Burke" writes Blythe. Burke
was governor of North Dakota
when Louis Hill pulled off his.
advertising stunt for his railroad.
ITO be sure, John had his
picture taken, say, 7b5 times; but
he was able to restrain himself
on several occasions when a
man with camera appeared.
Next time the western governors
come east it is Mr.. Hill s plan to
have the entire end of the. rear
car open so they caneasily get
to the platform to have them
selves photographed. As it was,
several Of the governors were
severely bruised in the rnshes to
get through; the narrow door in
time to pose.
There were moments on this
trip when John Burke spoke a
few words for North Dakota -
moments. OF course that was a
revolutionary proceeding. It re-
aqnires but superficial considera-
/. ton to make it apparent that
the main object 81. a visit Of
western governors to the east is
not to advertise their states,
but to advertise the. governors.
The states are permanent institu
lions and governors are transi-
tory; but now and then John for
got himself and spoke Of North
Dakota, Governor Norris referred
TO Montana also. The other
| governors looked at them askance
Odd fish, certainly!
&. Along about that time, how
eNDt the movement to nominate
John Burke for president on the
democratic ticket took form. 1t
~ ., neat, compact movement,
.rakher local iii extent. It did
not ramify much. Indeed J, there
was no difficulty ii confining the
wild, tumultuous outbursts for
John Burke for president to the
state Of North Dakota; but there.
is this much to be said Differ
3iine from other persons for whom
there were movements, John
Burke movement had delegates
81 IT. owl, Ie, at least, secured
the support of his own state. The.
ten delegates to Baltimore from
North Dakota were instructed for
John Burke ii due course Of time,
81 The writer then tells how the
en Burke de ates helped nomi-
y sate Nilaon and how, after Bur
had ccumula ated ass votes
fos u ! yiiee I / preGd ont, his friends
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