The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-08
PRISON BOARD ELECTS HENRY
W0LFER WARDEN AT
SALTWATER
HAD TO Dos1T OR BE FIRED
Gov. Van SAINT Not Able to Endure
the Thought of Democrat
in 1SoY Good a PO-
Eition.


BY a strictly Partisan vote. the board
u prison managers yesterday elected
f1ehry Molfero~arden of the sta.e prison
| at SullWater and, he will assume the
dutles OF the Office as soon as the neces-
sary preilminarIes Incident to the transfer
can be accomplished
III was reported in the St Paul pa
pers last night that Gen. Reeve was ask
ed to resign, but that he refused to do
so and was thereupon dismissed This
statement is denied by the general His
resignation was not asked for. During
progress of the meeting ore Of the Re
publican members of the board made a
motion that Henry Wolfer be appointed
warden of the prison and ne was sus-
tanned by his two colleagues OF the
same political faith. the Democrats
members of the board voted against the
motion. and the election of Mr.. Wolfcr
was not made unanimous.
In all that was done yesterday and
in what has been done previous to the
meeting of the board. there has been
no charge against Gen. Reeve. and he
will retire from the office with the repu-
tation OF being one of the most efricient
officers that has. ever filled the position
The reason given for the action taken
yesterday, as stated by Gov. van
SAINT. Is that In View Of Gen. reeves
4iltSAliOi 70 resign. at Tie CloSS VI liiO
prison year, 1t was necessary to cast
about for his successor, and that as Mr..
Wolfer was at liberty to assume the
duties of warden if the contract could
be made at once, 1t would be for the bsst
interest of all the parties concerned II
the change were made at once. AS
matter of fact, however, 1t Is stated on
the best of authority that the governor
could not bear Ito, think of so good
bot Id fSxy m
and that he improved the opportunity
that lay before him to make. the change.
It is even saidry that the chief executive
of the state sWaAee so much IN earnest
about the matter that he notified the
Republican membegs of the board that
unless they did his bidding 1t would be
necessary for him to remove them and
fill their places with those who were
more tractables6f At; any rate. the
whole businessIfs1purely political move
and it is so understood by everyone who
Is at all convefsant with the situation.
Under the; Inana cement of Gen.
Reeve the PURCHASES Of raw material
for the manufacture OF standard and
sisal Irvine have been so advantageous to
the state that one Of the Democratic
members, Mr.. Wise; moved yesterday
that the price, Of those two varieties OF
Irvine be reduTedIa one-ha1f~ cent per
pound and this. was acceded to by the
other members Of the board. The re-
duction will apply to all purchases that
have been made Since Jan. 1.
Just why Warden Wolfer should return
is not clear to the public. He left the
position to accept a place with the No. tn
western Grass company, a protege of the
Irvine trust. He was offered $1,000 or
5000 a year more salary to accept the
position, which carried with it less re-
sponsibility than the one he
held, Now he gives. up the fat salary
to return to harder work and amen less
remuneration apparently. However,
Ramsey county is in a position. to credit
itself with another of Coy. Van SAINT s.
plums bearing the Reese Schiffman- War
ing. 80, .5,sa.a,.. :. ,-..7.,....
At the: board meeting Warden. Reeve.
submitted a report oof the miscellaneous
cash receipts of the prison for the month
of January. the total receipts aggregate
ing S34,5756S, Of (which amount SIS, 523 SO
was for sales and collections on account
of binder. Irvine. The amount received
from the Union Shoe and Leather. COM
pany for convict labor, ETC., was S3,1S2.1z.