The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-08

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should be. The republicans Of Minnesota
will not think of trying again the expert
ment of 1888, when Governor McGill was
refused denomination"
So says Tams Bixby, chairman of the
executive committee of the Minnesota
state republican campaign committee Mr..
Bixby has been in Washington several
days on business connected with his po
sition as a member of the Dawes Indian
commission. He leaves for Minnesota at
once, and intends to take his family with
him to Colorado Springs for a month, af-
ter which he will return to Indian Ter
ritory to take up his official duties again.
Mr.. Bixby said:
Van SAINT is making many friends and his
administration is successful in every way.
Naturally, he could not satisfy everybody in
the matter Of appointments, which the peo-
pie now understand. In all probability, the
democrats will nominate John Lind notwith-
standing much talk to the contrary and Van
SAINT is strong a man as we could run
against him. Lind's going to Minneapolis is
in 1Gy judgment, merely a preliminary to his
future political plans. He, perhaps, would
not run again were he to consult his per-
sonal wishes; but the party will make a de-
mand which he cannot in honor fail to meet
There is strong sentiment in favor Of the
denomination of Bob Dunn for state auditor
Dunn could have the place again by simply
saying the word, but at present it looks as
If he would not be candidate. Should he
hold to his present ground, the nomination
will probably GO to Sam Iverson, deputy
auditor. Some sporadic opposition to Iver-
son because he lives in the first district will
not cut any figure when it comes time for
the convention to meet The Office Of state
auditor is in many ways the most important
one within the gift OF our people, and geog-
raphy never should be permitted to control
it. Fitness should be the only qualification
required and on the point of fitness there is
nobody, after Dunn, in the entire state, who
can touch Iverson.
New Bank Examiner.
Van SAINT will have an important appoint.
ment to make at the end of this year. The
bank examiner holds for three years The
present incumbent. appointed by Governor
Lind, held during the whole of the Lind ad-
ministration and is tapping over one year
into the Van SAINT administration. The man
who is to be appointed next January will
serve after its close. l do not know whom
the governor will appoint. In fact, there are
only a few candidates in the field 1 have
no personal interest in any of them, AMI
have taken no part in the contest 1t is
highly important tLat the governor pick out
the very best man he can find, and If he
does this, everybody will be satisfied. If the
republican party does not contain the proper
man and the democratic party does, the gov
ernor ought to appoint a democrat In no
sense should this important Office be consid-
cred from a political or semipolitical point
of view. 1t is purely a business position and
has to do with the financial interests of the
state in a very direct way. The ideal bank
examiner combines number Of rare qualities
of mind, and is hard to find There are not
many people in the state who would fill a
satisfactory definition of the term. The gov
ernor should be let alone by the politicians
when it comes time for this appointment.