The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-21

Mayor Dorian and Chief Of Police
Goss called at the Republican campaign
committee rooms yesterday.
Red" Griffin was there already.
The few members of the committee
gave the mayor the glad hand" but
he doubted its being on the square.
The mayor comes pretty nearly know
ing gold brick when he sees It,
Oar Reese showed him a new sample
when he went to Mayor Doran Monday
and besought him to attend the Kiefer
mass meeting. The mayor handed one
right back in the letter which he final
ly consented to write for Reese to read
at the meeting.
Reese insisted on having the letter,
and he got it. He could not, therefore,
refuse to read 1T, although all it con-
tafned was an expression of gratif1ca-
ton that his mayor Doran's) admin
istratfon had been such a good one.
There was not word about Kiefer or
Horst or McCardy or any Of the other
names on the ticket. He ignored the
whole party. 1t was Doran's gold
brick, and he afterwards chuckled that
he had had chance to dispose Of it.
SO that he wasn't deceived any yes
terday when the committeeman SEEM
ed tickled to see him.
Goss and Griffin eyed each other sus-
The committee talked over several
matters with the mayor and his chief.
The question Of increased activity
among the police Of the city was re-
ferred to. The mayor thought that the
police had plenty to do to look after
the beats, and, so far as he was con-
Cerned, he didn't feel disposed to even
give tacit orders that the officers
should do any campaigning There had
been too much of that thing done al
ready, the mayor felt, and he knew
what he was talking about because he
had proved to his own satisfaction
that Boerner and Babe and Pothen and
lot more of them had been active In
the interest of his successful rival.
The mayor stood pat on the gam
bling proposition. too. He would not
wink at gambling house, If it made
800 votes for Col. Kiefer.
Goss said he didn't know that the
Robert street house was running until
he had read it in The G l o be. He said
that Joe Bell had gone to him and ask
ed him If 1T were not possible to have
a little game opened, but he had told
Bell that it was no use.
Inc chief explained, further, that
when he sent for Orlup Tuesday and
told him to close, Orlup was surprised.
as he claimed that Joe Bell told him
1t was all right to go ahead.
AA@JOi DOi oil llSl6noO, Dut was firm
IN his refusal to allow his chief to
sanction the opening of another gam
bling house or the reopening of the
Robert street place.
All this was nuts for Griffin, who lis
tened complacently. Griffin hates Or
lup worse than he loves the tiger.
Any quiet arrangement that has been
entered into by any Of the Republican
managers, either to help their own
candidates Or please other people. is
therefore off, so far as Mayor Doran is
concerned.
Other matters were then talked over
and the city officials finally withdrew.
mere was frost on the windows when
the meeting was over. -
O1dn't make much out Of that" re-
marked the mayor after he left the
committee room. @e.# - s31ei -
stubborn as ever" remarked a. COM
mitteeman after. the door closed behind
the mayor. ''7
A reporter for The Globe said to
the mayor previous to the meeting that
1t was reported that he had given Joe
Bell permission to open the game.
We'll, If 1 did, it is strange that the
chief would take a chance Of losing his
head by closing it up, isn't it?"