The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-14
B0RDB0THERS THEM
NYE'S FAILURE TO SECURE BACK
ING Is WORRYING THE RE-
PUBLICANS.
AGAIN A SECRET CAUCUS.
EFFORT WILL. BE MADE TO
STRAIGHTEN OUT AFFAIRS
WITHOUT WAR
DIPLOMAT
IT AND EDUCATOR.
Ex-President White, of Cornell, De-
HYers m Interesting Address
Murder Mystery Unsolved.

Yesterday afternoon the Republican
members Of tbs city council gave it
out that they would caucus in the even
ing in the room of JanitOr gaylord.
Hitherto they have held their secret
sessions in the office of Aid. Webster,
since that gentleman has been the rep
resentative of portion of the Eighth
ward in the city council, and their
change of quarters was a surprise.
AT the appointed hour the representa-
tive of the G o b e appeared at the
city hall and climbed the stairs to the
uppermost floor, where is the domicie
of Mr.. Gaylord. There all was dark
ness. No signs Of aldermanic life were
visible. Even Mr.. Gaylord himself
could not be found. Then it dawned
upon the reporter that the aldermen
might have played him false and he
FASTENED to the eighth floor Of the
Guaranty Loan building, where Aid.
Webster is wont to practice law during
the day and help to run the city dur
ing the evening hours.
There was q light in Mr. Websters
office, and through the glass door could
be seen several of the aldermen. There
were Aid. LOye, Rhode, Currier, Lloyd
Alexander, Webster, Crosby, Drew and
Anderson. They were telling stories
and they continued doing so for one
hour and a half. Then they got down
to business, and the following plan was
agreed upon:
The matter Of bonds of the city
treasurer was the subject under dis
cuSsion. and the sentiments as ex-
pressed at the meeting Friday night
0I 11O
dt%ir0us OF seeing Wallace c. Nye
qualify for the Office. One of the al
dermen announced that he had been
Informed that Mr.. Nye was prepared
to qualify for a personal bond Of
100000 under the Kiichli amendment
This came somewhat as a surprise
Several of the aldermen had under
stood that Mr.. Nye would not qualify
in the bond required by the Kiichli
amendment. After considerable discus
sion it was decided to appoint a COM
mtttee, and such committee was ap-
pointed to inquire into the matter, and
II 1t was found that Mr.. Nye was pre-
pared to qualify under existing con-
dltions no further steps should be
taken. These gentlemen were to act
between the time of the meeting last
night and the regular meeting of the
council to be held Monday night. If
Mr.. Nye could not secure his bond a.
caucus should be held on Monday, in
the morning or afternoon, and a plan
of action mapped out whereby the
Kffchli amendment would be put out
Of the way.
1t was further announced that there
were fourteen Republicans and two
Democrats who We're prepared to stand
by Mr.. Nye and see that he became
city treasurer If it is required of them
they will support a resolution to do
away entirely with the personal bond,
but it is not expected such a step will
be necessary. Before the meeting ad-
JCurned 1t was generally understood
that Mr.. Nye would qualify without
any further action on the part Of the
council.
The attempts at secrecy which were
made manifest during the Friday night
meeting prevailed again last night.
and when one of the aldermen found
a reporter in the hallway near the
door Of AID. Webster's office a motion
to adjourn was adopted without a dis
senting vote.