The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22

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crat, which nobody can deny. Like
wise he is a retrogressive democrat,
which denies successful contradiction.
Wherefore John Burke is an all-arOund
handy man who takes what is com
ing 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 tho United
States. is the subject. Mr.. Blythe fig
ureS out his progression and r~etrogres-
sion this way:
Progressed From Judeeship.
John Burke progressed from a coun-
ty judgeship in North Dakota to tho
state assembly, to the state senate,
to the Observation-Disclosures a word
that has plain governors macerated
to a muculent mush-to the guberna-
torial chair. SO far, so good.
John Burke retrogressed from a
candidacy for the nomination for vice
president to a candidacy for the job
of treasurer Of the United States. He
secured the latter. That, mayhap,
was the rcason for tho retrogreSsiOn
You never can tell! But whether or
no, If you will take q new 500 bilI-a
new one-from you we'll 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"
IF you haven't seen a 81 bill with
John Burke's name. you may have seen
his picture, the author suggests, in tho
group of western governors who in
Vaded the east a couple of years ago
in a special train.
The tall man with the fur over
coat and the plug hat, standing 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
Have Car Open.
To be sure, John had his picture
taken, Va 1855 times; but he was able
to restrain himself on several occasions
when a man with a camera appeared
Next time the western governors come
east it is Mr.. Hills plans to have the
entire end of the g a car open SO they
can get easily to the platform to have
themselves photographed. AS it was
} several of the governors were severely
bruised in the rushes to get through
the narrow door in time to pose.
There we're moments on this trir
when John Burke spoke a few words
J for North Dakota-monents. OF course
that was Il revolutionary proceeding. l
requires but superficial consideration
l to make it apparent that the main OBJ,
J Ject of q visit Of western governor!
t to the east is not to advertise theil
states, but to advertise the governors
/ The states are permanent institutions
| and governors are transitory; but nov
/ and hen John forgot himself ant
, spoke of North Dakota. Governor Nor
ris referred to Montana also. TIL,
. other governors looked at then
askance., odd fish. certainly!
Along about that tilno, however
the movement, to nominate John Burk
e for president on the democratic tickle
i took form. It was neat, compac
movement, rather local in extent. I
did not ramify much. Indeed, Their
was no difficulty in combining the vile
y tuInultuouS Outburst for John Burk
t for president to the state Of Mort
Dakota; out there is this much to b
. said: Differing from other persons TO
s whom there were movements, job
e Burke's movement had delegates Of it
own He, at least, secured the suppoI
. of his own state. The ten delegates t
q Baltimore from North Dakota were il
it structed for John Burke in due cours
Of time"
. Helped Name Wilson.
" The writer hen tells how the tie
q Burke delegates helped nominate Wi
son and how, after Burke had accu
mulated 386R votes for vice p~residen
hts friends made it unanimous for Ma,
shall and also made it unanimous fl
John Burke for q. good job"
1.-THE treasurer of the United State
gets $4,000 a year and has a nice time
I, he adds. life Is custodian of all O,
funds, but " sees any of them III
>, less he takes q visiting friend into IL
' vaults and takes a peek at the piles
Re money. He is the keeper Of million
ID and cannot spend d nickel Of it. A
:, he has to do Is to custode, and Il
other capable persons about the pla4
1t attend to spending it"