The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-04
An.AnsMer to INQUIRIES.

columns; but there has been no re-
Spouse. that we now remember. except
in the cases of Congressman Boon and
Judge Ives.
THE REPRESENTATIVE has no can
didate for any office; but as civil an
swer is due to our correspondents, we
will tell the little we know. 1t is
little, for not much has been yet said
or written us on the subject. There
may be blooms" growing up quietly
in different places, for different men,
of which nothing will be heard until
the day of the convention.
A very important question is as to
the candidates for chief justice and
associate judge of the Supreme Court.
These positions are of as much i'm
portance to the Peoples Party as that
Of governor. We have published
strong communications in our paper
in favor of Judge Ives, of Polk county,
elected two years ago by the Populists
as district judge, and who has made
splendid record. Then there is Hon.
John Arnold Keyes, of Duluth, the
father of the Australian law" in this
state: very capable and excellent
man. Then, the name of Hon. Segrave
Smith, of this city, now one of the dis
trict judges of Hennepin county, and
a very able man; has been mentiOned;
while we have been told that Ramsey
countys delegation will earnestly de-
mand the nomination of Hon. John
w. Willis of the district court of that
city; the man who made the decision
in favor of the constitutionality Of
the State Elevator act, which was re-
versed by the Supreme Court. There
is also, we are sorry to say, rumor
that Hon. Daniel Buck, elected to the
Supreme Bench in 1892. by the Popu-
lists is in such poor health that he will
have to reign, before Jan'y 1st. next,
and some are talking of that very able
judge, from the same city. Hon. M. ].
Severance, as his successor. But
there may be nothing in all this but
idle talk
Next to the question of judges the
most important office is that of State
Auditor. The great thetts which
have been committed againt the school
lands of the state, small part of
which have been exposed, and $50, 900
returned to the state treasury, show
that the man to be elected to that Of
flee should be person of unquestion-
ed honesty and knowledge of the BUSH
ness of that office. We learn that
some in the northwestern part of the
state, favor the denomination of Hon.
AdOlph Bierman, the present State
Auditor. He was elected four years
ago by the united vote of the Alliance
party and the Democrats. While there
have been many complaints as to
some of Mr.. Bierman subOrdinates,
there is general conviction that he
is honest himself, and has tried to do
his duty. One other name has been
mentioned, that of Mr.. George M.
Glltinan, who for ten months past has
been Chief Deputy in the State Audi
tors office. Mr.. Giltinan, is not cam
didate for the nomination, but his
name is being extensively used, es-
pecially in st. Paul and Minneapolis,
as that of an honest, capable man.
He was for five years county auditor
of Stevens county, and had the repu-
tation of being the best county audi
tor in the state. He has written a
number of letters for publication in
the REPRESENTATIVE and is an advo-
cate of Populist ideas. But the prob
abilities are that Mr.. Giltinan, would
refuse to let his name be used in the
convention against Mr.. Bierman.
For Lieutenant Governor, we have
the name Of Hon. r. J. Hall, of
Stevens county. Mr.. Hall, is an able
and honest man, and would make an
excellent Lieutenant Governor We
are told that the friends of Hon.
Swan Nelson, who was on the PEOPLES
Party ticket two years ago, for Lieut..
Governor, may again insist on his
nomination for that office; but we do
not know that Mr.. Nelson would &C.
cept. He is being talked of, we are
told, in Kandiyohi county, for state
senator.
For Secretary of State, the only
name we have so far heard mentioned
is that of Thomas G. Hodgson, of
Grant county. Mr.. Hodgson, is fully
equal to the requirements of the office
and would make fine speaking cam
paign for election. We don't think
however that he is a candidate.
We do not hear of any candidates
from the southeastern or southwestern
part of the state, but doubtless good
many will be talked of when the con-
vention meets. In naming those we
have, we do not want it supposed that
we are anticipating the action of the
convention, or trying to keep out 9TH
ers. We are simply giving the gossip
which reaches us, at this center, so
that delegates will come to the con-
vention with some knowledge of what
is likely to come before them.
p. S. The Minneapolis papers say,
that the Peoples Party convention of
Renville county, endorsed Major J. M.
Bowler, as candidate for Congress.
The REPRESENTATIVES, does not want
to attempt to dictate to the district
but we would say that Major Bowler,
is capable man, and would make