St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-21
More LiYeliness Emanating
From the State Worlds
Fair Commission.
Masons Gathering for Grand
Assemblies Of the Two
Important Bodies.
Scandinavian Singers Take a
Day of Pleasure at Lake
MinnetOnka.
Fire in a Nicollet Avenue Hat
StoPe--Gale & Walk
eP'S Market.

In an evening paper yesterday c.
Nee. Reeve denied the story that he
had pledged himself 10 vote for c. w.
Field for superintendent of the Mime
sofa Worlds Fair exhibit. He took oc-
casion to say that the account of the
fight published in the GLOBE was 'badly
jumbled." The only tumble" was in
the substitution of Robinson" for Har-
Tison as one of the commissioners. In
his denial of the story he went so far
as TO say that Field was never in the
fight: that the commission was unani-
nous Tor Hunt; that Fields name was
never presented, etc. Last evening Mr..
Field requested permission 10 reply TO
Mr. Reeve. He said:
la Due and NonfOrt were not present.
The only commissioners there were Ward,
EuTlOng. Reeve and LSnphere. Lanphere
was pledged 10 Hunt. l never went 10 him.
and MOnfOrt was in New York, and had said
ne would not be present Wand told me that
he would vote with Reeve. and Furlong told
NE that he would vote for me. Reeve told
". II. Lynn trluay morning IN the capitol
building in 81. Paul that he would vote for
ne. That gave me three votes 10 Hunt s one.
On the morning Of June 10, IN his ONCE,
Reeve tod me That neither The governor nor
the bill creating the commission, and that ne
I was secretary Of The commission and should
know what be was talking about. l TOOK his
word for il. and never asked Harrison for MS
vote, although tined TO get The governor 5
influence. Now as 10 Reeve saying that my
name was not considered; On Friday after
noon. after the election. Reeve told me that
I v ard and FuTlOng had stood by me. he tolc
me further that he said 10 the commission
that he objected 10 Hunts confirmation be
q 70
You VIII nOuce mat Reeve says nothing
about misleading me by telling me that GOV.
Merriam and Harrison had no otes.
So far il is a question of veracity be-
tween Mr.. Field and Mr.. Reeve.
L. B. Walker was asked about this ap-
pOintment and his connection with what
occurred before the meeting last Fri
day. He said he, with Col. McCrOry
and Mai. Winston. were appointed 4
committee to 20 before the commission
in Mr. Fields interest. He declined TO
say that be had ever received a district
promise from Mr.. Reeve, but did say
this:
i do not care to become involved in any
fight. but l viii say that I certainly under
stood thar Mr. Fields name was 10 be pre-
sented- and That he was 10 get the votes OF
several Of the commissioners.
: Col. McCrOry cOrrObOrateS Mr.. Walker
di4Q duAS.
But when We come 10 look the ground
over after the selection had been made, We
found that We were beaten before the race
began. for Mr. Hunt had already been de-
cided upon as The man Had we known
about the matter q month sooner. Mr.. Field
could have had The place as he should have
had. Tor he j the best man who could have
been selected. We were quite certsin that h.
would be elected. for we understood that
neither Gov. Merriam or Commissioner Har-
rison had a vote. The latter being q member
Of the Jnited States commission and not q
member Of The Stale commission"
Mr.. Field adds:
Col. McGrory told ne Sunday night to go
home and 20 TO bed-that I was surely elect
ed. Is Reeve had promised 10 vote Tor me. I
think the statements from Mr.. Walker and
Mr.. McCrOry show that l had been given 10
understand that I was The man. instead Of
not being IN Il. " as Mr. Reeve says.