The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-20
FLOOR LEADER
OF LEAGUE IS
NOT RETURNED
Rep. G.. p. Peterson Stubbed His
Toe Trying to Climb Into
- 81 Gibbons Job
MAY BE SCRAP FOR DESK,
Speakership Offers Alluring Pos.
sibilities to Ambitious Young
NOn-partisans

NOn-partisans
Rep. G. P. Peterson, league floor
leader in the last session, when he, re
presented Towner county, will not be
among those present when the roll is
called January /. Rep Peterson
aspired to a seat in the upper house
and he picked out Senator A. 8. Glib.
bon's job. That veteran solon took
Peterson Of Towner" to a very neat
cleaning, altho the whole strength OF
the league was lined up behind the
legislator who had served the No.
partyites so we'll in the lower house.
Gibbons is one of the strong, indie
pendent and conservative pillars of
the Senate,and his return to that
body for four years more is sub.
ject Of general rejoicing in official
circles. l-
The defeat OF Senator D. H. Hanlil-
ton In McHenry county was some
thing of a surprise. Altho McHenry
is strong league territory, it is said
that Hamiltons successor is an in
dependent republican. Hamilton was
a democratic hold.over in the last
session, but he voted with the league
and was one of the orators who held
the floor for some time in defense OF
House Bill Al before that measure
was inferred in the senate.
Porter is an Anti.
Porter, who succeeds Mclean as
senator from Cavalier county, is said
to be strong anti-leaguer, instead
Of q league man. as reported origin
ally. Henry Mclean, republican,
was defeated for denomination in
Cavalier county, and the independent
republican support then was switched
to Porter, who is a democrat, elect
ing him by a safe lead over the league
candidate. who ran as republican.
On the other hand, Rep. Storstad,
VINO defeated Senator Rowe for re-
election in the tenth, is reported ito
be a leaguer instead OF an anti as
originally stated. -,
This readjustment would give the
antis one more member in the upper
house than appeared In the original
tabulation, having asserted In 1ts
state organ that it will have 70 to 81
membeds In the house, cut OF a total
of 113, and from 80 to 36 members
of the 40 in the senate.
Sargent county turned down the
league nominees for reelection and
is sending two antis to the house.
Pearce county, altho it defeated Sena'
tor Cronvold, an anti, for reelectlOn 10
tho upper house, is sending two IN,
dependent representatives..
lEare. Mama TIT
The league in the house is likelyto
feel the loss of Anthony Walton OF
Ward and G.. p. Peterson OF Towner,
who are not coming back at all, ana
T.. A. Bowman of Kuhn and Howard
r. Wood of Deering, who 60 10 the
upper house. Rep. Church Is another
power In the league, who takes seat
in the senate, and Representative oi-
son., Storstad,. Noltimier, Weboer,
Ward. Liederbach and Oksendahl, all
veterans OF at least one terms ser
vice in the lower house, will be lost
to the league ranks there, having
been elevated to the senate.
Walter J. Maddox of Mountrall,
Del Patterson of Renville and L. l..
Stair of Bottineau, and three hig
leaguers who will be still in our midst
Any one OF them may succeed How
ard r. Wood as speaker Of the house,
\or the mantle may fall on Rep. Lazier
Of McHenry, or Father ]. Il. Maddox
of Benson, and then there are sucn
likely youngsters as Fay Harding,
(Kunked and Weld Of Wells and Weld
of Emmous. and the most popular
choice Of all probably would be
"Uncle Jim" Harris Of Mercer, but,
because of his independence, tho he
IS a good Lacquer, he is not in the
least likely to land It.. All OF the
others mentioned are leaguers and all
were members: of the last assembly.
Some Who Won't BE.
It is far easier to predict some OF
the men who will NOT be speaker.
Among these may be listed Rep. MIS-
Peterson OF Gwinner and Rep. buri
Carr of Barnes, who served IN tne
last assembly, and Rep" James =:
,.Murtha, democrat, who comes IN as
a new man with q solid anti-league
delegation from Stark county. ham.
sey also sends a solid independent
delegation returning Kelly, a sarcas'
tic. fighting Irish son-of-a-gun VINO
gave the league much uuease'a and IN
nocent ,bystanders much amusement
during the last session. Olsen ana
Nfikkelson are Kelly's running mates
from Ramsey, whose senator, Frank
Hyland of Devils Lake, also anti, IS
hold-over. a