Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-18
Members Of p!|'llfly From Al
Over N0lthllyest Attend
niaot Banquet
John Burke, Chief Speaker,
IsCoy Absat Sielnstalship
Nomination
Political Consultations, Both
Public Nj and lPI|iVate Ale
Numerous
Believed 1h,tlsII / ! i State Slate.
WIN Be Arranged
l0j1y

Minot, Feb. 17.-Five hundred DEM
ocrats from all parts Of North Dakota
and the northwest we're seated at a
big banquet in the sMinot armory last
night, representing the strength OF
the state organization.
1T was without doubt the greatest
aggregation Of politicians ever seen in
tMinot and equalled anything ever
held in the entire state.
John Burke, United States treasur-
er, and former governor of North
Dakota. as the guest of honor, spoke
following the banquet ina short adj
dress in which he. glowingly discuss.
ed the future of the party but hardly
limited at anything pertaining to his
personal desires, particularly regard
ing his possible candidacy as United
States senator. &la :.y .--
Hon. w. f. Purcell. Wahpeton, pre-.
sided as toast master, calling on f.
II. Stenvick, Minot chair OF the exc
cutive committee, in charge of the
big pow WOW. Stenvick used as sub
ject "For Minot and the democracy
of Ward county @#
He was followed by several prom.
inent North Dakota democrats who;
at the request OF the toastmaster,
spoke briefly regarding the political
conditions In. the part >of the state
from which they came. a.-y
Tracy r. Bangs, of Grand Forks,
John Bruegger, democratic nominal
committeeman and Frederick B.
Lynch, democratic national committee
man from Minnesota, followed res.
pecttively as speakers, and the even
ing concluded with the address of
Burke, who briefly outlined affairs
in national politics and treated slight.
ly on the state democracy.
The visitors began arriving in the
city late Monday, and every train
added its quota" of guests until all
the hotels were filled to overfloWing
and dozens of conferences both pub
lie and private. were in session
throughout Tuesday and following
the banquet last night.
A big mass meeting will be held
today in the opera house, at which
q tentative caucus may be made OF
the wishes of the party regarding
party endorsement of certain candi.
dates. .... H..
In case John Burke makes public
his political aspirations for the next
election it is expected that some
concerted action will be taken by the
assembled democrats, toward his
general endorsement. "
With so many of the most promin-
ent democrats in the senate and
northwest present, those in touch
with conditions claim that the two
lays session will not conclude with.
9ut some definite action being taken
the coming political fight.
As the rally ends tonight 1t is felt
hat Whatever action is made pub
icly will take place at the conclave
his afternoon. 3- |
Among the prominent democrats
present at the meeting besides those
already mentioned, some of whom
spoke, we're: Joe Kelly, Col. Bloom,
DEVILS Lake; George Duis, J. Nelson
Kelly, Col. B. F. Brockoff, John Val
ally. Mayor Murphy, all of Grand
forks; f. +. Cole, Gen. Hildreth, V.
T. Lowell and D. Macarthur, of Fargo;
). Lamb Michigan City; s. J. Rad
lift, .Larimore: J. A. Bjornson, La
Noure; J. E.. Murphy, Bismarck; S.
!. Doyle, Darlington; r. Long, Dray-
ON; F.. w. Went, Barton.
One Of the features OF the banquet
was the practically unanimous en-
Of suffrage, following
speeches by Mrs. Judge Amidon and
Mrs. E. NJ. Darrow, of Fargo.
Everyone rose in response to the
,hairman's request for those in fa'
,or to do so.