The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-08
ONLY EIEFERITES ON GUARD
COLONEL WILL POST HIS SEN
TINELS WITH GREAT CARE
Democrats Will He Swept Out Of the
City Hall In n Hurry-TOm Con-
roy Not the Only One Going
Secretary-GOss Is Slated to
Stay, 1t Seems.

1t is given out deliberately that there
is not to be Democrat of any kind.
or a Republican, except of the Kiefer
stripe left in any position that the in
coming mayor may reach.
Its good party discipline" said
politician who ought to know, and who
is pretty close in touch with Col. Kie-
fer, Ito fire the men out who are not
in line. What is the use of going to
the trouble and expense of an election
unless you derive all the benefits?"
The Democratic leaders are not go
Ing to find any fault with the policy
of the new mayor, perhaps for the rea-
son that ii would not do any good.
1t is also certain that there will be
changes about the city hall, court house
and in the police department that will
arise from the necessity of making a
complete party domination for the fac
ton in power.
Conroy will not be the only Republi-
can put out-and his case is already
settled. There is one Republican who
has been regarded as something of a
leader who will go out of the clerk
of courts office. The vacancy made by
the retirement of Maj. Bean has only
been temporarily supplied, and it is
said that the new man will take a
more important position than that left
&peH ny the TeSlSildllOH OIL Dean.
1t is also stated that one Of the Bells
--Jim-is to have a place in the Office
c ho register of deeds. Auditor Sulli-
van will strengthen himself for the fall
campaign by taking in a couple of men
who have desirable political backing
He will probably have to guarantee
their salaries personally, as no one will
go to work in the office now when there
Is no certainty about the pay. The
work is so far behind that three men
will probably be needed. The mayor,
with his new combination for the con-
troll of the party in the city and county,
will dictate the appointments.
Tom Conroy has been picked out as
being out of joint with all parties, and
he will go, If it is necessary, to invoke
the aid of the board of aldermen. They
may remove him in spite of the oppo-
sition of the judges. Judge Orr owes
more to Johnson that he could owe to
Conroy, and it was said yesterday that
the judge had made up his mind that
he could not afford to protect the lat
ter. So Jim Ahern is avenged with
out action on his own part.
There is already a clamor for the
scalps of the city engineer and the
members of the water board who have
Democratic affiliations. Hitherto City
Engineer Rundlett has not been dis
turibed by either party. He is not a
partisan 10 any GAlSul, Jul lie cues
at the end of a year, and the people
who cannot be supplied with jobs now
have got promises that look to the
change in his office.
The mayors secretaryship has be-
come a bone Of contention. Sundberg,
of the First ward will probably be
let down after all. He has good place
in the Office of the clerk Of the court.
and the men who are closest to Col.
Kiefer say that T. B. Neuhausen, of
the Volks-Zeitung, very popular daily
newspaper man, will have the place.
They point to the necessity for
newspaper man having 1t, and Neuhau-
the colonel. He has the leaders Of the
party with him, and says he would ac-
cept.
It is officially stated that Chief Goss
will be chief for another term. Col.
Kiefer is authority for the statement.
and he ought to know. Besides Goss'
subscription on behalf of the police de-
partment to the campaign fund, he is
in a position to save the colonel a great
deal of embarrassment. If he stays.
Budy and Pottgieser will be sore, but
not half as sore as one of them would
be if the other should be appointed.
The retention of Goss Is put on per-
sonaI grounds, for 1t was understood
between the Kiefer organization and
Capt. Van SAINT, when he was here
during the campaign, that Eli Warner
and his friends should be disregarded
sn the distribution of offices-Van SAINT
agreeing that Warner would have
HSthing further to do with the man