The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09
KEPT HIS WORD TO COPELAND.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS APP
POINTMENTS HAVE FINALLY
BEEN SETTLED.
Reported That He Fixed Up a Deal
With Him-JOhn C. Mueller for
Secretary.

! PAONIAOeI1ly assured, dS MS nOnOr
had promised some score or
more persons that he intended to
appoint Copeland. He also pledged AS
emblyman Mabon his word that he
would give him the other place on the
| board, but this promise he did not
| keep
Mayor Doran meant that Mabon
| should have the place, and some weeks
ago when he called Mabon in and
without solicitation informed the
Eighth ward assemblyman that he
would appoint him there is no doubt
| he fully intended to. There was a
| howl as soon as 1t was known that Ma
| bon had been promised the position.
The knockers began work, and all sorts
Of stories were carried to the mayor
as to the unfitness of Mabon for the
| place. The Chapel crowd claimed that
Mabon had thrown down the "old SOL
der in the last campaign. Others
brought uD the story that Mabon had
been paid for all the services he had
rendered to the grand old party. The
mayor did not pay much attention to
these statements Then it was pointed
out that unless he gave the German
American contingent something more
there would be trouble next spring.
This seemed to have some weight with
the mayor, and as soon as the OPP
ponents of Mabon saw they had the
mayor guessing efforts were redou-
bled. Then oneVof1 the party organs
served notice that if Mabon were nam
ed the newspapers would commence
war on the administration at once and
bn
next spring Whatever the object of
the attack was. sit had it's effect, and
Mayor Doran stood sready to sacrifice
Mabon or any one else who stood in
the way of his fixing his fences for a
! second term. All day Sunday the poll
ticians opposed to Mabon hustled from
this one to that one. and all the strings
| possible were pulled. Yesterday morn
ing Mayor Doran sent for Mabon and
informed him that owing to pressure
he would have to withdraw his prom
ise 1t is reported that the conference
was OF the warmest kind but as to
/ this neither his honor nor Mabon cares
to say anything, 7-r u,1
Mabon, when approached yesterday
afternoon, said with smile, or as near
smile as a man who feels that he has
| been injured can, come. to, that he had
! nothing to say. II have been licked.
and that's all there is to it Phil Jus
tus is good man, and since 1 could
not get the place myself there is no
one I would rather see have it than
him"
| Mayor :Doran, when asked about the
appointment, said it had been made
solely on account of geographical lines.
| The Fourth ward people had been
| complaining that they had not been
| recognized, and as Mr.. Justus was a
! resident Of that ward and we'll fitted
| fer the place he. had appointed him.
| Ihe new appointee is a resident of the
Fourth ward and engaged in the hard
| ware business on Rice street He has
| been a candidate for county auditor
| for the past six years and has been
Knocked out in the convention three
| times. He is aJCson=in-law of Adam
Decker, and some Of the other candi-
| dates for the place are small enough
| to say that this had more to do with
the appointment than anything else.
| Mr.. Justus was bern and raised in st.
Paul, and is thirtySsix years of age. He
| is enough of a 6SerEnan-American to
suit those who think5 enough recogni-
| ton has not baenlgiven the nationality
| which elected the present mayor.
| Messrs. Copeland. and Justus wera
| sworn in yesterday afternoon and will
| meet with the other two members Of
| the board, Messrs. fBanholzer and Hare
| this morning at 10 O'Clock, to enter
upon their duties The first thing 10
come UP is the election of a president
| of the board. In ease either Hare
or Banholzer is chosen, it is probable
| that the office force will be changed
| materially, as the statement is made
that the clerical force will be used as q
trade for the presidency.
! President German, whose term ex-
| pired last night, has been connected
with the board for twenty-four years
He began as a clerk in March, 1878,
! and held this position until March,
/ 1887, when he was appointed as
member by Mayor Smith. He served
| continuously since that date.
]. c. Quinby. who also retired, has
| been a member of the board for four
| teen years. He was appointed In
| March, 1881, and served until Sept.
1882, when he resigned owing to having
removed into another ward In Sept,
| 1885, he was reappointed by Mayor
| Rice to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of John Harrington. Since
! 1856 he has served continuously as a
When the new board meets this
morning it will also have to select an
| abstract clerk. This vacancy was
1 caused by the resignation of Charles
! r. JeSsrang Who resigned at the end
! of February to go into other business.
The abstract clerk receives a salary OF
$50 per month and there are a score
| of candidates for othe place.
| 1t was reported Aastinight that Com
| missioner BanbolHer had a consuta-
! ton with the mayor Yesterday, which
| had much to do with the selection OF
Justus. The result Of the conference.
! 1t is said, will be that John c. Mueller.
| who held the positiano OF clerk under
the old board and for the time that
| Commissioner CorRland held down the
| office. will he eleefedr Jas clerk of the
hoard Mueller wanted place on the
| heard but agreed To take the secretary
ship which Dorans through Banholzer's
aid, was able to pTonise him. w. r.
! Erwin, the presentseleri1. is of the opin-
! jon that there isano vacancy in the
office hut as thenlaW nrovides that
the clerk shall hold during the Measure
nf the hoard. it can be readily seen
that a vacancy can she mazda If three
| cf the r,,er,,h hers 80 desire IF this charge
is made If Is possible that the entire
clerical force Of the board NAV he
changed and two pew CLERKS and 2
-teroora r1her MT in Mr. Panho1zar
-ov re elected president Of the beard