The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-10

formatory Board Is Still Strug-
CLING With the HouItcn Case.
William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska.
Is, expected to arrive in Minneapolis at
. o'clock this morning, and a busy day
. has been planned for him by the local
committee which is arranging for his re-
ception.
MI Bryan will breakfast at the West
hotel, and at II o'clock will meet with the
Democratic state central committee At
noon he will greet number of prominent
Democrats of the state, and at o'clock
he will visit the rooms of the CONNER
cial club. AT ne is to address the Re-
form Press association and the anti-im-
perialists, and at 4 he is to meet the
Woman's Bimetallic League of Minneap-
oils.
The doors of the Exposition building
will be thrown open for the big mass
meeting at $50, and it is expected 10 cut
the speeches at that place short, save
that of Mr.. Bryan, in order that those
who wish to attend the banquet may got
to the West hotel by O'Clock
The banquet programme follows:
Toast Master, Hon. James Gray.
Address of Welcome. William Baldwin,
President of the League.
ADDRESS. John Lind
The Jefferson Club of ST Paul
Humphrey Barton
,.Democracy William j. Bryan
"Jeffersonian Ropubllcanism and Lin
CONAN Democracy" Charles A. Towne
After preliminary skirmish around the
hotel corridors and long session at the
Merchants last evening, the Houlton and
anti-Houlton factions declared an armi-
stice over night, and the fight will pre-
sumably be renewed this morning
A number Of prominent st. Cloud peo-
pie were in town yesterday III Mr.. Houl-
tons interest. With what effect they Ia
bored with the members of the board Is
not known, except at the evening meet
ing the matter was not preached, and
merely routine business transacted"
1t is generally known that Mr. Houlton
Is willing to resign, stepping down and
out, but he Is not content to allow F..
A. Whittier to take his place, and he Is
credited with saying that If Whittier Is
selected in his stead he will, rather than
allow the present state agent to
take office. carry the matter up
to the state supreme court on
objection to Whittier is said to be
largely q personal matter. but in addi-
ton to this, the fact that Whittier Is
Republican and likely to succeed him, Is
the part OF the deal he can't and claims
he won't stand for. He would, 1t Is said,
be entirely willing to step out for soma
one of the opposite political persuasion
a Democrat-but his friends say that in
urging Whittier, Gov Lind seeks to get
Of he
time be able to profess that the removal
of Houlton was not for partisan reasons,
Whittier being Republican too. Houl-
toms friends seem to have the board
deadlocked so far.
The board at it's meeting this morn
ing will take up the charges that have
been made against Houlton and decide
what Is TO be done.
If change is decided upon, F. A.
Whittier is slated and then if Mr.. HouI-
ton makes good his promise the matter
will be aired In. the courts.
The board granted six paroles and
seven discharges. Current expense az
count amounting to s7,0S0.44, and voucher
for the new administration building was
passed upon amounting to $351.e5.
G. III. Cunningham, of Sturgeon Lake,
who succeeded Charles Keith, of Prince
ton, the first of the year, met with the
e. S. Corser has just returned from
Chicago, where he attended the anti-im-
perialist conference, and he is credited
with saying that he believes that the
work done by the anti-imperialist and
antitrust leagues at Chicago will elect
the next president and likewise that he
has hopes that President Mckinley will
experience a change of mind.
H. L. Chaffee, vice chairman of the Ma
tional League for Minnesota, has issued
the following notice:
All voters who believe the modern trust
Is public enemy who favor a line of
action which shall arouse and enlighten
the people, who believe we should act in
union and act now, are asked to signify
their willingness to attend a national
convention at Chicago, Feb. IL, by send
ing their names to H. L. Chaffee, room
26, Nicollet hotel.