The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-19

must go up as the result Of the work Of
the Republican county administra tion
ana mas given it out that in the face Of
republican defeat, the increased rate
winch can not be traced to Democratic
sources will in the popular mind be
charged to the incoming Democra tic adj
Inlhlstratlon and make a Republican vic
6G4ly INC nature Of a walk-away in 1904
al lhat time the patriotic gentlemen
from the Ninth ward will be willing to
dlloW ms name to be used as a mayor
atty candidate
Frank Ford, the welI-known attorney
ol tne seventh ward, yesterday filed his
ceruhcate of nomination for Judge of the
municipal court, on the Democratic
ticket Mr.. Ford is a lifelong Democrat
he has lived in St Paul since 1899 and
mas built up a lucrative business in tbe
practice of his profession, as an al
Corney. Mr.. Ford is personally very popu
lar irrespective of political affiliations. He
mas been consistent party worker ana
a. cahdldate for judge Of probate in
ing. ''''ie SHOW
FRITZ Lehman, of the Sixth ward. is
| candidate for the Democratic nominal
tlon to the assembly. He formally en-
tered the race yesterday, as the first
democratic aspirant to the assembly
from the West side. Mr. Lehman has
been identified with the interests of the
sixth ward for twenty-eight years He
Is an enthusiastic Democrat and keen
business man.
W. P. Fountain, of the Sixth ward,
Yesterday filed a certificate of nonina-
Clon as a Republican candidate for ward
constable.
NJ J. Bowling, speaker of the house
OF representatives, spent several hours
with Gov. Van SAINT yesterday in con-
ference on the extra session. Bowling.
like majority of the Republican mem
bers who have been in St. Paul since
the call for the extra session was issued,
IS opposed to the Monday night caucus
| proposed by the governor. He has
caught the fever Of alarm prevalent in
Republican legislative circles The gov
ernors anxiety for a caucus before the
legislature is formally assembled and
the reports that his message win in
clude recommendations for legislation
foreign to the tax bill, have made the
members extremely shy
Many of them are open in the express
sion of a belief tnat after securing an
agreement from the legislature to adj
Journ in ten days or two weeks, which
Will, they say, be too little time for the
proper consideration of the tax bill the
governor Will spring recommended atoms
Tor legislation touching upon his rail-
road fight. The result will be that the
tax bill must be neglected or the govern
or's recommendations turned down. In
the one event the tax bill will be passed
without thorough digestion, and in the
other the governor will be able to share
his responsibility with the legislature.
Bowling is not committed to the eau
Gus idea in any event. If a caucus is
to be held he favors calling it after the
legislature has organized and received
the governors message. He suggests
that instead Of limiting the length OF
the session in caucus it BE- agreed to al
low each member to present not more
than one bill Of local interest. This
scheme, the speaker believes, will thwart
the opposition of many members who
will attempt to secure legislation de-
manded by their constituents.
There is more in the willy Speakers
scheme than appears on the surface
Throughout the state a good deal Of
quiet work has been done looking toward
legislation to curtail the power of the
board of control or to wipe it out Of ex-
istence Another scheme which has
been quietly urged upon the members
contemplates an appropriation for the
Minnesota exhibit at the st. Louis
Louisiana Purchase exposition. With
the bars thrown down to appropriation
and general legislation the local interests
will be unhampered in securing consid-
Grafton and will be able to trade for sup
port:
Two of the strong factors in the anti
caucus scheme are the Hennepin and
st. Louis delegations. The st. Louis
delegation is the founding asylum from
which the troublesome tax bill sprang.
but the st. Louis interests are now af-
fected in manner entirely unexpected,
and the ST. Louis delegation wants time
to fight The Hennepin delegation has