St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-03
st. Paul's Delegation Com
pletes Examination Of
Census Schedules.
o-Morrow the Whole Case
Will Be Laid Before Sec
retary Noble.
Supt. Porter's Subordinates
Discover That They Have
Been MiSled.
The City's Honor Untarnished
But It's Population Will
Be Recounted.
Special to the Globe.

Be Recounted.
Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 2.-With
consciousness of duty we'll performed
the delegation from st. Paul rested
their weary heads upon Arlington hotel
pillows tonight to sleep the sleep of
the just. Their coming was unpro-
pitious and their welcome chilly one.
Secretary Noble plainly told them in
diplomatic language that he was preju-
diced against them, but that he was
willing to hear argument. Neverthe-
less. he straightway commenced to
hamper them with predetermined opin-
ions, and gave them to understand that
he intended to sustain Supt. Porter in
his arraignment of the city wherein he
tainted the Northwestern metropolis,
with the assertion that her census
was fulls of frauds as glaring as
those which disgraced Minneapolis.
No full need of praise has yet been
given in public print to Senator Davi s
for his manly and determined stand in
the matter. Capt. Castle and Mr.. Dris-
coll looked as though they were ready
to give up the fight, and ex-senator Nc
MILAN seemed to consider the case
hopeless, but Senator Davis insisted
that the delegation should examine the
records for themselves, and it was ow-
ing to his determination of character
at the critical moment that Secretary
Noble yielded, although he said at the
time that it was we'll nigh impossible
for anything to be adduced which would
induce him
To Change His R uI ing
or his opinion. AS soon, however, as
the delegation was given quarters in
the eighth story Of the Inter Ocean
building. where all the schedules. the
maps and the atlas were arranged, they
went to work. 1t was an exceedingly
fortunate circumstance that the atvance
sheets Of the new st. Paul city directory
were, available. That work has proved
invaluable as corroborative of the work
Of the ennmerators. Supervisor Smith
has worked like beaver since Thurs
day morning. He made manly pres
entation of his case before the secre-
tary, and as soon as access was given
him to the schedules and other papers
he rooted himself to chair and bended
all of his energies to the work before
him. Mr. Smith was ably seconded by
the entire delegation, and his work
has been a revelation to the Off
cials of the census Office here.
They were all as babies in his hands.
and he speedily demonstrated so much
superior knowledge of census affairs. as
we'll as the details of the census of st.
Paul, that they who were ready to carp
most forward in praising him. am in
formed that the Journal this afternoon
stated that fully one-half of the alleged
padding will he explained by the work
of Mr.. Smith here. That paper might
have gone farther and said that fully
twO-thirds of the alleged discrepancies
were explained by the record before the
sun had settled down upon Arlington
heights. Mr.. Chittendon, in charge of
the division where the alleged frauds
were developed said: II am of the
opinion that Mr.. Smith Is right In say
Has Been Honestly Taken.
I do not believe that there have been
any intentional errors, and the padding
has been at last wholly explained away.
know of no city where the work has
been done more honestly. except In one
district. 1t is apparent that in one dis
trict things have not been done right,
but that reflects no diScredit upon the
of hnr
ration. 1t does reflect upon the individ-
ual in charge of that district, and he
will probably feel in the near future
how heavy hand the government lays
upon the wrOngdoeIs." Capt. Castle
says: 1--WE have fought good fight.
We have pretty we'll kept our faith with
our people and with the government,
and we are feeling pretty good tonight,
l thank you." Mr.. Driscoll is wearing
a smile wide enough to reach around
and button in the back. Senator Davis,
the hardest man on earth to get an in
terview from, consents to talk to the ex-
tent of saying! II told you So" Mr..
Gannett, the man who misled Supt.
Porter, is blue all over. and
looks as though he was suffer
ing with a newly incubated
idea, and is in the laudable act of hedg-
ing. He is cudgeling his brain day and
night trying to prepare letter acknow-
Injustice, and as has Mr.. Porter, and
caioled the secretary into issuing an
order which disgraced himself as well
as st. Paul, and at the same time to save
himself from the disgrace of all open
acknowledgment of his wrong doing.
Learning wisdom from Ancient Dog
berry, he would
Appear to Better Advantage
if, like that Shakesperian statesman, he
would frankly say, ''Let me be writ
down an ass" The delegation have
practically finished their work, and ex-
pect to submit the result of their labor
to Secretary Noble and Supt. Porter on
Monday morning. Mr.. Smith has been
debating to stenographer all day long,
and the report of the delegation as pre-
pared by him will be presented to the
secretary in typewriter form,
so that the entire matter will
sun. There is not shadow of doubt
that the secretary will admit that he
has been in error and that Porter will
make the same concession. Neyerthe-
less the recount will go on, but that
fact will not discredit the integrity and
honor Of the city. There are clear cases
of error in several precincts, all of
which will be avoided in the recount.
and the one district which appears to be
ba,.ly tainted will be properly enumer-
ated also. The result will be entirely
satisfactory to all good citizens of st.
Paul, although it will be decidedly un-
satisfactory to the clique of Minneapo-
lis politicians who have undoubtedly
been engaged in trying to paint st.
Paul black in order to whiten their own
smutted countenances. The St. Paul
delegation should be received with