The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-05

MINNEAPOLIS has a new administration
and ne wrnayor, with q. large staH OF
new cit yofficals. The mayor was IN, !
augurated this afternoon with simple and
fienaocrat tie csre monies he seventeen
aldermen went, into the. eonn-
ell chamber with the avowed intention OF
standing by the slate which they hao
constructed at the caucus held TINS morn
ing. = s5.v"., ~;.,--z
When the old council had assembled and
heen formally dissolved this afternoon, the
new council occupied the o. seats ana
elected D. P. Jones as president AFTER
the organization had been perfected ACT
ing Mayor D. P. Jones retired with a Snort
address which will be found below.
Mayor James c. Haynes was thereupon
escorted into the room by a committee ap-
pointed for the purpose. His inaugural
address will be found in full in another
=: The Making Of the Slate 49,
In the frame above will be found the
names Of the fortunates selected by the
republican and democratic aldermen III
caucus; to fill various city offices FOR the
coming two years. There VIII DC soIile
surprises, but not many, for the changes
of Importance are only two In number. Inc
changes will startle many citizens now
ever. and the universal query Will pc:
"How did it happen?' -. - -.
! Last Saturday, City Assessor G. L. Fort
had eleven votes pledged for reoppolnt-
ment and City Engineer George w. Sub
letta had ten pledged votes. This morn
! ing they showed UP In the republican eau"
| c,is with seven votes each, while Messrs.
| O. T Minor and Andrew Rinker had ten
| votes each, and that on the first ballot.
! The republican caucus was held IN coun-
Gil committee room No. g. dlrectiy hoE. :!
~ the. council chamber and adjoining it.
i custodian Frank Gaylord was early on
I deck to act as outer guard. 1T was s:SV
before the seventeen republicans were all
i on hand for business go
! The spacious corridor along the coun-
oil chamber was occupied by candidates,
r.norters. friends Of the candidates and
the usual number Of political hangers
| IN without which no such occasion is
cornplete The first 'intimation from the
inner mystery was the report that James
R. Canterbury had won out This seemed
: ia relieve great many. for they TOOK IL &C
4 r,a.r that the much talked Of combine tc
control the republican majority was
myth. - - = -. =
The next report announcing the nomi-
nation Of Andrew Rinker for city engl-
neer and c. T. Minor for city assessor was
consequently the more startling When i
came. The news soon spread and other
: changes were looked for, as 1t was De-
1ieved that a complete new slate had peer
: ma le on the outside. No further changes
E were made. however. In no cases was
>n,ore than one ballot cast for any Office
and in the majority of instances the Vot'
!. was unanimous. -.
Ev.en on street commissioners lip
there was not a ripple. The caucus, on
~ courtesy to the solid democratic. dele
4 "a +ions from the first ninth, tenth an
: Eleventh wards left these places opel
9 to he filled by the democrats.
: while the-republicans were spnttln'
Wild at one end Of the councli cnaInpei
ra.,te side and were doing several things
= TyS agreed on three commissioners, bu
n jafts the eleventh ward OPEN Peter Nei
. 80, selected Olaf Gylstrom but Westpha
: a,a !. inclined to kick over the traces.
e tnays do not. agree. the republican maJorlt
2. viii NIT in a, republican. in winch case
IF +, Ness will be reappointeo.
results pon't, Please All
1urh,le there was no friction in the eau
-. a. should not be inferred that tn
+ Eresult ia entirely satisfactory to ALL Som
~ the aldermen, after adjournment, WEI
lso furious with anger that they d1d NJ
= trust themselves to speak one Oh the OILS
satisfied aldermen SAID:
"a stWhan consider how we have bee
.o,d ont. i am almost tempted to bolt til
ao,,cnsss but that would simply be to sin
y a. tl1e same moral plane as certal
" - tn whom will be compelled to a:
=. sociate4 for the next two years. Ar
!, : no will he all too for / wouldn' tai
- ~ another term for million dollars.
s saTs am not sore because my friends WEI
. aefea ted. for defeats are part of the fol
:, tunes Of war, but the manner In Wh1c
~ the things were done is what arouses n
temper. This is not hearsay, but II
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