The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30
THROW CLAUSEN OUT
LETTERS AND PETITIONS URGING
GOV. LIND TO TAKE
ACTION
BEGIN TO REACH THE CAPITOL

Mills Action VIII Help the Adj
ministratiOn In the state-Annual
Meeting of the State SOIdiers'
HOme-Dr. w. H. Caine Spoken of
FavOrably for Surgeon.
The action OF the railroad and ware
house commission in re-electing A. c..
Clausen chief grain inspector has raised
storm throughout the state and the
protest is not confined to the friends Of
the administration either. While the Re-
publican machine men in the Twin Cities
exult over the situation, the voters that
they think they control do not feel that
way. No matter how good man Mr..
Clausen may be, how conscientious has
been his work, or how strong his pull
with Republicans in high political life, 1t
is claimed that the Republican voters
who have grain for inspection demand a
change. Gov. Lind yesterday began to
receive letters and petitions urging him
to rid the grain department Of Mr.. Clau-
sen. These requests were not only from
Democrats and Populists, but from Re
publicans. The general tenor Of them is
a protest against the retention of Clau-
sen after the outrageous grading of last
fall, which would not even bear the re-
view Of partial Republican investigation
instigated by the legislature The petit
lions came from Chippewa county and
from Willmar and letters of protest from
Granite Falls, Sank Centre, Willmar and
other towns.
Some Of the most influential Republic
ans in the Seventh district condemn
Judge Mills for putting the Republican
party in the state in the position which
it finds itself. If there was any one Is
sue which helped more than another to
bring about the election Of Gov. LIND,
it is contended that issue was Clausen.
For any exponent OF the Repuphcah
party like Judge Mills to become re-
sponsible at this time for compelling the
farmers of Minnesota to put up with an
official in whom they had lost confidence
and about whom they expressed that
lack of confidence as strongly as posi-
bic hasn't strengthened the party to
which the judge belongs.
When Gov. Lind was elected 1t was
said that the Republican machine would
not try to run counter to the will OF the
people as expressed at the polls. They
were loud in declaring that since Lind
was elected he should, so far as they
were concerned, have their support The
disposition to follow that line was shown
by the state senators In the matter OF
the appointments that came up for COLI
frmation during the session. But IN eV-
every other way since his election the
Republican machine politicians have dis
played their antagontsm to Gov Llnd
and his reforms. Instead of weakening
it has strengthened the governor, and 1t
IS claimed Gov Lind is stronger today
than he was when elected. and whole
lot of Republicans in different parts Of
the state are willing to admit 1t. Inc
feeling is that If Gov. Lind's admInstra-
ton. with all that he has had to con
tend with, continues as satisfactory to
the nnaks of the people nothing can beat
him Mhe1. huz comes up for reelection.
fudge Mills and Gen. Becker, by elect1ng
>Clausen it is claimed, have made more
friends. for Gov Lind than any single
thing that has happened since his IN
auguration. And when he takes some
action to rid the department OF Clausen,
in spite of Judge Mills, it IS going to
help him some more.
The impression seems to be that Gen.
Becker will lose more by his action than,
he will have gained by keeping Clausen
It is said that some time ago list OF
the men in the grain department was
prepared and before large number of
names appeared the letter "B
what is that b for?" asked some
body who was looking over the list.
'"Those are the men whom Gen. Beck
er wants retained
And it was understood such would be
done
The letter 3D." it is now given out,
isn't going to keep any man in his posi-
ton now except Clausen. He, too, will
be all through the day that Judge Mills
successor is appointed next January, if
not before But the impression is that
Gov. Lind is going to find some way to
dispose of Mr.. Clausen before that time.
One of the Republican organs is try
ing to deceive its readers to the extent
of making them believe that Gov. Lind
claims Gen. Becker promised to vote for
Reishus, while Gen. Becker himself de-
MES it. Gov Lind has never claimed
that he had any promise from Gen.
Becker en- the subject Whether or
not there was even an understanding
that the general would not vote for
ClauSen is not known. 1t is known,
however, that Gen. Becker knew neither
Gov. Lind nor the people of MINES ota
wanted Clausen and that their wishes
were entitled to some consideration
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There is one institution where the
friends of the present administration are
going to find positions shortly, and that
is the State Soldiers home, at Mtnneha-
ha The annual meeting of the trustees
of the home takes place Aug. S, and some
changes, it is said. are going to take
place, unless that board follows the ex
ample Of the prison, reformatory and
others A number of names are men
toned in connection with the different
places One of the positions, that of
surgeon, 1t is believed will fall to DR..
William H Game, of Minneapolis The
doctors friends have been active in his
! behalf, and no man has been more
strongly urged for a position under the
! present administration than he has for
surgeon of the Soldiers home. A large
majority Of the men in the Twelfth Min
nesota, with which DR.. Game was con-
nected at Chickamauga. have asked for
! HIS apDOintment and other DatitiorS b,,-o