The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-09
Street Railway Magnate Yesterday Con6ded
Senatorial Ambition to Various
Legislators.
IS TAMS BIXBY in A DEAL WITH HIM?
Rumor Had It Yesterday That Such Was the
Case, and That the Plans Were Laid
in Washington.

dom faction on the other. Nichols, the
compromise candidate, will be turned
down, it is reported.
The new governor seems to have dis
posed permanently of the superintendent
of schools by giving it to E. A. Nelson,
of Hallock. Mr.. Olson, of Albert Lea,
! who seemed to be the aggressor for the
first place, is said to have been appointed
assistant. Mr. Olson's friends are op-
posed to his accepting the position. 1t is
claimed that he had virtually been prom
tsed the place of superintendent and that
he will not take the second place NAL
E. y. Libbey will, no doubt, be adjutant
general. Jack O'Donnell, of Minneapolis,
appears to have the labor commissioners
office all to himself, and Elmer H. Dearth
has probably distanced his competitor,
d. G. Robinson, of Mankato, for insur-
ancce commissioner. The oil Inspector
ship is still in the air. but Editor
Wheelock has the first string on 1t and
will land it, 1t is. reported on good au-
thor1ty, If he wants to. Sam Fullerton
is said to be the executive agent of the
game and fish commission.
David Kribs of st. Paul. wants to be
cloak room keeper Of the house, a place
which the speaker fills.
Gov. Van SAINT took the oath Of office
yesterday which was administered by
Gen. Moses E. CIapp, as notary, In his
rooms at the Windsor hotel and it was
filed at the secretary of states office
later in the day.
The new governor will be inaugurated
in the hall of the house of representa-
tives this morning, the proceedings be-
ginning at 1890. He will be escorted from
the Windsor by the Rough Riders of the
Ninth ward. The procession will go at
once to the governors room. where will
be awaiting Gov. Lind and several former
governors. This meeting is fixed for $780,
At 10 o'clock the retiring and Incoming
governor, attended by their former col
leagues and a committee from the house,
and senate, will proceed to the house,
where the legislature, in joint assem-
blage, will be in waiting. Here Gov. Lind
will deliver his message, which will be
followed by the reading by Gov. Van
SAINT of his inaugural address
Private Secretary Jamison stated last
night that there would be no imposing
ceremonies during any part of the day,
the formal reception in the afternoon
having been discarded. Aninformal re-
ception will, however, be held at the cap
itol.
Tuesday. JAN %. is the day set for
election of United States senator. An
effort was made yesterday to hold cau-
Gus of the members from the Seventh dis
trict, and it was readily beaten down by
the stanch friends of Senator Nelson.
who deprecated the idea of getting into
the short term senatorship fight until the
day of election was passed.
Joseph Burger wants to be military
storekeeper, and has Representatives
Dunn and Jackson, of Ramsey county, on
his side. They made a talk to Gov. Van
SAINT for MIN yesterday.
1t leaked out last night that Gov. Van
SAINT could not entertain the application
of ex-Gov. C. A. Gilman for his former
position as state librarian. This was given
to the friends of Mr.. Gilman as positive
and final. Jens K. Grondahl, OF HE'D
Wing, will, as the ! o b has previously
stated, probably be the incumbent of that
office member from the Seventh dts-
trict who chanced to be on the inside re-
garding this matter, assured the G o b o
reporter last night that Gov. Van SAINT
had hurt the feelings of some very stanch
friends up toward Stearns county by
turning down their man. Gilman. The
Republicans from st. Cloud, VITO espoused
the cause of Mr.. Gilman, had brought to
bear the argument the governor that
Stearns was justly entitled to this )llm
for the manner in which she had reduced
her bullying Democratic majority n the
SNA'N
private secretary, who are no doubt pref
ty well Informed as to the Democratic
slump in Stearns county, turned -7oO1en
ear TO the song" and so Gilman went
down. GrondahI is from Tams Bixby 9
town, and of course has a strong back
ing from the man who made Van SAINT
governor, so it is evident why Gilman,
of st Cloud, was set aside.
Frank Valesh. of Graceville, is being
groomed as a candidate for labor COM
missioner. In fact, the knowing ones say
that Frank went up to the country with
Just the end in view of being the sue
cessful candidate for the plum. He will
receive heavy labor backing and is well
provided with friends who. have the ear
of the new governor.
1t is not known whether Mrs. Eva NC
Donald-Valesh will use her wide acquaint-
ance and influence with the labor ele-
ment actively in favor of her husband,
but it is presumed that she will do so.
It is quite evident that Mr.. Valesh will be
a factor to be considered in the final
choice Of Commissioner McHale's suc-
ceSSor
Julius H. Block, the new state treas
urer, filed his official bond in the sum OF
$4O0 600 with the secretary of state yes
terday afternoon. Following are the
AFRO 4. Stone. L. NJ. Erickson, Nicollet
county; John Coleman. e. L. Grunewald.
NJ. V. Bean, Anoka county; Lyman D:
Baird, F. -. Hall. j. w. Scout, michael
j. Steven. Jacob Weissel, Seymour john
son, Alexander a. Campbell, Ira Padden,
Mowser county; w. j. Mason, r. J.
Evans, G. Bastelson, o. c. Cioe, b. j.
Webber, W. L. Campbell, C. c. Haupt,
Otter Tall county; o. c. Strickler, Jacob
Klossner, Jr., Michael Miller, M. A. Blng-
ham, William Silverson. Brown county;
Henry r. Weiss, II. A. Patten, L. Quack- I
enbush, LIE Sueur county; John Casey,
Anoka county; Ernest L. Welch, Sibley
county; w G. Hoerr L. p. Hurt, l.. I
Patterson, F. X Heaghen, William
Thomas Gustav Widell. George NJ. Pal
ner, George P. IIoerr, L. A. Linder, Bluo
Earth county.
Wants a New Trial.