The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-23
Crist Of the
Political Mill

Wright county is in the midst of a
pretty little scrap for the election of a
county attorney to the unexpired
term of Bert Oakley. who resigned
yesterday. The settlement of one po-
litical fight only breeds another, and
the Wright county contest is the re-
suit of the settlement of the Cass lake
land office controversy.
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Oakley was elected county attorney
last fall. Yesterday he handed in his
resignation to accept appointment as
receiver of the Cass lake general land
office. The contest for the unexpired
term has been under way for some
time, but was kept under cover until
the land office situation assumed shape
definite enough to put Oakley out Of
the question.
Oakley must assume his new duties
June 30, and as a result an attempt
will be made to secure the election Of
his successor tomorrow. J. M. Casey
Waverly; Henry Spindler. Annandale
and T. H. Lindsey, Delano, are active
candidates. Casey and Spindler are
we'll known young lawyers. with large
follOwings, and Lindsey has been one
of the political figures of Wright
county for years. He was county SUI
perintendent of schools for a long time
and recently retired from the Delano
postoffice, indirectly the price Of his
being unable to figure Buchanan a win
ming candidate in the late congression-
al unpleasantness which Buchanan and
Foster mixed.
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1t is more than possible that. re-
CARELESS of their respective abilities
and support, neither of the sthree active
candidates will land the coveted place.
Judge Tarbox. of Monticello, is looked
upon as the man most likely to get the
$1,000 per year persimmOn. Tarbox
was formerly judge of the district
court. He is in no active sense can
didate. but has told his friends he will
accept If the place is offered him.
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Congressman Buchanan arrived from
Washington yesterday flushed with his
land office victory. He received the
congratulations of prominent Repub-
licans, conferred with the Sixth dis
trict wheel horses in the city, and went
home satisfied that Tams Bixby is not
the power behind the Rooseveltian
throne.
Mark Hanna insists that he would
not permit the Republican party to
thrust the vice presidential nomina-
ton upon him. That's what Van SAINT
would consider very bad taste.
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Former Congressman Joel Heatwole
was in st. Paul last night on his way
to Cass lake for a fishing trip. Every
one who heard Grant Van SAINT ask
the king of the Third district if he
were going fishing for fish, contends
there was nothing personal in the
question.
1t is really no trouble at all to guess
where Bell. of the Roseau Times stands
as regards the Republican nomination
for governor. He says:
"Many of the newspaper boys of the
state are lining up for Bob Dunn for
governor next year. He certainly has
rendered the state greater and more
valuable services than anyone else
thus far mentioned in connection with
the Republican nomination in 1904"
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Hibbing has imported a chief of po-
lice from Duluth. If he fails to fill the
BILL the attention Of the good citizens
of Hibbing is respectfully called to
fine lot of carefully selected ex-po1ice-
men recently graduated from the Min
neapolis studio for "piece" preservers
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Editor G. F. Macdonald. Of the ST.
Cloud Times. is out for the reelection
of United States Senator Clapp. He
says of Senator Clapp:
HE is a broad-gauged gentleman, a
man of brains; none of your insignifi-
cant ''two-spots," who rely upon their
dollars and not their ability to take
them into the American house of lords.
AS a Democrat, our advice may have
little or no weight; but. for the credit
of Minnesota. in which we have a JUS
tifiable pride. we say: Let the seat of
G. K. Davis continue to be occupied by
this man Of towering ability"
George A. VanSmith.