The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-28
p1AeEF0R W.1.ANES
MAYOR DORAN HAS PLANNED TO
TEAR OPEN THE WATER
BOARD
THROUGH AN APPOINTMENT
HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE OF THE
SECOND WARD DELEGA-
TIONs
PROPOSES TO Do 1T IN THIS WAY
Public Sentiment stopped His Plan
Before, But He Is to Test
1t Again.

With view of Strengthening his po-
litical fences and making it reasonably
certain that a delegation will be sent
to the next city convention from the
Second ward favorable to his renom1
nation, Mayor Doran has selected Will
liam l.. AmeS for appointment on the
board Of water commissioners. On Jan.
1 the term of Horace E. Stevens, who
was appointed to the board by Mayor
Wright, will expire, and the mayor will
have the naming of Mr.. Stevens sue
cessor. 1t is understood that Mr..
Stevens will not accept a reappoint-
ment, but even had he any desire it
goes without saying that he would not
be favored with reappOintment.
By the appointment of Mr.. Ames the.
mayor not only hopes to aid his politi-
cal ambitions but also to bring about
a change in the officers of the water
board. About year ago the question
was publicly discussed as to the ap-
pointments Mayor Doran would make
to succeed R. C. B. Bement and A. H.
Lindeke members of the board whose
terms expired Jan. l. 1897. Mr.. Lindeke
notified the chief executive that he
would not accept a reappointment, and
gentlemen close to his honor announced
that Mr.. Bement would be dropped and
some one more to the liking of the
mayor appointed in his stead This an
nouncement raised such a storm that
the mayor was forced by public senti-
ment to reappoint Mr.. Bement.
Previous to the appointment the
mayor had a conference with Mr.. Be
ment and suggested several things
which he would like to see carried out
in connection with the affairs Of the
board and particularly as to the dis
tribution of officers and clerks Mr.
Bement, it was reported at the time
gave the mayor to understand that, if
he was reappOinted, it would be with
out any pledges being given and that
he would act as long as he remained
on the board for the best interests OF
the board and the city without regard
to politics. This rather nettled the
mayor, and, as before stated, he gave
it out that Mr.. Bement would not be
reappOinted. The mayor was given to
understand by the representative bust
ness men of both parties that the pub
lie would not stand any such kind of
work, and the result was that Mr. Be
ment succeeded himself, and the va
cancy caused by the retirement of Mr..
Lindeke was filed by the appointment
of j. H. Wolterstorff
The mayor, it is now claimed expects
with the appointment of Mr. Ames to
be able to secure enough votes to make
number of changes in the officers of
the board. The plan as given out by
one of the mayors henchmen is to de-
pose Mr.. Bement from his position as
president of the board at the annual
election in January and elect J. H.
Wolterstorff to this position. John Caul-
field, who has been secretary of the
board, is also slated to go, and his
place will be filed, or attempted to be
filled, by Republican with a strong
Doran leaning. A. r. Starkey, who
at present holds the position of super
intendent, under the Doran plan of
reorganization will walk the plank and
the naming of his successor, it is claim
ed, will be left to the member of the
board who will vote with Messrs. Ames
and WolterstOrff to make the changes
which are expected to push along the
boom for Doran's denomination.