St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-21
Capt. Braden's Place Sought
For an Agent OF the
Pine Rings.
The Governorship Will Do
Either Of the Two Scrap
ping Railroads.
S. M. OWENS Nomination
Papers Will Be Filed This
Morning.
Congressman Dunnell Has a
Cold Cineh on a Renom-
nation.

1.-THE railroads are after the governor,
and the pine land rings the auditor"
remarked gentleman at the Merchants
yesterday in discussing the coming Re-
publican state convention, land [ am
pretty we'll convinced that the real rea-
son for Knute Nelson and the Great
Northern railway springing into the
gubernatorial race when they did was
not with the idea of securing the NOM
ination for Knute. but rather to make
show of strength and force the govern
Or's friends to allow them to dictate the
nominee for state auditor. President
j. j. Hill, of the Great Northern, Knute
Nelson and Congressman COmstock are
in some big timber deals in Northern
Minnesota, and it is of more Importance
for them to have a pliable man in the
office of state auditor than it is to secure
the gOvernorship."
"What are your reasons for thinking
SOP" asked the reporter.
"Well, to commence with" he con-
tinued, ''it is pretty we'll known that
the present auditor, Capt. Braden, is
going into the employ of the Great
Northern at good salary. This posi-
ton was offered him, it is limited, for
two purposes-the first being to Sc
cure valuable man for the company,
and, second, to get him (Braden) of the
auditors office. just whom this COM
bination is backing for the nomination
/ don't care to say. but there is no
doubt that there will be very strong
fight for this nomination in the COIL
vention."
To the people of Minnesota the office
ae - Orfo nf
other in the state government. In adj
dition to the duties that usually fall to
the responsible Office of state auditor, in
Minnesota this officer is made eX-offieio
commissioner of the state land Office,
and dispo5es of the timber Oh state
lands, leases iron mines, and, finally.
disposeS of the lands. A careless, inef-
ficient. or corrupt man in this Office
could plumber the people of Minnesota
to the tune of more than million dol
lars a year for the next ten years. This
may seem an eXtrayaeant statement.
but it is far from it. The north third
of this state is now being tapped by the
Duluth Il Winnipeg and other rail-
roads. and mines of wealth are
being made accessible, richer
than the far-famed mines of
precious metals to be found
thousand miles further west. Billions
of feet of valuable timber and an mex
haustible supply of the finest iron ore
belong to the people of Minnesota, and
to the auditor of the state is given the
duty of guarding and disposing of these
treasures. The people of Minnesota
will be very likely to exercise consider
able freedom of selection when it comes
to voting for the men nominated for
this Office by the different political
parties.
The people of Minnesota want no
creature of the pine rings in the office
of auditor of this state.
A gentleman signing himself '.Low
Tariff Republican" writes the follow
ing from Duluth: 81 wish to suggest a
few names for Tariff Reform Demo
cratic state ticket Daniel Buck for
governor; John Ludwig, lieutenant gov
ernor; Ed Durant ard Judge Thomas
Wilson for congress. and for the rest of