St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-26

tor, and his usual boast. 81 will go down
the line with You, and his consummatei
nerve seems to scare OF the competitors
for hts shoes andtto queer the board pf
county commissioners that held three
case.
The board held an adjourned session
yesterday TO consider some road mat
tiers. and it was generally supposed ny
the board and host OF candidates for
auditor that Burns would tender his
resignation mt the morning meeting.
The candidates for the Office were near
by to be ready i'm case called upon to
take charge of the books, but Burns
was not there.
After the business meeting was over.
Mayor Smith asked if there was any
thing msre to come before The board.
and looked in the direction of Deputy
Auditor Egan as if expecting him to
read the resignation ofhis chief.
Commissioner Seng stated that Henry
Johns, the att0rneyafor MIR. Burns. was
in the corridor. and had requested an
executive session.
Mayer Smith ssid that such would be
the order unless objection were made.
The reporters retired, as also did the
deputy auditor. After few moments
the board came out and announced that
nothing had been done. and close ques-
tioning by reporters failed to elicit any
information. The Dispatch reporter.
with his usual guesser. mapped out
resignation, and tife paper came out IN
the evening, after a second meeting
had been held, and after 1t was known
that no resignation had been rendered.
and stated that Burns was out.
After the morning session the CON-
missionerS aid Mr.. Johns held a second
conference. and another executive meet
ing was held in the Office of the mayor.
Another special was held at 4
O'clock i'll the afternoon, from which the
reporters were fired bodily.
The commissioners. III discussing the
matter before executive session, learned
from the may orsttlatza few minutes be-
fore William BanhDlzer had gone to his
Office and told him that Burns would
not resign unless the board would agree
tu,eIer1 ;llnl b;aaitiptzer9 to the vacancy.
THAT Atuff zdon't Co." exclaimed
Commissioners Hanna and MeCarron,
soto Hpce
mot much." said Commissioner Lay
alice.
II guess that is only bluff" said
Commissioner Sang.
Mr.. Johns appeared about this time
and the executive session began. but
lasted only moment.
The commissioners looked whipped
and talked freely about the affair. They
all agreed that Mr. Johns had assured
them at the morning meeting that the
resignation of Burns would be forth
coming during the afternoon. Mr.. Johns
had again promised ttfrzn That the resig-
nation is still Forthcoming. aud the
board had adjourned untll Wednesday.
at which time the resignation is pro IL
ised. .....S.,
Mr.. Hanna was in favor of the toara
doing something III the matter, but
when asked what could lie done.replied::
well, that is true. 'don't know what
we could do. II don't know that we
cou.dprefer any, charges, The county
has not lost a cent, Iand if the banks
don't push. the matter NHe are in a hole"
The commissioners discussed the mat
terifur Sonic time after the meeting and
seemed to wish that some one would
Lift the load off their shoulders
One HAN jill figuring on the situation
says: The assignments of saiarytto the
end of October and the claims held by
the banks foot up $500: adj to this
$3.50 TOR clerk hire TO the end of the
year makes. sl0.4 400. Now, the salary of
the office TO the end of the year will foot
up $1,000. Then. ii the assignees get all
the salary. they will be able to get back
large percentage of the claims due
them, whereas if Burns should resign
now they would get nothing. Taking
this view of the matter it is not expect
ed that the creditors on the assigned
claims will be willing to prosecute
Burns or to use their influence to get
him out of Office.
Other people say that5they believe
Burns is nervy enough to fight the
matter to finish withoutresigning,a and
although he may not get anything for
holding the Office, yet he will not give
UP unless it BIZ Gu his own terms,
namely. to put in man that he wants
to succeed him.
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