Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-07
MINISTER AS JUDGE.
AYlGSWCrth Being Promoted The Mayor
Fills the Vacancy.
Alderman James TO Resume His Seat
In the Council.

1t seems pretty we'll settled that Judge
e. E. Aylesworth of the supreme court
has been elected judge of the district
court, the republican candidate, Judge
Loofbourow, being defeated by not far
foom 200. The placing of Judge Ayles.
worth on the district bench, leaves
the woolsack of the superior
court with no one to sit
upon. The statute provides that in case
of vacancy in the office of Judge of the
superior court, the mayor shall appoint
some one to fill it, with the approval of
the council, the person go appointed to
serve until tho next annual city election,
when the people will choose man To suIt
themselves. The election Of Judge
Aylesworth to the district court will pro.
baby cause quite change about among
the city officials. 1t Is more
than likely that Mayor Vaughan
will appoint In Judge Aylesworth's place,
Alderman William Mynster. This seems
probably because Vaughan thinks there is
no such lawyer in the world as Mynster,
and the two are great political cronies,
Mynster being equally enthusiastic in hi,
belief that no such mayor ever lived as
Vaughan. If Mynster is named as judge
of the supreme cours there is little doubt
out that the council will appreciate the
appointment, but here too there is a
little hitch. 1t will take a
majority of the council to approve
the appointment. Alderman James has
resigned and Alderman Mynster,
chairman of the committee, has reported
that by his resignation Alderman James
has insulted the council, and unless he
apologies he should be allowed to retire.
Alderman James has kept away from the
council chamber, and insisted that he
would have no more to do with the mat.
ter. If he should cling to this deter
mination, or if Withdrawing his resigna-
ton he should sit in council and oppose
Wynster 5 appointment, this would count
as one vote against him, Alderman
Siedentopf being republican
would hardly vote for Mynster, and he
has no great love for him anyway. This
would make two votes against hlm, and
Alderman Mynster could hardly vote to
approve his own appointment This
would leave two votes only for him,
Aldermen Geise, McMahan and Heating
are less than majority.
To overcome Jhls hitch the plan will
probably be adopted for Mynster to make
peace with Jame,, and pointers indicate
that this is beng done. Alderman
James is willing to withdraw his resigna-
ton if the offensive resolutions offered by
Alderman Mynster, and adopted by the
council, are expunged from the records.
Alderman Mynster swilling todo this but
has insisted that James should openly
say he did not mean to insult the council
Yesterday there were two attempts to
get quorum of the councl-one in the
morning aud one in the afternoon, but
both failed. Aid. James was present at
the afternoon gathering, and said that he
would be present at ten o'clock this NOR
ming, at which time it was informally
agreed to have meeting sure. This
announcement on the part of Aid. James
indicates that the hatchet is TO be bur
ried, and James vote gained for the ap-
proyal of Mynster as judge. IL Mynster
is appointed judge this will leave va