The Saint Paul globe., 1902-02-02
qfist Of the Political Mil


It. B. Doran, Republican candidate for
mayor, for his first lieutenant Red
Griffin, yesterday appeared before the
board Of pardons and pleaded for a par
don for Chauncey Mccoy alias Cartney
Mccoy was arrested with "Chippy'' Bob
Evans and Fay, notorious house breakers
and second story workers after being
caught red handed in an attempt to
heece with three-car monte game an
unSophisticated farmer, from Missouri
Mccoy is an old st. Paul man. His wife.
!of many years conducted a boarding
mouse while Mr.. Mccoy was abroad ac-
cumulating a crimson if not comph-
mentary record He kept away from St.
Faul Tor several years and his friend
rested easy. As quick as he showed up
ne was IN the toiis and acting upon the
aoVlce OF his friend, Red Griffin. he
pleaded guilty and drew q sentence of
Two years His confederates who stood
trial received four and five years re
SpectiveIy.
During DOrans administration as
mayor Red Griffin was known as the
acting mayor" His >esta bIishnent az %
seventh street, was run wide open and
anyone who wanted the protection of tbe
mayors Office and knew the ropes went
to Red Ostensibly Mr. Doran's inter
est IN Mccoy arose from the alleged fact
that he rs an old soldier But the grounds
on winch his plea for a pardon was 10
nored and his former conduct in the "a 60
90 not Jibe Cartney was sentenced witt,
MS confederates. They were removed tn
the penltenIary. He stayed a prTvilege5
inmate OF the county jail until the courts
oIuel ca MN removed to Saltwater. He
was Kept at the county iail for neorlI
TWO months after he should 11r6er +bo
order OF the court, have been wearing tho.
cohVIct garb, and, an official of +be
Snerift office, at the time, very frankly
admitted that the delay was caused hI
the influence of Mr.. Doran. He sold
moCning ..g about the interest of the former
raeIii9 aeIils mayor, Mr.. Griffith, but it ia
PosSlpIe that Mr.. Doran had nor taIyao
hl1n that far into his confidence.
rank Arnold, of the Ninth ward ves-
terday filed his certificate as can1iSe4o 20
Iof the Republican nomination IN Tho as
SeIholy. Mr.. Arnold starts with the sons
80 ,aio1 uo"otIuI Endorsement Of the Ninth
"aru precinct organization First he ASK
eu the organization to give him it's IN
corsement for the board of aIdarn,a,7 "A a.
,iiaI tlme ne stood before the oreaniza :
tlon IN all the glOries of the a11fhor IF
the '-cent car fare scheme. The lin
I'm I'm cluh mad been forced to take up his
!eAofm proposition and had handled g.
III d manner entirely satisfactorv> to the
IeaUeFs OF the Republican party. The
Lincoln club juggIed the nr0noSi+io,
"hIch looked like real reform, and then
passed a resolution to the effect that if
was the sense Of the club that the Re-
puoHcan candidates Gf any Of them We're
erected to office should investigate the
sche1ne to ascertain if 1t were practica-
| pie Arnold's reform attitude was agains+
MN with the organization, and he was
promptly turned down for Mr.. Snod-
| TO1
legislature never troubled himself with re-
form schemes. Arnold and his FRIENDS
were lnslstent, and then the organization
discovered that Arnold is an EngIishman
Ihat was bad-very bad His friends were
told that no Englishman could exDect to
hold the vote of the Ninth ward much
less that of the city, and Mr.. Arnold
would have to retire to the back row
of seats. The Search for > candidate
willing to pit himself against the Demo
cratic candidate for the assembly was
however not calculated to inspire en-
thus1asm in the breasts of the organiza-
ton which IS committed to the Warner
campaign, and in a spirit of desperation
Arnold was selected.
The latest Republican move on the
checker board of local politics lacks moth
ing in originality. if 1t Goes not appeal
to the self-sacrificing gentlemen who have
agreed to let the party give them it's
nomination for mayor. The author OF
the plan says it is sure to result in the
defeat of Col Kiefer AS member of
the executive committee, he proposes to
have Seng, Warner and Doran withdraw
from the race for the nomination. Under
stipulation Of the Withdrawing candidates
the local executive committee Is to have
ten lays in which to select R candidate
upon which the withdrawing factions NAV
unite. The clever originator OF the scheme
frankly states that he is sure Col Kiefer
will not consent to participation in the
scheme, and that with the cooperation of
the other factions the doughty colonel
may be laid on the shelf for keeps With
the retirement OF Col. Kiefer. the gentle
man claims, the club which that vigorous
warrior has held over the head Of the Re
publican party for twenty years Will be
lowered forever.
His scheme is good-very good: but IN
fortunately fer the hopes of the faith
full 1t will not work He failed to take
into consideration Mr.. John Jay Leighton,
who, with his friends, thinks he is
real candidate and proposes to stick to
the death. After Mr.. Leighton he is