The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-07
MULLEN is IN AGAIN
JACK" is AGAIN MADE
SURVEYOR GENERAL OF WA
BASHA DISTRICT
GOV. LIND's SURPRISE PARTY

Merriam's Adjutant General Is Put
Back In His Old Place in Super
vision OF the Lumber Interests of
the Third District-FOrmer COrO-
ner WhitcOmb and the MayoraIty
Gossip of City and State Politics.
Gen. John H. Mullen, otherwise known
as Fighting jack who was adjutant
general during VIM. r. Merriam's two
terms as governor, and who since served
two years as surveyor general In the low
er Mississippi district, was yesterday ap
pointed by Gov. Lind to the place again.
Gen. Mullensis a native Of Ireland, and
had just won a long fight with the lumber
companies which was carried to the su-
makes Of added Importance the position
Of surveyor general in that district,
which, indeed, without the decision re-
Gently rendered, would have dwindled
practically to an honGrarium.
Former Senator Job w. Lloyd, Of LIE
Sueur county, is in grooming for the Re-
publican nomination for one of the rail-
road and warehouse commissionerships
ess
The Mankato Direct Legislation club
which is Populistic in tendency, without
fusion proclivities, is said to have made
up the following slate: For president (of
the United States), Wharton Barker; for
vice president, Ignatius Donnelly; for
governor, either L. c. Long, of Magnolia,
president Of the Farmers Alliance, or D.
H. Evans, Of Tracy, who ran against Nc
Cleary for congress in the Second district
two years ago; for congress, F. NJ Cur
rier, now mayor of Mankato; for secre-
tary of state, DR.. II. B. Fay, Of Mime
apolis; for state treasurer, p H Rahilly,
of Lake City.
The Jefferson club held a we'll attended
meeting at the club headquarters In the
New York Life building, last evening, at
which P. J. Smalley read an interesting
paper upon Home Rule" as applied to
municipalities. Mr.. Smalley traced the
origin of the vestment Of power in cities
and pointed out the advantages Of the
governed governing, concluding by refer
ring to the proposed charter for the city
of ST. Paul and heartily recommending
that the CHARTER be adopted.
On motion of Judge Willis the amend
ment to the club constitution, purposing
to restrict the activities of the organiza-
ton to municipal affairs, was indefinitely
postponed. The original constitution
pledges the organization to both the
Democratic national committee and the
state central committee
To increase interest in the club meet
ings, and also instruct the members on
important current subjects, 1t was de-
cidcd to discuss public questions. In ac-
cordance with a resolution adopted the
question, Resolved, That q colonial sys
tenn, such as that of Great Britain should
be adopted by the United States and
should be applied to the government OF
the Philippines will be debated at the
next meeting.
While the Democratic city committee
| has not yet decided upon the basis of
the call for the coming city convention,
| Chairman r. w. Bell said yesterday that
| he believed the vote for Lind In 1898 would
| be the fairest basis upon which to appor-
| ton the delegates to the coming Demo
| cratic city convention. AS the conven-
ton will not be called until the latter
| part of March, however, there is still
! plenty of time to agree upon the basis of
| representation.
| An informal gathering of Democrats
| was held in the Office of David F.
| PEBBLES, in the Manhattan building, last
| evening to discuss in general way the
local situation, politically. The gather
Ing accomplished good deal in that it