The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-07
DORIAN MAKES Ills CHANCES CHANCES
PROMISED sHAKEsUP IN TILE
CITY HALL COMMISSION
Ward Kiefcr Man, Finds His
Plans Upset by the Man He OD-
Dosed-Three New County Com
missiOners Named to Succeed Kcl-
hermann, McCafron and MOritz.

hermann, McCarron and Moritz.
There was not a. politician in town
yesterday who did, not make the re-
mark: If he had shown that sort Of
spirit two years ago, she would have
been reelected this year." They were
speaking of the mayor and the coup
oetat that he brought off yesterday
morning. 1t has been insinuated that
the mayor lacked the backbone that
was necessary to success in political
once, but he showed them all at the
nnish that, he had been good natured
rather than lacking In force. by APP
pointing three members Of the city
nall and court house commission who
We're In touch with him and who will
see TO 1t that the men who were
against Doran and who can be reached
by the commission will lose their jobs
Perhaps the principal object Of the
mayor was to reach Night Janitor Nc
Intlre, Of the court house, who not only
was not for the mayor, but who went
out and hustled for Kiefer and then
added insult to injury by getting the
IDEA that he might be the chief Of po-
lice under the new administration He
organized the Garfield club on the West
SIDE, and when he found that he could
not possibly be appointed chief, he
went after John Ames' job and had
himself Endorsed for the place Of GUS
s,sila OF the city hall: This is what
finished the last vestige, of Mayor
Doran's patience, and he fixed Mr.. Nc
lntlre yesterday morning.
mere was a little routine business
before the board of county commission
ers when they got together yesterday
morning. When it was disposed of the
mayor announced that he would make
some appointments on the joint city
hall and court house commission. The
Ola representatives of the board on
the commission were Messrs. Keller
mann, McCarron and Moritz. The mayor
would appoint in place of these gen.
tlemen Messrs. Ref, Quelh and Har-
dick. The members of the board did
rot quite grasp what it meant for
some time, but when they did there
was nothing for it but to stand pat, for
tnere was no question, after a hur-
RED reference to the law, but that the
mayor had the right to appoint. The
appointment should have been made
In January, but it was not, and the
mayor had the right to fill the offices
when he saw fit.
What made the removed members
sore was the assuranee-that the ap-
polntment carried with it the certainty
that NJ. K. Williams, of the Sixth ward.
nONiu DS lliS CuStOO.dH Ol the CITY NAH.
They don't like MIR. Williams. He has
not occupied the public eye to any
great extent, Mr. Williams. He was at
the meeting of the newly organized
Doran club this spring, and there gave
1t out that he did not want a place
anywhere, because he was looking for
work and would have to leave the city
probably. But it was remembered dis
tinctly that McIntire, who had got
n
man and that he had got out and tried
to beat Doran in his own ward
Inc change in the commission may.
mean good deal more than the turn
ing down of Mr.. McIntire He will lose
TIE job he has now, in spite of the in
dorsement of the Garfield club. But the
trouble may go further, and if George
CerI1ch, WEo was about as strong a
klefer man as there was about the city
hall, Is rot given another lob under
the new administration, he will be let
cut
Soor- after the mayor had announced
the appointments. Commissioner Quehl
moved that the thanks of the board be
extended to the mayor for his impartial
presidency, and the motion went
through by rising vote.
Mr. Doran made a very brief speech
of thanks
County Surveyor Johnson was given
OPPORTUNITY to tell what the approx
mate st of propa SD cycle paths would
be, ard he sa that he tigu ed tie cost
OF the path from White Bear to Bald
Eagle ait about $3.50; the path from
White Bear to Wildwood $500. The cost
of the Lake Johanna path, he estimated
at s2,100 It mi7ht be pcss BILE that
the wagon road could be used for a
part of the distance and then the path
could be constructed for 81 200.
Several petitions were made for i'm
provenlent Of county roads and the
Pc tit:ons referred.
j. c. Staehle appeared before the
board and said that his cashier had em-
hezzled from him the sum Of $l450, that
he was now in San Francisco and he
would like to have him brought back
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.