St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-23
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THAT CHIEFSHIP.

Another Candidate for the Honor
RUSSELL and Centralized 3 overn-
ment
One of the Republican organs has dis
covered that tile struggle for the place
of chief of police has narrowed down to
three cornered fight between Jim
Nash, George NIarchant and "Biily"
Mortimer. This same Republican organ,
and the information should be reliable,
coming from Republican organ, says
that Mayor Eustis is not Inclined to
appoint either Marcllant or Mortimer.
Marchant is opposed because he is
already :, holding fat political job
which h would retain were Harrison
to be the next president. Inc lnforma-
ton is volunteered that Mortimer S loWs
disposition TO 'wade through
grave" and that he is working
the ''old soldier racket too freely.
But it is just possible that the new
chief of police may be some one other
than either Nash Mortimer or Marchant.
The other night a man who Is as close
10 William Henry Eustis as any mali III
Minneapolis said while discussing this
appointment of chief of police:
MIR. EuStiS would like very well to
appoint some one to that place who is
already on the force"
With that remark in your mind, just
remember the work Capt. Louis Ness,
of the Third precinct, did during the
campaign, ami then notice the huStllng
he is doing just now. If YOU intend,
later in the season. To bet on the chance
of this, that or the other man being
made chief, don't forget to reckon Ness
chance with the others.
Ness wants to be chief Of police. He
has worked with that in his mind for
many years. During the late campaign,
although police officer, land. SuppoSedly.
a non-partisan, lie was out early and
late for Eustis. His appointment would
be sop to the Swedes, who feel so sore
over the way the Republicans treated
Soderstron. BY appointing Ness
Eustis could lay some claim to having
taken the office out OF politics and made
it reward for merit i'll the department..
AT the same time, by appointing Ness,
EuStiS could reward service for the
Republican party. The award or the
prize could be made to look little like
a reward of merit, yet would remain
political reward.
Ness wants the place, is working
quietly to get it, and may get it.
The morning organ of local Repub-
licanism, although not the organ or
William Henry Eustis, printed an edl-
toral yesterday morning taking st.
Paul papers TO task for printing news
and gossip about the appointment of
chief of police in Minneapolis. The
editorial was carefully worded, but it
wore the appearance OF being covert
nj, in hn
incumbent. If it was written in Maj.
Henderson's interest, where lies the
reason for it?
City Attorney Russell has been talk
ing about the anti-special legislation
amendment to the state constitution
again. He is quoted as SAYING that the
best features of number of charters
should be Incorporated into one charter
for Minneapolis. He is also said to have
given it as his opinion that the sooner
the city returns to the idea of Il central
government the better off il will be.
How opinions do change to he sure. MIR.
Russell aud other good Republicans
furi0uSly opposed the Trip charter less
than two years ago because it was
composite charter, the kind Mr.. Russell
now advocates. But the strongest point
MI. huSSCIl dilu IllC OllCl
tried to make against the Trip charter
was that, under it, the government of
Minneapolis would be centralized.
The official canvass of the votes for
county officers Will be completed today.
Tomorrow morning the candidates Will
all know just where they stand. The
totals will be SO close in the case of
some of the offices that contests may re-
suit DR.. w. }. Byrnes may decide to
contest Springs election as coroner.
The unofficial count only gave Spring a
plurality OF thirty votes.
The wires are being pulled to secure
the secretaryship Ofthe park board for
John Erickson. the man who was an
unsuccessful candidate for alderman in
the Sixth ward.