The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-01
AFTER RANDALL s SCALP.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SIT. CLOUD
REFORIATORY LIKELY TO
HE OUSTED
c. S. BENSON AFTER THE PLACE
Has Been Recommended by the Min
nesota Delegation at Washing
ton Through IntercessiOn
of Page Morris.

c. S. Benson, of ST. Cloud, was in the
city yesterday. making a particular call
uron Gov Van SAINT. Mr. Benson is
slated to become the superintendent Of
the state reformatory at st. Cloud and
his mission was in the interest of that
ambition. 1t is generally believed by
those able to judge, that the present
superintendent, Frank l.. Randall,
formerly of Winona, who was appointed
during Gov Lind's administration to
succeed Mr.. Holton, who resigned, will
be removed notwithstanding the fact
that the present board of directors of the
Institution who have the appointive
power has a Democratic majority in
membership
Mr.. Benson has received the indorse-
ment of many of the influential citizens
for the place. He has been Endorsed by
the Minnesota congressional delegation
at Washington through the intercession
of Congressman Norris For many
years Mr.. Benson has been chairman OF
the Sixth district congressional Repub-
lican committee and this naturally gives
him strong backing from Morris.
Mr. Benson is a st. Cloud business
man, having been a long time resident
of that city. He has been at the head
of several of the prominent business con,
Germs, such as the water works and
tenn.
While there may be some slight oppo-
sition it is pretty certain that the
paugherty plan for reapportionmeItt,
adopted by the committee, will pass both
houses Hennepin threatens still to
cause some interference but this viii
of course be trivial. Mr. Larson, of
Redwood county, may submit a plan
hut ics hff n hN live
material strength for his proposition.
The fact is, the Daugherty plan is the
Republican machine plan and it was pre-,
destined FOR success long before the
committee was appointed The delibera-
tons of the committee were in reality
mere formalities. Not the slightest
change was made in the plan from the
time the committee first, met and no
power may now be expected to gain suf-
f1cient momentum to head off this means
of dividing the state into nine new dis
tricts. Republicans are overwhelming
In their support Of it.
The subcommittee appointed to frame
the bill enbodying the plan of reap,
portionment, held a conference with the
Ramsey County Bar association yester.
day afternoon relative to legal techni-
calities that Should be made in the bill
before it's Introduction. The measure
has not yet been completed
Senators Young and Lord and Repre-
sentatiVes Anderson, Whitford, and Al
ford yesterday met with the Ramsey
County Bar association us subcon-
mittee TO confer as to what amendments
should be made that would provide for
the technical legality of the measure to
be introduced embodying this plan The
three gentlemen who are TO frame and
introduce the bill are Senator Young and
Representatives TIUmeS and Jacobson
1t IS rumored that the three men whom
Gov Van SAINT appointed to make inves-
legations as to the board OF control in
neighboring states, c.. A. Morey, w. E.
Lee and ex-senator w A. Leavitt, will
constitute the board in this state should
the bill providing for such an institution
become a law. Messrs. Lee and NIorey
are Republicans and Senator LeaYitt
Democrats
Chairman Victor E. Lawson. of the
state central committee of the Peoples
party. has called a meeting of that or
g;lniZatton for this evening at the Mer-
chants hotel. The future of the party in
this state will be discussed and matters
of general interest attended to-
The Gil o b es prediction that Gen.
Childs would be chairman of the new
state tax commission, gains confidence
daily and is now announced by other
sources