The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-14
HAD CHIEF COSS UNDER FIRE
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE
DISCUSS HIS WHEREABOUTS

hEf UbL1CAN ClTY COMMITTEE
DISCUSS HIS WHEREABOUTS
Some Of Them. Thought That His
Close AmIiation with ELI Warner
Should Count Against Him, as the
Chairman of the State Central
Committee Was Lukewarm in the
Recent Fight. ,-
There was a meeting last night at the
| windsor hotel. OF the executive commit
tee Of the Republican city and county
committee. Col. Kiefer, with an idea
| or letting himself out of some of the
troubles in which he has been en-
broiled by the Office seekers, told some
| or the members of the committee that
he would consider himself bound by
any recommendation that might be
made by the committee in the matter
Of chief of police. The committee con-
s!dered itself under Some obligations tc
! Ch1ef Goss, and the meeting of the
committee was called with the object
or dlsposing of the obligation and re-
| IeVlng the mayor at once.
The meeting was Of course executive
| but one of the members afterward said
that there was but one matter consid-
cred, so far as the offices were con-
cerned, and that related to Chief Goss
GosS mas not been thoroughly in favor
with large element in his own party.
1t has been known that he and Eli
warner were pretty .'pally," and Eli
mas been accused not only of giving
MI Schifmann his moral support, but
OF losing $4,000 or SO on his confidence
that Mr.. Schiffmann would be the
cn0lnn Do f1x.
For this Warnerian heresy, some of
the barbarians were demanding the
scalp OF Goss, but they invited him to
his own massacre.
The chief himself did not come, but
he was officially represented, and his
spokesman once and for all, and with
out apparent .eQuiVocation disclaimed
any cooperation with Warner which
was damaging to the party.
II that was all the party had against
him, he said, Goss should be continued
as chief Of police.
Further, the advocate of Goss' side
is reported to have averred that the
story that Goss had permitted a friend
OF. certain prominent politician to
open house Of i'll repute on st. Peter
street, just above the market was a
base calumny Mr.. Goss' representative
admitted that the chief Of police knew
Of the existence of this resort, and that
ed, but declared that the order permit
ting 1T to open came directly from
Mayor Doran.
Chief GoSs was unanimously indors-
ed for continuation in his present place.
This action, taken in consideration
with the previously expressed feelings
OF the mayor-elect, settles the matter,
ana there will be no change in the Of
flee.
1t was incidentally disclosed at the
meeting that the mayor-elect would not
make his contemplated trip to Wash
1ngton. He has concluded that the
time has arrived to meet the things
that will confront him in office as they
come up, and he will remain in st. Paul.
Aside from the appointment Of chief
OF police he has not decided on a single
appointment, SO far as the public NAV
know, and he is having a bad time
with the office seekers. He told a friend
yesterday that he would settle every-
thlng before he took Office and that
he would not be bothered with appli-
cants after he had occupied himself
with other business.
incidental to the probable appoint
ments that would be left in his hands.
there was a good deal Of speculation
yesterday as to the successor of Mr..
Bement, in case he should be obliged
to take leave of his office as head of
the board of, water commissioners With
in couple of weeks. The fact that
his retirement will leave the complex
ion OF the board Republican cuts no
particular figure with Democrats. and
they are free to say SO, as they felt
that that result could not be long
averted. The disagreeable feature Of
Mr.. Dement'S taking leave Of munich
Ottlca n ha ootf l,af H.
porters of the present administration
are rather ghoulish in their desire to
make it clear that he must resign with
in two weeks, in order to accept the ap-
pointment, and this to the end that
Mayor Doran may have the advantage
of appointing his successor.
In view of the stand that was taken
by Mr.. Bement in the water board con-
test, 1t is hoped not only by Demo-
Gratis, but by citizens generally, that
Mayor Doran will not be allowed to
appoint the successor that must Ger
tainly be named. Col. Kiefer is a par
tisan, and acknowledged that way He
is a foeman that may be met only
openly, and he would not be rapacious
in forcing man to let go of an honor
| able Office to accept one equally honor
able office under the federal govern
| ment. Mr.. Bement has not expressed
himself in the matter, but it is quite
certain that he will not, if he can help
it, resign during the present admins
tration. He can obtain a six weeks
leave of absence, and, If his orders do
| not take him out of the country within
the next twenty days, Col. Kiefer will
fill his place.
The fall campaign Is already filling
| the eyes Of the Republican politician
| to the exclusion Of everything else but
the distribution of loaves and fishes
that is to take place in a few days.
The legislative slate is being made up
with as much vigor as though there
were something of more local interest
than a United States senatorial election
in sight.
1t has been announced that Mayor
Doran would be a candidate for the
nominate for the house for the next
term, but this is now handicapped by the
straight announcement that he is 70
be a candidate for the senatorial nomi-
nation from the Fifth and Sixth wards
He might have had the legislative
nomination without interference as be-
ing his due for having stood for the
stings and arrows of fortune during
two years of the rlayoralty, but he is
not going to have the senatorial toga
without trouble.
Horace Bigelow, who has been going
about with a chip on his shoulder dur
ing all Of Doran's administration, gives
it out that he is going after the nomina-
ton himself.