The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-12
MUST RESIGN
TO SAVE TICKET
FORCE DIX TO LEAVE ASSEMBLY
TO PROTECT COMPTROLLER
NEARBY
COMMITTEE IS MUCH WORRIED
Expose of COmptroIIer's Partisan
Methods OF Protecting Treasury
Causes FURRY In Cam
paign Circles.
FRIEND DRAWS TWO SALARIES

George F. Dix, of the Sixth ward. who
serves the city in the dual capacity ~
asSemblyman at 800 per year, and clerh
of the municipal court at 81 500 per year
may resign from the council and re-
Hnquish his claim on $25 which he would
draw if he finished his term.
The scheme which c0ntemplates As
semblyman-Clerk DiX's resignation had
its origin yesterday with the Republican
committee after T he Globes expose
Of the fish and fowl methods employed by
Comptroller McCardy as between Dix,
Republican, and Murphy, Democrat. The
move, if Mr. Dix consents to it, will be
just thirteen months too late TO save
the immaculate reputation for honesty
which McCardy informs the public he en-
joys and deserves.
Assemblyman Dix was appointed cIerb
of the municipal court March L. 1862
after a bitter fight between the Judges
Of the court and the incumbent of the
clerks office who managed to hang I'D
through thick and thin and several
abortive factional attempts to oust him.
Dix Kept Both Jobs.
The old clerk could not be ousted until
the judges could agree upon successor
and ultimately the judge after Conroy's $
scalp was forced to submit to Dix Dix
was unable to secure the election OF his
a bill was introduced in the legislature
by Republican delegation in a Repub-
lican body to enable members Of the
council to hold the salaried municipal Of
fees
While the bill was in the legislature
the Republican press to hide the real OBJ
ject of the measure set up a howl about
its being drawn to enable the appoint
ment of Edward Murphy to the board of
public works. AS soon as the bill be-
came law Mr.. Dix assumed the duties or
clerk and since that time or for thirteen
months, Comptroller McCardy has audit
ed his salary claims-$25S.33 per month
for services as clerk, and 1888 per month
as assemblyman. The records of the
city clerks Office snow that Mr. Dix has
received and receipted for the assembly
salary warrants.
In March, 1902, Edward Murphy was
appointed to the board OF puDlic works
but not until after ne had resigned from
the board of aldermen. His successor
did not Immediately qualify and IN the
meantime Mr.. Murphy sat at council
meetings. When salary Gay came around
McCardy, who had audited two salaries
for Dix for period of thirteen months.
refused to lit Sc Of Mr. Murphys sal
airy as public works commissioner on the
ground that during the period which that
portion of the salary covered Mr.. Muir
ply was member Of the council and
entitled only to councilmans pay.
Sin Is I'm Being Found Out.
When McCardy's dog in the manger
tactics were given publicity yesterday
morning there was a stir around those
quarters hallowed by the Republican ex-
ecutive committee. A council Of war
was called and ways and means for off
setting the blow at the idol Of the ticket
discussed. Tney finally decided that DIX
should be called off the assembly ana a.
I. Rosen, also oil the Sixth ward, and Il
candidate to sue ceed Dix, put in his place
to fill out the term. All that is lacking
in the scheme is the consent of Dix
which the committeeman believe he viii
give for the sake of the party. since
there is only $25 involvd. L4cCardy has
dismissed the matter with a wave and
the statement that there Is no similarity
in the cases Of Dix and Murphy because
the clerkship was created by a special
act of the legislature and does not como
within the provisions Of the charter.