The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-28
CHIEF GRAIN INSPECTOR CLAUsEN
SEEMS TO BE FILLING
THE BILL
STEELE HAS HIS EAR
NEARLY EVERY HOUR
THE REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN TOM
WHAT TO Do AND HOW
TO Do 1T
Mr.. ANDREWS LETTER
IS TO BE ANSWERED

But a Few Feet Separate the Office
of the Eustfs Manager From "the
Friend of the Farmers" and the
Tramp Back and Forth Is Kept
Up Day After Day-Mr. CIausen
Says "He's Out of Politics."
NO, am not taking an active part
In the campaign this year." said A. G.
Ciausen, as he sat with his feet on the
swinging spout Of his roll top desk.
oh, the committee has it's offices right
on this floor and I drop in now and
then to see the judge, but what I
mean is that 1 don't have anything to
do officially. 1t keeps me busy looking
after the interests Of the farmers OF
the state
A creaking sound at the opening door
signaled the approach Of another CALL
er who did not knock. It was Judge
Steele, brandishing letter in his
hands.
What had better DO about this"
he asked Of the chief grain inspector.
wait SO1LIS 6pSohSIS OOWlI dL
Vasa 1 haven't got anybody that 7
can shoot into the First district very
han6ily."
''Vasa amt in the First district, it's
in the Third corrected the chief grain
Inspector ''We ought to be pretty
cereful who we send down there. It's
a pretty strong Scandinavian settle
ment and some good smooth gospel
guy ought to be put in there. If
you can't get anybody else make
Powers go down. He's got the
party into a lot of trouble and he
isn't doing much work this fall except
to try and get that census supervisor
ship. But Israel Bergstrom Or some
chap Of about his style would be better
than Powers"
'Alll right; I'll send Bergstrom down
there. Any news?"
Not a thing new" replied the chief
grain inspector, and Judge Steele turn
ed to go.
ooh, by the way" he resumed, turn
ing with his hand on the knob, what
have you done about that Anoka mat
trr?"
I've sent two or three fellows UP to
satisfaction out of him
HUH rejoined the judge. 81 didn't
think Tarbox d do trick like that"
Something else I meant to ask you
about" he murmured, uncertainty.
"Oh, yes. What are we going to do
about that letter Of that fellow up in
the vauey-Andrews?
"Oh, I guess he'll keep till tomor-
row."
"Koerner was in this morning, and
told me the folks UP his way were
pretty sore about that grain business,
and if we didn't get into the fight with
some kind of shot and ball pretty
shortly we wouldn't be in 1t next
month at ALL
Mr.. Clausen turned to the window
with a long, low whistle. It was fu,
tile to disguise the fact further.
i've got that pretty we'll in hand
he said. 1.-The commissioners have a
general draft of what we ought to put
up against that, and after they hava
finished it I will edit it carefully, so
there will be no rebound That other
report was very weak. We will get
through it all right by tomorrow noon"
w III yOu nave l4AISS VI IO1I COPIES
of it made? We ought to have them
for our papers, hadn't we?"
Yes and one for The G o b e, too"
said the chief politician, or inspector.
ut don't make so much difference
about the other papers, but the peopls
that are reading The G o b are get
ting both sides Of this thing, and we'ye
got to get all we can into 1T. There'u
be plenty of copies. I'll see to that"
'AI1 right, I'll depend on you," said
Judge Steele.
The chief grain inspector mopped his
throbbing brow.
"As was saying" he remarked to his
caller, II haven't anything to do with
the campaign, but Judge Steele drops
In for a little chat now and then.
Won't you have a fresh cigar?"
The annex of the Republican state
central committee, Mr.. Clausen thinks,
is a buster place than the Republicans
state central committee rooms them
selves. But they are all on the same
floor and alike in other respects And
the constant clatter of footsteps to and
fro tells who is the man behind the
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