The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-04
FIGHT ON CHIEF JACKSON
AFFiDAVlTS AND CHARGES PRESENTED
TO COMMISSIONER VANISH

President Aronin Thinks That Such
Matters Should Have Rcen En-
trusted 80 Hin,--Sorne Question
az to How Much Cooks Friends
Can Do.
The members of the fire board
recently appointed for the purpose of
removing Chief Jackson, and making
a Republican machine of the depart
heht' nave as yet made but little head
way. This is said to be due to a di-
vision among the members of the
board as to who shall succeed Chief
Jackson.
President Arosin. it is understood
has announced that he will not vote to
Gust Jackson unless something more
IMAM heresay charges and testimony is
presented.
The testimony taken at hearing in
the mayors office, at which a number
OF atfidaVits We're submitted, as well as
oral testimony listened to, was recent
~ turned over to Commissioner Vanish.
This. it is stated, has caused some
feeling between President Arosin and
commissioner Vanish, the president Of
the board insisting that any charges
to be submitted should be placed in
the hands of the proper officers. The
glst of the testimony is to the effect
that Chief Jackson is a partisan Demo-
crat and that he had the records in
the office of the superintendent of fire
alarm altered. Some of the employees
at fire headquarters have informed the
mayor that Chief Jackson changed the
records, or had the operators to do it,
Affldavits to this effect have been
made, it is claimed. by three men.
Another charge made against Jack
son is that he, during the last city
campaign, stated:
Il spent $500 to beat the A. P. A.
candidate last time, and I'll spend ST.
coo this time"
Chief Jackson, however, has denied
that he made the remark, and is will
ling and ready to meet his accusers.
The visits of H. n. Cook, third as
sistant chief. to the mayors and Eli
Warmers offices lately has led to the
suspicion that there is a conspiracy
among JacksOn's lieutenants to dis
place him. Those who know President
Arosin best assert that he will not lend
his vote to any scheme to Dust Jackson
unless he has committed some overt act
and that his removal would be for the
best interests of the department and
the city. The mayor. it is claimed has
recently been advised that it would not
be to his interests in securing q re-
nomination to have Jackson removed,
and acting on this advice has stated
that he is not in favor of removing
Jackson. If the charges against him
can be disprOved.
The boom started for Aid w ].
Donahower as Il mayOralty candidate
may be said to be booming. In the
meantime Mr. DonahOwer acts surpris-
ed when the matter is mentioned His
friends, however. are pushing things
along and claim to find strong adher-
entS in all of the wards
The point made by the DOnahoWer
boomers is that the city has been gov
erned too long by old men. and that
what is wanted is an intelligent broad
minded and capable young man for
mayor. Donahower, they claim, will
fill the bill and poll a majority of the
young vote in the city irrespective of
PARTY lines.
Those opposed to the candidacy of
the Fourth ward alderman put in a
knock by saying that Donahower has
no property interests in the city to
speak Of. and that he is being pushed
forward by those who want a wide
open" administration.
Assemblyman Johnson declares that
he is not a candidate for mayor. His
health, he states, will prevent him
making the race for the nomination of
chief executive The close political
IFlenoS Oh MI. Johnson, however, are
booming him for the position of city
treasurer, and it is noticeable that he
does not announce that he would not
accept, or make the race for custodian
of the city funds.
The way the cards are being shuff1ed
in the First ward would indicate that
c. S. Berg will be the candidate for
alderman and Henry Neff the candi-
date for the assembly.
Aid. Kaldunski, it is claimed, has
things all his way for denomination
from the Eighth ward. His "cinch" is
said to be due to a question of nation
ality alone.
Aid Larsen, of the Ninth ward, has
figured it out that it will be much
easier to be elected an assemblyman