St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-12
BY Auditor Sullivan and Pres
ident Copeland Of the
Assembly.
AND PRESENT INCUMBENT
Proposes to Hold Onto His
Billet Until Ousted by
the Court.

supreme court of the state of Min
nesota decides which of the two out
siders shall step inside. The cause
of this superiority of county assessors
is the refusal of the Republicans to
abide by the decision of the attorney
general, who proved too conScien-
tious an official to permit his politics
to corrupt his judgment as lawyer.
John S. erode was yesterday legal
ly elected county assessor of Ramsey
county. Mr.. erode was chosen by
a majority vote of the properly con-
stituted board of appointment. That
board consists of, SO the attorney
general decided, the mayor, the
county auditor and the president of
the common council, not the presi-
dent of the assembly, as was con-
tended by the Republicans. Ac-
cordingly Mayor Smith and Presi-
dent Parker, of the common council,
met shortly before the noon hour
yesterday and, after several ballots,
united upon John S. erode, whom
they declared to be the next county
assessor. County Auditor Sullivan
refused to act with. them, on the
theory that President Copeland, of
the assembly, was the official en-
titled to serve on the board. Con-
sequently both Mr.. Sullivan and Mr..
Copeland, who had gone into the
mayors office for the purpose of
serving on the board, walked out,
and subsequently held a session of
their own, at which, after casting
several ballots, they chose Robert
II. Seng for county assessor. The
mayor was invited to attend this
ticipated inethe election of an assess
or, he smilingly declined the invita-
ton.
Messrs. erode and Seng, each be-
ing informed that he had been duly
and legally elected assessor of Ram
sey county, proceeded at once to
FURNISH THE $4,000 BOND
required Mr.. Grode's bond was
signed by William Dawson Jr. and
William Matthias Jr., while David
Hanna and Timothy Reardon did
a like service for Mr.. Seng. Later
in the day Mr. Seng, happening to
run across the mayor in the council
chamber, undertook to bluff his
Z honor. How well he succeeded will
appear from the following CONVEX
sation between them: ss.ss..s- qtg -
1--WE got in ahead of your man,
mayor" announced Mr.. Seng.
How SOP" inquired his honor.
t'Why, I've filed my bond, and
County Auditor Sullivan has ap-
proved it,
''He has, Ell? But what good is
your bond without the approval of
the chairman of the city hall and
court house commission? ?" asked the
mayor, significantly.
"Oh that isn't necessary said Mr..
Seng. 1.-THE auditors approval is
enough"
us it, indeed?" queried the mayor,
sarcastically. you will find it isn't,
and that 1 have been in this city
hall long enough to know what 1
that the mayor, as chairman of the
board, must also approve the coun-
ty assessors bond
The action of County Auditor Sui
livan and Mr.. Copeland in refusing
to abide by the decision of ATTORNEY
General Childs is quite different from
. that Mayor Smith and Mr.. Parker
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general decided that Mr.. Copeland
was the proper man to serve. They
would have stood by the result as
they agree to do. But the intention
OF the defeated parties to carry the
matter to the, courts is perhaps just
as well in the end, as the question
must be finally adjudicated some
time. Two years ago there was talk
OF submitting the question to the
courts, but as Mr.. tombstone re-
ce1ved all three votes, and both the
president of the common council and
president of the assembly were Re-
publ1cans, 1t was not deemed worth
while to go to the trouble. AS it is
now, the question will probably be
taken directly to the supreme court
The Republicans, as usual,
WILL CONTEST EVERY INCH
There was quite a gathering OF
them in the city attorneys office late
yesterday afternoon. Among them
We're Assemblymen Lewis and John.
son, and City Attorney Chamberlain
In the meantime, Assessor tombstone
proposes to hold the office, and saws he
Will not surrender it until the mar
whom he regards as properly qualified
presents his credentials. Mr.. Johnstonf
declares that lis not remaining in the
once as an obstructionist, but is ONLY
waiting to ascertain who is legally
entitled to succeed him. He has MOI
yet received any official notice of an,
| election, or of his removal.
The mayors office was the IiveIies-
| place IN town yesterday forenoon AL
the politicians were there, and amone
them were observed anywhere from
two dozen to fifty candidates. TIL,
corridors on the same floor were alst
crowded. After Assemblyman Parke,
and the mayor had retired to the inne,
office, and County Auditor Sullivan ano
/ Mr.. Copeland had left them together
they at once began balloting. 1t tool
them the better part of an hour +.
agree. Mayor Smiths first choice wa.
Charles II. Petsch, but Mr.. Parker die
not agree with his honor. Mr.. Parke
nominated O.. o. Cullen, but the mayo1
did not coincide with him. The mayo
then suggested in succession O. G
Clay, Anthony Yoerg, Archie Mcleod
and William E. Burton, but Mr.. Parke
| would none of them. He in .retur,
nominated William Rhodes, jane.
| King, James Middleton and Theodor,
Borup, but to these the mayor sait
nay. At last Mr.. Parker suggested tn,
name of John S. erode, which fell 81
pleasantly upon the ear of his homo,
that he voted AYE" and Mr.. Grod,
was declared the choice of the board
County Auditor Sullivan and Presi