St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-20

ward and Parry over the matter
of street commissioner of the Seventh
ward. The trouble was serious enough
to warrant the calling of a caucus to
settle it. The Republican aldermen
think that they have settled the differ
enee. They think that Woodward's
man will be appointed ali right and
that there will be an end of it. Parry
is not saying word. but he is think
ing a heap. The street COM
missioners will not be elect
ed for couple of meetings
yet, after the 1st of January, but when
they do come up, there may be fun.
Parry wants a fight, and he will get it.
The street commissionershipd down in the
Seventh ward is in peculiar form just
now. When the ward was divided last
winter, the aldermen got together and
decided TO let the street commissioners
that had been elected remain in Office.
They put both of the commissioners,
those for the Seventh and Twelfth
wards. into the Seventh ward. But no
one made objection. Now, however,
those men are coming up for reelection.
That changes the state of affairs mate
rally. Both men want reelection.
Mari, Woodwards man, was elected
for the Twelfth ward, and has
been working for the Twelfth
ward, but ne cannot expect to be re-
elected for the Twelfth. Rollins and
Peterson want little patronage down
there. Jones, Parry's man, was regu-
larly and duly elected for the Seventh
ward last year, and he wants to continue
working for the same ward. But Wood
ward insists upon having his man taken
care of. Parry seems to have lain
down, but he Will come up as soon as
the proper time arrives.
The street commissionership matter
is not the only annoying condition be-
tween Parry and Woodward. The
other difference, like the one Just men
toned, is the result of having
two Republican alderman rep
reSenting one ward. This double
representation works all right in
some cases, but again the Seventh ward
situation is peculiar. Parry and Wood
ward are both fOur-year men. Both
will want to come back to the council
next fall. They arctic a certain extent,
opponents. Woodward has his old
Twelfth ward heelerS' to look after and
Parry has the men who have helped
him before. Even should both be re-
nominated, there would still be
the fight them between as to
which should have the long
term. They are opponents which
ever way the matter is viewed. Well,
Woodward has to cultivate the friend
ship of his old Twelfth ward heelers,
and Parry must do something to appeaSe
the demands of his friends. Down in
that part of the city the young men
have a sneaking fOndnesS for getting
into the fire department and wearing
long blue coats on the streets.
Both Parry and Woodward have
had a good many applications for
places on the department. Again Wood
ward has the advantage. He is chair
man of the committee on fire depart
ment, and. as such, has q good deal of
influence with the chief. Moreover. he
was the most active man in the council
in putting up the scheme to drop Frank
StetSon and give the place of chief 10
Runge. And Runge cannot afford to
disregard that fact. for Woodward is
vindictive. He gets three men into the
fire department while quiet, little Parry
gets not one. And that is a cause for
hard feelings between Parry and Wood
ward. The hard feelings have become
50 pronounced that they have led to the
Dostponement of the purchase of three
new fire engines needed very much by
the city. Parry is ready to fight any
thing proposed by his colleague, and he
finds some sympathiZers among the
other aldermen. Seventh ward harmony
is an ''irrideScent dream"