St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-03
ALMOST A LIE PASSED
Over a Charge of a Publishers
Combine in Printing Board
Proceedings.
Commissioner Hanna and Editor
Perkins Exchange Com
pliments.

The committee on printing of the
county commissioners had quite an
animated and decidedly warm and in
teresting session last evening on the
question of awarding the printing of
the proceedings of the board. AS is
known, bids are in from nearly every
weekly paper published in the county,
as well as the two evening dailieS OF the
city. Representatives were present from
all these papers, and Mr.. Paradis, of
the Midway News, appeared as their
spokesman, although he had no bid in,
and stated that he came there as pub
Usher to ascertain whether the commit
tee intended to discriminate against
weekly papers. The county attorne y
was called in, and read the law, which
said that the committee could publish
proceedings in either daily or weekly
paper, or both. and read the sec
ton which speaks of general cir
culation and the best informa-
ton OF the taxpayer. Mr.. Paradis
made a lengthy argument defending
his position on points OF law and equity,
and the committee agreed with him as
to the former, but not as to the latter.
The Lake Breeze was excluded on the
ground that the law reads at the county
seat, aud that paper is published at
White Bear, which m outside the city.
After long discussion and considerable
banteriug with the committee, Commits
sioner Hanna stated that lie had been
informed by one of the publishers of a
weekly paper that there was pool pro-
posed by them to bid for the printing.
Mr.. Paradis warmly stated that so far
as he was concerned or knew there was
no pool, and any one vino so stated was
certainly misinfOrmed. Mr.. Hanna
stated that he did not refer to him. as he
had no bid in, but that he had been so
informed by publisher who had. Sew
eral of the publishers present rose in
turn, and each denied the existence
or contemplation of any pool. and
one West side printer stated
that any one who did say so
was uttering a falsehood. But Mr..
Hanna still stuck to his statement, and
later in the meeting Mr. Perkins, of
White Bear, rose and asked if he was
the publisher referred to. MIR. Hanna
said he was, and called his attention to
the evening he came to his house and
told him so while standing on his front
porch. Mr.. Perkins said he thought the
commissioner was mistaken, and that he
had told him that all the papers would
have bid in.
Ibid you not tell me that the weekly
publishers were to form all organIZa-
tion?" asked Mr.. Hanna.
Eyes, l did, but you misunderstood
me that it was for such purpose, l
think"
Il do not think anything about it. 1
know it," said Mr.. Hanna, and the
episode closed in favor of Commissioner
Hanna.
During the course of the meeting
County Attorney Butler gave decision
of interest in the fact that the contract
OF the Daily News expired on March 20,
and that they were no longer entitled to
do the printing after that date. Some
other minor matters with regard to
county printing were talked over, and
the committee adjourned IT'LL Thursday
morning, when they will make report
with regard to the publication of the
official proceedings,