Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-24
THE NEW sURVEEoR GENERAL.
interviews with the Incoming and Out
going OfficialS.

Interviews with the Incoming and Out
going Officials.
The news of the appointment of DR.. Stew
art as surveyor general of Minnesota was the
current topic of conversation on Saturday
The GLOBE reporters took up the trail and
first called upon Gen. James 81. Baker, the
present incumbent. Without any formalities
the scribe opened the ball by saying: ne Ne
'How does this matter of DR.. Stewards
appointment strike you, General?'' --, -...~
"With surprise, confess. It was wholly
unexpected by me; his appointment or that
of any one to theotice,I now hold.''
"What influences do you attribute your re-
moval tor ...,. ..
"My term of service expired on the 10Th
inst, but felt assured I'd be reappointed.
I presume DR.. Stewards appointment is
solely due to the friendly and close personal
relations existing between him and Secretary
Schurz." iflti iaiT IA .##
"You felt assured of your appointme Mt,
why?" ....rta". RE- =, 7.,"-'~'s' FL =
"Under the civil service rules, if they we're
to be enforced, I felt myself entitled to the
appointment. felt assured of retaining my
office. My record was clean, and had been
particularly spoken of by my superior, j. A..
Williamson, as faithful and superior officer.
In addition I had the support of the whole
Minnesota delegation. Further, my reten-
ton was personally urged by Senator Win
dom. Under the circumstances, Il felt conf
dent of my reappointment. These recon-
meudations we're endorsed by the Governor
and all the State officials, and were concur
red in by Commissioner Williamson. -
The general began to toy with Bill Kings
paper, and the reporter called his attention
an editorial therein where 1T was intimated
that "dry leavessrattled among the pine
land thieves, thS evergreens mourned
and there were many cross cuts in the
conical sections Of the pineries, etc. ',
81 WISH" said General Baker "to
make myself particularly clear about this
question of "a pine laid ring Since I have
been in Office any speculation in pine
lands has been severed from Office. We have
only done the survey work. This office has
nothing to do with the sale of land. And
the twaddle here (poin,ing to the Dispatch
about the Mile Laos lands, etc., is the
merest bosh. As to Joe's (Wheelock) edi-
torial, he can't mean that have interested
myself in the pine land business, because ]
| couldn't have done 80 had I wished it. MOI
can DR.. Stewart do 50, the whole business
| being consigned in this district to the
special charge of Judge Jones and Col
Protois." - l.. s.s,.; },,,E,..g., agl.f.',.
A little further talk, informal in its nature
followed, during which this information was
| impaired =: There are SO, ABS, $40 acres OF
government land in Minnesota, Of which
80, $3.50, 1913 have been surveyed, leaving owe,
! 13,000,000 to be finished up by DR.. Stewart OF
| his successors. ----14.-
| - =. WHAT DIR. sTEwART SAID.
DIR. Stewart was the subject of many con
gratulations and the GLoBE man had to in
terrupt them to launch the following:
~ swell, doctor, what have you to say abou
all this hubub on the Surveyor general bust
| ness?" ~ .+'..i2. 70 Sss'Ff'E.g50 z .el2.fI
81 didn't know there was any special hub
bub Oil the subject. / understand some O
the so-called pine land ring do not like m,
appointment, but know nothing defnit,
about it, g,.s,~dr rse sSta~.i. : "a '1.'s'.'
.''What is the reason for their oppositions,
| Snow you are asking too much I dom
think it would be proper for me-. under tn,
circumstances, to 60 into ageneral discussio,
of this matter, and must ask to be excused
/ e"Do You expect there will be any opposi
ton to your confirmation ?'s'st2 aid:
81 have no reason TO suppose there will b
any: Senators Mcmillan and Wlndem ar
both friendly to me, and even if urged b.