The representative., 1898-05-04
JOHN LIND A QUARTERMASTER
He Is Commissioned as Quartermaster
of the Second Regiment.

He Is Commissioned as Quartermaster
of the Second Regiment.
Special to the Dispatch.
NEW ULM, Mimi, April 26-Hon John
Lind this morning received a commission
from Gov. Clough. appointing him to the
ofilce OF quartermaSter of the Second regi-
ment. The appointment made at the
urgent request of Col Bobleter. Mr.. Lind
will accept. and is prepared to leave on a
moments notice. He will have the rank of
hrst lieutenant in the regular army.
This is an astonishing piece of news.
If Mr.. Lind has consented to become a
quartermaster it is not for political ef-
feet or the sake Of glory. The quarter
master doles out the grub to the men,
and is never necessarily under fire. His
pay is good, however
We shall look with great interest for
further information on the subject
The Minneapolis Tribune of the 9th
has this to say:
The action Of John Lind accepting
commission from Gov. Clough is creating
40 end Of speculation among politicians in
the city. The problem now confronting
them is who shall take the place as the
leader of the combined allied parties. Or
does Lind intend allowing the use Of his
name as candidate while he is in the field?
These questions and numerous others are
agltatlng the breasts of the fusionists and
can only be answered by the light which
future events will throw over the situation.
1T is remarked that Lind must have been
an applicant for the position, at least
that some friend of his conveyed to the
governor a hint that he was willing to
take such {. place, as he accepted the offer
within an hour or two Of it's tender.
III he did want the place and asked for it
the query prompts ieself, Why did he do
So?
"Of course all admit Mr.. Lind's patriot
ism. but he has refused to accept of public
office when he could have had it, on the
plea that he could not afford to neglect his
private business. In this case the salary is
comparatively little and there are plenty
OF good men who would be glad to take the
place. There is no glory to be gained in
an experience in the quartermaster's de-
partment and no one knows this better than
Mr.. Lind.
The only solution seems to be in the sug-
geStlon that he wished to get out of politics
and away from political life, and adopted
this method of doing so. In short, that he
does not wish to be the fusion candidate
this year.
If this is true, it would leave the fusion
ISIS IN sad plight, Lind having been the
backbone of their movement and the only
candidate who had a ghost of a chance Of
success"
The Minneapolis Times of the eth
the organ of the Fusionists, says:
The following telegram was received from
New Clm last night
The news wired here today that Gov
ernor Clough had rendered John Lind an
appointment as quartermaster in one of
the Minnesota regiments created profound
astonlsnment Tor 1t was not known that
Mr.. Lind had any intention of going to
the war. Many people thought it was a
canaro, and others concluded that the gov
ernor was trying Mr.. Lind to see if he had
sand enough to go to the front.
All or these surmises were quickly dis
sipated by call on Mr.. Lind. When asked
II ne was actually going to the front he
replied:
" Going? OF course am Why shouldn't
L! L have always regretted that l had no
opportunity to go into the last war by rea-
son of my age. Now L have chance to
go in capacity in which 1 may make my
glad of It,
Mr. Lind's determination to go to the
front Is terrible sacrifice financially He
has the largest law practice in northwest
ern Minnesota, the cases in hand now being
many and number of them involve i'm
portant interests.
1T is learned that he rendered his serv-
ices to the government some time ago. in
the capacity that the governor should de-
termne.'
Our own impression is that Mr.. Lind
saw that the people of the state would
never sustain combination that would
give the United States senatorship to the
Democrats; and that he concluded he
would rather face the yellow fever than
the requirements of such a campaign
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