St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-13
He Is Slated to Succeed Hen
derson as Chief OF
Police.
George Hoilidge Details How
He Was Beaten by James
Alsop.
City Attorney Russell Says
Don't Move the Quaran-
tine Hospital"
Fred Kahn Recklessly Uses a
Knife--DWyer Loses the
Contest.

In strictly confidential Republican
circles the word is being passed around
among those ION the inside" that George
w. Marchant has been selected by
Mayoi-eect Eustis for superintendent
of police.
Mayor Eustis will say not ing, of
course, about his appointing It's until
the time comes to make them. Natur-
ally, Malchant will say nothing, either.
But, as before stated. the men who
seem to know what will be done-and,
be 1t SAID, they are not of the John Good
now wing-Quietiy tell one another that
Marchant is seated for HenderSon's job.
II these goSsIppcrs be wrong about
Marchant. Bracket Will be the man.
One OF these two is certain to be chief
Malchant or Bracket
1t is reasonable to think that Mar
chant has been picked No one will at
tempt to deny that VIM Bracket was
good chief of police once before, and
that he would he still better, unham-
prred by the police commission and
prohting by the experience of former
years. But Bracket has been pretty
well treated in years gone by. lie has
not been so active in politics as a
good many more, and at the same
time has been we'll taken care Of
AT present he is manager of the expo
slllon. The reappUlntment of all the
ola commissioners Ton the exposition
board renders it likely that he will be
manager OF the next exposition, if he
cares to say yes. The position of man
ager Of the exposition comes near being
better than that Of super ntendent of
police financially, and it lacks the an
noyances that hedge the more public
place. On account OF these rea-
sons Influential men have been
found who oppose the appoint
ment of Bracket. Bracket doesn't
care for the place. He is not looking
for it. He is asking nothing from the
incoming administration. He doesn't
have to. The difference between him
and MarchaEt is that he is not looking
for the office and Marchant is. The
office rarely seeks the man in partisan
politics nowadays, and that is why
Marchant looks a winner. George w.
Marchant has been a persistent and
successful wirepuler for the Repub-
licans. He has. Of course, drawn many
months salary from the public
treasury, but never very large
one. His present position of
deputy collector OF customs doesn't pay
very big salary.and requires the doing
of lot of hard work. The position of
superintendent of police is generally
looked upon as "a good thing" and the
duties of the place are not unusually
0nerouS. Marchant'S friends say he
should have the place and get a little
reward and good deal of rest at the
same time. Moreover. Marchant is en-
titled to some recognition from the in
coming mayor. AS chairman of the old
city committee ne fought off the
Blethen forces, when they were clam
oring for an early convention, and
thereby made possible the nomination
of Eustis by giving the Eustis men
chance to work up the Eustls boom.
Marchant men are the only ones who
either openly admit the selection of
their man or look wise and smile sig
nificantly when he is mentioned. 1t is
Marchant against the field, anyway.