St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-06
The Ke-Enumepation Will Be-
gin Probably Some Day
Next Week.
Snecial to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The most re-
markable thing about the hearing on
the st. Paul census matter before Sec
retary Noble this morning was the de-
yelopment of the animus of both the
secretary and Supt. Porter toward Su-
pervisor Smith. Secretary Noble prac-
tically told the young man that he had
neglected his duty, and that he had per-
mitted fraudulent schedules to pass
with his approval. The specious plea
that he was unable to examine all the
schedules without additional assistance
will not count. Supt. Porter does not
examine the schedules, but has
SO organized his force that every man in
his office considers it to be his duty to
be fair and honest. Unless there is
carelessness and laxity in the organizing
head there will be carelesSnesS, perhaps
criminal carelessness. on the part of the
body of the working force. There is no
doubt in the minds of Secretary Noble
and Supt. Porter that Supervisor Smith
Instructed his enumerators to bring in
all the names they could possibly
find with any show of legality. 1t is
charitable to presume that he went no
further in the matter, but that was far
enough in the wrong direction. Super
visor Smith was extremely nervous and
manifeStly dazed by the pointed ques-
tions put to him by the secretary con-
rerning his efficient work on the city
directory and his inefficient work on
the census. He was unable to reply,
although the secretary gave him ample
time to do so. An eX parte thing oc-
CURED today which should be men
toned. 1t is we'll known fact that the
Pioneer Press gave the whole case away
last Thursday morning. Well, nothing
was said about that to-day. The edi-
torial in the GLOBE scoring Smith for
his enumeration of the Globe building
was quoted literally. Inasmuch as Mr..
Driscoll is chairman of the delegation
here, he
Might BE Able to Explain
this matter if he were so inclined. Capt.
Castle did not help the delegation when
he made his sweeping allegation that all
newspaper reports were sensational and
based upon miSinformation. He should
have borne in mind that Supt. Porter is
first, last and all the time a newspaper
man, will be newspaper man long
after this census is completed, and is a
lover of his profession. He takes pride
in getting actual facts concerning the
census of every city just. as a frSt-
class reporter takes pride in his daily
ascertainment of facts. Moreover, Sec
retary Noble is an old Iowa newspaper
man. having earned bread and butter in
that way before he acquired enough
knowledge of law to keep the wolf from
the door. Capt. Castle, more than any
other man on the delegation, ought to
have known better than to nave made
such bad break. Mr.. Cochran made a
strong argument against general re-
count, and seemed to have presented an
unanswerable case when he finished, but
Supt Porter had not recited half the facts
printed elsewhere in this mornings
GLOBE before Mr.. Cochran's case had
gone glimmering. The members OF
the delegation have done their duty
They deserve credit for their work, and
should 90 home to the b0SOmS of theil
families and friends. 1t is useless tC
remain here and agitate the subject any
further. The secretary Will order the
recount to proceed. He cannot do any
thing else. He does not contemplate
any other course. The census of st
Paul is incorrect. The admission OIL
the part of the delegation that nine dis
tricts are rotten is in itself sufficient tt
warrant recount of the entire city
Everybody here can see it. Nothing /:
to be gained by further delay. Th'
city is etfectually
Declared Free From Tafnt
of fraud, and that is glory enough unde
the circumstances. The st. Paul dele
cation was tardy in putting in an ap
pearance at the depaI Ement Of the i'll
terior this morning. Ten O'clock wa