St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-12

capitol. Judge McCaffersy and Capt.
Thornton are we'll known throughout
the state, and in making up the new COM
mittee there will doubtless be desire
to retain them in the ranks of party
directors.
An evening paper Friday night re-
ferred to Senator Leavitt, of Meekcr
county, as one being prominently
talked of for state auditor on the
Democratic ticket" and stated that he
was decidedly opposed to the renoml-
nation of Bermann. Senator Leavitt
had not seen this reference to himself
until his attention was called to it by
GLOBE reporter. He characterized the
statement as an absurd one. He
denied absolutely that he is work
ing either for the nomination or
defeat of any candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket for the state authorship.
He said most positively that he is no
candidate for the position himself, and
is OF the opinion that this matter should
be left entirely to the convention. He
said he believed that the convention
| would nominate some good man for the
position, who, IN his opinion, can be
elected. when this is DONE" said the
senator, "it will be the duty of all good
Democrats to support the ticket"
Senator Leavitt's presence here was
| in connection with the alleged pine
| land irregularities. He said. in speak.
| ing on this subject, that the investigat-
| ing committee had had long job on its
| hands. AS fast as the evidence in one
case was gotten together. suddenly
matters would DO up that would lead
the committee to still further investi-
cations, which usually resulted in lay
ing the groundwork for additional
actions. When asked as to the
| probable length of time it
would take before the committee
would he re lady to make IFS forma
report, he said it would be impossible to
state. One thing lie did say very en-
| phatically and very fearlessly was that
the committee would be faithful to its
| trust, fayoring no one, whether he was
Democrat or Republican, if the evil
dence tended to show him guilty of any
irregularity. He said also that the
| coming on of the election would cut no
figure with the committee, as to when
it should render its report. If it should
| finish its work before the election, it
would present it. regardless of heart
aches or disappointed ambitions in any
political party. If ready before the
election the report would be given out
aud not held in allegiance by any me ans
TO favor any one, DE he Democrat or
Republican.
The executive officers of the Repub-
| lican state central committee were too
busy yesterday to see reporters except
to say through partly opened door tina t
there was nothing new. They doubtless
realize that they have hard work before
preparation of schemes to houdwink the
voters into suppoi ting the ticket of
lost cause.
Henry Feig, of Atwater, was in the
city yesterday, having recovered the
voice he lost in calling the roll at the
late Republican state convention Suffi-
GENTLY to announce in his customary
well rounded voice that he is in the con-
test with half dozen others for the
nomination tor congress at the conven-
ton to be held Tuesday at Fergus Falls.
Mr.. Feig is good representative of the
Republican forces, and il he wants the
honor Of running OIL high tariff plat
form he ought to he able to convince
the farmers of his way of thinking that
he is the man to nominate.
~
John Copeland, chairman of the Ram
sey county Republican committee. has
called meeting of that body for Mou-
day afternoon at O'Clock, in the Endi-
colt block. 1t will be decided at that
time to call-a convention 20 name sixty
two delegates to the Fourth district
congressional convention, W hich con-
venes iii Saltwater, Sept. 4. This con-
vention will do nothing more than
select the congressional delegates. The
convention to nominate county officers
will not be called until some time in
September. The delay in the latter
convention is probably for the purpose
Of allowing the myriad of candidates tc
thin their ranks and settle down around
the hive where the king bees ale max.
ing out the states
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f. Speaking Of states among the Repub