The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-16

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by the report pertaining to the tres
pass on state lands. but he declined to
indicate what cases he was at work
] upon.
| Attorney General Talks
| "They will come out in due time"
the attorney general said. "The tracts
named by the timber report are often
widely apart and it is big task tic
| get the, evidence as showing whether
more timber has been taken by the
permit buyers than they have paid for"
The attorney general would not dis
| cuss the question of the liability az
civil or criminal actions of the former
land clerks whom the Johnson report
on mineral leases say have Illegally
profited by their connection with the
| contracts with the state. He admitted
| the existence of a statute such as the
public examiner quotes making it
misdemeanor for employees of the state
| to have contractural relations with the
state, but refused to say whether his
office had in contemplation actions to
annul the contracts now held by the
men formerly connected as land clerks
with the state auditors Office as sug-
gested by the public examiner.
Hamlin Not Bothered
| At Republican headquarters the re-
| port created profound sensation.
| Chairman Condo Hamlin, of the state
central committee, was closeted with
the staff in charge of the Republican
| state campaign yesterday afternoon.
and the Johnson reports were under
| discussion.
/ nc1Yn for INV w
| Dunn" Mr.. Hamlin said, but copies
| reached the newspapers before they
came to Mr.. Dunn. The public exami-
ner has been at work for weeks pre-
pairing his reports, and Mr.. Dunn can
not be expected to make reply to them
| on the spur of the moment The re-
| ports present a very weak case, and
we will have no trouble in dispesing
of them, but we will take our time. In
| day or two complete refutations will
be made by Mr.. Dunn
You don't mean to say that the re-
port on the mineral land leases makes
a weak case?" Mr.. Hamlin was asked.
81 mean that very thing. When we
get through with our side of the case
| the public will be satisfied that there
is nothing to the points raised by the
public. examiner the chairman said
Lydiard's Explanation
Among the men who were cited by
Examiner Johnson as being interested
in mineral land leases where members
of the official family of the state audi
tor were involved are L. A. Lydiard,
city clerk of Minneapolis; Frank Healy,
city attorney OF Minneapolis and a cam
didate for judge of the district court;
Frank T. Moody, registrar of the Min
neapolis water works, and James S.
Lane, alderman from the Second ward
in Minneapolis and candidate for re-
election.
1t was impossible to see Messrs.
Moody and Lane last night but MI.
LydiasM explained his connection with
the leases which have been objected to
by the, examiner
He says that about two years ago
when the city Offices were located in
the old city hall Mr.. Patterson ap-
peared at the building and announced
he knew of some good things in min
eral land leases and would 4let Them
| in on the ground floor" The PROPOSE
| ton was accepted and the four men,
after discussing the matter, became
parties to several leases.
| A short time later Messrs. Lane,
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