The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-09
ALL OLD OFFICERS, INDEED,
WENT BACK INTO OFFICE WITH.
OUT n DISSENTING VOICE
BEING HEARD,
NEW APPoMrEE TOOK THE OATH
But Mr.. Hudner Made No ApDarent
Endeavor to Avenge the Insult
to the Mayor.

secretary; A. X. Starkey, Superintend-
ent Of the water works
Such was the result of the annual
election of officers by the water board
yesterday afternoon. There was NO
contest. All five members of the water
BOARD were present, and the vote was
unanimous in each instance. 1t was
as harmonious a session as the board
has ever held
AS soon as President Remant had
called the meeting to order the nav.
or new appointee, P. w. Hudner. was
sworn in. This requirement complied
Wlth' President Bement announced that
the meeting was an annual one and
That the business before it was the
election Of officers for the ensuing wear.
Commissioner J. T. Hoyt-I move
that K. B. G. Bement be declared the
president Of the board.
Commissioner Thomas Grace sec
ond the motion.
Mr. Hoyt, acting temporarily as
chairman, called for a viva-voce vote
on the motion. After it had been Civ
en- Mr.. Hoyt declared Mr.. Bement
unanimously elected president of the
beard. Mr. Bement did not vote.
Thomas Grace nominated ]. r. Howl
for vice president. The nomination
was promptly seconded. and Mr.. Hovt
was elected without a dissenting vote.
Mr.. Hoyt also abstained from casting a.
vote upon this occasion.
Commissioner Hoyt-I nominate John
Caulfield for secretary.
Mr.. Grace seconded the motion and
Mr.. Caulfeld was unanimously re-
elected.
Mr.. Grace then nominated A. r.
Starkey for superintendent of the
water works, and Mr. Starkey was also
reelected by a unanimous vote.
All this time Mr.. Hoyt was supposed
by the mayor to have the place cinched.
Indeed, he gave to the official organ
the following interview almost while
the water board was so sadly running
his hopes. He refers to Mr.. Dement'S
reputed declaration that the mayor
was a whelp:
Il have the word of three different
gentlemen that Mr.. Bement has made
such statement, and am compelled to
accept 1T as correct. 1 have no quarrel
with Mr. Bement, and have upon sew
eral occasions evidenced my confidence.
in his ability as a business man, and
have confidence in his loyalty to the
city. But he takes a strange position
in regard to his course as a member
of the water board. lie was appointed
as Republican, responsible to the Re
publ1cans OF the city for the course
he pursues while in office In refusing
to recognize the right of the efforts
to make an equitable division of the
Offices at the disposal of the board
among the members of the two parties
l believe he has acted just as would
the most rampant Democrat. [ had a
talk with him about a year ago and
then suggested that it would be no
more than proper that few RepubIi-
cans should be given places in the de-
partment, so that it might not be said
that the department was Democratic
machine. He apparently agreed with
me. [ did not seek to exact a promise
from him at that or any other time 1
feel that he is now doing all in his
power to injure the administration,
and, claiming to be a Republican, his
efforts might, under certain circum-
stances, have some effect.
His statement that l have wrecked
the Republican party can only be true
upon one hypothesis. That is that I
have been too liberal in allowing such
Republicans as ne has proved himself
ID remain in office. What does the Re-
publican party mean? What did the
people desire when they elected this
administration? If it was their wish
that the Democrats in office should re-
main there, why did they not vote for
the Democratic candidates? If Mr.. Be
ment is q Republican, as he claims to
be, to follow his policy would bring
oh hn L,rry, u.
defeat under the guise of Republican
success. 1 do not believe the water de-
partment, or any other branch Of the
city government. should be torn up
side down, but / do contend that, where
the Democrats are in such q great ma
jcrity, as is the case in the water
board office, the Republicans should see
to it that it is made nOn-paTtisan. A
Democratic stronghold, under a Repub-
llCan administration, should not be
considered advisable
IF l have wrecked the Republican
party, the one act that has done more
to accomplish it than all the others
that l have taken, was the Teapp0int-
ment of Mr. Bement. I have received
more abuse-continuaI from the day Of
his being named for the position-than
for all else that I have done.
Mayor Doran, when seen last evening,
said
81 was surprised to hear that the
board organized this afternoon as I
thought they would not do so until
some time next week. What do I think
of the election? Why. [ am glad it is
over with. 1t will put q stop to a lot
of foolish talk and mischievOus gossip
that has been circulating around for
the past few weeks"
Are you surprised at the outcome
of the electiOn?"
II cannot say that am, for I never
cared how it resulted 50 long as COM
petent men were chosen" replied the
mayor. THE result is satisfactory to
me-"
The mayor had nothing more to say.
except that he much regretted the mis-
chievous and ill-advised talk that some
people had INDUCED in with regard to
the water department.
Water Commissioner Thomas Grace.
seen at his home last night, said that
there was no caucus nor any other pre-.
relative to the election,
so far as he had heard All he knew
was that he received notice that a
meeting had been called for yesterday
and he responded at the ap-
pointed hour. That Mr.. Hoyt's vote
wAs uncertain, Mr. Grace had heard.
But when I walked into Secretary
Caulfeld's office yesterday afternoon"
said Mr.. Grace, and saw MI HOyt
sitting at the table in a chatty ana
amiable mood, / no longer doubted how
the election would come out. 1t is a
source OF qualification to know that
not a dissenting vote was cast against
any officer. though Fir. Wolterstorft
no. so far as I could hear"
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