The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
HALL 70 FOLLOW POPE
RED WING ATTORNEY SAID TO BE
THE PROBABLE PUBLIC
EXAMINER
CLANS WAITING FOR TAMs

ee,
Republican Braves VIII Not Line Up
in Battle array Until Big Chief
Bixby Can Get Here Cali Has
Been Sent to Far oklahoma for
the Head of the Five Nations
Political Gossip.
1t has been announced with some show
of authoritativeness that the successor in
Gen. E. M. Pope, as public examiner and
state superintendent of banks, will be o,
NJ. Hall. of Red Wing, for two years
congressman from the Third district and
one of the most prominent Democrats
of the district He Is an able lawyer
and man-of standingetn his community
and 1t is gossiped that if he will signify
his acceptance Of the tender of the place
Gov. Lind will accept the resignation Of
Gen. Pope and appoint Mr.. Hall.
Not only did the Mankato council Fri
day night fail to pass the resolution
indicating the examiner, but the general
did not appear in person, and sent his
attorney While the opposition had Expert
Accountant Donaldson threatening to
make new trouble, or revelations, as the
Mankato correspondents more delicately
put 1t.
If it is true, as has been attributed
to the former warden's own statement
by the Republican press, that the pay Of
Henry Wolfer In his new place is to be
practically three times what he received
at Saltwater, the selection IS an I'M
ny tn Ia "a
as it does not little credit to his bust
ness sagaCity, an accomplishment that
even his political enemies have never de-
MED him.
1t is limited that in a short time there
will be begun an agitation for the abolt-
ton of the prison Irvine plant on tho
ground that it is interfering with the
legitimate industries of the cities OF
the state. The cordage company is build'
ing immense factories at ST. Paul and
has announced its intention of building
another at the head Of the lakes. Con.
siderable pressure is to be, brought to
bear on the delegations from the citiea
on the plea Of supporting home institu-
tions to knock out the convict-mada
tWine and with the disposition to a re-
duction of prices by the trust with view
to compelling the prison accounts to show
a heavy loss tits expected to convince
enough Of the rural members of the Eeg-
islature that the expense Of maintaining
the plant is useless.
1t will be we'll for the Minnesota farm
ers to watch Irvine prices with more
than a superficial observation for the
next few years. for, while the prison has
never been able to furnish all the tWine
needed for the farmers of the state, it
has been able to keep prices down within
al al For lfaTy
thus reaped the benefit in decreased
prices After the trust had secured the
| abandonment of the plant and it's ma
| chinery had trusted q season37the figures
| could be showed up again, and the farm
| ers could not only buy their Irvine, but
| also support the cOnvicts either in idle
ness or in competition with some other
form Of labor employing men.
Another political meteor is soon to flash
across the sky. Harris Richardson, who
was secretary of the state central COM
mtttee in 1896, and the legal adviser, so to
speak, of Tams Bixby s political schemes,
! is scheduled by his admirers to don the
mantle Of political leadership cast off by
| Tams when he went to Oklahoma; and
| If the schedule which Is in progress comes
| to full success Tams will be here soon to
| see If the old toga can be adjusted to
| degree
| Of comfort.
1t has long been an open secret that
! Mr.. Richardson was persona non grata
! around the headquarters of the Repub-
! lican party in 1898. It is not averred that
| forcible measures were ever resorted to,
! but when the Eustisians were making up
| their committees for the promotion of
the fight Of 1898 they left Mr.. Richard
| son out Of their calculations. One re-
| port indeed goes so far as to say that
his attentions were plainly discouraged
| by the leaders, who wanted to get rid of
| what they called the incubus Of the old
| machine. Now, that they are out it and
| have only remote nibblings at the corn
| crib, an occasional hanger-on here and
| there getting a bite out Of the federal
patronage, or some crumb falls from
! some Of the elective offices below the
| governorship, there seems to be a dis
| position on the part Of the other Repub-
| licans to get back some Of the old wheels.
AS was stated in the G o few days
ago, Tams Bixby has been sent for and
| the Republicans, or a few Of them at
least. have been urged to meet him here
| on his arrival, which will be soon
The reorganization of the machine will
be preached then, not that Tams
wants to be a candidate for governor.
but IN order that the party may be re-
stored to power. Tams indeed, does not
| SFSlA Will " U0 KNOWN IN connection
with the campaign. Anything Harris and
his friends agree to, Tapls will stand for
and II his old right hand has not lost its
political cunning, Tams will write let
tiers for the papers, or lend his ingenious
aid In other ways to a properly construct
ed campaign committee. Mr.. Richardson
has been away for several days. and a
conference Of the party leaders will be
had as soon as possible, and 1t is said
that his activity is not entirely self-im-
posed, but that the right sort of encour-
agement from Nelson and Merriam has
not been wanting. Bixby's presence
would be fine, but his absent assistance
with an occasional visit home to keen
In touch with the discounted, would be g
valuable assistance it is felt, and his
old friend and co-laborer, Richardson, is
Entrusted with the somewhat delicate
duty of bringing as many of the some.
+ what antagonistic, but, 1t Is hoped, not
irreconcilable elements together, for the
good of the party. It is felt that this Is
the time for all good men to come tc
the aid of the party, yea, verify, and the
sagacious attorney, If he can be the CHIEF
instrument Of reconciliation, may be able
to spare enough time from his legal prac.
t1ce to take as active part in the man
| agement of the CamDaipn of 1o0O os h