The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-14
COLLINS NEXT MOVE
BUT HE CAN'T MOVE UNITE, AJEER
GRIMSHAW GIVES HIM THE
"HIGH SIGN"
INTENSE ANXIETY PREVAILS

A"AOh hoIo1nS Its Breath While
the Marshal Decides What Collins
Shall Dole Thinks He Can wiz
Wag the st. Cloud SchIey His
SamDsOnian Instructions.
checker Champion Grimshaw, he who
Is now playing shrewd game to see
whether he can get Loren Collins into
the king row. without getting him
blocked, cornered, or taken. thinks that
he will have the score Of the gama ready
by Saturday. The public will no doubt
De pleased to learn that the mental
processes Of the Minneapolis checker
sage are thus quiekening 1t was many
years after he got into politics before
he moved himself into the narsbalsbtp
and If he can drop Collins into a GOV
ernorship in less than week 1t signifies
marked acceleratfon.
meanwhile there comes from various
corners OF the state murmurs of decItna-
lions on Mr. Collins part. OF course hA
Is not present at all the places where
the people close to the fountain head"
who give out these declfnations live. so
1t can only be gathered that the fountain
head Is busy with a Ietter-writing bu-
reau.
And while the Collins championship
boom is in the hands of the Minneapolis
King OF draughts something, possibly the
weather, is sending a cold chill down
the spine Of the ST Cloud man, not to
mention the discomfort of the great
commonwealth Of Minnesota which
must wait-though it's soul burns with
anXety-until the checker champion gets
through his game-to find out whether
Mr.. Judge Collins will run for governor
or rest content with another term on
the supreme bench.
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And they talk Of A. N. Dare. Of Elk
River, for railroad commissioner, too.
and Duluth thinks of having man for
lieutenant governor. With Bob Dunn
already in as auditor has it occurred
to the Sixth district people that posi-
Oily the Second, and mayhap the Sew
enth, districts will want some ghost of
show on that ticket next year The
First would be willing to take the gov
ernorship If the Sixth can spare 1t, and
the Second wants the treasurership for
j. H Block, and the Seventh would like
TO see Judge Mills put in again on the
railroad and warehouse commission.
Gov. Lind was waited upon Yesterday
by William Baldwin, representing the
Henneptn County Democratic organiza-
ton. and F. H. Ellerbe, in behalf of
ramsey county Democrats. to present to
the chief executive some reasons why tho
Republicans who are embarrassing the
work Of the administration in some of
the departments should be gotten rid of
despite the penchant some of the dis
charged oft1ceholders have shown of go
ing around afterward to belabor their
ohlc1al successors with fists or other
weapons. They stated that it had been
agreed between the Democratic organiza-
tons of both cities to hold meetings
Friday night, each in its own city. at
which time a general plan for the pro-
motion of the cause Of the party could
be considered in connection with the
ousting of the undesirable incumbents.
Lieut.. Gov Smith, of Montevideo, was
at the capitol yesterday The president
of the 1899 senate disclains any congress
sional boom, such as has been attributed
to him by some of the Republican pa
pers, nor does he confess to any ambi-
ton to so gerrymander the state that he
can get a little congressional district to
run in himself, another ambition credited
to him by the papers of his own political
faith, If, indeed. such organs can be said
to have any political faith. The lieu
tenant governor has been the subject of
some criticism lately, especially from the
members of his own party in the senate,
some Of whom did not feel satisfied with
the places awarded them, as has nearly
every one who was ever made lieutenant
governor. there seeming to be a feeling
on the part of Republican senators.
speaking generally, that they each ought
to have five of the best committees in
Guiding one of the best chairmanships,
and that the other fellows ought to be
made to do the ag-tag-and- bob-tail work
of the committees Of lesser Importance.
But the lieutenant governor Is practicing
law now, instead of appointing commit
tees, and declines to talk politics.
One senator. however, who has not
been complaining, but whose smile has
been Frightening the lobby of the Wind
sor for a day or two, is Allen J. Greer.
of Wabasha. If Greer is the persenifica-
ton of anything, 1t is placid contentment.
Singularly enough, when it was an
nounced that there was to be Collins
meeting at the Merchants Monday Mrs.
Greer happened to think that she would
like to see the Twin Cities in their hon-
day attire, and Allen. he felt. too, that
after a hard falls work at the bar he
ought to take a much needed rest. So
the senator ana MS better NAH came TO
town, and Allen kind of kept watch Of
things political while he was getting
that much needed rest.
William E. Cull1in. register of the Du-
luth land Office. was a visitor at the
state house yesterday, where he served
two winters as state senator. Mr.. Gull
kin is on a short leave of absence, which
Is the first he has had since he took
OH OT n,1I,, nd
demand for government lands during the
last year has exceeded all records, and
the Office has truly done a land office
business.
Mr. Culkin expresses confidence in the
nomination and reelection Of Congress
man Page Morris.