The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-19
IS COSS TO LOSE HIS STAR =?
ALL SORTS OF REPORTS ARE
IN CIRCULATION
Friends of Capt. Philip. Pottgieser
Say He Will BE the Chief of Pos
lice Before Many Wcelks-M. L..
McIntire's Aspirations Are stu.
I'm That Direition--A Friend of
w. n. Johnson Springs an Idea.

All sorts of reports are in circulation
as to the proposed changes to be made
by Mayor Kiefer in the police depart
ment. Delegations by the score have
waited on the chief executive to urge
the appointment Of certain men to
various positions from chief down to
poundmaster. Mayor Kiefer, however,
II he intends making any changes,
either In the officers or ranks Of the
department, keeps his own council and
has no mouthpiece to say what he will
or will not do.
The friends of Capt. Philip Pottgieser,
now in charge of the Margaret street
station, are confident that he will be
made chief when the time comes to
make the change.
M. L.. McIntire and the members of
the Garfield club of the West side, are
outspoken in the statement that the
present night Waterman at the court
house and city hall will be given charge
OF the police department by Mayor Kie-
fer They say that as Goss went in
without any experience that any other
man can do the same thing.
It's a sure thing" said one of the
adm rers Of McIntire last evening. that
there will be change in the police de-
partment; and another thing is certain
that Goss will have to go. The two
republican mayors have been thrown
down by the police department and
Mayor Kiefer is too smart a politician
not to be alive to the occasion and in
sist that the department be overhauled
1T may be that McIntire may not be
the choice for chief, but Goss will not
stay In any event Facts and figures
have been presented to the -mayor
which he annot,,affofd to pass over
lightly
Otherwise, politicians claim that there
will be no change an the police depart
ment until after thek fall election. This
action, it is said, will make the party
strong for the November battle of the
ballots, While if there was a shake-up
now the chances would be in favor OF
commandments securing the ap-
pointment as chief. and this would in
jure the Republican county ticket this
fall. aasG
A friend of Mayor Kiefer in discus
sing the matter last evening, said that
in his opinion there would be no change
in the head of the police department
You see,'' said the politician, there
are a number Of candidates for the
place, and if Kisfer should appoint any
one of the persons who have figured
it out that they would be just the man
for the place all the others and their
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it is now he can by making no change
keep all hands in line and save him
self from making a host Of enemies"
The judges Of the municipal court
have not as yet announced that they
have agreed to the appointment of w.
X, Johnson as clerk Of the court. One
Of the members of the council stated
last evening, however, that the thing
was as good as settled, and that the
judges would make public announce
nlent of the -changeiearly in the coming
we elk! tlfif3lTr9D 10 TE 3JsT rft $3.50
/. intimate frieiidrGf erice Ass aIiibFy-
man Johnson had q new scheme yester-
day to make the appointment certain,
and he felt satisfied that it would prove
the correct solution of the case.
1--WE been told,' said the Johnsonite
that Judge Orr favors the retention of
Conroy on account of certain business
transactions. Now, if there is any
thing to the statement and Judge Orr
thinks the only chance he has to come
out even is to keep Conroy until certain
notes are paid, 1 have a plan which
would work like a charm. SOS =
Let johnson make a dicker with
Judge Orr to stand the amount in ques-
ton, or, better still, let him give Orr
a note with the understanding that
If Conroy is unable to meet his obliga-
ton, Johnson will. You see, the salary
of the clerk is $500 per year and the
job holds for four years, so that John
son could afford to take a chance on,
say $500, that he might have to pay
for the sake of $4,000 a year for four
years"