The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-30
In THE PLUM FIELD
GOSSIP ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
DUE TO GET SOME
THING
THE LEGISLATIVE VINEYARD

Hon. e. j. MeiIicke, who Defeated
Fiddes, Nearly loses After VIM
nfns-sfaj. J. M Bowler VIII
Not Be ForgOtten-A Member of
the State Guard May Draw the
Adjutant GeneraIship.
Allen J. Greer, who with the coming
session Of the legislature will have
represented Wabasfla county in seven
sessions of the senate, was in town for
Few hours yesterday Senator Greer
says that there is no chance Of the
Republicans in the senate giving the
appointments made by Gov. Lind any
lhlnS out the most courteous treat
iaent. Personally, he has the utmost
confidence In the incoming governor,
ana ne declares that he will endeavor
TO support Mr.. Lind In any Just re-
forms.
senator Greer was chairman of the
senate committee on taxes and tax
laws at the last session. and declared
to G o Q reporter that he was not
IookIns Tor anything better than that
thls year. 1t is one OF the most I'm
IsoTTant committees in the senate, al
unough the measures that come before
II are FEWER In number than those
which are referred to the Judiciary
committee, Of which Mr.. Greer has
Deen mentioned as q possible chairman,
II mas peen customary to give the
craftsmanship OF this last committee
10 some lawyer from the Twin Cities,
put there has been not a little gossip
TINS year that the country districts
would De given a chance. There are
Some able lawyers in the senate from
OUTSIDE the Twins who have served In
u me senate before. notably Greer, of
" dDasfa county, and Young, of Swift.
W!hie II the country qualification
mlsht be taken off, to please Duluth,
Z rank q. Daugherty would not be
necessarily out Of the running.
II seems more than probable that the
SWlft county senator will be given the
Judiciary Craftsmanship.
CHARLES w. Stanton, of the Appieton
Fress, who was recently defeated for
Lhe state senate by E. T. Young. OF
Appleton, was in St. Paul yesterday
Tor brief visit. Mr.. Stanton is men.
Ifored as a most promising candidate
Tor president Of the State Editorial as
sCclation when it meets next winter.
Whlch honor may console him in q
measure at least, for the blasting Of
ms political ambitions. He has also
peen suggested as g. possible recipient
OF some appointive honors at the hands
or Governor ELECT Lind.
"Is3$
Hon. E. ]. Metlieke, of Window. who
deteated Alex Flddes, the Republican
cah9loate for the senate this fall, mar
IuWly escaped being put out Of politics
sIHce Dy q runaway accident, but for
tuIateIy escaped severe injury. Mel
Ioke made a great run against Alex
Rides, who has been on the state
BOARD OF equalization for a number of
years, and his constituency was some
Nhat exercised, 1T is said, over the re-
| T ToIts Cnat the big corporation Of the
irwin Cities had been the benefciaries
Oh some determinations Lakeheld.
win Republican majority of seventy
nNe, went 1l9 to IA in favor of Meflicke
In TACT 1t has been said that Fiddes'
actlon In the matter of the assessment
|. OF the street railway company was one
or the causes Of his defeat The voters
heard of 1t.
Ihllip B. Winston, Of Minneapolis
VIII probably receive the Endorsement
OF the Democrats and Peoples party
legislators for senator when the con-
| test comes to vote next January ~
A. Towne, John Lind and s. M. owen
nave been mentioned, but Mr.. Win
ston's name has been received with
the greatest favor.
"A ruInor was In circulation yesterday
that Francis H Clarke would resign
Tue chalrma nship Of the Peoples party
state central COMMITTEES, and that his
| probable successor would be u. II. Aus
tin, late candidate for the sunran1e
court clerkship and now possible an
pointee for insurance commissioner
MI. Clarke however. said he had no
intention of resigning
1t only required some such intima tion
as that. contained in The Globe Of
Monday that possibly Louis Nash
would be overlooked in the selection
OF labor commissioner to discover
now many men there are who would
like to see Mr.. Nash land the prize
Minneapolis man, who was in st. Paul
yesterday, said to reporter for The
G lobe:
Louis Nash has whole lot Of
friends in Minnea polls more than any
one has any idea of, who would sooner
see him appointed in Powers place
than any other man in the state. Nash
has all the qualifications and has a lot
of good backing, both in and out of the
ranks Of organized labor, in both of the
cities"
William ripple, Of Lake of the Woods
who has been frequent visitor to st.
Paul at meetings of the state game
and fish commission, will receive s128
Tor carrying the election returns from
his precinct to the county seat. Be
midi. Mr.. Ripple came very near earn
ing his money, too, according to the
story or his experiences as published
In the Roseau Region, as follows:
On election day his section of the country
was treated to a genuine snow storm and he
beng one OF the judges of election walked
ten miles TO the polling place. After the
votes were canvassed he was the chosen one
to carry the ballots to the county seat
Wednesday morning he took the steamer
Edna Bridges for Rat Portage and when but
got stranded in the ice and sprung a leak
hillng the deck in a short time. Mr. Zipple
took his place at the pumps with the crew
but after five hours of hard work they were
forced to give il up. having gained no head
way whatever. Another boat coming along
he took that into Rat Portage and from there
proceeded by train to Bemidjl. He saws the
| boys over there used him royalty and why
| shouldn't they? When a man carries eleven
votes 1o56 miles which when oanyassed
| gave the Republican candidate for county at
| torney a majority of two votes when before
/ they came In he was nine votes behind he
ought to receive 'the best In the house 4" end
| Mr.. Ripple says he has no kick coming at
| The county atiorney-eIect is w. F. Street
Mr. Ripple left for home "Wednesday morn
! ing. and he will arrive there today making
/ an absence from home of ten days and ths
round trip covered Lose miles.
In the rule which The Globe has