St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-20
Again the City Attorney
Makes a "Rampse" in Le-
~~-s u
gal Interpretation.
Aliens Must Be Here Three
Years Before Getting
First Papers.
Germans Make Arrangements
to Join in the COIumbi-
an Celebration.
Heavy Registration Figures
Suicide at the Soldiers
Home.

The Republican city attorney of the
city of Minneapolis is making record
as an Ingenious inventor of obstacles to
registration. Last year he distinguished
himself by a wholly unfair interpreta-
ton of the registration laws on The
point of certificates of removal, an III
depreciation which his own party man.
ayers compelled him to modify. This
year he comes to the front with a dec
laratlon that no man can take ont his
hrst naturalization papers and vote until
he has been in the country three years.
A good many naturalization papers
have already been issued to men who
have been here less than three years.
and some have registered under those
papers. City Attorney Russell says the
papers so issued were issued contrary
10 the laws of the United States.
Mr.. Russell visited the office of the
clerk of courts yesterday and declared
himself on this point. He said the dep
uties had been issuing papers illegally.
Mr.. Russell says:
I'm the federal courts the clerks COM
pei the applicant TO make the statement
in open court that he has been resi-
dene of the United States for three
years before the papers are issued.
Any deputy having privilege to issue
naturalization papers is working under
the authority of aiii has delegated to
him the power OF the federal court. and
should strictly adhere 10 lie practice.
This has made great deal # Confusion
at the registration offices, and INST he
arranged IN some way"
The men in the clerk of courts office
say it has always been the custom in
hennepin county to issue first papers
OF demand as soon as a man is ready
t. make declaration of his intention to
become. a citizen. They see no reason
to change the practice now. Clerk Tir-
rell has been looking the matter up.
He says he can find no authority to sup
port MIR. Russell's position. He insists
papers on demand. He refers to
section 2165 of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States as the
only one he can find bearing on
the point, and that only states that an
applicant shall have allowed two full
years to pass since making his declara-
ton before full citizenship papers can
be issued. He has therefore given or
derS that papers be issued as heretofore,
even if an applicant should have been
in this country but five minutes.
MIR. Russell says he is right according
to the practice of the federal courts.
He thinks the state courts should live
UP 10 the practice of the federal courts.
1t may be necessary to carry this
question into the courts to settle it be-
fore the registration period has passed.
Some OF the judges of the district court
say Clerk Terrill is right; others admit
that they have not looked up the law.
1t is no wonder that the village of EX-
celslor has acquired an uDenviable rep
utation, as the following will show:
Tuesday evening the Democrats held
large and enthusiastic meeting at the
town hall. The presence of a large
number of ladies did not deter a number
of Republicans from disturbing the
meeting by irrelevant interruptions and
boiSterouS conduct. Mayor Minor has
been criticised for allowing them to
make themselves so obnoxious. 1t was
evident that the Republicans had come
to break up the meeting. One of them
was a federal officeholder; another an
eX-poStOffice clerk; another a hitherto
respected Republican; another a man
of Peoples party affiliations vino is seek
ing to worm himself back into the Re-
publican party. These men all claim to
be repreS alive citizens of Excelsior
Chairman Baker, of the state central
committee, writes the local campaign
committee that Hon. Daniel W. LAWYER
will be ready to speak to Minneapolis
people Oct. %. 20 and 2S. He will cover
the city. All who may have an oppOr-
tunIty to hear him cannot afford to let
IL pass. These dates have been arranged
In addition 10 the appearance of Mr..
Lawler at the Mills meeting in the Ey-
position building Saturday evening.
A meeting will be held at Democratic
headquarters this evening to make final
arrangements for the big parade Satur-
day evening. Every club in the city
should have representative present.
The Republican candidate for alder
man Ill the Thirteenth ward, Albert Cur
rler.is setting up the cry that Alderman
Farnsworth has entered combine with
BenSch, the Democratic nominee, to
defeat Currier. FoundationlesS, of
course. The trouble with Currier is
that the people of the Thirteenth ward
are tired OF Uelug represented by the
sort of a man the Republicans have
been electing out there.
The local Prohibitionists are 10 have
lhelr Indignation meeting next Wednes-
day evening at Century hall. Rev. f.
y. Holman. Rev. w. W. Satterlee ana
Prof. Cation will speak. The ''drys'' at
that time will let the people of this CITY
know what they think of the refusal of
the council 10 give them fair Share of
the election judges.
The Prohlbitionists yesterday re-
celved the resignation Of their candi-
GATE 1or Judge OF probate, w. S. Cilly,
in favor or the Peoples party candidate
Judge A. L. Lane. The Prohibitjon
committee has not yet put Lane on the
dry ticket and may refuse to do so.
THE LOYAL GERMANS.
They Will Observe Columbian Day