The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-29
ANOTHER SECRET CAUCUS
BUT TEN REPUBLICANS Still.
THINK THE PRESENT ST.
PERINTEN DENT
Is Good 81 Man for the Place as
Can Be Found, and Better Than
ReardOn's Friend.

Eighteen of the nineteen Republican
members Of the common council held
caucus at the mayors Office yesterday
afternoon. The call for the gathering
was signed by T. Reardon, although
Aid. StutZman and Assemblyman
Thompson are said to have joined
hands with Mr.. Reardon in formulating
the call.
All the members, with the exception
of Aid. Bell and Allard, were prompt
ly on hand. Aid. Allard was not in
Vited, because, as Mr.. Reardon explain
ed, he was a Democrat. and Aid. Bell
was out Of the city. The object of the
caucus was to throw out Supt. Joseph
Macaulay who has charge of the police
patrol telegraph, and put in a good Re
publican. 1t appears to have been the
last thing thought Of that the new
superintendent should be a good man
for the place so long as he was a Re
publican. Assemblyman Thompson was
chosen president Of the caucus, and
Aid. B1gelOW secretary. There were a
number Of Informal ballots taken, and
those in favor of ousting Macaulay
We're greatly pleased, after the ballots
had been counted on one OF the in
formal votes the result showed eleven
for cutting off Macaulay's official head
and seven against. When the first for
NAL ballot was taken, however, there
was decided change and the vote
stood ten for retaining the present in
cumbent and eight for getting a new
man. 1t was at this point in the eau
Gus that Assemblyman Reardon made
his usual Semi-monthly bluff Rising
to his feet and placing his thumbs in
the armhOles of his vest, Mr.. Reardon
said:
Mr.. President, I will resign my seat
IN the assembly if | cannot prove to
the satisfaction Of a committee an
pointed to investigate that this man
last spring said the candidates on the
Republican ticket were A. P. A.
This was evidently expected to have
great weight with the members Of
the council assembled in the caucus,
but much to Mr.. Reardon's surprise
the next ballot stood the same as the
one before. By this time it was 6
o'clock, and several of the councilmen
were in favor Of an adjournment. The
motion to adjourn did not carry, and
another ballot was ordered. This time
the vote was for retaining the present
incumbent, against his retention and
one blank ballot The motion to adj
journ was then put and carried.
A number of the councflmen seen
after the caucus said this was the last
time they were going to get together
on the proposition to make a change in
the office now held by Macaulay. One
alderman said he was a Republican.
but until they could convince him that
they had a better man for the place
than the present official he would not
vote to Gust Macaulay
Aid. Stutzman explained his position,
by saying that the people who elected
the present administration and a num-
bel of the councilmen were finding
fault with Mayor Doran for not letting
the Democrats out. In the face of this
the council, consisting of nineteen Re
publicans and one Democrat, We're al
lowing a Democratic official to hold a
good and paying position.
This is the fifth caucus which has
been held by the councilmen to oust
Macaulay since June last, and If the
talk made by certain members is to no
relied upon it will be the last one.
Those who have stood by Macaulav
during the battle made to throw hin,
out of his position, have contended thar
he was perfectly competent and the
right man for the place. On the formal
vote, which stood 10 for retaining Mac
aulay and for throwing him out, the
councilmen present are said to have
lined up as follows:'ass
For Macaulay-Ald. Bigelow, Dona-
hover, Kenny, Larsen and Lindahl; AS
semblymen Craig DAILY, Albrecht, Dix !
and s-Ar0Sdn.s. tess sy.s - ~.e ..s,,>. Il, g..
For a Change-Ald Kaldunski, Shep-
ard, Stutzman, Markham; Assembly