The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-06
p Gilbert. and Rev. Charles D. An
REFUSES To GO.
Gov. Clough scorns the Dictate OF
Hennepin's Grand Jury.


Gov Clough defes the Hennepin
county grand jury. He admits that
as citizen Of Minneapolis, he is amen
able to the dictates Of that august
body OF inQuisitors, but as governor,
ne is not responsible to them, at least
in the capacity Of messenger boy.
The conflict between the governor
and the Hennepin tribunal arises from
the fact that the county attorney and
foreman of the grand jury, who are
trying to let a little light in on the his
tory OF some of the shady and now de-
funct Minneapolis financial institu-
tionS, sent word to the governor to ap-
pear before the djury with the reports
MADE to him by the superintendent Of
banks. This, too, inDSpite Of the fact
that Bank Examiner Kenyon is in the
state, as he has been, and competent
to testify in the premises.
Gov Clough refuses to obey the
summons. He says: "
II do not propose that the governor
OF this state shall, in his official ca
paclty, be hauled about the state with
a big bag of records, from the office
ON ms shoulder. If the Hennepin coun-
ly grand jury has a right to compel
me 10 march over to Minneapolis with
a mail sack full of documents on my
pack, and appear before them when
ever they see fit, then the grand jury
IN the state has the same right Once
set the precedent, and the governor
could spend his whole time running
pack and forth through the state with
the Official records of his office on his
PACK, but neither the grand jury of
hennepln county, nor any other cOun-
ty has that right Such a thing has
never before been attempted in this
state but it has been tried in other
states, and the governors have always
refused to dance attendance upon
grand lurles in cases Of this kind
w nat IS more, the courts have always
sustained the governors in their re-
Iusal. in this matter, l intend to find
out whether 1 or the Hennepin county
grand jury is running the governors s
once If they are running it, then 1
VIII exchange places with them. 1
nave desire to run this Office myself,
II the grand jury is to run it,
then 1 want to be a member of that
body
But aside from the principle Of the
thlng, and leaving the question of pub
nc policy out for the moment, ali the
information the members Of that
grand jury have asked for or REQUIRE
is located within a stone's-throw Of
Where that body is sitting All they
nave to do is to summon the receivers
OF the various institutions and require
them to produce the records and
DOCKS in their charge.-The will show
everything there is to be shown about
the transactions of any of the banks
and their present condition. They
nave no use whatever for the records
OF this office, and I do not propose to
Oe carrying them about the state lust
Tor the amusement. of, these men,
The application of the Hennepin
county attorney for an order requiring
the governor to appear before the
grand jury with the reports of Bank
Superintendent Kenyon on the four
oetunct banks of. Minneapolis, will be
nepin county district court sitting in
banc, Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Attorney General Childs will appear
tor the state and a lively argument is
anticipated. -