The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-21
BOB SFNG LAYING
PLANS TO SECURE
OFFICE Of SHERIFF.
County Commissioner Fathers
Resolution Protecting Deiin-
quent taxpayers from Sher-
ifs Van.

Is County Commissioner Bob Seng
to be candidate for sheriff on the Re
publican ticket next year?
This question has been asked more
than once during the past few days..
and more than one court house poll.
tician is ready to answer that he IS,
providing he can land the nomination
Developments during the past few
days indicate that Mr.. Seng has al
ready commenced to build up his po-
Htical fences for the nomination, and
these same indications point to the fact
that Mr.. Seng has the assistance of
Sheriff Justus, who is already serving
his second termn and has nothing far
Their to expect at the hands of the par
ty for the present at least.
you can put it down for certainty
that Bob Seng is looking for some
thing" said a well-posted court house
official yesterday, land it is very rea-
sonable to believe that what he would
like to land is the chair now filled by
Sheriff Justus.
Ever since the sheriff's tax collecting
van started out people owing personal
property taxes have been swarming
into the office of the sheriff to have
their names taken from the list in the
hands of the sheriff, but instead of Civ
ing these applicants the relief they
seek Sheriff JuStuS has conf1dentially
advised them to see Bob Seng." and
in almost every instance where the
county commissioner has been seen
matters have been satisfactorily ar
ranged and the applicants departed
with the assurance that they need not
have any farther fear of visit from
the sheriff's van.
This plan of permitting Mr.. Seng to
secure the credit for : "squaring mat
ters" with delinquents is said by the
politicians to be for the purpose Of
making the county commissioner more
solid with the voters of the county and
to give him something on which to
work when he begins an active cam
paign for the nomination for sheriff.
Seng Plays the Ace.
Realizing, however. that the system
of having the sheriff refer to him the
delinquentS in search of relief was too
slow process of making friends"
Mr.. Seng played a trump card at the
regular meeting of the county board
yesterday, when he secured the pas
sage of a resolution inStructing the
sheriff to make no further efforts to
collect delinquent personal property.
taxes from such persons as may file a
statement with the county auditor
stating that their assessments were
unreaSonably high and arbitrarily as
sessed for more than their property
was worth nHt.
Commissioner Seng preambles his
resolution with the declaration that the
board realizes that the sheriff's cru,
SADIE is working a hardship to many
persons" and relief is promised to-
those who have been assessed too high.
THAT resolution is campaign docu-
ment pure and simple" said a county
official in discussing the matter when
Snnp
among the people who will be given
relief through the resolution and call
their attention to the fact that had it
not been for him they would have
either had to pay or suffer seizure
Of their furniture by the sheriff and
his tax-collecting van. That's the kind
of talk that counts with those people,
and Mr.. Seng shows himself to be one
of the wise ones in exhibiting such
foresight
1t is believed that a deal has been
made between Sheriff Justus and Com
missioner Seng whereby the sheriff is
to assist Mr.. Seng in building UP his
fences in return for any favorS the
county commissioner might be able to
grant the sheriff by reason Of his being
on the county board.
Can Help Each Other.
There are a number of ways in
which Commissioner Seng can assist,
Sheriff Justus, and there are equally
as many ways in which the sheriff, in
his official position, can get in a good
word for the ambitions of the county
commissioner Sheriff Justus is not
looking for anything after his present
term of office expires, and it Is left to
his own choice to whom he will throw
his influence
Deputy Sheriff Charles Reichow,
who has for some months been an
avowed candidate for the position Of
sheriff when the present term expires,
is said not to be very well pleased with
the fact that Sheriff Justus is using
his influence and official position to
forward the chances Of Mr.. Seng, and
he declares the county commissioner
will not have any walkaway in seeur-
ing the nomination, should the rumor
of his candidacy prove true.
When approached regarding the can
didacy of Mr. Seng Sheriff JuStuS was