The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-06

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contempt for them and their ordinances.
FEDERAL OFFICE.
The exposure by the St. Paul Dispatch
Of the singular methods pursued in the
distribution of federal patronage in Min
nesota has greatly disturbed many of the
leading politicians, who cannot but regard
1t as a severe blow to the good name OF
their party. 1t is not merely that the
article published by the newspaper in
question charges both Senator Davis and
Senator Nelson with bad faith, but, In the
light of subsequent statements and expla-
nations published by the Pioneer Press, 1t
raises a question of veracity between Sen
ator Nelson and the Hon. Eli s. Warner.
In the Pioneer Press of Jan. 2 was pub
lished an interview with Mr.. Warner, in
which the article states that Mr.. Warner
said: 1.-THE matter of his appointment as
United States surveyor general was only
preached to him when Senator Nelson
visited ST. Paul last Thursday or Friday"
And then Mr. Warner is quoted as say
ing:
cit was rather surprise to me that
the matter should have been made public
at this time but sthe facts are these:
When Senator Nelson was in the city last
week he rendered me the position. sug-
gested several reasons, which I thought
were good. why 1 should not accept his
tender, and we discussed the matter at
some length. 1 finally said that I would
senator left that evening for Washington,
and have had no further communication
with him. have not yet made UP my
mind what shall do"
clear that he had never sought the sup
port of Senator Nelson for the position.
personally or through friends and that he
was personally solicited by Senator Nelson
to accept the office. There is no equivoca-
ton in Mr. Warmers statement.
On Jan. the Pioneer Press contained
dispatch from its Washington correspond
emf which made the following statements:
washington. Special. Jan. 8. The
statement in these dispatches last niSn.
DENYING that tender of the, appoint
ment of surveyor general OF Minnesota
had been made to Ell 5. warner. or 10
anybody else, was made upon the autnor-
ity of Senator Nelson. The senator says
the report in regard to tender having
been made to Mr.. Warner is probably
based upon the fact that he said to MI
port him for the place The senator said
of course he could promise nothing alb
solutelv. as he had had no conference
with Senator Davis on the suoJect, ana
would be recommended. The senator
added that Senator Davis and he always
agreed upon these, matters, and IN the
absence of such an agreement 1t would pc
improper for him to make tender OF the
appointment.
Senator Nelson, If correctly reported in
the foregoing, does not agree with Mr..
Warner as to what was said at their In
terview in St. Paul, and some further ex-
plantations will be required before the
truth of the matter Is known.
But the disagreement In the statements
the chief trouble which now disturbs GER
tain prominent Republicans. both in st.
Paul and Duluth, who each received GER
tain letters from Senator Nelson relative
to the appointment Of a United States
surveyor general. The st. Paul Republi-
cans had a candidate for the place and so
had the Duluth Republicans, and they
each severally asked Senator Nelson to
support their respective candidates. To
these requests, the senator Is alleged to
have returned replies practically identical,
To the effect that he had already promised
his support to another individual, whom
he was under an implied promise to ap-
point.
Now Ell s. Warner comes forward with
the statement that Senator Nelson solicit
ed him to accept the appointment, that
It was a complete surprise, and the sub
ject had never been preached to him until
Senator Nelson rendered him his support
or the actual appointment whichever 1t
was. So that from this statement of Mr..
Warner 1t is clearly apparent tnat ne was
not the individual whom Senator Nelson
is said to have told the friends Of the
st. Paul and the Duluth candidates he
was under promise to support. Therefore
this statement of Mr. Warmers leaves the
senator liable to the charge that he ten
dered the Office to an individual whom he
was under no promise to support, subse-
quent to having written to the friends Of
the St Paul and the Duluth candidates
that he was under promise to support
another.
1t is possible, of course, that the state
ments alleged to have been contained in
Senator Nelson's letters. which were