The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-10

herated In certain quarters, is not only
contestable on legal technicalities, but
place by a vote so close that its real
passage has been doubted in many
quarters.
Upon the suggestion that Senator
Cole, of Fergus Falls for governor, and
Alex Fiddes of Jackson, for lieutenant
governor, would make an admirable
ticket, the Sherburn Gazette rises to
remark that Fiddes at the top would
run like Texas steer. The Jackson
mans name is not a household word
in the state, but he is Familiarity known
in the ranks of the party, he is geo.
graphically acceptable, being from the
second, has served long and we'll upon
the state board of equalization, and
has not been prominent enough to
arouse widespread or bitter antago-
| nisms, and jealousies.
Beside, DR.. Cole is so busy with his
law practice with Dr. Game for WIS.,
avis.
The Swift County Monitor says:
| One of the strongest points made against
| the validity of the Anderson bill to tax rail-
road lands is the assertion that there is no
| evidence in the Office of the secretary of
state to show that the act had ever been
submitted to the people; that it ever received
| a majority of the votes or that the votes
were ever canvassed. If this report is true,
| the secretary of state is guilty of criminal
negligence This man Berg is one Of the
| worst accidents that ever happened to the
state. For the purpose of throwing a sop
to a certain nationality, the Republicans
| placed Albert Berg's name on their ticket.
mistake Instead of attempting to throw a
| sop, they should have thrown Berg: AS re-
| lated to the duties of the office his aDlllty
is incompetent. irrelevant and immateTlai:
! If such a thing is possible, Berg should be
stricken out Of the evidence in the next
| campaign.
| Tt is said that relations between SEN
| ator Nelson and Congressman raw
ney are somewhat strained by reason
| of the aggressive fight the Winona
| man has made in favor of the appoint
ment of J. M Diment, Of Owatonna, as
collector of customs. Senator Nelson's
| position, ostensibly, is that as the ap-
| pointment covers the state at large,
| the congressman in the lower house
should not interfere therein. D1ment S
| friends have intimated very broadly
| that the real basis for Nelson's oppo-
sition is the fact that Dlment stood
staunchly by Washburn to the end Of
| the fight in 1885, OF course, President
Mckinley has 1.-The last guess" In this
matter, but the friends of Diment fear
| that Nelson has the upper hand just
at present The Tawney crowd were
| led to believe when Jim started for
Honolulu to see Queen LII. that notn-
| ing would be done about that Denmark
ministry until the Winona man could
| get back. But while the spice laden
| breezes of the tropics were d1latlng the
| Tawney nostrils on the peaceful ocean.
| the appointment of the Albert Lea
| pedagogue to a fat position fell like
bomb on Tawneys friends at home and
| they are wondering whether Tawney
will get the next bite" or whether it's
| Knute's apple and there won't be no
| CORE
Rube Allyn, the Crookston political
| penman, cannot distinctly hear any
| rumbling in the earth that indicates
| that Robert c. Dunn is the hottest
| thing out in gubernatorial candidates,
| as the Diurnal in Minneapolis is en-
deavoring to establish on alternate
| days, discouraging itself Tuesdays,
| Thursdays and Saturdays with Collins
| boomlets. The Crookston Tribune says
| editorialIy:
| We will admit that Dunn has made very
| able auditor and, as Clough's adviser, has
done good work in the gubernatorial stables
| He is, however, not the universal favorite
suggested by the Journal prophet.
His action on the Cass and Beltrami county
organization affair pronounce him a tool Of
| the lumber ring-and suggests anything but
| bravery 1t will be found when the time
| comes to have affected his standing a long
| way from the boundaries of these new coun-
| ties.
| Koerner the treasurer, has won many
| friends and will go into the convention a
| mighty likely candidate for denomination.
| His personal popularity has Increased while
| in office two to Dunn's one.
| The northern districts will demand recog-
nition and If they get 1t, northern auditor
or attorney general, or both, will result. In
this latter connection, Douglas, OF Moornead,
will be heard from.
Granville s. Pease, is obdurate In
ferentially at least, he is srill outside
the Republican ramparts, for he warns
you Republicans ito have care what
kind Of ticket you put up next year,
| or salt petre will not save you from
defeat at the polls.
Pease also opines:
If then ext legislature is no better than
! the last it will cost somebody a pie OF money
to be elected United States senator
/ When a lawyer legislator gets money for
! supporting a measure, 1T isn't called by the
right name Doodle. Oh, no, it is just a re-
! tainer.
Before Tams Bixby becomes a candidate for
governor he had better resign that Indian
commissionership. and then he won't have any
| job at all.
don't know but what I shall have to back
all the mean things l have printed about Will
| lam Drew Wa&hburn and play | never gave
them publicity, for | understand he still has a
warm place in his heart for Anoka, and is
| willing to do her good turn at the first op-
portunity. If Mr.. Washburn or anybody else
proves by their acts and conversation to be
true friends of good old Anoka, he is my
friend, and he shall be so treated, but her
enemies are my enemies, and I'll do them dirt
| always. Rest assured of that.
| A postage stamp is wagered that Fergus
| Fails win not acknowledge Hold w. Childs as
a citizen Of that town. st. Paul has got him,
and ST. Paul can keep him.
Editor Dare, of Elk River, thinks
Collins and Weaver would be a good
start down the ticket
j. F. jacobson, of Lac qui Parle
| county is mentioned as possible can