The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-18
HAVE SMITH GUESSING
THE MEN WHO WANT POSITIONS
ON THE COMMITTEES OF
THE SENATE
CLAIMS OF DIFFERENT MEN

state Prison Ring Has Had a Grimm
Put In 1t by the EIection-The
Last Hasn't Been Heard of tho
Way Irvine Has Been D..Dosoa
or Nor Is the Investigation For
gotten.
Lieut. Gov.-elect Lyndon A. Smith is
having great deal of trouble flying
UP MS committees, and especially tne
[aiIroad committee. There are only
iIileen places on 1t, and the number Of
HHePuoncan senators greatly exceeds
ot' senator Stockton, of Farihault
N a. chairman last time and either %.
ter o Ing SI, OF Appleton, or E. G. Peg
VI minneapolis, would like TO ha
given a more conspicuous n1acs on ~
T Tohn IL than they had last wear.
John II. Smith, Of Becker co1n+,,
thinks that, If there is anvthing IN
names the lieutenant governor nI,gbt
M ~ Ienenioer him early, and Senator
~ ii5el, OF LuVerne, would be ticllled
70 oeath TO get 1t, although this is y-rrI.
improbable, as he is an assiduons
worker for reforms, and the reiIroed
lhiluence will probably be STRONGLY ~
erted against him, although it is nrob-
snIe that he will be granted a place
uoWh toward the rear of the commit
Hitler Horton wants the cbeirynop
snip, too, although he has not been IN
the senate before. There are, however
some committees which will give less
trouble. That on normal schools fur
Instance, will no doubt give Smith. of
1ecAef county, IN whose district Is the
nO0rhead school, the chairmanshlp.
1heh fitzpatrick, of Winona: 3ene-
urct' OF Mankato; Brewer, of st. CIoud
ana one of the three Duluth senators
VIII prooably complete the COMMITTEES
as duluth Is to have a normal school
soon, ana 1t Is customary to give eaoh
norman town place on the commit
In the same way the insane asvIupos
committee ought to give places to SEN
dtoTs Scha1ler, Underleak and DaIv
PFeu Is. Snyder, OF MINNEAPOLIS who
was chairman of the house university
COMMITTEES two years ago, is pretty
sure TO get the same honor in the SEN
49, SspeclalIy as 1t Is in his district,
anu anu ne IS moreover, an alumnus OF
the institution VI
mere is likely to be q lively scran
ior places on the state prison Commit
lure. 0
IT has been customary to give STILL
water the craftsmanship of this Gnu
mittee, but the scramble for the n1aHa
Is likely to be intensified by the ex-
posureS of cruelties In the prison md
the attention devoted In the rsrenf :
campaign to the fact that jobbers made
large rake offs" during the last wear
ny ny an apparent violation Of the law.
Inc domination of Washington county
politics by the state prison ring and
the necessity either for a change IN
administration or an amendment IN the
law, which the friends OF the present.
administration plead as their excuse
Tor the recent transactions, which we're
gwen such an airing. may result In
suhcient pressure being brought n,
bear upon Lieut.. Gov. Smith and the
new speaker to appoint outside men
preferably from the Red river valley
=. +. Reeves. of Glenwood. is mentIo0-
ed Tor the senatorial chairmanshIp NJ
though the prison ring will make ~
hard fight to have Senator Hosnes of
saltwater, given the place of pronoi-
hence on the committee
The farmer members. however ara
awaiting with considerable interest
t+oV.-elect Lind's selection of a man
TO succeed M o. Hall. the DuIuthian .
on the prison board. 1t would not be
SSuIpTlsing II Alex McKinnon, Of
Crooksiton. were given this place. and
while the appointment VIII not be made
until after the selection of the com
fnlttee chairman the fact that tine
Democrats and Populists will then
nave two meVbers on the board whose
SKIRTS are clear. go to speak, will han
dicap the board somewhat In being
able to dictate to the lieutenant row
ernor unless the machine can Whin
MIN into line, which seems dolrbt FIJI
in view of the somewhat muddIed con
oltion OF the Republican engine now.
Former Lieut.. Gov. Frank A. Day
ana Wife, of Fairmont, were In the
city yesterday, and If there Is a hap
per man In the state than the deposed
senator he would be hard to find. NOT
only Is the Martin county silyerite re-
Jolclng at the success of his old friend
ana colaborer, John Lind, but he ia
gloating over the severe discfpIinine
giving TO the Republican, II. II. Dunn
10 make room for whom the Repub-
licans of the senate ousted Day I'm 1897
Day has never forgiven that epochal
contest, and he has the satisfaction of
this winter seeing the Martin and Wa
tonwan district represented by a man
from the union parties, and his former
adversary rejected by the people. w.
kesselman, formerly clerk Of courts at
Fairmont.
Judge Samuel T. Littleton, OF Dodge
county, who was one Of the most prom
1nent candidates for the speakershin
In 1897, and who might have been nom
mated for attorney general in 1898 had
ne not pulled off to give Van SAINT a
clear field, was at the Windsor yester-
day just to hobnob with some old as
sociates who are pouring into the hotels
day by day. The Judge is out OF Off
clal life now, and can look on the
skirmfshes within the line with the
satisfaction of a spectator at a bull
tight, especially with Col Monfort as a
companion in the gallery.
Senator-elect NJ. r. Everett, Of
Waterville, who beat Job Lloyd this
time. came up yesterday 10 get a blue
book end shake hands with some Of
his new associates. No steps have been
taken yet by the reform forces toward
holding caucus, and it Is not likely
that anything Of a tangible nature will
be done until near the coming session.
It seems very probable, however that
the Democrats aud Peoples party SEN
ators Will caucus. either Jointly or
separately. and at least make a norni-
nation for the United States senate.
Charles A. Towne has been mentioned
as probable NOMINEES Of the CAUCUS
A. T. Ankeny, Of Minneapolis. is
prominently mentioned as a probable
nominee for state superintendent OF
public instruction. Mr.. Ankeny is an
school master before he studied law.
and his services en- the board OF edu-
cation in Minneapolis, before II was i
10 fnf he GrIf0