The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-15
Paul.
POLITICAL NEWS.
First District Caucus at Albert Lea
Causes Comment.

Causes Comment.
j. D. Jones, of Long Prairie, the favorite in
the speakership race, returned to the Wind
scr last evening. A number of the members
Of the executive committee from the Sixth
district who have the handling of Mr..
Jones interests, also arrived in the city
at about the same time. The representatives
who could be worked on in the interests of
the Todd county candidate were few and
far between. The announcement that the
First district men would caucus at Albert
Lea today was the general topic of converse
ton last evening. The First district caucus
had been announced to take place at so many
places and so many times in the last few
weeks that it was intimated the announce
ment might this time be of the same order
The -Grondahl-Underleak combine,
while possibly carrying with 1t considerable
weight if it was centered candidate
does not appear to mix well. A number Of
politicians claim that while the three COM
Diners have some personal following it will
be found further difficult for any Of the
trio to deliver the goods, when the time
comes, to the other. The talk about w. B.
Douglass entering the race looks like the only
combination which would give Jones a run.
AS long as Feig is not scratched Douglass
Feig says that he is in the race to stay
but this may only be for effect, and when
the time comes, and it ought not to be
long in coming, IL at all, Feig may withdraw
and Douglass prevailed on to make the race.
With the contest narrowed down to Jones and
Douglass things would be very interesting
and the result close.
]. F. Dean will be on hand at the Albert
Lea caucus today, if there is one, and ex-
poets to make substantial gains. Bowling,
worried and still stuck to his former state
ment that he would have votes enough and to
spare to secure him the place.
Frank L. KrayenbuhI is out for enrolling
clerk Of the house and is around with cards
and pleasant smile welcoming the men who
do the voting E. F. Beck, who held the
position at the last session, is also looking
for a reelection. Both candidates are from
st. Paul.
Mayor McAdams and Judge T. A. Sullivan
of East Grand Forks, are at the Merchants
the suit which was begun by Populist of
that city, to abolish the municipal court, of
which Mr.. Sullivan is judge, coming up for
trial in the supreme court week from today
The pair are looking after some personal mat
tiers in the city, but are not neglecting Of
fetal matters, Polk county having number
of troubles to be aired this week before the
state canvassing board. Mr.. Sullivan and
Mayor McAdams both agree that the animus
of the attack on the municipal court is purely
political and Is inspired by D. P. r. Strong,
a prominent Populist of the county, who was
formerly a Republican, but who went over
to the Pops when their cause went into the
ascendency Strong, they say, does not own
any property in the city, and those who are
associated with him in the suit are scarcely
more heavily interested. They claim that
favor of the court, which is a great con-
veninece in the trial Of cases which would
otherwise have to be disposed of at Crookston,
| twenty-six miles away. Since April / the
| court has turned $1,000 into the city treasury,
| at a cost of only $175. 1t has jurisdiction in
| cases involving $500 or less.
County Auditor Sullivan dictatoriaI and
| Independent as he is regarded, is stirring up
| a deal of trouble for himself but his clerks
| do not seem to think he is doing enough and
are helping the thing along. Not content
with having started to keep the official
canvass of the county vote secret, it seems
now that he made an erroneous report to the
secretary of state of the list of legislators
elected by the voters-of Ramsey county. Mr..
| Sullivan disclaims any personal knowledge
| of the Justification, and lays 1t on w. N.
Bourne a clerk in his Office but. the fact re-
mains that the name Of jain Dale was sent
/ from the auditors Office to the secretary of
state as that Of the legislator elected to repre-
sent the Sixth ward in the legislature of
1878.
| AS a matter of fact E. z. Mcdonald was
elected and he has gone to some trouble to
! find out why his name was left out of the
| list when he has the certificate of election
from the auditor.
Mr. Mcdonald says he can't understand
how 1t could be done in fit of absent
| mindedness, for Bourne must have had a
lucid interval while he was looking up John
Dale's address in the city directory. Further
more, he says, he can't understand how a
| man who was identified with the Sixth ward
/ contest as Bourne was, and who claims to
have supported Mcdonald, could forget that
| Dale was a Populst and that there was a
| red hot fight in the Sixth ward where Bourne
| lives on strict party lines.
/ There is story that Bourne and Mcdonald
have not been good political friends in the
past, and that Bourne played this Joke on
Mcdonald just to get even. The latter is in
clined to look at it as something more than
| a joke and, when asked what there was
to it, shook his fist at the southeast corner
| Of the city hall and said: go and ask
! Bourne; he knows"