The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-01

trict man, but if, on the other hand, it
appears that Jones is in the lead, or
even comparatively close, the Second
will probably go for Jones by reason Of
personal relations between Mr.. Jones
and some of the old members from that
district.
Col. w. H. Robinson, of Mayville, N
D., the national committeeman from
the northerly of the Western twins
was at the Ryan yesterday en- route
home from a visit to Mark Hanna i'll
company with Henry G. Payne, the
Milwaukee millionaire politician. While
Col. Robinson has been the subject of
q great deal of remark in line with pos
sible senatorial ambitions, he denies
absolutely that he has any inclination
to accept any such position, even were
he to be elected. The fact, however,
that Col. Robinson has been in confer
ence with Mr.. Hanna is taken by
great many Of the leaders in the North
Dakota political fight to indicate that
the administration which will come into
power March 4 will be better pleased
if it greets Mr.. HanSbrough as an out
going rather than an incoming member
of the smaller house of the national
legislature Col. Robinson, while he
finds much time to dabble in politics.
is prosperous lumberman of MayVille,
and does not need the position. In
fact it is probable that if he should let
his political ambition interfere with his
business it would be a great financial
sacrifice. In spite of that fact it has
been openly charged that Col Robin
son has been behind a number of the
numerous candidates for the Hans
brOugh tOga, in the hope that in the
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upon as the knife which would cut the
Gordian knot. Emphatic as have been
his avowals of absolute disinterested
ness, Col Robinson has not been quite
able to convince the HanSbrough pro-
mote1s of his sincerity, and the fact
that he has been down with Mr.. Hanna
will, no doubt, revive the antagonlsms
which have been inspired by suspicion
as to the coloners motives.
Incidental to the present senatorial
campaign in that state is one of the
most unique family mixtures of public
record. The matrimonial bonds had
united privately three of the most dis
tinguished North Dakota politicians.
Jud La Moure, the only, and DR.. Mon
tague of the state insane hospital,
married sisters. Mrs. Montague No. l
was Alex McGillivray's sister. But
while La MOure is staunch and true on
one side of the fence, his relative Nc
Gillivray is as positive in his advocacy
of the other.
1t has been reported that Mr.. Hanna
was willing to spend $4,000 If neces-
sary in the election Of United States
senator, but gossip among the North
Dakotans in the hotel corridors yester-
day was to the effect that this was
untrue, and, on the other hand, that
+I,a+ iS no
necessity of the national committee
spending money in states which are
safely Republican. The committee,
from that standpoint, will not spend
any money in the protection of one can
didate in strictly local fights, but where
the interests of the party are in danger
it is willing to give UP. That is the
Hanna idea of the campaign fund.
It looks as though Senator Hans
brough would have a lively time in the
next few weeks 1t is reported that
his enemies have discovered that he is
a shareholder, or least has property
right in a British Columbia silver
mine, and this will be used to show his
reasons for favoring the silver side of
the monetary question in the national
campaign just closed.
Norman county's probate judgeship
row is stirring up a lively time. HaW-
kins, Republican, and Brattlan, Pop
ulist, We're the candidates. The vote
outside of the Indian reservation was
in favor of Brazilian by a small ma
j0rity, but the vote from the reserva-
ton changed this to a majority Of
about thirty for Hawkins. The contest
was taken before Judge Ives, the
Populist judge of the Fourteenth dis
trict. and he decided that the votes
from the reservation could not be
counted Mr.. Hawkins Immediately
took an appeal to the supreme court.
IF that court sustains Judge Ives on
this point it will put a stop to voting
on the reservations of this state and
do away With a custom that has been
in vogue here since Minnesota became
a state, for the whites on the reser-
Walton and the Indians who have
adopted the civilized customs and be-
come citizens have alwas been al
lowed to vote.
Norman county political circles are
all ripped UP the back, and o. H. My
ron, member Of the Republican state
central committee from that county,
was at the capitol yesterday morning
to ascertain if there was any truth
in the report that the court had de-
cided in Brattlan's favor