The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-23
James McKernan Refuses to Accept
the Position of Assistant Bond
Clerk at Small Salary.
POLSTER STILL LMNIPRESENT
INDIANA-AVENUE MAN IN MAYORS
PRIVATE OFFICE.
Col. Downing Denies that He Will Re-
sign-Safety Board Appointments
City Affairs.

Open rebellion continued to be the pro-
gramme at the City Hall yesterday. 1t is
requiring all the pacifying powers Of Mayor
Holtzman and Mr.. Keach. the modest chair
man of the Democratic city committee, and
the other Influential Ones" to maintain
even semblance of peace in the Demo-
cratic household. And with the most
strenuous exertion of their diplomatic and
pitifully unable to make the Democratic
household have anything like the appear
ance of a peaceful place.
Charles Polster, the Indiana-avenue man,
from whom the mayor is said to be asking
advice, was with Mr.. Hoffman and Chair
man Reach in the mayors private offices all
the afternoon yesterday. In fact Polster
spent most of the day about the City Hall.
incidentally. President Downing. of the
Board Of Works, who is known to be
Taggart man, announced to a Journal re-
porter in the afternoon that there has
been no trouble between him and Mayor
Holtzman, has been reported repeatedly
in the last few days, over the appointment
of George Herpick as street commissioner.
II wish you would say for me-" said
Colonel Downing. that there is not the
slightest bit of truth to this rumor that
am going to resign from the Board of
Works. 1 want you TO say. also. that there
has been no trouble between the mayor
and myself. This is all talk and nothing
more. L heard this afternoon that 1 had
said / would resign IL Herpick'S appoint
ment is recalled. Now l want to say that
1 have said nothing of this sort. And Her
pick is TO be the street commissioner. His
appointment will not be recalled"
CASE OF OPEN REVOLT.
The biggest case of open revolt yesterday
occurred in City Controller Dunn's office.
Mr.. Dunn is quiet sort of man, and UP to
yesterday morning one would have had no
idea, while in Mr.. Dunns office. of the great
strife going on in other offices of the Holtz-
man administration. Up to yesterday morn
ing Controller Dunn succeeded in maintain
ing perfect peace and quiet in his DEPART
ment.
But all this peace and quiet was turned
into nerye-rackiDg turmoil when James Nc
Herman, one of Polsters proteges, went to
the controllers office yesterday morning.
McKernan was told Wednesday afternoon
that he would be given place In the con-
troller's office. But il seems that Mr.. Dunn
did not make clear to McKernan just what
position he was to hold, nor what his salary
was to be- Mckernan, ii is said, was told
by Polster that If Mayor Holtzman were
clerk in the controllers office. the salary OF
which is 800 a month So. Of course, when
Mr.. Dunn called McKernan into his Office
Wednesday afternoon and told him that he
should come down TO work" Thursday
morning McKernan thought he would have
the 800 month job.
But Controller Dunn and Polster did not
seem to have a perfect understanding as to
what position McKernan was 10 be given,
and when he reported for duty at O'Clock
yesterday morning Mr.. Dunn assigned him
10 the position of assistant bond clerk at a
salary of 1000 a year
REFUSED TO ACCEPT.
McKernan fatty refused 10 take this po-
sition. it is said He straightway left the
controllers office and hunted up his friend
Polster In the course of an hour or two
Polster made his appearance at the con-
troller's office. And thercupon ensued q
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