The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-27
TWIN CITY POLICE
TO COOPERATE
Chief Conroy, of Minneapolis,
and Chief 0'Connor Will
Aid Each Other.

Whatever the reelection promises
may have been, the new municipal ad-
ministration in Minneapolis has deliv
cred none of the goods to those who
have beeneconfdently anticipating APP
pointments to good positions on the
police force.
Ed COnroy, superintendent of the po-
lice, made it plain yesterday that there
would be no changes for the present
Three men of the present force are to
be dropped on Feb. 1, and these are
plain clothes men. There is absolutely
nothing tangible in sight for the In
Vulnerable applicants who want to pa.
troll Minneapolis avenues in uniform.
Mayor Haynes says that there are no
promises to be met and that the Min
neapolis Rolice department is going to
be run as nearly on civil service lines
as is consistent with the best interests
of the department. He insists that no
man may fairly consider himself COM
petent to discover in a few weeks
whether the men under him are work.
ing faithfully. He adds that wherever
incompetency or disaffectiont with the
administration is discovered there will
be changes, but that he does net intend
to make ill-considered removals. This
means that the long line of men who
have been anticipating immediate re-
suits from the Installation of a Demo-
cratic regime, will be disappointed
There is good deal of grumbling
about the baekwardness of the mayor
in dealing with appointments. He is
besieged by politicians from every ward
in the city, who are becoming daily
more insistent in their demands and
whose attitude outside the executive
chamber is changing rapidly from one
of quiet confidence to another of undis-
guised anger. There are mutterings,
grumblings and threatenings, to all Of
which the mild hammered mayor ap-
pears smilingly impervious.
The most noticeable. thing about the
new police regime is that the entente
cordiale has been re-established with
the st. Paul police department.
Supt. Conroy and Chief of Police
O'Connor have had several conferences
as to the best way of handling crooks
in order that. both cities; may be kept
clear of bad characters. Mr.. Conroy
has the highest opinion of Mr.. O'Con-
nOr's capacity and he takes frequent
occasion of expressing the good opin-
ion he holds of the st. Paul police
administration. Hereafter the attitude
of the Minneapolis police department
toward habitues of the under world
will be practically the same as that
taken by the ST. Paul police regime.
There has been no compact made
between. the two departments said
Mr.. O'Connor last night. 1.-The matter
stands just like this: / know Mr. Con-
roy and have the utmost respect for
his judgment. I think Minneapolis is
lucky in having secured so good a
man for the position he holds
ut is the intention and it will be
the pleasure of this department to af-
ford Mr.. Conroy every possible assist
ance In his campaign against the GRIM
inal classes. I depend absolutely on
Mr. ConrOy's cooperation in this par
ticular, and am satisfied that 1t will be
forthcoming.
'The cities of Minneapolis and ST.
Paul are so situated that 1t is essential
to have. a satisfactory understanding
where police administrati n is con-
cerned in order that the policing Of
either town may be absolE ily efficient.
The towns are so close together that
Indifference on the part Of either to
the welfare of the other is a serious
handicap to the police efficiency of
both.
II have discussed police affairs with
Mr.. Conroy, and the result has been q
very satisfactory understanding. 1 be-
Heve that We shall be able to work to-
gether without hitch, and there is no
doubt that the result will be to nearly
double the efficiency Of the police de-
partments in both cities"