St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-12

tiers were not Strengthened out very
soon. for no one would care TO place
any money here under existing crcum-
stances. 1t was 4 sad mistake for the
city in the first place, to put such men
in the council. The mistake was now
apparent to everybody.
George A. Brackett, who was chair
man of the Republican city committee
during the recent election, which gave
both Aid. Woodward ana BradiSh funds
to carry on their campaign. took an OPP
portunity to roast both the gentlemen.
Woodward he had never believed TO be
the right kind of man 10 be in the
council. and at first he had opposed
giving him any support at all. BradiSh
he had considered an honorable gentle
men, and he did not expect he would
act as he did. Of Woodward he expected
nothing better.
III we cannot find honest Republl
cans to fill our Offices" said Mr.. Brack-
EFT, ''let us find
Honest Democrats.
"They can be found. We must run the
city on business principles and pay less
attention TO party interests. We must
look for remedy at once. We will, l
hope, find it in the new city charter. L
doubt not that these two men-BradSh
and WOodward-willc come back into the
fold for a consideration"
Aid. Snyder remarked that he had
been accused by an alderman at the
council meeting (meaniSh Bradish) Of
being young man. He thanked God
that when he attained the age of this
alderman he would not return 10 the
Republican party a Benedict Arnold.
Mayor EustiS was chock tull of enthus-
llfap III go NNal1
by the Democrats and the two rene
gades was personal insult 10 every
man in the city. 1t was the kind of an
action that caused honest people
to grieve. The city when it elect
ed a Republican council, elect
ed 1t for the purpose of secur-
ing a Republican president. If the
election had given the Democrats ma
jOrity he was certain that no Repub-
lican member of the council would have
raised his hand TO prevent the election
of a Democratic president. In his Opin-
ion the whole affair was illegal, and he
hoped it would be carried into the
courts, for not until he had received the
opinion of the district and supreme
courts would he believe to the contrary.
Especially was the ousting of the COM
mitteeS Illegal, for it was contrary to all
committees appointed Friday night were
rump committees and their proceedings
would be void.
There was a number of red-hot
speeches. Among the speakers was
Frank Nye, who, while he declared the
action of the council diSgraceful and
dastardly, was forced to admit that there
was nothing illegal about it. He adj
YlSed the meeting to refer the whole
matter to the ablest counsel that could
be procured and abide by the
decision. If there was the slight
est chance that the action of the
council might be technically wrong he
would willingly take hold of it and fight
it to the bitter end. His sentiments
were applauded vigorously. John Good
now was the only man in the house who
spoke good word for either Woodward
or Bradish. He said that so far as his
dealings with the two men had gone, he
had found them honest and honorable.
he was of the opinion, however,
that they had damaged the Repub-
lican party to no small extent, in fact
that they had betrayed the party.
Woodward had great provocation, he
said, for the manner in which he acted.
The whole affair was but the culmina-
tiOn of the damaging forces that had
been operating during the past year,
in the Republican party, both in the
city and state. Woodward and Bradish
were not alone to blame for the affair
of Friday night There were others.
He declined to state who they were.
The following committee was APP
pointed TO investigate the matter and
consider all its phases, with a view to
bringing it to the courts if possible:
Gov. Pillsbury, George A. Bracket,
Col. w. S. King, Z. A. johnson aud
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