The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-26


In reply to a telegram from New
York paper, asking the sentiment of the
people of the state, as well as his own
opinion, Of the agitation in favor of the
election of United States senators by pop
ular vote, Gov. Lind last evening sent the
following telegram:
Sentiment in this state is practically
unanimous in favor Of election of United
States senators by vote of the peopie.
Corruption, at least in it's grosser forms,
was first introduced into the politics Of
the state by the senatorial contests that
we have had and I fear that we will nov
er be able to eradicate 1t so long as the
present method Of electing senators is
continued. l favor the proposed consti-
tutional amendment.
John Lind, Governor"
Sunday would be good day for the
Democrats to hold an election" said
James Donahue, chairman of the pro-
Boer mass meeting committee, Minneapo-
lis, yesterday morning. $50 many Re-
publicans whom I have asked to pres. de
or speak at the meetings have announced
their intention of being out of town Sun
day that 1 think the Democrats could win
an election held on that day
Mr.. Donahue, after long search, has
about given up hope Of getting any Min
nesota Republicans to attend the meeting
in any manner which will make them re-
sponsible for the proceedings. The COM
mittee holds a meeting this evening at
o'clock. The speakers are to be Judge
Prentiss a Silver Republican of Chicago;
Gov. Lind, Mayor James Gray and Fa-
Their ]. M. Cleary.
A telegram from W1nona says that the
appointment of Frank L. Randall as SUI
perintendent of the reformatory at St
Cloud is practically settled. Mr.: Randall
and his wife returned from st. Cloud last
evening. To newspaper men who called
he refused to commit himself beyond
to say that the board had proffered him
the position, and that the matter would
be settled at the regular meeting of the
board, which takes place Feb. g. Supt.
Houlton, the telegram says, has rendered
his resignation, to take effect at once.
Mr.. Randall will not state directly his
answer to the board, but it will be in the
affirmative seems conclusive. Mr. Ran
dali is former law partner of Gov. Lind
at New Ulm, and his friends in Winona
have wondered that he has not been rec
ognized before.
Probably no political club ever organized
in Minneapolis started with a more SEN
sational meeting than did the Hennepir
County Republican league at the wigwan
of the Fourth Ward Republican club last
evening.
Warren Wakefield, of Long Lake, the
last speaker on the programme. entirely
upset the plans of the people who had ar
ranged the meeting, and electrified the
crowd with his remarks about Hon. Loren
Fletcher He said:
"When 1 reached town this afternoon
the first man | met was Lars Rand, who
informed me that we were standing with
Loren Fletcher for congress at the next
election I almost said, THANK God.
This is the most populous and the richest
district in this state, and is the poorest
represented in the house Of representa-
tives of any district in the country" -
The crowd replied with a roar of ap-
plause Chairman Eye staggered from
his seat, and tried to stop Mr.. Wakefield
Mr. Wakefield said that he would and
then went on to say that he had always
voted for Loren Fletcher, and that he
would vote for him again If he were the
candidate of the Republican party, but
that he sincerely prayed that the party
would find a man fit to represent the peo-
pie of Hennepin county.
When Wakefield took his seat Chair
man Eye slipped over to the reporters
table and said:
"I would not say anything about this II
1 were you. The people will charge 1t UP
to me-" A permanent organization was
formed q