The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-03

BE Done-Brief Statement of the
Whole Trouble.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mimi, Feb. 2.-(Spe-
cial.)-It has been semi officially reported
that the three Itasca county commission
ers, Everton, Fuller and Meyers, who are
ordered to appear on Feb. Is at the state
house, st. Paul, and show cause why
they should not be removed from office,
will not obey the governors summons,
and that by reason Of such default their
places on the county board will be de-
crared vacant by Gov. Lind. Mr.. Leman,
the fourth member Of the board, against
whom the original charges Of soliciting
bride were preferred, may also be I'm
seated. None Of the commissioners cited
to appear have made any public move
towards @ defense The matter of time
and expense Is also taken into considera-
ton as of greater Importance than the
salary and honor attached to the Office
of county commissioner
Mr.. Meyers is engaged cutting timber
near Grand Rapids, and the last cold spell
has given lumber operations such an i'm
petus that 1t Is doubted if he could be
persuaded, under any consideration, to
leave his business at this season, as he
claims it demands his PERSONAL super
vision at this time. Mr.. Fuller, the mem
Der of the board who charged Mr.. Lee
man with having asked him for 500 if
he would vote for the resolution appro-
priating $1,000 to be used as a bonus for
a hub and spoke factory, is inclined also
to let the matter go by default. He
thinks, however, that the best and most
feasible way out Of the difficulty is to
allow the governor to declare the places
state supreme court. Mr.. Everton, it is
said, wants to face the music.
John Rellis, the Democratic member of
the board, Is the only man who can con-
tinue his legislative duties without
state investigation hanging over his head.
He had no part whatever in the alleged
transactions
In case vacancies are declared success
sors to the deposed members of the board
of county commissioners will be selected
by the town and city officials, as follows:
In District No. l, now represented by
EVerton, the place would be filled by
Village President +. L. Churchill, of Deer
River, and Chairman A. d. Brooks, Of
the township of Deer River. Mr. Meyers
represents District No. 2, whose place
would be filled by appointment by the
chairman of Ray township (Rainy Lake.
and the chairman Of Koochching town
ship. Mr.. Fuller is the representative
from No. A. His Office would be filled by
the joint action of Mayor John S. Berney
Of Grand Rapids, and Chairman Anthony
McAlpine, of Grand Rapids township
no. is Mr.. Leman's district Mayor
Berney, Chairman McAlpine and Mayor
A. E. Arnold, of Laprairie, would make
the appointment. There is, at yet, but
little talk of candidates for the posi-
tons, inasmuch as no vacancies will be
made until after the goth of February
| AS fully exploited in the Glob ten
| days ago, Leman, as a member of the
| board Of county commissioners, suspected
| that a certain resolution appropriating
| $1,000 10 advertise the county and to be
| used as a bonus for hub and spoke
| factory was Intended for the benefit of
| individual members of the board AS
claimed by him he made the 500 PROPOSE
ton to draw out the other members of
the board. In doing so he laid himself
liable, and charges were promptly pre-
ferred against him. The facts brought
out by the report of the commission was
such as to call for the action taken by
the governor.