St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-14
MINNEAPOLIS.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Goodnow and Davis Place Their
l.

Goodnow and Davis Place Their
Nerve on Exhibition.
There is considerable speculation
among the politicians Of the city as to
whether William Henry Eustis will al
low himself to be dominated by the
Union league when he comes to make
his appointments. The Union league
has brought itself into disrepute with
the fair-mlnded Republicans of the city
because of its methods in all political
matters and the anxiety and persistency
of certain of it's members to play Pooh
Bahs in everything pertaining 10 Guy
affairs and politics. During the eiecllon
the Republican headquarters III the
Window block were presided over ny
members of the Union League, ana III
was the next thing to oelng frozen 10
death for any one not in the ring to
put in an appearance at the rooiils' Inc
Union league has made itself SO OBJ
noxious that it would be alackaday
for Mr.. Eustis to allow himself to be
dictated to by the leaders OF the league.
1t is understood that John Goodnow
has already prepared his slate" and
will submit 1t to the mayor OF the city
for approval. 1t remains to be seen
whether this state" is accepted OF not.
Being an extremely modest man. Mr.
GoodnOw, of course, does not ask for
much. He merely wants to be made
superintendent of police-that is an.
In case Mr. Eustis fears that puDlic
opinion will censure him too severely
for making the coal baron superlntenq-
emf. Mr.. GOodnOW will demand that >.
w. Nash be given the place. Mr.Good-
now also wants to place his friend Young
Mr.. Trussell in place where he Will be
able to earn fair salary, and has ac-
cordinglv picked out for him the posi-
ton of the mayors private secretary.
1t will be remembered that before the
Republican county convention Good
now came out declaring that the next
clerk of the district court must be j. w.
Nash. He pushed him before tho con-
yention and exhibited him on the
public highways. IThe convention
demonstrated its contempt OF Goodnow's
likes and disikes by ignoring Nash en-
tirely and nominating Dlckey. AS
stated in yesterday mornings GLOBE,
Mr. Nash is a well known business man,
but he knows absolutely nothing about
the duties of a superintendent of police,
and il is doubtful If he could ever De-
come an efficient superintendent. VIM
Bracket, il was learned yesterday,
would accept the position If 1t we're
rendered him. In this event Mr.. EuStis
could do nothing TO so popularlZe HUI
self as to appoint Mr.. Bracket his
superintendent. 1t can be readily seen
why GoodnOw would like to become
superintendent of police. 1t would give
him control of certain municipal affairs
which would, under his Skllful manipu-
latiuns, pay better than the coal busl-
ness.
Frank Davis has come ont for the
position of city attorney and the popu-
lace wonders at his nerve. Robert
JamiSOn is acting as his escort and
champion, and the populace wonders
too at his nerve. 1t is very likely that
the present incumbent will retire. Mr..
Russell is tired of the duties OF city at
torney and is anxious for something
higher. In case Judge CAVITY is elected
to the supreme court bench, it is said
that Gov. Merriam will appoint Mr..
Russell to fill the vacancy OH the dis
trict court bench. David Simpson, the
present assistant city attorney, is the
most likely candidate for the position
of city attorney, and it would be hard
to find better one. AS for Mr.. Davis,
his chance is about equal to that of
drawing the capital prize i'll the Louis
lana lottery. He does not lack what is
vulgarly termed gall" however, and
he will not allow his modeSty to stand
in the way of asking for the place.
The Republicans are not codtent with
their sweeping victory on the city and
county ticket-i.e., if reports are true. 1t
is said that a move is on foot to freeze
ont Conroy as county commissioner, by
throwing out the vote of precinct in
the First ward. The grounds that will
be alleged for the contest are that the
judges and clerks discontinued the
counting OF ballots to go home to sleep
after they had been at work forty con-
secutive hours. True or not, this is not
likely to have any effect on Conroy'S
election. That it was physical impoS-
sibility for the judges and clerks to
meet the requirements of the law is
we'll known. No doubt the vote is so
close that Mr.. COburn might be justi-
fed in demanding recount, but the
idea of throwing out a precinct because
it went strongly for his opponent is
absurd, and will not be tolerated by any
court of justice.