The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-03
N. DAKOTA POLITICS
THE FLICKERTAILs beginning To
WARM UP OVER THEIR CUSTOM
AIRY POLITICAL SCRAPS
LAUDER AND SUPREME COURT
Little After Hansbrough's Place
Secret Meeting of the Menu
bers of the Inside Ring
in st. Paul.
Special to The Globe.


GRAND FORKS, Dec. 2.-The recent
decision by the supreme court in the case
brought by Senator McCumber against
Judge Lauder is likely to have an I'M
portant bearing on the immediate polltl-
cal future of the state. The senator filed
alildavitS of prejudice against the judge,
and asked for the appointment of another
judge to try the cases in which he was
interested as an attorney. No other judge
was appointed, and an alternative wr1e
Of mandamus was secured from the SUI
preme court commanding the judge TO
show cause why steps were not taken
to bring the cases to trial. At the term
of court in Grand Forks, in October, the
hearing was held, and the decision Just
rendered is against the judge on every
point. He is directed forthwith to az
range for the trial of the eases and to
appear before the supreme court on Dec
20 and report what he has done to CON-
ply with the order of the court. The
language of the court is very sweeping,
and it's severity is something unusual
when addressed to a member of tina
bench. The decision eXcites considerable
surprise among attorneys, as the general
opinion, when the hearing was held. was
that the case would be decided the other
way.
Judge Lauder is one Of the most as-
gressive men on the bench, and Is not
the man to sit quietly under criticism,
but the length and the vigor of his re-
ply, which has been published in the
state papers is more than was looked for,
even from him. 1t is evident that he
does not propose to permit even the Su>
preme court to place him in the wrong
if he can help it, but will fight the mat
: ter out to the end. The record which he
has made as fighter in the Fourth dis
trict, against tremendous odds, is such
that vigorous warfare may be expected
from now on. Lauder has at various
times been a candidate for the supreme
court but SO far has failed to lanc.
There has been some uncertainty as to
whether or not he would be candidate
for the nomination at the next state con-
Vention, but the prevailing opinion now
is that he will be most active and aG-
gressive candidate and the man who gers
the nomination away from him will need
to be up and doing. A campaign of this
kind would be decidedly interesting to
those who like to look on and see a
scrap. The nominate of Lauder would
be accepted as a. popular rebuke Of the
supreme court, and it is to be expected
that the friends of the judges will exert
all their influence to prevent such a
catastrophe. 1t would be leSe majestic to
suppose that any of the judges would en-
gage in "a political scramble themselves.
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During the past week many of the poll
ticians from the slope country visited st.
Paul, where political combinations af-
feeting the interests of this state are
made, and it is understood that an effort
was made to bring the factions together.
So far there is no indication that these
efforts have been successful. Attempts
of this kind have been made before, but
without success, and there will be con-
siderable interest now as to the outcome
of these later negotiations. If the slope
gets together without any mental reser-
walton andN works solidly for the election
Of Little, the chances of Hansbrough will
be materially endangered, as the opposi-
ton of CoWan and of the other elements
unfavorable to him will keep him busy
in other parts of the state. AT present
it looks as if the senator would be tho
leading candidate, with several active
candidates against him, with Little again
at the head of the field If the differ
ences on the slope are not thoroughly
patched up the aspect of things will be
different, as there will be an element
there ready TO throw strength to Hans
brough or some other candidate from the
eastern part Of the state.
to stand we'll in the estimation of the
people just now can find no better means
of doing so than by shouting against
railroad combinations. If he can shout
loudly enough to keep the people so busy
listening to the noise that they will moi
be able to consider what it amounts to
lie stands good chance of being consid-
cred firm friend of the people, and be-
comes a logical candidate for all the emol
uments to which friends of the people
are considered entitled. The people dc
not like the consolidation of the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern roads
and they do not want to listen to any
pne who does. Gov White missed a gooj
point when he failed to shout his disap
probation, and his interview, in which ht
stated that there was no need for excite
ment, will be filed for future use agains
him by some future gubernatoriaI candi
sI6ate.
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