The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-15
WORKING ON CHILDS
KIEFER AND SOME SIXTH WARD
POLITICIANS TRYING TO SAVE
M'INTIRE'S SCALP


The Legal Advisers of the State I'm
pOrtuned to Withdraw the Con-
sent Given to Begin Quo Warran-
to PrOceedings-GOes So Far as
to Send for Attorney Bowe-The
Latter Stands Pat.
Mayor Kiefer and coterie of Sixth
ward politicians are making a strenu-
Gus effort to have the quo warranto
! proceedings for the removal Of License
| Inspector M. L. McIntire quashed and,
to that end have, been bringing infiu-
ences to bear on Attorney General
| Childs to induce him to withdraw his
consent to have the action brought in
| the name of the state. The case is set
for hearing in the district court on
next Monday, and should the efforts Of
the mayor and his followers to prevent
| the case from coming to trial be sue
| cessful, A. E. Bowe, counsel for the
relator, promises to make some inter-
esting disclosures in regard to the
| methods that have been adopted in the
affair.
Mayor Kiefers alleged grounds for
his connection with the attempt to
quash the case is based on the con-
tention that the relator is prompted
by malice. In following out this the
ory the principle has been advanced
that a person who commences quo
Warranto proceedings must always be
actuated by motives Of the purest and
most disinterested philanthropy. The
attorney general has so far refused
to admit the strength Of this line Of
reasoning.
VIOLATION OF LAW.
The whole matter hinges on the ap-
pointment by the mayor of M. L. Nc
Intire as license inspector several
months ago. The law provided that
no person over thirty-five years of age
shall be appointed on the police force.
The license inspector is first appointed
on the force and then detailed as in
spector Of licenses. This would bar
McIntire, who is fifty years old, but
Mayor Kiefer went ahead with the ap-
pointment which was suggested by a
clique Of Sixth ward politicians in
which Percy Godfrey Is shining light.
Some time previous to the McIntire
Alexander Perry from a subordinate
position in the municipal court and
Perry blamed McIntire for his dis
charge. Consequently when Perry
learned Of the appointment Of the new
license inspector he bethought himself
of the age qualification, and went to
Attorney A. E. Bowe to find out what
could be done in the matter. Under
Mr.. Bowe's advice Perry made af-
f1davit in regard to the facts in the
case, which he signed as complainant,
and then Attorney General Childs was
prevailed upon to give consent that
quo Warranto proceedings should be
brought for the removal Of the fifty
year-old inspector. Answer was filed
and the case was set for trial, but a
continuance was secured by E. NJ. Nc
Donald, acting as attorney for the RS
spondent. The hearing was finally set
for Dec. 10, and in the interim Mayor
Kiefer and his Sixth ward hackers
have been exerting every effort to save
the official scalp of the new appointee.
DISCLOSURES PROMISED.
'"This case is going to be pushed to
a finish," said Attorney Bowe yester-
! day in an interview. "The mayor and
| some of the Sixth warders that think
they run things have been moving
heaven and earth to have the proceed
ings quashed. They have gone to the
attorney general and tried to induce
| him to withdraw his consent to the
| action being brought in the name OF
| the state because they say the COM
plaint is actuated by malice. I sup
pose they think the motive should be
brotherly love or something. Anyhow
that cuts no figure with the justice Of
the proceeding and If the plotters
should be successful there will be some
startling disclosures in regard to the
methods they have employed in this
| matter.
"a While ago 1 was sent for to come
to the attorney generals office and I
went up, thinking that he wanted to
consult with me about this case. When
[ got there I found Mayor Kiefer, E. e.
Mcdonald, Percy Godfrey and McIntire
waiting for me, and they used every
argument to induce me to abandon the
proceedings. I refused and went away.
L had another message to go up to the
capitol this morning, but when I went
up found the attorney general was
not there. I tell you, there will be
something drop if this case does not
go to trial. I believe it will come up
for hearing before Judge Bunn."