The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27

Re Brought About Next Year Of
NOt-ChROs In the Cities Factor
to Ee COnsidered-GOv. Lind's APP
pcintces Number Few OF Fight
ing Politicians.
'Well. 10 tell the plain truth" said d
Minnesota politician. whose fingers rarely
ever leave the political pulse, there is
absolutely no way of even guessing at
results in this state next year. Every
thing depends upon what sort of debris
the rivers of events will bring down from
the upper drainage this winter and dur
ing the breakup flood period next sea
SON The Populists don't know where
they are at. The Democrats are not
much wiser, and the Republicans are
grabbing at all sorts of straws. AS for
individuals, each fellow has one eye on
the storm clouds, the other on various
rivals an ear or two to the ground and
both hands cIutching at the band wagon.
In fact the situation is simply a political
chaos, and all interested parties know
it. 1t is the most uncertain and dubious
political condition since the close It the
Civil war The new Republican policy is
on trial. and its composite timbers are
creaking and cracking just enough to ter
rify the timid. 1t may stand the strain,
and it may break and go down like a
rotten scaffold meath an overlooking
The results will shape things for the
Democrats that they can't shape now for
themselves. And the Populists will sim
ply stand still and do nothing until the
game is well on, between the other par
ties"
There is now an effort being made to
get the Peoples party state committee
in session during fair week for the pur-
pose of taking some action. But one of
the committee knows what action is de-
sired possible at this time A few
want a meeting, and the many are afraid
to attempt to throttle. Chairman Clarke
will issue the call, Notwithstanding he
deems a meeting ill-advised and would
like to defer it If he could. Chairman
Austin. of the ways and means commit
tee, refuses to express himself, but is be-
Neved to be opposed to any action until
next spring. The chances are the COM
mittee will meet and take a look OF two
at Itself and then yield to a shreWdly di-
rected pressure of the leaders 10 "say
nothing and saw wood" and then ad-
jOurn. It's a safe guess that the Pouu-
lists will not undertake any definite ac-
the real politicians in that party are non
committal on almost everything
The 'agrarian" Populists are well salts
fled with the present state alministra-
ton, but the danger to fusion lies in the
three large cities, where the reports
show much discomfort. Complete djsor-
ganization exists in Minneapolis and st.
Paul. and those able to bring order out
OF chaos are at present showing no dis
position to do it. The Populists organi-
cation in Duluth, and it is said to be a
splendid one, is on the verge Of disrup-
ton. The midroaders of that CITY are
very busy spreading discomfort among
the fusion POpulists, who have waited In
vain for cOmpensative recognition. Should
the fusionists lose Duluth, there is a
strong probability Of the three cities over
towering the country fnsions II, the next
state convention. If Duluth stays By the
country, as she did last year in the state
convention, 1t Is a certainty that fusion
will prevail, for the country is regarded
as safe.
Minneapolis was half way mfdroad last
year and will be solidly so next conven-
ton The countless feuds SO long exist
ing among their local leaders have dis
gusted the Populists everywhere and
made Minneapolis Populism a most unsa-
worry thing to politicians of all parties in
all parts of the state. This condition has
Made it impossible for Gov Lind to give
them any recognition. There were MANY
applicants for places, but no sooner
would one announce himself than a food
OF protests would pour in against him and
he would be charged with all kinds of
sins, both of omission and commission
In 81. Paul the condition is even worse
The Populists asked for no recognition
received little and will, as usual, make
trouble in the next convention. If 1t
come to be fight of the cities against
the country, the next Peoples party state
convention will be even a warmer thine
than that Of last year.
In the meanwhile some of the ablest
leaders in the Peoples party are quietly
waiting and planning with the hope that
In time they will be able to get into the
Twin Cities and perfect an entirely new
organization, drop out all the disturbing
factors, put in the lead new men and
thereby change the entire trend Of events
But this must come from the efforts OF
outside men. This, among other things
up the sleeves of some of the leadinn
spirits, is possibly responsible for the
general desire that the coming state com.
mittee meeting will be actionless.
With one or two exceptions the Popu-
lists appointed by Gov. Lind are not DO
Htical manipulatOrs. These officeholders
will not be able to withstand tho work ri
the politicians who dominate the various
committees. The fact Of not having re-
celYed appointments will cut little figure
when once the campaign is on. The mer
VINO control the situation are still mainly
on the outside. They are saving notbinC
and their action will depend on what 6ey
III the future and to no extent on wha
has passed.
J.. d. Brown, proprietor of the station
cry store at 319 Hennepin avenue. anf
recognized as one of the leading fusion
ISIS Or minneapolis, is slated for one O.
the highest positions in the state graf,
inspection department. Mr.. Brown ad
united yesterday that he was being Sc
rlously considered for the place. but de
clined tc say just what his position wouI,
be- He said that his prospective appoint
ment was entirely unsolicited, and tina
the first intimatiOn he had received n
his possible selection had come from
committee of prominent Democrats. Il
also admitted that as a result of his in
tervieW with them he had called on Gov
Lind yesterday morning and had talke,
the matter over with him. OF cours
Gov Lind doesn't make the appoint
ments. That duty devolves upon Grail
inspector Reishus, but it is a safe con
clusion that inasmuch as the inspecto
has the governor to thank for his owl
appointment he will he only too wiiltn,
to permit the executive to name hi
deputies
1t is understood that Gov Lind first in
formed the committee that he would b
willing 10 appoint the man that the,
might agree upon as being the most de
serving Of recognition and the best cal
culated to fill the position in a satisfac
tory manner. The committee met a few
nights ago with that object in mind
and The selection of Mr.. Brown was tn
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