The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-05
ARE THE CANDIDATES FOR POSI-
TIONs IN THE COMING LEG
ISLATIyE SESSION.
CANDIDATES ARE PLENTY
FOR EVERY POSITION WITHIN THE
GIFT OF EITHER LEGIS-
LATIVE BODY.
MARTIN-cARTER CONTEST IS ON.
BE Had in Court This
Morning.

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The ranks of the political crowd at
the Windsor thinned out somewhat
| last night, number of the active ones
hieing themselves to their own fire.
sides to spend Sunday. Enough were
left, however, to keep the interest up.
w. B. Slime, of Slayton, Murray
county, who was Endorsed by the Sec
ond district, Thursday night, for chief
clerk of the house last night, depart
ed for home, but before going announc-
ed his candidacy for first assistant
clerk
Sam Langum, who was secretary Of
the last senate, and is now a candidate
for secretary of the coming one, came
UP yesterday from Preston. An even
ing paper is making a vigorous fight
on Langum, and Eli Warner is cred
tied with using the machinery of the
state central committee to count
against him. The Fillmore county
man, however, is still in the race, and
claims to have sufficient friendly as
surances of support to warrant him
remaining in the contest to the end.
A pleasant party in the Windsor last
evening consisted of three possible CO
speakers of the next house, Jens Gron-
dahl, J. D. Jones and Daniel Shell.
Inasmuch, however, as the communion
of these souls was so public, little po-
litical Importance was attached to the
closeness of their relations.
| The Journal, Of Minneapolis, has
taken a decided stand against Gron-
| dahl, possibly because his stand in
refusing to accept railroad pass was
a bit of Puritanism that it's esoteric
/ editorial writer had not even con-
ceived. So bitter has been the gall of
its attack that Mr.. Grondahl had been
constrained to come out in a letter to
the press pleading mercy for his youth,
which he cannot help, and which was
the chief grievance urged against him
by the Minneapolis paper.
John M. Bayer, Of Clay county. is a
candidate for reelection as sergeant
alarms Of the house of representa-
tives.
The fight which the powers behind
| the Republican machine seem to be
making on Sam Langum is said to be
based on his not voting for G. K. Davis
III the senatorial election four years
ago. Langum, however, insists that he
| did vote for Davis, and claims to be
able to bring witnesses to establish his
avowal.
d. L. Smith, of Hennepin county, is
| a candidate for sergeant alarms of
the house. Smith will be remembered,
to their sorrow, by many of the old
members who were new two years ago.
He thinks he is a master of Gus
Heege's dialect, and not content with
working it on the unsuspecting new
member, he even went so far as to be
interviewed for the papers in his ur-
restrainable lingo. He will be opposed
by many Scandinavians who saw little
in his alleged humor other than a
studied insult to the Scandinavian
races, and he would have a hard fight,
even were he better located geogra phi
cally.
Dan Shell, Of Worthington, insists
that he is not a candidate for the
speakership. He carries no lightning
arresters, however, and would not be
averse to doing the dark horse specially
in the finish of the fight for the presid.
ing position.
There is some talk Of taking care OF
H. G. Hayes, editor of the Sleepy Eye
Dispatch, by making him insurance
commissioner.
It is whispered that Thomas Torson
of ST. James, would like to succeed
William Lockwood as chairman Of The
committee on temperance.
Since c. P Reeves candidacy fol
speaker was announced in the G b o
the other people, whose fear of hin
seems to be due largely to their ina.bil
ity to determine the actual strength O
the Glencoe man, have been trying al
sorts Of ruses to get him out of tn,
rae The latest is to try and satisfs
him with the Craftsmanship of th'
Judiciary committee. In the even
of Jones election as speaker i
is said that Steve Lovejoy, of Henne
pin, will be rewarded with the chair
manship of the railroad committee.
The same contingency is said to be
likely to place Dan Shell at the heat
of the committee on appropriations.
Minneapolis politicians are looking
askance at the reports of the county
committee of the Republican party ii
Hennepin. 1t is a matter of common
knowledge that the similar committee
spent 900 two years ago and $35, 00(
in 1892 and the statement that this
years committee got out with only
500, 900 is viewed with suspicion.
Warran Wakefield, of Orono, is SAID
to be a candidate for Berndt Ander.
sons job as dairy and food commits
sioner Anderson is generally consid
cred as about ready for the slaughter
not having been active enough in thu
| recent campaign to suit some Of thu
! old-line politicians.
Ex-Sheriff Eye, Of Minneapolis. P
!, w. Wildt, who served a short and in
glorious career as assistant secretar.
OF state, and S. L. Trussell, also o
Minneapolis. are all said to be aftel
the state weighmastership.
Mrs. Flora Goodnow, formerly Mrs
Powers, is the latest candidate for tn,
important clerkship in the smalle
house.
J. j. Ryder is now quite confident O
the position of the reading clerk of tn
house. Three district caucusses hav,
; Endorsed his candidacy and the littl
sound money orator is sanquine of sue
cess.
s In the election contest case of S. E
Carter against Thomas F. Martin. de
clared by the county canvassing boar
: to have been the successful candidat
for legislative honors in the Secon
ward, Judge Kelly yesterday issued a.
order to show cause, on the applica
ton of Carter, why a committee O
three should not be appointed to ex
anime the election returns at once an
setting the time of such examination
The hearing was set for this mornin
at 10 O'Clock.