The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-04
Upper House Refuses SEN
ator Cookies Petition for
an Open Hearing for Ac-
cuser Of Surveyor General
Matchan and Declares Incl
dent Closed-New Charges
Promised.

The senate yesterday again demon
strated by an almost unanimous vote
tnat IT preferred to consider George T..
Matchan's business relations with f.
II. StauH a closed and forgotten chan
ter IN the life of the MINNEAPOLIS Re-
publican manager
Ihere is little chance of the new sur
Veyor OF logs and lumber having his
career again interrupted by the unner
house Of the legislature. AS far as the
senate is concerned the Matchan-S Stauff
incident has received it's period.
otduT, the Wabasha county man who
declares he was the victim of unfair
treatment in his business deals with
Matchan, insists that he is not through.
put yesterday the senate positively re-
IuSed TO reopen the case when reouest-
ed to do SO by Senator Cooke. of Wab-
asha, and this action practically locks
the door to Stauff and his bundle of
affidavits.
When motions and resolutions were
reached In the senate order of business
yesterday morning Senator Cooke NOV
eu 10 reconsider the adoption of the re-
port clearing Matchan which was sinh
mitted by the special committee an
pointed to investigate Stauff's charges.
senator Cooke had petition signed
py Stauff In which the Wabasha county.
man declared he had not been granted
FAIR chance to present his charges.
Committee Had Enough.
This petition was not called for. as
senator E. E. Smith, of Hennepin.
chairman of the investigating com
mlttee, explained to the senate that the
committee had allowed Stauff all the
tlfne necessary to air his personal
grievances. After Senator Smiths ex-
planation the motion to reconsider was
put and defeated by an almost 11nani-
nous vote. Two senators voted with
Mr.. Cooke.
Though the senate has marked the
aftalr closed incident there is a mere
chance that Matchan's case will he
again brought up. Stauff came to 81
Faul alone to make his fight against
the appointment of the Minnea polis
man, but now others interested in tbe
matter are preparing to take a hand.
yesterday afternoon Lucus Kuehn.
mead of the Kuehn Mercantile COMPANY
OF Wabasha, appeared at the capitol
ana announced that he would renuest
senator Cooke in the name of a number
or Wabasha citizens to demand, and if
possible, compel fair and open hear
ing for Stauff
Watson Has Grievance Too.
L do not care to say anything as to
the real merits of the case" said Mr..
Nuenn' out IL is my opinion and the
opinion of a number of our citizens that
Mr.. Stauff be at least given chance
TO tell his charges. That think would
at least have the appearance of fair
ness. 1t was not right to shut him off
and make this report"
Stauf declares that he is new not
the only one working to depose Match
an. He claims that a man named Wat
son, hailing from Wadena, is now in
the city and that Watson has. or is
about to file, charges against Matchan
with the governor. Stauff spent yes
terday afternoon searching for Watson
who waited at the capitol Yesterday
only long enough to hold a conference
with Speaker Babcock. The nature
OF Watson's charges have not been dis
closed but it is reported that the Wa
dena man will return to the capitol this
morning.