St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-25
The MAYORS POLICY.
Col. Wrig hit Waited Upon by
the Shouters Of His
Party,
Who Urge the Cleaning Out
Of the Gang Without u {
Delay. i@se
nU'g
The Mayor Thereupon I'M
folds a Little Plan of
iin7Y
His Own, 1lG9b
81 .
By Which the Police Force
Will Aid the Repub-ss
LEANS. p4.i.,

The members of the Repub lean city
committee, accompanied bya delegation
of l..prominent citizens" which sWelled
the crowd to thirty-six people, called on
Mayor Wright yesterday afternoon.
The door to the mayors private
office was closed as soon las the
gang" had entered, and it was
nearly O'Clock when the seance- was
concluded. The melodious voice of
Oar" Reese was now and then heard
through the closed doors, as he de-
manded on behalf of the "kids,' not
only recognition but appointments,
with accent on. appointments. Secre-
tary Johnstone acted as outer guard,
and any callers who looked like reform
ers were questioned as to their qualifica-
tiOns before entering. Thomas IL.
Lyle, the barber. who stepped into the
office. looked like "a fright one" and
was invited in, but declined The ge-
NAL secretary said the meeting was
simply an informal gathering TO con-
graduate the mayor, but, as the
voices of the speakers became more
distinct. lie changed the story
slightly, and said the meeting was by
appointment. After all adjourriment
was taken Mayor Wright announced
that nothing of any Importance to the
public had been done. He had ex-
planned to those present his powers In
making appointments, or rather the
powers he did not have.
Chris Brandt, who was in attendance,
said the meeting was one of the most
harmonious gatherings he had ever at
tended. 1t was arranged by the
city committee to ascertain what
the mayors policy would be re-
garding appointments. The mayor,
he said, had been bounded to death
since taking his seat by certain mem
bers of the committee and others of less
prominence i'll the party about appoint
mentS. He acknowledged that he was
agreeably surprised to find his honor
was SO bright and clean cut. The mayor
had listened with great attention to the
several speakers, some of them insisting
Oh general cleaning out of the gang
from top 10 bottom. The chief ex-
ecutive explained to the delega-
ton that while he was in favor
of having only Republicans in office,
still he must make a showing
to the public. His policy, Mr.. Brandt
said. was this: If, in considering an ap-
ilC lOudS tiiO OAiOO e'oPAe~ ~
was held by a Democrat who was. tsu-
perior in qualifications and intelligence
to the Republican making the applIca-
ton, then he should not remove the
Incumbent. If. however. the case
should be reversed, then there would be
resignation called for at once. An
other argument used by his honor, MT.
Brandt said. was that by allowing those
on the force who were Democrats to- re-
main until after the fall election the
party would be greatly benefited, as they
would do what they could for the Re
publican instead Of the Democratlc,
thinking to retain their positions. This
particular argument Mr.. Brandt had
his own ideas about, as did some of the
others, but he said the mayor had finally
convinced all present that his position
was the correct one. -
The mayors policy regarding the
closing of the saloons OH Sunday was
but Just then another of the delegation
gave Mr.. Brandt the ''office' and he
started away. Nothing could be
pumped from any of the others present,
each and all saying it was only social
call. Among the more prominent OF the
faithful present were: Judge Howard,
Detective Harris, Charles Brandt, L..
I. Chamberlain and f. Ii. Waters.