The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-04
CHARGES A CONSPIRACY
CORONER MILLER WANTS ~. L
MILLER" PRODUCED IN COURT
Allegation Is Made That There Is No
Such Person and That Purpose Of
Filing the Name Is to Confuse vet-
ers-John Miller Tells of Mysterious
Namesake.

Coroner Arthur w. Miller thinks no
is the intended victim of an alleged
conspiracy and has commenced man
damus proceedings to prevent the ap-
pearance OF the name Of j. L. Miller
on the primary ballot as Democratic
candidate for nomination for coroner.
The suit instituted yesterday by DR..
Miller is the first of its kind under the
primary law and the mandamus which
is directed against County Auditor w.
r. Johnson and j. L. Miller is made
returnable before Judge Otis at q
o'clock this afternoon. DR.. Miller al
leges that there is no bona fide resident
Of Ramsey county named J. L. Miller,
and the filing of that name as a can
didate for Democratic nomination is
part Of a scheme to confuse the voters
and thereby defeat him for the nom
ination of his party.
Suspicious Are Aroused.
DR.. Miller filed for denomination to
the Office he has held for two years,
July IA. The day before the filings
closed, Aug. 26, the names OF DR.. Jones,
j. Muller and j. l.. Miller were filed as
candidates for Democratic nomination
The. law does not require that the
coroner shall be a physician, but the
appearance of Muller and Miller arous-
ed the suspicion of DR.. Miller and his
friends and a still hunt was instituted
Muller was found, but J. l.. Miller,
whose residence was given at 220 Nell
son avenue, was a more difficult mat
ter.
DR.. Miller says that he unearthed
John Miller, q resident of 220 Nelson
avenue, employed at the Bromley
stables. He denied that he was can
didate for coroner or any other office
and further denied that his name was
j. l.. Miller or that he had ever signed
any petition or affidavit of candidacy.
DR.. Miller says that the John Miller
that he unearthed at 22o Nelson ave-
nue., claimed that he knew the can
didate Miller and that he was to re-
ce1ve $50 for the use Of his name.
Proceedings Made Necessary.
j. L. Miller did not file his affidavit Of
candidacy with the auditor in person,
and that attaches OF the Office do not
remember who presented the petition
1t Is, however, properly executed and
was accompanied by the prescribed fee,
filling all the requirements of the law
Today the primary ballot is closed
and goes to the printer. Yesterday Dr.
Miller started nandamus proceedings
to compel Auditor Johnson and ]. L.
Miller, who is described as fictitious
person, to show cause why the name Of
j. l.. Miller shall not be stricken from
the ballot. Judge Otis made the order
returnable this afternoon and the pa
pers We're placed in the hands Of the
sheriff for service.
1t Is believed that the certificates of
candidacy in the possession of the au-
ditor will be sufficient proof of cause
on his part, but it is the general i'm
preston among legal authorities and
politicians that failure to produce J. L,
Miller may reasonably be construed as
proof that there is no such resident of
Ramsey county and that an order
striking the name from the ticket will
issue.
John Miller, who until yesterday liv-
ed at 220 Nelson avenue, last night
corroborated the statements made by
DR.. Miller. He said:
Miller Makes Denial.
My name is John Miller; I have no
middle name or Initial and I have never
filed for the Office of coroner or any
other office. Neither have 1 signed an
affidavit of certificate of candidacy
have been a buggy washer and hack
driver for eight years and lived at 220
Nelson avenue for five months. There
was another man at 220 Nelson, who
claimed his name was Miller. / told
DR.. Miller today that I heard that man
say he had been offered SIS to run for
coroner. He was supposed to be a
boolzkeeper or clerk and moved about
three weeks ago.
Miss Mamie Conroy, 1877 Nelson ave-
nue., daughter of Mrs Conroy, who has
conducted a rooming house at 22O Nell
son, readily described John Miller, but
was unable to recall any other Miller
who had been her mothers tenant.