Evening journal., 1896-04-17
DAN DOLL WAS IGNORED
Simmons-Pratt Combine Acted
in His Absence.
UNEMPLOYED REPUBLICANS OUT

UnbMI bOI bU hbf DLlOhHo OU i
The German American Leader Had No In
timatIon That the OmOs Was TO BE
FnIed-Be Expresses His Sentiments
aud Cites Removals From the Survey
ing Department..
From all parts Of the Republican
party com protests against the action Of
Street and Sewer Director William Sim
mons In selecting a Democrat to succeed
Daniel Dohl rs chief inspector OF street
paving. Not only are the German
Americans indignant that Mr.. Oohl, their
leader. was not even asked II he wished
to be continued, but those Republicans
who have been out OF work for many
months aud suffering the greatest hard
ship declare openly that II simmons ever
comes up again for an elective office, they
will show him something that will not be
to bis liking In other words. they feel
that, AZ be can afford to ignore Repub-
licans and vote for Democrats. they can
do the same thing 80 far as he Is con
eerned.
One OF the worst feature es OF the whole
situation is that Simmons ook advantage
Of Daniel Dohls absencs from town to
carry out his deal with Pratt Not a
word had bsen said TO Mr. Dohl about the
placs and he had no idea that 1t was
about to be filed BE was kept In
Ignorance Of it until last night, when be
returned home from the South. His
friends say that It was woreo than a
turn down" for him. and declare that be
was simply ignored altogether
An EVENINGS JOURNAL reporter saw
Mr. Dohl this morning.
"At the time that work stopped on
the streets last Fall you were chief in.
spsctor Of paving, were you notg' be
was asked
Yes" he replied. "Thsn was
notified that my services were no longer
required that season, as Colonel McCloH
key could attend what little there wes
to finish up felt all right over II at
that time. This year l was not srked II |
wanted to be Inspector agaln, aud l did
net know they we're going to elect one.
II was not until got home lsst evening
that knew OF the election OF Colonel
McCloskey."
What do you think Of simmons so-
tion In combining with Pratt to elect q
Democrat to succsed your he was
asked
II believe In the good old saying that
to the victor belong the spolls. IL has
only been two months since the D3mo-
cratic City Council removed two Rspubli
oaus from the Surveying Department
Thew. were Amos Hahn and Herman
Dobl. Democrats succeeded them. That
is polltics and all right So long as tbs
Republicans control the Street and Sewer
Department, think 81 would be politics
to name Republicans to dil the Offices
How did yo1 stand in relation to tho
place given to Colonel McOlosksy3' asked
the reporter.
"If they had offered It to nae would
have accepted it. bat as / said before.
had no intimRtion that it WAS about 10 be
filed 50 far as my ability to properly
perform the duties is concerned, / know
that It is al right / filed the place
with impsrtiality last year and treated
beth Simmons and Brother and Lynn aud
Phillips alike Ia every way, Just as Mr..
Simmons told me to do
Don't you suppose that there are
plenty Of esod Republicans In ths city
who would b@Ve bsen glad OF ths oppor
tunity to get position paying from $75
to $50 month";
"Yes, he replied. and many OF them
have not had work FOR months think
that they should have ths prefersncs.
Mr. Dohl WAS evidently holding him
self in az far as 1t was possible Tor him
to do So His whole Sffort was TO show
that be was not turned down" by the
Simmons Pratt Conbln,, bat he only
succeeded 10 showing that he had bsen
completely ignored aud bis successor
elected while he was ont OF TO Wn.