Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-01-04
Nay Require q Caucus Being
Held to Test Strength
Of Candidates
Thought That q Speaker Nay
be Chosen at . Meeting
Held Monday Night
Senators are Rapidly Arriving
and WIN Have no Trouble
Organizing

Gradually the crowds OF polite
lans in the hotel lobbies are thick
ening - likewise the situation.
There is bu. one topic OF conver>
sation-tl1e spcakership. Each in
divldual candidate is very conhd.
ent Of success and the way he tells
it is really convincing. Business
picked up yesterday afternoon
when Mr.. Ployhar and several of
his boosters arrived. They inme-
diatcly started things agoing, but
what has been accomplished is not
apparent. Y
Mr.. Ployhar being newspaper
man, he is naturally made the vic
tim OF many jokes, and yesterday
when he claimed to have great
deal of strength all over the state.
but did not designate, any particp7
lar fulcrum for his leverage, some
spag passed it about that Mr. Il PlQys,
har's candidacy appeared td hins|
like the publication Of a boastftslI
newspaper man who claimed that
his paper went everywhere When
asked to designate some places
where it went he replied: Why
it goes to South America, Europe,
Asia. Africa, al 1.-THE Islands. and iii;
is all ! can do to keep it from going
to - OF course no one ISL
mean enough to claim that this is
literally true of Mr.. Ployl,ar's can
dldacy, but he being newspaper.
man it is necessary that they tell
something on him. Laying all
jokes aside, Mr.. Ployhar is devel
oping some strength, and some Of
his friends think he should be
chosen as "a representative OF the
progressive faction, while others
say Ployhar is too radical, and that
a milder, tempered man is desired.
Col. Frame is quite sangulne OF
success. and while he has some
thing up his sleeve which gives
him confidence, yet he is not say
ing anything for publication.
Favor Open Caucus.
The question of caucus is being
discussed to some extent, but it is
not thought that there will be any
held until Monday night A NUM-
Der of the members have been felt
out on the subject Of open or clos
ed CAUCUS, and the concensus of
opinion seems to be in favor of the
open plan. The boys feel that
they want the caucus to be above
board and fair, and inasmuch as
all the members from over the
state will not arrive till Monday it
would not be satisfactory to hold
the caucus before that time.
Thompson Is Optimistic,
Hon. A. NJ. Thompson, of the
Magic City, when asked this morn
ing as to his view Of the situation,
said:
my candidacy for the speaker
ship looks better than ever. have
practically the unanimous support
Of the northwestern part Of the
state. and have several districts
pledged in other parts of the state.
[ am i'll favor Of a straight repub
lican caucus and hope to see har-
mony prevail: ] believe it import
ant for the success Of the Thr-
teenth Legislative Assembly that
there shall be 10 discord resulting
from the organization Of the house.
If defeated | will support the win
ming candidate, and may the best
man win.
Mr.. Thompson says he isn't one
bit scared; that he is sitting tight
and watching things come his way.
Mr.. Thompson has some very
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