The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

VeyOr GeneraIshiD.
Senator c. K. Dayis left last night for
Washington, being the last member of
M1nnesota's congressional delegation to
start for the scene Of future activity in
political way. The senator's arrival in
the capital city will probably result in a.
renewal of the vigorous contest now be-
ing waged for the United States surveyor
generalShtp for Minnesota, which prom
ises to result in scandal before it is
finished
The position held by P. H Kirwan is
one of the prizes at the gift cf the federal
administration, and as Mr. Kirwan is a
Democrat and his term will soon expire,
his scalp will be taken shortly Several
republicans are said to be aspiring to the
place, one being j. s. Vand.ver, political
writer Of local note, while a dispatch
from Washington to an evening paper.
which hints at revelations, saws that
some unnamed former state official row
interested in a town site somewhere, Is
also q candidate, but that his candidacy
may become seriously entangled by
reason of the efforts of Special Land
Agent MeyerdOrf, recently removed. TO
secure reinstatement. Meyerdorfs re-
moval IS credited by the Washington dis
patch to Senator Nelson's request and 1t
may become quite historic in Minnesota
politics, as some OF the town sites in
the vicinity where Meyerdcrf's field of
work was are largely owned by prom
lnent politicians, and q merry fight "a
probable. The evidence in the Meyerdorf
light, the G l o D e is informed. includes
photographs Of the special land agent
taken while a rest, when his ODDOnents
say he should have been busy looking
after pine thieves who, it is insisted. have
been stealing American timber and cut
ting II IN Canada. Meyerdorf, it seems,
HE'D charges that a prominent Mime
sofa politician was occupying portions of
the public land without title and more Or
less bad blood has resulted Senator
Nelson, whose old time co-laborer and
lieutenant, c. B. Buchanan, of Little
Falls. has an old friend whom he would
like to land in Kirwan's place, has gone
to Washington. and when the Alex
andrian reaches. Washington the fight
Will probably be brought to a climax, as
Mr.. kirWan's term expires before Christ,
mas.
1t IS stated on the inside that Senator
Knute Nelson recently squared himself
In Minneapolis by disclosing the true
reason why he did not come to help
Webster for mayor and abandoned the
Republicans to their fate. 1t was that
he was advised to pursue that course
by Republicans high in the party coun-
sells, names, dates and places being CIV
en-. This settled the matter, it is said,
for all time.
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And speaking of farming out the state
appointments in Van SAINTS interest, the
latest Is that William Henry Eustis' sud-
den interest in Van SAINTS favor has
behind it an understanding that Mr.. Eus-
tbs is to have the surveyor generals
plum. 1t is said that this is not original
with Mr.. Eustis, but Is the suggestion
of friends, who sincerely appreciate the
many sacrifices he has made, that Of
1898 particularly, and feel that Eustis
has been fed on honor long enough and
should, provided he keeps in the back
ground little, have some Of the sub
stantfals Of politics.
In the same connection gossip promises
the oil inspector ship to L. P. Hunt, of
Mankato. also from the Van SAINT game
bag. OF course, this news will strike
such old-tlme patriots as H. F. Brown
and Hi Foote In the solar pIexus, or
worse.
Hennepin county has to do with very
lively bit of gossip regarding the Repub-
lican candidates for secretary of state.
A Flour City paper has mentioned d
certain meeting Of Swedish Republicans
at which the matter of secretary of state
was discussed, but not before has all the
truth been stated In fact it is said
that a distinct promise has been made
on the part of state moguls, Senator Mel
son said TO be party to it, that secre-
tary Of state shall go to the Swedes,
and Hennepin county shall say who it
shall be. Hence the hustling, a and
since the meeting referred to. The can
didates are q somewhat narrow list at
present and commence with n. o. Wer-
ner, the banker, whose particular claim
aside from his being a banker. Is that
he has been chief among those who lately
gobbled up the Minnesota Tidning, which
he and others have turned upon Gov.
Lind.
Another is Israel Bergstrom, who Is be-
lieved to have some show Of indorse-
ment and another c. o. A. Olson. who
was a Hennepin member of the legisla-
ture.