The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-10
CITY HALL TALK.
Politicians beginning to Look For
ward to Next Spring.

politicians beginning to Look For
ward to Next Spring.
1t is now stated that w. r. Johnson
VIII decline the honor of representing
the assembly from the Eighth ward in
place of Ernest L. Mabon, who was
appointed a member of the board of
public works. Mr.. Johnson, it is I'M
derstood, has designs on the office of
city treasurer next spring, and expects
to secure the nomination in the Re-
publican city convention for the office
Under these circumstances it is re-
| ported that he thinks it would be ad-
Vlsable for him to refuse the assembly
JOB, as it would have a tendency to
lnJure his chances for something bet
| ter next spring. In order to strengthen
himself politically, Mr.. Johnson will
recommend that Leopold Beetsch, a
contractor residing on Charles street,
be elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. Mabon.
When Mayor Doran looked at the
cartoon in an evening paper last night,
he threw the paper down with a remark
that wouldn't look well in print. But
the meaning of it was that he didn't
care much what the paper said about
hlm The mayor feels that he knows
now to frame up a nomination as we'll
| as the next one. He is now sure of
| going into the convention when the
time comes with three wards Schru-
man is going to carry the Sixth ward
Tor MIN, Charles r. Corning, his astute
private secretary, has the Seventh
ward nicely in hand and E. L. Mabon
will, of course, turn over the Eighth.
He thinks that Oar Reese will help
| him get a few votes from the Fourth
| ward with the assistance of P. c.. JUS
| tus.
Speaking about the mayoralty, no.
| body wants it more than Aid. Bigelow.
w. A. Donahower wouldn't object to
the nomination either, while Assembly
man Arosin is nursing a little boom
backed up by the First ward The
members Of the board Of aldermen
and assembly with one or two excep-
| lions, and they are men who expect yet
to profit by the mayors friendship,
would help any man beat the mayor
out of the nomination. Their friendship
was best shown in the way the alder
men recently treated a communication
from the chief executive on the bicycle
question AS soon as the clerk an
nounced what he had in his hand, the
letter was referred without reading,
and the ordinance about which the
letter n a some suggest ons, was pass
ed. 1t was the choicest little bit Of
Wy
for some time.
Whatever comes or goes Assembly,
man Reardon is going to be with
Mayor Doran for a second term The
mayor knows how to treat Timothy or
Timothy knows how to treat the mayor
When Pleiss went to Mr.. Reardon with
his fund of information about the
gambling houses in ST. Paul, Mr.. Rear
don went right up to the mayor and
demanded that he investigate the story.
I'll you don't do it and do it quick"
said Mr.. Reardon, 81 will introduce
resolution in the assembly calling for
an investigation there" And with that
the assemblyman started to leave the
Office,
Tim" called the mayor. IT have two
vacancies on the police force Have
you a man you would like to have
appointed?"
why yes, send in the name of John
H O'Brien." That day O'Brien was
appointed and Mr.. Reardon's threat of
an investigation was never heard of
again. The mayor finds it easy to
handle the Ninth ward assemblyman.