St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-14
DENIED WITH SCORN.
The Duluth Wheat Deal In
vestigation Opens With
Explanations.
Mr.. Geissel Never Said That
Mr.. Sevatson Had Been
Bought.
Gen. Bakers Mineral Syndi-
cate Asks Who's
Afraid %
Solid Values and Steady
Growth Ready for Saint
Paul.

The Duluth wheat-steal Investigating
committee. so called, held meeting
yesterday afternoon in Room 20 at the
capital. All the members were present
Messrs. Geissel chairman, French Sec
retaryl. Caswell, Smith, Sevatson, Bar
rett, Moore and Zelch. Attorney Gen
eral Clapp was on hand to conduct the
examination of the committee, accom-
panied by Assistant Attorney General
Chlds. Attorney c. \. Severance rep
resented the Duluth elevator people.
Among the outsiders in attendance were
Messrs. G.. r. Ripley, superintendent
of the Duluth public elevators; NJ. j.
McGrath, S. A. Stockwell, r. j. Hall,
Gen. Barrett, Eric Olson and j. l.. Har
wick. W. w. Erwin did not appear to
represent the grain growers assoeia-
ton. it being understood that he was
engaged in an important trial up coun-
try. That the best of good feeling does
not prevail among the members of the
committee is evident by the little by
play Yesterday afternoon. When the
committee had been called to order
Chairman GeisSel vacated the chair,
MIR. Smith being temporarily called upon
10 fill it.
Nj. Geissel said he had little matter
to bring before the committee, and pro-
ceeded 10 read from an interview in a
Minneapolis paper with a member of the
committee. In ii Nh GeiSsel was re-
ferred to as having said that Senator
SeyatsOn had been bought up by the
elevator people. This was denied by
Mr. Gessel. He never made any such
statement to any one. 1t was lie out
of the whole cloth. He hoped that Mr..
SeyatsOn would accept the explanation.
Mr.. SeVatsOn was perfectly satisfied
with the explanation. He never be-
leyed that Mr.. Geissei made any such
statement. So far as he personally was
concerned, he never sought an appoint
ment on that committee. He knew
nothing about it until he had returned
home after the adjournment of the leg
iSlature. He knew no elevator men,
and certainly was hot put on the COM
mittee to WhitewaSe the report.
Mr.. Moore, the member who gave the
interview, denied the accuracy of much
that was credited to him by the paper.
lie did say that both Mr.. Geissel and
Mr.. SevatSon were opposed TO the in
veStigation, and he said so because he
was informed they spoke against it in
the senate.
Mr.. Sevatson-We never opposed the
investigation. We simply objected to
so large, and what we deem an unneces-
Sary, appropriation.
Mr., Moore said he was merely speak
ing from information. 1t was true he
said that Senator SevatSOn insulted the
farmers by his motion that they be al
lowed legal representative before the
committee if they paid the expenses.
Mr.. SeVatson = That is wrong. l
merely proposed that anybody who de-
sired TO be legally represented should
have the privilege, providing they paid
the expenses.
Mr.. MoOre-As to what l said about
the attorney general
Attorney General Clapp-Oh. never
mind what was said about me. / never
take any notice of such things.
Mr.. Moore concluded by saying that
what he had said he honestly believed,
and was prepared TO stand by it.
Mr.. Smith asked it any of the other
members desired to speak.
There was no answer, and Mr.. Smith
left the chair. Mr.. Geissel resumed his
seat, saying that he was not prepared to
make any motion.
The ordinary business of the commit
tee was called. Attorney General Clapp
said he had not had an opportunity to
interview any of the witnesses called,
and upon his suggestion the committee
adjourned until this morning. Prior to
doing SO, it was decided that the COM
mittee viii visit Duluth Monday and
Tuesday TO take part of the evidence.