Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-20
4 STRUGGLE FOR spolLs.
The Democratic Mayor and the Re-
publican Aldermanic Ma.
jority Cross
Swords.
several City Positions arc tho Bone
Which Causes all this
Contention.

several City Positions arc the Bone
Witch Causes ALI this
Contention.
Last evening at eight o'clock the city
council assembled with Mayor Sauborn and
Aldermen Bramble, Brennan, Foskett, Max,
Gilman, Powers, Turner and Woolley-a
full board-promptly in their seats.
The regular order was hurried through
with and early in the evening the mayor
began to PROFOUND nominations Of appoin.
tive officers to the council and the council
began to hurl them back at him. There
were Eve republicans in the body and only
three democrats.
The mayor nominated John Goeden 70,
street commissioners.
Alderman Bramble called for the ayes
and noes.
Alderman Wooley opposed the appoint
ment-not that he had anything in particu.
lar against the mar, but he did not consider
him qualified. 1t was . part of the duty o.
the street commissioner to make estimate,
and he was frequently called upon to de-
this on a momens's notice, for the informa.
ton Of the council while it was in session,
The appointee had admitted that he could
hardly write his name in English, though il
was generally conceded that he was educat
ed in the German language. Besides, the
city required a mechanic for the position
and a competent one would save at least
$500 in a year over an incompetent one
AID. Woolley opposed the nomination on
these grounds.
AID. Bramble thought that Aid. Woolley
was bringing this thing down a pretty fine
point when he said Goeden couldn't write
his own name only il German. laid
Woolley-'I said he could barely write it,
Aid. Bramble continuing said Goeden need
ed the Office and anyway he (Bramble,
didn't believe what Woolley said. TIL,
statement that the city needed a carpente,
amounted to nothing.
Aid. Turner presumed that the mayor
knew what he vas about and further pre-
sumed that if the mar appointed should
prove incompetent. the council had its rem
edy.
Aid. Woolley suggested that the commit
tee N grades, streets and alleys should hav,
something to say about this appointment
at least it should have been consulted.
AID. Ohlman, as . member of the com
mittee referred to, favored the retention o
the present street commissioner, who had
proved himself a good man for the place
he was in favor of keeping . good thing.
Aid. Woolley stated that the present in,
cumbent charged only for hours work per
formed-there was economy in him.
The question was called and the vote re.
suited in the rejection Of the nomination by
four ayes and four nays, the vote standing
Ayes-Alds. Bramble, Brennan, Powers.
Turner; nays-Alds. Foskett, Max, OIL
man, Woolley.
AID. Powers explained that he voted aye
because he had previously promised Goeden
that he would.
Aid. Gilman said he had also made such
a promise but had since investigated the
subject and thought he was perfectly justified
in changing his mind.
Aid. Powers-"I had promised, and that's
all I have to say"
The mayor then nominated c. N. Thomp.
son for street commissioner.
AID. Bramble was sure the republican
side of the house could find no fault this
had got . car enter
Aid. Woolley moved . recess Of Eve min.
Carried BY sparty vote.
The republican members retired to a dark
room outside and when the five minutes
sup;they returned and serenely took
their seats. 81 g:.t,
The vote was called and the nomination
rejected: Ayes-Alds. Bramble, Bren.
nan, Turner; nays-Alds. Foskett, Max,
Gilman, Powers, Woolley.
A00 mnyO sOkVlA0Vub Ou TIC
.treet commissioner business and announced
he nance Samuel H Grubsr as his nomi-
nee for city attorney. 0aeW
All Aid. Woolley had to say upon this
wa that he should vote nay.
The nomination was rejected, three to
i've, % on the Thompson vote.
The name Of J. A. Ward VA presented
or city attorney. 2 42ss
Aid. woollsy said be did not know the
gentleman.
AID. Turner said he supposed MI. Ward
well known and he knew he was re-,
He did not think. this turn Of
fairs Indicated Q proper spirit. members
II q minority most always look ct II that
vsy. s~supposing, he said, "the United
3taseS se6stG should take the same course
here would he. an outcrY." He held that
. the republican party Of Yankton was
'espofsible for . party contest II should
conpisin 1t. The result.