The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
VOICE OF THE SECOND
CLERK WARNER, OF REDWOOD
COUNTY, SAYS TT SEEMS TO
SING VAN SAINT
ST. PAUL BOOMERS GET READY

Delegation VIII Leave Thursday
for Washington to Bag III Possible
the Next Meeting of the National
League of Republican Clubs for
This City-Stntus of Pope Various
Iy Viewed,
f. L. Warner, clerk of courts Of Red
wood county, was among the visitors in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Warner states
that St Paul seems to be the political
center just now, while at his home very
little politics are talked OF. However,
he says, the Republicans OF his district
are for the best man for the party in
the gubernatorial race, seemingly Van
SAINT. Commercially. the present was
prosperous and the future bright. The
farmers were in good shape and the
merchants have a good trade that might
be improved with a little more seasonal
bic weather.
Charles c. Whitney, of Marshall; NJ. ].
Bowling, of Renville; Fred B. Wright.
of Minneapolis, and D. r. Reese and Fred
S. Bryant. who live within the limits of
this city. will start for Washington
wiring home. shortly after their arrival,
definite assurances that the next meeting
of the National League of Republican
clubs will be held in this city. Capt.
Whitney says that st. Paul has fifteen
votes pledged already.
The Minneapolis Journal quotes Gov.
Lind as saying, concerning a report that
pressure had been brought to bear upon
him in the Pope matter by the bankers
of the state:
with two exceptions none Of the
bankers of the state has spoken or writ
ten me in regard to Cen Pope and his Of
flee. The two exceptions spoke in high
praise of him and his work. What they
said has had a certain degree of influence
on my course in this matter"
Republican papers have become so
blinded by partisan passion in their abuse
of Gen. Pope that they cannot accord him
credit for anything that he has done. 1t
Is therefore something of a relief to find
a paper in the g. o. D. class that is will
ing to concede that Pope has been a good
bank examiner. Commenting on the ru-
NOR that Pope intends resigning, the
Willmar Argus says: The Mankato al
fair was more than the general could
stand. We can say, however, that he has
done some very good and fearless work
In the public examiners office He was
severely criticised for closing the St
Paul bank, and it has not yet been shown
that he took the right step, but a great
many people will always think he DID
1t is hardly fair to blame the governor
for the acts Of his examiner performed
before he was indicted into Office, but
It Is right to blame the examiner for the
part he played in the retention of funds
belonging to the city of Mankato" The
Argus is not far wrong. Gen. Pope has
performed the duties of his Office In a
conscientious way. PIE has done what he
thought best for the public good, laying
aside all consideration of self. His prede-
cessor followed just the opposite plan
The Monitor does not attempt to Justify
his course IN the Mankato matter, and
believes that Gen. Pope is doing the right
thing by his friends IN stepping out. At
the same time it cannot be gainsaid that
he has been an excellent official and the
state VIII perhaps never secure q better
public examiner in all that that title i'm
plfes.-Swift County Monitor
Some of the Washington politicians are
DONG their best to have Bob Evans push
ed TO the front for gubernatorial favor
If Collins and his friends do not get
hustle on themselves pretty soon and
say something, one way or the other
Bob will be So far. ahead IN the race that
1t will be impossible, to overtake him
capt. Van SAINT is not idle either. and his
friends say in confidence that Sam will
carry Ramsey county without dissent
ing vote in the Observation-Disclosures Ar
gus. 49,
Six or eight big politicians NAV fatter
themselves that1hey eanTun the Repub
hcan party Of Minnesota, and dIc+ata
VINO snail be the candidates on the ticket
but the Union hopes and prays that their
game may be beaten to a standstill-~
Anoka Union
Cheer up. Brother Pease So far as tba
most astUte politician can discover there
IS no combination. If Mr.. Merriam and
Tim Byrnes are fer Evans, Tams B XIV
and Harris Richardson are for Clam.
ANah Eastman and Bob Dunn are for
Collins the other wheel horses are equal
Iy divided as 10 their favOrites. leaving
only the people for Granville-Alexandria
Post-News
The Lamberton Star is Of the opInion
that any decent Republican can be elect
ed governor next year # Tams Rixby can
be at the head of the committee. It is
quite certain that we want no more such
campaign mana cement as we had a wear
age.-Windom Reporter
There Is rumor that the appointment
OF a railroad commissioner to succeed
Judge Mills has been rendered to T. T.
Knox Of Jackson. and that he was in st
Paul last week, when he SHOULD have
been In Window trying a lawsuit. dis
cussing the matter with some one-pre-
sumably the governor. This paper does
not know of man in this part Of the
state better fitted in the Populist-Demo-
cratic. anti-expansiop ranks for the work
OF scrapptng with railroads than Mr.
Knox. We have known him for nearly
thirty years and his record as a lawyer
and citizen Is clean SO far as the public
mas discovered, and we 90 not think Gov.
Lind can do better thing for his admin
lstration than TO appOint MI Knox Ha