The record-union., 1899-01-04
MANY HEADS IN HIS BASKET.
THE MCLAUGHLIN GUILLOTINE
AT WORK.
Startling Result Of the New Deal
in the Board Of Super
visOrs.

Wow! Wow! Wow!
| There was weeping and wailing ano
considerable gnashing of teeth about
the Courthouse yesterday.
| The newly organized Board of SUI
pervisors didn't do a thing to the three
janitors two copyists in the Record
er's office, the Game Warden, two spe-
| cial clerks and two chaingang officers
| but throw them all out.
! The change in the personnel of the
board caused by the retirement of John
brennan and the accession of Dugald
ellis has caused new deal in the
patronage of that body. When Nc
Laughlin Ca Democracy sounded the
charge all along the line he was backed
up by two of the three Republican
members Messrs. Curtis and ellis The
button was pressed, the guillotine fell
with a dull thud, and there was a big
| basketful of official heads grinning at
the feet of 1.-The Major"
| There had been considerable anxiety
among those who We're holding posi-
| lions at the will Of the board to know
whether or not the change of one mem
Der was going to interfere with their
tenure of office. They are no longer in
doubt on this point, and they were not
kept long in suspense. During the last
six or eight months Mclaughlin did
not get any of his friends up to the
pie counter, but it is different now,
and things appear to be coming his way
with rush.
AS the Record Union's'' columns
this morning show, yesterday was a
pretty lively day in the board, but
after a while matters quoted down
considerably, and an ominous calm
prevailed. 1t did not seem natural.
There was a vague feeling that some
thing was going to pop. Presently the
cyclone struck.
Mclaughlin was the Jove who hurled
the political thunderbolt. He stated
that out of consideration for the new
member of the board (Mr. Gillis), he
would move the discharge of several
persons whom the board had employed,
in order that the new member might
have a voice in the matter of choosing
those who are to fill these places.
Then he began to read his list. First
came the name of R. w. Helms, Game
Warden, and then that of J. F. HILL
the boards expert. Joe" happened to
be outside the rail at the time, and
when his name was mentioned he ut
tered a heart-piercing moan, and al
most fell fainting into the lap of Eu-
gene Wachhorst. 1t was not the kind
of a New Years gift the genial and
efficient clerk expected.
Continuing, Mclaughlin read off his
list of the condemned: I. j. Simmons
and George Wittenbrock, changing
officers; Miss Georgia Austin and P. F.
Ruman, extra clerks In the Recorders
office; George E. Ebert, special clerk
in the County Clerks office; Martin
Wetzel, janitor of the Hall of Records;
George Bailey, janitor of the Court
house, and M. Rhodes, assistant jani-
tor.
There were few other eligibles, but
the Supervisor evidently thought he
had named enough for the present. He
then moved that all the officers named
be dismissed, except that they should
continue to serve until their successors
We're appointed.
Supervisor Jenkins was the first to
catch his breath, and he arose and
said:
MIR. Chairman, I would like to be
informed as to the object of this mo-
ton"
81 don't know" remarked the new
Chairman; 'better ask Mr.. McLaugh-
Hn"
These parties" said Mr. Jenkins,
We're all elected to serve during the
pleasure of the board. I see no objec-
ton to having the places they hold
declared vacant; but why all at one
time?"
1.-THE object" said Mr.. Mclaughlin
SIS to give the new member a voice in
filling the places
Mr.. Morrison thought the proper
thing to do would be to take up each
case separately, one at a time, and
either re-elect the present officials OF
choose others in their places. A mo-
ton to dismiss them all at one time
was, in his opinion, unwise He had
hoped that on the following day they
could take up the matter and go ahead
and create vacancies and refill them
one at time. 1t may be some of the
officials named cannot be removed sc
easily.
In conclusion Morrison offered an
amendment to McLaughlin's motion. to
postpone action in the matter until IL
| o'clock this morning, but it was lost
only himself and Jenkins voting aye
| Mclaughlin, ellis and Curtis voting
no.
McLaughlin's original motion, dis
missing all the officials named. was
| then carried, ellis. McLaughlin and
Curtis voting aye and Morrison and
jenkins no.
Some Of those decapitated yesterday
hope to be reinstated, but it looks the
other way. Supervisor Mclaughlin
has several times expressed the opinion
that a Game Warden was not needed
and it may be that he does not intend
to continue what he has declared to be
a useless expense to taxpayers.
However, there will probably be some
interesting developments to-day.
A QUESTION OF SMELLS.
e. Halves Fined for Maintainiup