The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-28
NORTH DAKOTA POLITICS
STATE WAS MINUS AN ATTORNEY
GENERAL OVER
SUNDAY 81 - 800
TEMPERANCE PEOPLE ACTIVE
Argue From LindeIie Trial DisclOs-
ures That There Should BE q
State Prohibition
officer.

BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. N.-The state
was without an attorney general over
Sunday Attorney General Cowan re-
signed as the chief legal officer of the
state, and was appointed as judge Satuf-
day, and his SucceSSor-elect, y. u. COM
stock, was appointed and qualified the
first of this weak. At the some time he
qualified as judge under the appointment
to succeed Judge Morgan, Mr.. Cowa1
filed his credentials as judge-elect, so
that he will succeed himself the first of
the year for the four-year term without
further qualification. Mr.. Comstock,
notwithstanding the campaign made
against him by the Prohibitionists, is
spoken of as competent lawyer, and 1t
is said there will be no complaint of his
not doing his duty under the prohibition
law, as we'll as under all other laws.
Who will be the oil inspector under the
new administration is not generally
known yet, and If the office has been
placed, there has been nothing given out.
1t was said at about state convention
time that it would go west of the river.
The oil inspectorship, under the law pass
ed two years ago, will not be as good an
office as in the past. Then it was a fec
Office and hereafter it will be salaried
at $500 year. The fees of deputies have
to come out of this.
TEMPERANCE COMMISSIONERS.
President Griffith, of the StatN Enforce
ment league, thinks the disclosures in the
Lindclie trial should result in the en-
forcement of the prohibition law by regu-
larly appointed and constituted officers
OF the state. This Is taken to mean that
the Prohibitionists have not yet given up
the possibility of the creation of the Of
flee Of a state temperance commissioner,
whose sole duty it would be to see that
the prohibition law is enforced. This bill
has been twice before the state -legisla
ture. Once 1t was passed and vetoed by
Gov. Briggs, and again it was defeated
by the state senate. The bill will proba-
bly, come up again, but If it does will
hardly get through the assembly. 1t is
generally agreed the state has enough
officers and institutions at present to keep
the state treasury at a low ebb
The jamestown Capital denies the
statement from some of the papers In the
Jim river valley that the legislative rep
resentatives Of that section are for re-
submission. The Capital says the ma
Jority of the legislators are for the pro-
hibition law, and will be found standing
on the Republican platform.
INTERNATIONAL HOODOO.
Already politicians are wondering
whether Gov. White will be the man to
break the hoodoo Of North Dakota gov
ernorS, or whether the hoodoo will stick
White begins his term of Office under
favorable auspices He has an excellent
war record, is popular. and the Office
came TO him through the inability of Gov.
Fancher to make the race, so there are
not tee many political promises and al
liances in Lis case that frequently beset
nominees of conventions. He is man Of
decision and administrative ability as his
record as q soldier shows II the GOV
ernoT breaks the record and gets re-
nomination ard reelection, he viii be
North Dakotas most distinguished ex-
ecutive. He will have an able coterie of
officers to assist him in the adminis:ra-
ton of the states affairs and his term
CT office should do credit TO himself and
the state.
EDUCATION 70 i't'5H
TIL. educators of the state are begin
ming to have a say with regard to the
recommendations of State Superintendent
FallaId, which the laity Of the state were
disposed to criticise. The educators think
ii woul.! be well for members of the egis~
lature to consider the advice of the
states chief educational officer, particu-
larry when it is based upon four years Of
hard experience. The plan for the ap-
pointment of county superintendent by
a state common school board was not
Urged by the state superintendent. He
merely made it as a suggestion for the
cuhSluSTdllOH OF the Legislature. MT
! IIalland has also taken steps to over
come the misleading impression that he
| had recommended that moneys be taken
| from the permanent school fund for the
maintenance of normal schools and the
| department of public instruction. 1t is
| probable that by the time this matter
| is presented to the Legislature it will be
better understood and more intelligently
! discussed.
! Adit Gen. j. S Miller has fled his
| biennial report. He makes a number Of
! communications, among them that
! suitable storehoUse or arsenal be pro-
vided for the r2:litia supplies, which will
| be largely increased under the new mill
| tia appropriation bill. The general also
| recommends suitable provision for the
| preservation of the colors carried by the
state trccps III the Philippines The re-
port deals generally with the condition
of the state guard and enlbodics the re-
! ports Of staff officers.