The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
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dent of their Improvement association
and yesterday defied the opposition to at
tempt to secure a Sixth ward indorse-
ment for any one else. He said: "They
don't care to allow their precinct comn1--
teenen to indorse Warner or Kiefer."
Joseph Smith. justice of the peace in
the Sixth ward is candidate to succeed
himself. He filed his napers for the
Democratic nomination Yesterday Mr.
Smith has long been identified with the
interests of the Sixth ward. He has been
competent and popular official and his
friends say his reelection is assured.
James L. johnson. Republican. is a
candidate for justice Of the peace east
of Wabasha street and has filed the
papers that put him officially in the race
against Justice Hoff. Johnson served two
terms in the office to which he aspires
and was beaten for a. third nomination
by Hon. He believes that the urinary
law will enable him to kill two birds with
one stone-get his office back and get
even with Hoff
The Republican legislators who have
formed an endless chain sort Of a nro-
cession in and out of St Paul in an
t1e1pation of the extra session are all torn
up over the attempt of a minority to Sc
IL NohNdo dS1II1IlC t1dlO Tor al
Journment and an agreement to limit the
work of the session to the consideration
OF the tax commissions report
AT conference of Republican house
members at the Merchants yesterday it
was given out cold. that the caucus will
be fought and fought hard They say the,
caucus luea originated with the men who
1lrst championed the governors desire for
the appointment of a tax commission.
These men, they claim, are now afraid to
trust the handiwork of the commission
to the scrutiny Of the legislature and the
caucus to secure an agreement for a ten
day session is >onlY an attempt to cram
the tax Dill down the legislative throat
without chance for amendment.
One of the most conservative members
OF the Republican side of the house said
yesterday: IF We're satisfied that the
bill and the constitutional amendments
could receive proper consideration in thir-
" days would favor such a limit to the
session l am heartily opposed to the
lntfoductlon of the mass of local legisIa-
tlon which some of the DELEGATIONS are
prepared to spring and 1 want the session
TO be brought to a close as speedily as
possible, but will never go on record as
faVor1ng the railroading Of the tax bill
without digestion.
Every interest in the state will be
virtually affected by this new tax Jaw and
the smallest interest has a right to the
same consideration that the big interests
will manage to receive. The idea of a ten
day session is absurd. That would be
just long enough to allow the big in
terests to secure amendments that would
defeat the whole scheme of tax eolla liza
ton. The men who are now CRYING loud
est for tabloid session are the men who
OH off more than they could chew when
they espoused the extra session scheme
In the first place, and who, when the
interests behind them were liable to be
plnched came out square toed against CAL
ling an extra session. They are now
afraid to face the consequences of their
own acts
Albert Berg, former secretary of state
and member of the house of representa-
tlves from Rosseau county may be forced
INTO permanent retirement from active
politics, on account of Mrs Berg's con-
tlnued i'll health. Mrs Berg is suffering
from an acute attack Of a nervous dis
order which threatens to become chronic.
She was brought to ST. Paul several
weeks ago from a Winnipeg hospital in
a condition considered DANGEROUS. For a
time she rallied and last week her nhv-
SlclanS were hopeful of speedy cOnya-
lesence. She has suffered another relanse
Her physicians have forbidden the visits
OF everyone but her nurses and Mr., Berg.
who is obliged to give her his constant at
tention but who hopes to be able to take
his wife to the South in a short time.
The Goodhue county Republicans are in
domestic jangle over the selection of a
candidate for the state senate. to sue
coed Senator Dickey. who has been. slated
for permenant retirement from the no
htfcal arena. The rural Republicans have
settled on Ole K. Naeseth. of Kenyon. as
the proper man to assume Senator Dick
ey's toga. Mr.. Naeseth is entirely inau-
dible to the Red Wing factions Of the
party, which are apparently hopeIessly
divided among a half dozen aspirants.
The old machine has settled on Albert
johnson. prominent in Red Wing politics.
and now serving as county attorno--
The Sixth ward precinct committeeme,
OF the Republican county organization
met last evening at the rooms of the Lin
coin club, in the Endicott building, and
after selecting Charles Douglas as chair
man and Frank Haskell as secretary Of
the meeting, decided to fill all vacancies
in the precinct committees by election
in the respective precincts.
Plans for the coming campaign were
discussed in a general way, but nothing
definite in that line was decided upon
1t was agreed that the next meeting
ni;tee, and should take place in about
two weeks.