St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-04
SHEPHERDS BULL.
Mr.. Kingsley's Law Partner
Critieises the Committee
on Elections.
HIS FIRM IS TURNED DOWN
For laundering in Preparing
j. D. Aliens Contest for
Trial.
HIS FIRM IS TURNED DOWN
FURLONG LIKELY TO STICK
The Contest Is a Special Or
der for Wednesday Of
This Week.

A communication in the Sunday
Pioneer Press was the subject of
much adverse comment about the
hotels yesterday. 1t was signed
"R. E. Shepherd" and was intended
as a roast on the house committee
on elections. A man named Kings
ley, of Austin, is the lawyer for J.
D. Allen in his contest for John
Furlong's seat, and the committee
in question has reported, in effect,
that the legal proceedings so far
taken are void, under the plain law
governing such cases, and under a
recent opinion given by Attorney
General Childs.
Now, it happens that r. E. Shep-
herd is the law partner of Mr..
Kingsley, and, as the latter could
not attack the committee himself,
the reason for Mr.. Shepherds crit
cism is plain.
1t happens, also, that a report has
come to members of the committee
that Mr.. Kingsley has been freely
expressing his opinion Of them at
Austin, to the effect that the law
yers on the committee are the weak
est specimens of their profession,
and other equally complimentary re-
fections. When it is considered that
men like Chairman Jones and Rep
resentative Littleton signed the
unanimous report in Furlong's ia
vor, it will be realized that Mr..
Kingsley's case must have been
weak indeed, to be so completely
thrown out. When it is further
considered that these men are
backed by the other good men who
make up the committee, and that
they are Republicans of high stand
ing, not only in their own COM
munities, but in the state, it will be
concluded that Mr.. Shepherd feels
sure his partner is beaten, and
takes an early opportunity to lessen
the odium of defeat by trying to
decry the ability of the committee. l.
Preparing to Fight.
Mr.. Allen and his attorneys under
took to contest with the idea firmly
in mind that it would only be neces-
sary. to go before a Republican
house with claim for the seat, and
it would be at once allowed. This
belief has been shattered, and now
they are going to. attempt to win on
the floor of the house after failing to
mil O
made UP of some of the best men IN
that body
Naturally the committee will de
fend the, report, based, as it is, on
the merits of the case. 1t is UNDER
stood that Mr.. Allen is relying on
the wording of a sentence in the re-
port to aid his fight. 1t is stated IN
one part of the report that "Ihe
evidence tends to show that Mr..
Allen received a plurality OF the
votes" etc Tending to show is
very different from showing or
proving, as every man will readily
understand. But, beyond this i'm
portant fact, there is no evidence
properly before the house in the con-
test. It may be that Mr.. Allen will
be able to enlist the efforts of some
Of the leading Republican members
in his behalf, but it will be imposs1-
BILE to make it in any case a party
question. The contest Of ProbSt-
field against Smith, in the senate,
was promptly disposed of because
60 4o1 I0fn h
in Aliens case. 1t is very seldom,
if ever, that a legislative body has
arbitrarily cast aside the statutes
to exert it's sovereign power and
construe the law to meet particu-
lar case. The Minnesota legislature
is not at all likely to take that step
in this instance.
Counselor Horton Talks.
A GLOBE reporter sought an in
teryiew with Hon. Hiler II. Horton,
Mr.. F'urlong's attorney, and asked
for an expression of opinion on the
Shepherd letter. Mr.. Horton was
averse to talking at all for publica-
ton, but after reading it he con-
scented to speak. I'm the first
place." said he, that letter, coming
from the source it does, is not only
disrespectful to the committee, but
is really an insult to the house itself.
Mr.. Shepherd is, I understand, the
law partner of Mr.. Kingsley, and
consequently deeply concerned for
the professional success of the latter
1t is not customary, however, nor is
it in good taste, for lawyer to rush
in and criticise the action Of any
judicial or legislative body before
which a cause is pending that has
is supreme in a case of this kind,
but it has a competent committee
appointed to facilitate it's work. The
committee represents the house, and
is entitled to be respected equally
with the body from which it derives
taken if Mr.. Shepherd has helped
the firms client by his uncalled-for
criticism. There are good lawyers
and sensible business men on the
house committee on elections. Not
only the theoretical, but the prac-
teal phases of the law were no
doubt fully considered by them be-
fore making their report. We are
perfectly content to rest our case
with the house on the report Of its
duly constituted committee, and feel
confident that the decision will be
favorable to Mr.. Furlong, purely on
the merits of his case"
The hearing of the contest in the
of this week.
Remember that the Pioneer Fuel Com
pany is now located at 81 Robert street.
Telephone 535.