The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-20
RANDALL OF WINONA
PROPOSED TO MAKE HIM SUPER
INTENDENT OF ST. CLOUD
REFORMATORY
VAN IS BoB's SECOND CHOICE
State Auditor Dunn Says He Is I'm
der Some Obligations to Clapp,
but VIII Support the Winona Man
III Moses Does Not Want to Lead
the Party Out of the Wilder
ness.

Now the story goes that Frank Randall
Is to be made superintendent of the re-
formatory at st. Cloud. President Stew
art, of the board has tipped off, this in
formation in an interview at St. Cloud.
Inc board is now wondering whether Mr..
Randall can be prevailed" upon to "ac-
cept" the place. Mr.. Randall Is an at
torney, and Mr.. Stewart says he will be-
acceptable to the board, to the governor
ard to Mr.. Houlton.
1t Is wonderful the way the political sit
uation here Is clearing up. All the poll
ticians who have been deer stalking
among the dead-and-down political tim
Der of the Republican party have come
to the conclusion that Van SAINT has the
thing cinched. and even Bob Dunn, who
hated to get on the band wagon as long
as there was a chance of a sweeter-toned
calliope getting a chance In the parade.
Is trailing after the Winona machine,
waiting to see what the first tune will
be-
It looks now as though 1t would be the
only piano in the procession, too. All
the parade seems to be waiting for Is
someone to play the tune, and they do
say that Robert Jamison will be the oper-
ator OF the Van SAINT music during tho
coming campaign.
Mr.. Dunn has submitted to an interview,
one of the kind that look as though they
mad been Wormed out of the interviewed
oy his own hand and trusty editorial pen
Gill; even If. 1t did not appear first In the
princeton Union, the auditors official
organ Said Mr.. Dunn;
Speaking for myself and, as I believe.
for the more intimate friends of Judge
Collins, L can say that there is not the
slightest feeling Of hostility to Van SAINT
and no objection whatever to his nomina-
ton.
AT the time of the Collins meeting
there was tacit understanding on the
part of Judge Collins friends that In the
event Of his declination the district would
be friendly to Moses E. Clapp.
Owing to this understanding, and to
the fact that 1t has never been formally
set aside, 1 would feel some hesitancy in
declaring unequivocally for Van SAINT.
Il do not know, and no one seems to
know. whether or not Clapp will be a
candidate, >but 1t is very clear that If Van
SAINT Is to nominated the more harmoni-
Gus and unanimous his nomination Is
made, the better 1t will be for every
interest of the party.
There is need of early and active eff
fort In the direction of organization, and
with the gubernaterial contest out of the
way, as 1t would be with the nomination
of Van SAINT conceded, the road would be
cleared for immediate work In the direc-
ton of party organization and sprepara-
ton for the campaign of 1900.
NO one can deny that Capt. Van SAINT
is immensely popular with the people, and
would make one of the cleanest and
strongest candidates ever presented by
the party in this state.
Il repeat that If his nomination Is to be
made at all, it should be conceded as
early as possible, and with as little OPP
position as may be-"
Ell Warner, the new surveyor general.
expects to take possession of the office
soon after Feb 1, succeeding the present
surveyor, p H. Kirwan. Mr.. Warner
must furnish bond in the penal sum Of
$50, Co.,
When Mr. Kirwan took the office the
four assistants were appointed by the
surveyor, now three Of them hold under
the civil service rules, and the surveyor
can make but one change, that of mes
senger. who receives a salary Of 1913 a
month. ..ttas.-..- s. -as..4..,,
- .s,o.ae ,....
In order to obviate the necessity Of two
conventions this year, one for the cleo
ton of delegates to the national conven-
ton and the other to nominate the state
ticket, and also with view to Fastening
the perfection Of the party organization
in the several counties, the state conven-
ton of the Prohibition party will be held
March 20 and 81. Oliver w. Stewart, Of
Chicago, the newly elected national chair
man, will be present, as will also the
Meneley trio Of Illinois.
County conventions will be held this
month as follows: Long Prairie, %;
Eyota, "a; st. Cloud. 25; Albert Lea, 26;
Dodge Center. rs; Little Falls, q; Wa
dena, 81. State Secretary W. G. Calder
wood and J. W. Leedy will attend the
Todd, Stearns, Morrison and Wadena
George w. Higgins and ]. H. Buttelman
will attend the Freeborn county conven-
ton, and George Wells and j. M. Elan
the Olmsted and Dodge county conven-
lions. Lac qui Parle and Dakota county
Prohibitionists will meet on Washington's
the latter at Pennington. The
Otter Tail county convention will take
place March l. The Meneley trio will fur
nish the music for the occasion. Febru-
airy conventions definitely booked are:
Preston on the Sd; Houston, 6, and WI
mona, 9.
A number of mid-road Populists met last
evening at Assembly hall and took the
preliminary steps towards a reorganiza-
ion of the party so far as the city Is
concerned Adolph Paradis called them
10 order and G. H. Becker was elected
chairman Eight wards were represented.
It was stated by Mr.. Paradis that, owing
TO factional troubles during the last
nayoralty campaign, the city Peoples
party had been thrown into considerable
confusion. Secretary Fisher. of the old
lily and county committee, had removed
rom st. Paul and taken the records with
aim. Chairman Grant Spicer had nocked
with the fusionists, and 1t was doubtful
{ he would train any more with the mid
.oaders. The object of this meeting, he
said, was to secure proper represents
.ior of the Populists on the various cleo
ion boards in the different ward pre-
,ints.
Discussion brought out tho fact that
h. city aldermen could only recognize
IN application for such election officials
when signed by the proper officers. TO
this 1t would be necessary to
secure meeting of the ward committee
men in order to elect new officers in the
place of those who had gone away, CT left
he city.
On motion Of ]. e. Dempsey, Chairman
Becker appointed j. e. Dempsey, Of the
Fourth; w. H. Stafford, of the Eighth,
md A. Paradis, of the Seventh ward,
committee to wait on the various ward
and secure their attend
ance at meeting to. be held at ASSEM-
bly, hall Monday evening, Jan. 70