The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-12
CITY HALL TALK.

Aid. Stutzman denies the statement made
by the evening organ Of the administration
to the effect that Democrats were coming to
him with facts and information as to the
failure of the mayor and the other police off
Gals to enforce the ordinance relating to dis
orderly houses. The public, Aid. Stutzman
says, has been given a wrong impression as
to the scope of the investigation which is to
to be made. The committee of which he is
chairman will consider only the facts pre-
scented in. the records Of the clerk of the
municipal court. These records show that
while it has been the practice of the police
to fine the keepers of these resorts, there has
been failure to do so in numerous instances
the records showing that in some months
only five persons were fined, or, rather, paid
fines into the police court 1t Is for the
purpose Of ascertaining the reason for this
pointed and for no other purpose. The alder
man stated that he had not decided just
when the first meeting of the committee
would be held, as he was busy looking up
data, and still had several persons to inter-
view before a meeting would be called. 1t
was probable, he said. that the first meeting
would be held either today or tomorrow
Police Court Clerk conroy says the mayor.
sent word to him by, a friend that he was
laughing, 81 didn't send back my opinion Of
the chief executive, because-well because I
didn't care to get into any argument"
Percy y. Godfrey who can be classed as one
of the more or less prominent attorneys in the
city, is mentioned of the candidates
for municipal judge on the Republican ticket.
The mention however, Is done mostly by Mr..
Godfrey and few of his personal friends.
The would be- municipal judge resides in the
Sixth ward and this, his friends argue, makes
him all the stronger in political way. Mr..
Godfrey has not quite recovered from the
manner in which he was treated last spring
by the mayor. At that time he was a candi-
date for the position of secretary to the water
board and had half promise from the mayor
that the matter could be arranged with the
members so that he would be given the place
The mayor, however, found much to his sur
prise that he could not control the action of
the board and Godfrey's hopes and the posi-
ton was glimmering. Mr.. Godfrey is work
ing his boom for police court judge for all
il is worth and may succeed in landing the
nomination. which is probably as far as he
will get.
The members of the charter commission
will not receive any pay for their services
but in this connection it will be remembered
that Walter Chaplin, who helped draw up the
Tri-City charter bill last winter, was paid
$500 by the city council for his efforts in
preparing the measure. It Is now whispered
around that the $500 allowed Mr.. Chaplin.
from the funds of the city, not so much
for his knowledge and work in drafting a
charter, it was to reimburse him for SER
vices rendered the grand old party last year.
Chaplin made the fight OF his life In the
board of public works case and did his best
both in the district and supreme court to
hold John Copeland as commissioner Of public
works in the place to which the First ward
statesman was appointed by Mayor Doran.
After the thing was all over and the supreme
court had issued writ of custer against
Copeland. bill or services rendered
presented by Chaplin. Imagine the attorneys
surprise when he was informed by Copeland
that the bill would not be paid. as he had
not agreed to stand for the expense of the
suit. The story goes that it was more on
this account that Chap.n was allowed $500
by the Republican council than for the work
done in getting up the Tri-City charter bill.
The Duluth man. who worked with Chaplin
on the bill, was paid SIS.