The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-26
SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
JEFFERSON CLUB OUTLINES
SOME PLANS
FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
to Wonder What Effect the Go
as-YOu-PIease Methods of the
Auditors Office Are Going to- Have
on the Complexion of the Next
Ticket.


Auditors Office Are Going to- Have
on the Complexion of the Next
Ticket.
The executive council of the Jefferson
club met late yesterday afternoon at
| their club rooms, in the New York Life
building. Gustave Scholle and e. ].
Bishop were elected to fill vacancies on
the executive council.
| A committee of three, consisting of
Arthur NJ. Hull, Humphrey Barton and
Frank H. Ellerbe, were appointed to
formulate plans and decide on suitable
uniforms for a marching club, to be COM
posed Of club members. 1t is proposed
to have well drilled club to participate
in campaigns and act as an escort to
visiting Democrats of prominence.
An entertainment committee of Ed
ward Dahl, Thomas J. McDermott and
William B. Constans was appointed to
secure speakers for large Democratic
rally in October.
The regular September meeting of the
club was postponed on account Of the
state fair until Tuesday evening, Sept
II.
1t was the sense Of the meeting that
the bylaws should be changed, making
an initiation fee of $40 in addition to the
regular monthly dues, but action was de-
ferred until the next meeting.
The Republican politicians have COM
menced to talk about the necessity of
selecting new men as candidates for
|
fall. The action of Deputy Auditor
| Bourne in making rebates on premiums
paid at tax sales and the payment Of
the warrants by the county treasurer
have, it is claimed. placed the party in a
bad light before the people, and the lead
| ing Republican engineers have declared
that a change will be necessary next fall
1t Is usual to give the incumbents of
! both the auditors and treasurer's offices
| denominations for a second term, but in
the interests of the grand old party it is
believed that If the party doesn't the
people will turn both Johnson and Aro-
sin to the wall
There has been considerable talk as to
the reimbursement Of the $1,000 which
the county lost through the rebate of
premiums OF tax sales. A number Of
those who have given the subject atten-
ton claim that County Auditor johnson
should make good the amount The
friends of Johnson. however, say that the
loss should be made good by County
Treasurer Arosin. Johnson, it is con-
tended, knew nothing about the ques-
tionable transactions his deputy was car
| Tying on, and had he been advised of it
would not have allowed it, On the other
| hand, the cashier and a deputy in the
| county treasurers office admitted, in an
interview in the G o b e. that they were
aware that the money should not be
paid on the warrants, but, as they were
regular on their face and properly
drawn, payment was not refused This
the friends of the county auditor say.
puts the loss on the county treasurer,
and he is the one to make up the amount
paid out on the warrants issued by Dep
uty Bourne. The decision of the district
court in the case of Jay Davis, who is
| sued false juror certificates, is also quot
ed in which the court held that Nelson.
the then county treasurer, was response
BILE for the money paid out Oh the false
| certificates. This decision 1t is said, will
| make the loss fall on the county treas
urer rather than on the county auditor.
Mayor Kiefer, City Engineer Claussen
and Messrs. Pottgieser and Ames, Of the
| board of public works, are having con-
siderable trouble over the street commits
sioner puzzle. The coterie is anxious to
make changes in the present staff of
street commissioners, but there are so
many candidates for each of the six
places that it is feared there will be
trouble after the selections are made.
The report was that Louis F. Schultz.
of the Fifth ward, had been selected as
commissioner for the Fifth and Sixth
wards, but this is now denied It was
agreeable to the mayor but President
Pottg1eser put his foot down and de-
clared that Charley Reichow must be
given place. It would never do to an
point two men from the Fifth ward, and.
according to the Pottgieser slate
Reichow is to be given the position of
commissioner of paved streets, now held
by John e. Williams
If Reichow gets Williams Job then the
commissioner for the Fifth and Sixth
wards must come from the West side
w. H. Carter has been Endorsed for the
position by some Of the politicians of the
Sixth ward, but the Endorsement was
only on condition that A. L, PhilIine
should be appointed foreman Of the force
which flushes the asphalt paved streets
nightly. Phillips now learns that even if
Carter Should be named there Is small
chance of his being given the night fore
manship, as II. L. Tankersley. of the
Eighth ward, is being pressed for the
position. Tankersley has the Endorsement
of the Eighth ward push that was first
to shoot off the Kiefer boom last spring.
and for this reason is said to stand a
good chance.
BUSY AT THE FORT.