The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-07
DID DORIAN DO THIS?
REPORTED THAT HE APPOINTED
VIM. BANHOLZER's SUCCESSOR
WITH DATE BLANK.
AFRAID BlGELOW'S PENCIL
MIGHT SIGN THE COVETED COM
MISSION BEFORE HE COULD
GET BACK.
WHO THE CANDIDATES. ARE.
No Paucity of Republicans Who Are
Anxious to Fill the Vacant
Place.
AFRAID BIGELoW's PENCIL
WHO THE CANDIDATES ARE.

Bright and early yesterday morning
the politicians who are always ON the
lookout for positions at the city crib
commenced to hustle about the city
hall The occasion was the vacancy in
the board of public works, caused by
the death of William Banholzer, and
the friends of some half g. dozen
would-be members of the board kept
the mayors office we'll filled during
the day. There were all sorts Of
rumors, the one given the most cred
ence being that Mayor Doran, before
he left on the Gettysburg junket, had
filled out and left with Private Mes
senger Miller a commission which ap-
pointed a member of. the board of pub
lie works This commission, so the
story went. was only to be delivered
after the funeral Of Mr.. Banholzer,
and then only in case Acting Mayor
Bigelow should take it into his head
to make the appointment of a member
to fill the vacancy.
From such a reliable source did the
statement come that Acting Mayor
B.gelow was questioned about it. He
said there was not a word of truth
in the story He had held a CONVEX
sation with Mayor Doran before that
gentleman left on the trip to Gettys-
burg and an understanding had been
reached to the effect that no appoint
ments would be made during his alb
sence by the acting mayor.
Mayor Doran is expected home this
morning and he will be welcomed with
the glad hand by any number of can
lo& e., = -
public works. Among those more
prominently mentioned and who are
thought to have a possible chance for
the plum, are Assemblyman Mabon,
George H. Watson, of the Seventh
ward; S. H. Reeves. of the Fifth ward
and eX-AsSemblyma Johnson. Those
who have given the political fence
which the mayor is building attention
claim that the new member of the
board of public works will come from
the Eighth ward. These wise people
say that in order to secure a renomin-
alton next spring Mayor Doran must
have the support of the delegation from
the Second, Sixth, Fourth and Eighth
wards. The First, Fourth and Sixth
wards are already represented on the
beard, and the charter provides that
not more than one member of the
beard shall be chosen from any one
ward. The new appointee accordingly
is figured to come from either the
Second or Eighth wards, with the
chances decidedly in favor of the
Eighth. Assemblyman Mabon is I'M
derstood to have been promised the
next appointment to the board, but
| as Mayor Doran threw him down once
it is argued that he would have no
hesitancy in doing the same thing
again. w. r. Johnson had a bunch of
his friends circulating around yester-
day making talks for his appointment,
and some of them claimed that Billy
would certainly land the prize.
George H. Watson, from the Seventh
ward, has hopes, the same as he did
when Philip Justus was appointed last
spring. 1t was given out at that time
that Watson would be appointed, but
at the last moment Oar Reese and a
delegation from the Fourth ward laid
down on the mayor and Watson was
| thrown over for Justus.
Acting Mayor Bigelow is inclined to
! the opinion that good man from the
| Fifth ward should be chosen for the
| place He would like to see George
Warren named, but as that gentleman
has the contract with the city for lay
ing wooden sidewalks he is shut out
under the charter provision, which pro-