The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-29

Tribune. in denying the truth of these
statements, substantially says there are
no dntl-MorrlS men on the committee
ana at the same time says they would
Morris interests. Whether It is prefer
able to call the members of the commit
zee antl-Morrts or pro-Windom. 1t is plain
tnfAt they are not of Judge Morris per-
sonaI fol- AVing-they are men Who op-
posed his nomination, or at least were
not friendly to him. politically speak
lis, prior 10 the congressional conVen-
ton. The Journals correspondent did
not say that these men We're going to
exert themselves to beat Morris. but that
they are anti-Morris In their feelings
there can be no doubt. The writer be-
HeVeS that the county committee will
support Judge Morris, but il is useless
LOT the News Tribune or anybody else
TO try to make 1T appear that the Win
dom men composing that committee are
warmly devoted to Judge Morris. II is
true, as the News Tribune points out
WINDOW men to give Judge Morris a
large majority and do all they can for
him. And the writer believes that on
the whole the Window men will do their
duty, but it is Very doubtful whether
Judge Morris viii get that enthusi &c
support he would have received from a
committee made up of his friends rather
than Mr. Window.
The Northfield5 Independent saws:
Among the offices to be filed at the cor
IS sSACtlAOL lAiAS 4dli, perhaps none are
OF more Importance to the people at
large than thoses0f railroad GoHimission-
ets. For these inlpprtapt places the late
R ne Fd ca ,r eoIFysntioN hemia3te1 y c.
Crookston, antS ess.sI staples ofiSt Paul.
Just what oonlyiratiens on Influence
secured the -nouetnstieRs for these men
may not be definitely known but it Is
doubtful if poorer nominations could
have been made had thai, been the actual
purpose of the convention. f
The first named Is an employee of the
Duluth az Iron Range railroad which is
owned by the Standard Oil company. and
| this seems TO be the only qualification
| that was urged in his favor or that was
| necessary to secure him the nomination.
| The second one, Mr.. Mills, Is the for
| mer chairman of the commission who
| was succeeded by Gov. Lfnd's appontee.
| His candidacy was openly denounced nv
| some OF the leading Republican papers.
| before the convention, as being I'm the
| particular interest of the railroad com
| panies and OF former Grain Inspector
/ Clausen, who was said to be the prfnci-
4 pal factor back of it, and who is to re-
! ceive the reward of his old place in case
| of Mills election. This ought to be suf-
| fcient to dispose of Mills.
| The third man nominated Staples, Is
so utterly unfit for the place that II Is
| entirely probable his nomination could
| not have been secured in the convention
! except for trick that put it through in
I q time of turmoil, when the delegates did
| not know what was going ON. Mr..
! Staples Is probably the worst man of the
| three, and that Is saying good deal
| Arrogant, doRmatie, egOtstical. ID OYec-
| bearing. domireering self-concelted and
supremacy selfish. he Is the last man to
| be thought OF for such a place. TIE
| Office of railroad commissioner Is really
| a judicial one. requiring for the proper
| discharge of it's duties a disposition FOR
! fairness and careful weighing Of both
| sides Of every question brought before
| the body. These qualities are peculiarly
lacking in Mr.. Staples. Set and deter
| mined In his own way. no amount of eV-
] idenee could change him if his prejudice
! disposition. he would go to almost any
| length to crafty a personal spite or Sc
| cure revenge. qualities so utterly repug-
| nant to a judicial Office that they ought
| forever to have barred him from even
consideration in connection with such a
nomination.