The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-28
UPPER IT WIhL BE.
WILBUR s. SAID TO BE SLATED
FOR STATE INSURANCE COMMITS
SIONER.
POPULARITY WITH A. P. AS,
WITH HIS NATURAL ABILITY,
SAID TO GIVE HIM A
PULL,
cLoUGH WANTS ALL THE VOTES
And Thinks He Can SOIidify HIM
self With This Uncertain Guam
tity in That Way.

Gov David M Clough may be string
ing several men along with the suppo-
sition that each one of them is to even
tually be rewarded with the position
of state insurance commissioner made
vacant by the death of G. H. Smith.
The idea that the appointment is COM
ing their way has been an incentive to
several men in and out of the Twin
Cities to talk and hustle for the COVER
nor. Whether or not he intends to keep
them thinking that way until after the
election remains to be seen. So far as
the business of the office is concerned,
it doesn't make any difference whether
anybody is appointed or not, for Acting
Commissioner Ightbourne has directed
the affairs of the department satisfac-
torily for nearly two years and could
possibly continue to do so for two years
longer. 1t is fair to him to say he has
done the work to the satisfaction Of
everybody who has had anything to do
with the office, a fact evidenced by the
petitions in the governors office from
the st. Paul and Minneapolis fire I'M
derWriterS and the ST. Paul and Mime
apolis Life underwriters as we'll as
petitions and personal requests from
other parts of the state, asking Gov.
Clcugh to appoint him to the vacancy.
If the governor wanted to make the ap-
pOintment without reference to poll
ties, he would, therefore, it is believed,
have named Mr. Lightbourne to sue
coed to the place some time ago.
AS a matter of fact, as nearly as can
be learned, Gov. Clough doesn't intend
to appoint Mr. Uightbourne to the po-
sition. Neither does he intend to ap-.
Dearth, both of whom have held the
position of assistant state insurance
commissioner Both of these gentlemen
expect the place. In fact Todd is report
ed to have said some time ago that
he had the governor pledged. The Min
neapOlis Journal two or three weeks
ago published the following about it:
1t appears that Governor Clough, about six
weeks ago, when the situation in Ramsey
county distressed him, promised this appoint
ment to W. M Todd, of st. Paul, If that
gentleman would undertake to deliver q
certain portion of the city at the county
convention. Thereupon Mr.. Todd began to
leg it for the Hon. d. NJ. c., and his portion
OF the city was gathered into the Clough camp
as Mr.. Todd AYERS, by his own efforts
In the buoyancy of his success Mr.. Todd con-
hded the whole deal to a delegate at the state
convention, and the delegate-whOse name
can be given when necessary-told the Journal
man. Mr.. Todd told the delegate that he
had Dave pledged
There are said to be eight other appli-
cants for the place. all of whom feel
they are going to get it in time One
OF these is Wilbur S. Upper, and Mr..
Tupper, the b has been informed.
Is the man who will get the position.
He has more qualifications than Some
OF the men who have held the office had
when they took hold of it because he IS
hlmSelf an actuary and is at present en-
gagged in the life insurance business
with e. w. Peet & Co., st. Paul,
although living in Minneapolis. Mr..
Upper was chief clerk of the census
work and knows lot about how that
work was done which he will prob
ably never tell whether he is given a
place by Gov Clough or not But the
strength of Mr.. Upper lies in the fact
that he was associated with M. ].
Boyle, when that gentleman ran the
Loyal American, the American Protec-
tive association weekly that f1ourished
In Minneapolis two years ago. If he is
not member of the A. P A himself
ne is sufficiently popular with them to
commend their backing. That is going
to cut a good deal of a figure in the
Minneapolis and st. Paul vote Gov.
Clough reckonS in the coming cam
pa1gn, and If he can secure it by an
pointing Mr.. Upper state insurance
commissioner, he is going to have 1t.
MI. Tupper has already done some
hustling for Gov. Clough in the past
and, it is understood, is not Worrying
q Dit about the uncertainties of the no
sition. When the commission is made
out he expects it will be in the name of
Wilbur S. Upper, unless the unex
pected occurs in the meantime