St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-11
HANEY TO BE REELECTED.
The Republicans Want to Indorse
Themselves by IndorSing Him.

AS 1t looks now, Charles +. Haney seems
likely TO succeed himself as city clerk. There
are several reasons why the Republicans
have decided to reelect him. but chief among
them is q desire to indorse themselves by in
dorsing the city clerk. AS is well known,
Mr.. Haney's official life has not been partic
n moF an oae sc ThdaY h or a eeep
scandal. There was the stencil
stirred up on account of the fees received in
his Office. which Mr.. Haney did pot turn into
the treasurers office until forced 10. Then
came the ''investigation'' by the city council.
and the resultant whitewash, followed by the
indictment of Mr.. Haley. The Republicans
realize that the recent trOuncing was admin
istered TO them i'll a great measure because
they had demonstrated that they were neither
retrencners nor refoImers particularly The
latter. But they intend to keep stiff upper
lip and to refuse to acknowledge defeat on
that score. They prefer TO lay the whole
matter at the door of Mayor Babb, when they
know in their hearts that Babb was resposi-
bic for only small share of it, The actions
of their aldermen and their city clerk con
tributed as much 10 their defeat as anything
else. Their scheme is to, by re-eiecting
Haney, virtually say TO the people: I'VE are
all saints, and unfortunate saints. Mr.. Haney
and our aldermen are all right. 1t was
that rascal Babb who did it all" Then
they will bring all their influence to bear to
kill The prosecution of Haney in the courts.
They mean TO indOrse themselves by lndors-
iuS haUcy. whether tHcy Will SuCceeu Is u
question. Haney has several enemies among
the Republican aldermen, and ii is just posi-
Bile that they may combine with enough
Democrats TO defeat Haney. This is only
possibility. What the Democratic aldermen
will do is wholly problematical. They are
extremely chary about committing them
selves. Time alone will tell what they Will
do when it comes to voting.
W. II. Trip. another member of the Hen
nepin delegation, has some reforms which
he wants engrafted upon the city charter, and
nearly all of the members of the delegation
are said to agree with him. This is what he
says about it:
I'VE believe that the city should have only
one legal department. This should be under
the head OF The City attorney. This attorney,
or his assistants. should do the legal work tor
all the del artn,ents and boards of the city.
This idea of having an attorney for the park
board and one for the court house commits
sion and another for the board of education
is all nonsense. We want all this legal work
TO be attended TO in one Office and under the
direction of one man, SO there Will be no
friction and no hiatus between the rights
and duties of the several attorneys in the
cityS service.
There is another little matter that we are
pretty well agreed upon. That is that the
city treasurer should be placed upon q salary
and that the money which he receives as in
terest upon his call loans and daily balances
should revert TO the city.
1--WE also propose to give the city comp
troller mare authority and give him some ad-
ditional work. His department is to be more
magnified into an office of considerable i'm
porlance. The city clerk will probably be
elected by the people Hts Office and duties
will be given thorough overhauling, too"
A member of the Democratic county COM
mittee is quoted as saying:
1T is already all easy matter to see who
will be the leaders of the Hennepin delega-
ton in the coming session. They can be
counted on the fingers of one hand, and they
Will lead because they are workers and have
the influence I'll name them over so that
you can tell how good my judgment has been
when the legislature is over. Here they are:
Reeve, Matt Walsh, Lynn, Stockwell and
Trip"
If member of the county committee said
that, he did not. in the opinion of a good
many, startle the world ry his knowledge of
men. Where uoes K. l.. Penny come in, and
Frank Morse, ana several sothers who might
be named?
a.
An evening paper publishes this, aHent the
gossip about mayors secretary:
ut is now settled that ex-Comptroller F.
G. Holbrook is to be Mayor Winstons private
secretary. The information comes TO the
Journal from the best authority and may be
set down as beyond peradytnture of doubt"
Mr.. Holbrook would undeniably make
good secretary, but he has said that he
wouldn't take the place Moreover, it is
double eagles to peanuts that the evening
papers informant knew nothing about it. AS
in the case of chief of police, Mr. Winston
Will probably appoint his secretary.