The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-05
CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC AssocIA-
TtON TALKED OVER HIS RECENT
FIRE BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
SHOULD BE ABOVE POLITICS
SHOULD BE FREE FROM
SPOILS-HUNTING
That Is the Prediction of the Lead
ers at the Enthusiastic Meet
ing Last Night.

There was a lively meeting of the
! Central Democratic association in l. O.
0. F. Temple last evening. The sub
ject Of discussion being the action of
Mayor Doran in appointing members
of the fire board, whose appointment
virtually meant the removal of Chief
Jackson from the fire department. The
administration was roundly scored not
only for this action but for many other
instances where the mayor had APP
pointed men without regard for the eff
cheney in the service. Mayor Doran
was not spoken of in the highest terms
On the contrary, his "buH-headed ig-
norance" as one committeeman put it,
had redounded to the discredit of the
city In many cases and the voters were
only waiting for a. chance to show their
feellngs at the polls, both Republicans
and Democrats alike were out with the
mayor for the 'persistently arbitrary
policy which he had pursued since his
election. There had been lots of hold
ups and property had not been safe
during the regime of the present ad-
ministration, and the cry at the last
election was reform, and reform they
got but in such an amended form that
1t could not be recognized under its
original name.
John H. Ives thought the Demo-
cratic party would at the next election
be the sole representatives of the nu-
merouS common people and urged
every one to do the utmost in securing
as large registration as possible. He
thought the twenty years Of Demo-
cratic rule had made the Democrats a
capable party to rule in this municipal
lty. The people were not only waiting
to voice their sentiments on the policy
or Mr.. Doran and his friends at the
polls, and until that time they would
have to put up with the irregularities
Of the administra ton. Mr. Ives said
Mr.. Doran had better be careful how
he appointed and dismissed men with
out assigning any reason for his &C
ton. In the case of Mr.. Jackson he
was most efficient officer, and his re-
moval would injure the department
John E. Hearn was the next man to
speak and he was even more severe
In his array Of the policy of the adj
ministration than Mr. Ives had been.
Mr.. Hearn said he thought even the
elements had been mbining to de-
feat the removal of Mr.. jackson from
the ire department, as during the past
week they had experienced some of the
worst fires of the year. and that with
an incompetent man at the head of
the department, disastrous results
might have followed. He said that the
Democratic party in the twenty years
of their almost uninterrupted rule
had made clean record The incom-
potency OF the present administration
was becoming more apparent every
day. A change would be made and
they were only waiting for a chance
to cast their votes next spring He
thO1JOht M
of a spirit or revenge in wanting Jack
son removed from the board as Mr. |
Doran had acknowledged himself that
his reason for wanting a change in the
fire department was that Mr.. Jackson
had said things during the campaign
which had not pleased his honor. He
thought that to the Victors belonged !
the spoils, but there were a few offices |
where this should not apply and the |
fire chief was certainly the one. MI. |
Jackson was a man of experience in |
handling fires, having been connected
with the department for a long time |
and had demonstrated his ability as
leader Of the department on many oc-
casions. Mr.. Hearn likened the local
Republican party unto an octopus, and
asked If they would ever be free from
the tenacious grip Of few Office seek-
ers of that party of the calibre of MI.
Doran. Mr.. Hearn thought the bust
ness men of the city were tired Of
the bulldog ignorance" which Mr.
Doran had displayed, and said the
Democrats would carry the city in
few months by 5000 majority.
The election of officers took place and
the following were elected: President,
T. r. Kahn; first vice president Edwin
Peterson; second vice president, Joseph
Ehrmanntraut. The executive commit
tee, made up of four members at large,
is made up as follows: John E. Hearn,
J. M Pottgeiser, John H. Ives and
Henry Meyerding.
The banquet Of the state central COM
mittee, which is to come off in Mime
apolis Tuesday, was talked over and a
large number signified their intention
of attending. A committee was ap-
pointed to ascertain how many men,
bers would attend, and a COMMITTEES
was appointed to take charge of the
sale Of tickets.
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