St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-20
And Then Again the Land
Office May Go to Bart
lett Tripp.
Lloyd w. Bowers Has a Fair
Chance to Be Solicitor
General.
George N. Baxter Magnani-
mously Gets Off the Track
Altogether.
Minor Officers Of the Senate
to Be Named in Caucus
on Tuesday.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-When the
senate meets tomorrow, the president
will send in the names of men he has
selected for a number of important
places, next in Importance to the cabl-
net. The most important of these
places to the Northwest is the commits
Sionship of the general land office, and
the impression is that it will be be-
slowed either upon Judge Bartlett
Tripp, of South Dakota, or Hon. John
ID. Benton, of the neighboring state to
the north. Either of these men will be
very satisfactory to Minnesota because
both understand the questions they
would be called upon to solve in case OF
their selection. Col. Benton is best
known in Minnesota, and has been the
choice of the members of the party from
that state who have been in the city.
"Parson" Mckinney, whose term as
member of the lower house from New
Hampshire has just expired, ,!would like
to be made commissioner of pensions,
and feels that he would cut down the
fraudulent lists with expeditions; but he
has small hopes of securing the plum,
for the reason that the president had
made up his mind that he wants law
yer for this place. This shuts out Nc
Kinney, who is preacher, and helps
the chances of ex-CongressmanWheeler,
Of Michigan. This rule also bars out
Gen. r. w. johnson, of st. Paul, who
has been strongly pushed for the place
by friends in both the East and West.
Lloyd w. Bowers, of WinOna, may
get the office Of solicitor general. The
president and the attorney general are
both favorable to him, and would not
hesitate moment were he five years
older. 1t has been known for some
time that Hon. George N. Baxter, of
Faribanlt, was being pushed by friends
for this same position, and has been
recommended very strongly. He is
friend of Mr.. Bowers, however, and re-
fused to file his papers if there was any
probability of Bowers appointment.
When Hon. Dan w. Lawler came to
Washington last week, Mr.. Baxter gave
him his application and Endorsements,
and told him to file them only in the
event that Bowers had no show. After
looking over the field Saturday,
Mr.. Lawler telegraphed that there
was likelihood of the ap-
pointment of the Winona man.
This was enough for the Faribault at
torney, and he promptly wired back
that he was no longer candidate. This
action on the part of Mr.. Baxter has
won him many friends among the Min
nesota men, and 1t is considered very
magnanimouS act, for the reason that
he was, perhaps, the most strongly rec
ommended man in the state.
The Democratic senators will meet in
caucus on Tuesday and decide upon
candidates for secretary and sergeant
alarms. There is no doubt that a COM
plete reorganization will be made before
the adjournment, whether the Republic
an senators show fight or not. Ex-Con-
gresham Cox, of North Carolina, will
be nominated for secretary, and either
Col. j. }. S. Hasseler, of South Dakota,
VI OOI. IL. U' DIlSuG, VI luuIdUd, lOT ScI-
geant-at-arms. Cox and Bright were
supposed to be on the slate, but Col.
Hasseler has been making a winning
fight all along the line, and is confident
of success.
A draft for 1913 has arrived at the
state department from the government
of San Salvador to be paid to Maj. Ii. r.
Myers, of Huron, in consideration of
his claim for damages against that
country.
Maj. Picker will call at the interior
department tomorrow and try to get the
secretary to issue an order for the COM
mencement of the work of mo wing the
Lower Brule agency to the reservation
near Crow Creek, and also to begin on
the construction of artesian wells at
Pine Ridge and Rosebud. 1t has been
enormously stated that an appropria-
tiOn was made for sinking a we'll at
Crow Creek. According to the Indian
appropriation bill, the money is to be
used in sinking a we'll at Standing
Rock, s. d. 1t was clearly the lnten-
ton to appropriate for Standing Rock,
N. d. Whether any official notice will
be taken of this clerical error is SUBJ
ject now agitating interested parties.