The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-31
COUNCIL FOB BUILDING
INSPECTOR.
ANYTHING 7To : BEAT ARRoL
SEEMED TO BE THE ONLY EXPLA-
NATION OF THE FINAL
VOTE.
DISPATCH GETS THE PRINTING,
After Delegation From the Trades
and Labor Assembly Had
Reen Heard.


City Printer-St. Paul Dispatch.
These were the results of caucus
held by the members of the council yes
terday afternoon in the parlor of the
mayors office. All of the twenty men,
bers Of the council attended the session,
which lasted a little over two hours.
The councilmen met in the council
chamber, but Assemblyman Reardon
advised an adjournment to the mayors
office where it would be more quiet.
AS the members filed out Of the council
chamber and started for the caucus
room the scene reminded one Of the
start in a siX-day walking match. The
politicians, light and heavyweights,w who
endeavor to carry out the impression
that they heel and handle the council
men, buttonholed the city repre-
sentatives at various points along
the corridor and whispered words Of
advice and instruction as to how they
should vote in the contest for build
ing inspector.
AS soon as the tHansoms had been
battened down, the shades carefully
drawn and the doors locked the caucus
began its labors by selecting Aid. AL
lard chairman and Aid. Bigelow secre-
tary. 1t was suggested that the ques-
ton of selecting the official paper for
the coming year be taken up, as there
were delegations from the trades and
labor assembly and the st. Paul Dis
patch desiring to be heard.
There seemed to be no objection to
this and Assemblyman Daily was depu-
tized to notify the trades and labor
assembly delegation that the caucus
would listen to their tale Of woe. Mr.
DAILY was gone so long on his errand
that another member of the assembly
became suspicious and Mr.. Reardon fol-
lowed after to learn what was the cause
Of the delay. Before the two assembly
men returned to the room, a motion had
been put and carried to proceed with
the selection of candidate for build
ing inspector. There was some discus
sion as to whether the first ballot
should be formal or informal one, and
it was decided that the first should be
an informal one. A member Of the
board of aldermen announced that he
wanted it distinctly understood that
even if one of the candidates should re-
ceive a majority Of the votes cast on
the informal ballot there should be no
motion to make the nomination unani-
nous and second ballot should be
taken. This was agreed to and the
balloting commenced.
The first or informal ballot gave
Charles F. ArrolI six votes, Assembly,
man Craig four, Samuel H. Haas five,
Gates A. Johnson Sr. two and A. F.
Gauger three. The friends of Arrol
had claimed ten and possibly eleven
votes on the first ballot, and in fact
had this number pledged Wednesday
night, but, during the darkness of
Wednesday night those Of the council
promised to Arrol had been visited,
and all kinds of stories poured into
their ears. which undoubtedly caused
the defeat Of the machine candidate.
There were two candidates for the
Eighth ward, Johnson and Gauger,
and this made the chances of both for
landing the prize very slim. Assem-
blyman Craig was surprised to learn.
when the informal ballot was announc-
ed, that three others beside himself
had voted for him. Four votes, how
ever, was the highest he received, and
on the last ballot he received only
one vote. Haas started off with five
votes on the informal ballot and in
creased until the final one, which nomi-
mated him.
The following ;s fba result Of tho civ