The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-13
BOARD DISRUPTED TO MAKE
WAY FOR PARTISAN
FRIENDS
CITYs INTERESTS SECONDARY
Records Prove That Mayor Smith
Has Always Followed Bi-PartI-
san Policy in Appointments
TO City Boards
MERIT FIRST QUALIFICATION

The Republicans and their organs take
vigorous exceptions to Mayor Smith )
statement that Mayor DOran was the
first and last ultra partisan mayor who
has occupied that Office. In their pique
over the truth the Republican organs at
- tempt to show that Mayor Smith is a
narrow-minded partisan and one stated
that during his present term of office he
had appointed only one Republican to the
city boards.
The writer who made the statement
should and did know that he was MAX
ing a false statement as he is one of
five Republicans that Mayor Smith has
appointed or reappointed to municipal
boards during his present term. The city
records show that bi-partisanship has
been the policy of Mayor Smith through
out his several terms as mayor. In fact
in several instances he appointed an
almost exclusive majority of Republicans
to important boards. They were in every
instance men of known ability and recog-
nized standing in St Paul and were
chosen not because of the political af-
fliations but because they were best fit
ted for the posts to which they were APP
pointed.
No Democrats Need Apply.
During the two years which f. B. Doran
served St Paul as mayor he appointed
one Democrat and that under protest, at
the urgent request of the writer of the
misleading editorial previously referred
to. j. A. WheelOck did secure the APP
pcintment of William Hamm, and Mr..
Hamm was the lone Democrat appointed
to a board membership under the Doran
regime Mr. Doran went to work with
viii to Mexicanize every department. of
the municipal government. He was not
content with removing Democrats to
make way for his friends but he removed
such Republicans as I'll. P. Upham to
make way for Edward Feldhauser on the
library board. On the school board he
removed Anthony Ycerg, Democrat, to
make d place for Harry Franklin
Partisan writer's with small regard for
the truth and without the subtantiation
OF the records may assert that the charge
ri ultra partisanship brought against Mr.
DOran is unfair or that Mayor Smith is
himself a bigOted partisan. A comparison
OF the appended lists Of appointments to
the several city boards made by Mayor
Smith and Mayor Doran respectively
prove beyond cavil that Mayor Smith
knew whereof he spoke.
Dornn's Bi-PartiSan Appointments.
Appointments made by ex-Mayor r. b.
Doran to the various boards of the city
from 1876 to 1898 during his Official term:
Board of Public Works-Four Members
1895 and lS97-Two Republicans, John
copeland and p. c. Justus.
1897 and 1S9S-Four Republicans, John
John Sandel.
Water Department-Five Members
1896 and 1S9T-Three Republicans. H. e
stevens. j. II. Walterstorff, r. B. C.
Bement
1897 and 1S9S-Three Republicans. r B
G. Bennett, J. II. Walterstorff, r. w.
Workhousc Board-Ffve Members
1896 and lS9l-Hhree Republicans, r. B.
G2lush2, G. J. Monfort. Peter Bohland
1877 and lSyS-S2me as above.
Fire D6Dartment-FiV Members
!1y6 and iS91-Two Republicans, r. G.
Wa, Attn Kenneth Clark.
1887 and 1S5S-Four Republicans O. H.
Arosm, Kenneth Clark, L. c. Walters,
Edward Vanish
Board Of Education-seve Members
1886 and 1S9S-Three Republicans. g.
zimmerman, T.. o. Zimmerman. H. c.
McNair
1897 and 1895 SIX Republicans. Z. zim-
mermann. f. W. L. Corning, H. c. Nc
Nair H. Franklin. A. r. McGill
Public Library-Nine Members
1896 and l697-Eight Republicans. Alex !
' A,llG;,5 A. AHerbach c E Bean, Q. +.
1887 and 1S9S-Nine Republicans. Alex.
Ramsey, NJ Auerbach, c. E. Bean, B.
Foster, H. Richardson. D. A Monfort,
d. w. Poet. B. z. Wright, E Feldhausar |
Republicans Were Recognized
Republican appointments made by May /
or Robert A. Smith, to the various |
boards of the city, from the time Of his |
first election in 1855 to 1892. and from 1894 /
to 1896:
Board of Public Works-Four Members |
1855 and 1S89-One Republican. J. c. |
1880 and 1S91-one Republican. J. g. |
Cuinby.
1896, and 1S91-One Republican. ]. c.
Quinby.
1871 and 1S92-one Republican, j. c.
-Quinby.
1894 and 1S95-One Republican J. c.
Quirby.
Water Department-Two Members
1888 and lSS9-One Republican, c. D. Gill |!
filan.