The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-19
SEVEN WILL SUPPORT
j. C. MICHAEL FOR
ATTORNEY
Democratic Majority of City
Council Hold Caucus and
Announce That Choice Has
Been Made = Five Mem,
bers Are Absent From
Caucus.

The two city council bodies will meet
in Joint session Monday evening and
endeavor to select successor to Cor
poration Attorney Markham.
This decision, subject to change,
however if conditions warrant it, was
reached last night at a caucus of seven
members of the Democratic majority
held in the mayors office 1t was also
decided that J. c. Michael should be
their choice for the corporation attor-
neyship. While only seven votes were
present, two proxies were claimed,
those of Aid. Moriarty, who was alb
sent on account of being confined to
his home with grip, and Aid. Busch
mann. whom no amount of telephoning
could locate.
Those present at the caucus were
Aid. Dobner, Huber, Dahlquist, Hink-
ems, Rohland and Assemblymen Doran
and Haas. The absentees were Aid.
Moriarty, Buschmann, Bantz and AS
semblymen Van SIyke and Whitcomb
Assemblyman Haas had Aid. MORT
aftyS proxy and similar proxy was
claimed from Aid Buschmann by Aid
Dobner. The gathering of the Demo-
cratic members was slow, so slow in
fact, that anxiety was plainly discerni-
bic on the faces of the few who had
arrived early, Aid. Dobner made fire.
quent trips to the telephone and each
ton with the residences of Assembly,
man Whitcomb and Aid Buschmann
No answer came and he displayed con-
siderable annoyance. Peter Van Ho-
ven, who, with City Treasurer Bremen,
was in attendance, also took a
hand at the telephone, but was likewise
unsuccessful
After weary walt until 8 O'Clock
the seven members present, with Aid.
Moriarty's known proxy, went into re-
tirement An hour probably elapsed
before the door of the mayors recep-
ton room opened and the members
came out, with Assemblyman Haas and
Aid. Dobner at their head.
Michael Their Choice.
~. G. Michael is our choice and he
has nine votes" said Assembly1nan
Haas to the reporters in waiting, evil
IDENTIFY anticipating the query. "Only
seven of us were present" added Mr..
Haas, in explanation, but we have the
proxies of Aid: Moriarty. who is sick,
and Aid. .Buschmann, who was I'M
avoidably detained at his home on
business"
yes, Mr.. Michael will be elected
corporation attorney without any trou-
ble, interrupted Aid. Dobner There
never has been any doubt about it,
What about the absentees2" was
asked.
oh" exclaimed Aid. Dobner, as he
shrugged his shoulders and elevated
his eyebrows. You can draw your own
inference from that. Moriarty is sick,
you know, but with us. Burchmann
heard from this afternoon and we can
certainly depend on him. The others,
well, they We're undoubtedly detained
by business. They will be on hand all
right
A general denial was made as to any
conference on the city clerkship, the
members saying that it was entirely
too early to take UP the question of a
successor to Mat Jensen. 1t was an
nounced that, If nothing interfered,
the election of corporation attorney
would take place at the next meeting.
President Haas, of the common coun-
Gil, was authorized to make the call,
and this he will probably do tomor-
row.
Absences Excite Comment.
During the caucus last evening the
telephone in the mayors office was
kept busy and frequent were the calls
for information as to the progress of
the caucus The number of absentees
excited comment, but no reason was
advanced.
While only nine votes, one less than
the required number to elect, were