The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-23
WAVE OF REFORM
STRIKES A ROCK.
Business InterestsWhich Back
ed New Mayor Have
Called a Halt

Mayor Jones, of Minneapolis, has not
perfected all the reforms which he prom
ised his followers when he agreed to be a.
candidate for the Republican nomination
for mayor of Minneapolis after he had
announced publicly that under no cir
cumstances would he enter the field.
1t was the pressure of the business IN
terests'' so called which forced him to en-
ter the field-at least this is what A. M.
Geesaman, his campaign manager. as
serted.
Mayor Jones fled an expense account
with the county auditor He spent $15 ac-
cording to this report-$10 for fling as
candidate for nomination and $5 when he
was nominated as the Republican candi-
date. Spacious headquarters were opened
on the second floor of the Bank of Com
merce building and the legend Jones
Campaign Committee was painted on the
doors.
Who Paid Freight
Mr.. Jones made visits to these rooms
several times every day, but according
to his affidavit ne never paid a cent toward
the rent nor did he pay for the automo-
biles in which he Travelled from one meet
ing place to another.
All the expenses We're paid by his
friends-and the friends are in arms
over his reform policy.
- In 1902, when he was acting as mayor
of Minneapolis, he almost caused serious
.C1l
in Minneapolis which had thrown back;
upon 1t several thousand dollars worth of
material which had been sold on the in
Stallment plan.
When the spasm of reform caught the
East side. Mayor Haynes listened and
bowed to the will of the people of the
: town of st. Anthony, and many persons
moved from the east side Of the river and
located on the west side. Now these peo-
pie have been ordered to move and the
large stocks of furniture which were pur-
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porters of the Jones boom are likely to
be thrown back to the former owners and.
great Is the grief for the pocket nerve
has been touched.
Pressure Is Strong
Officers connected with the administra-
tion admit that strong pressure has been
brought to bear upon the mayor to rescind
the order which he caused to be issued
and the corner room on the first floor of
the city hall has been the scene Of some
thing has been accomplished is not known
and will. not be until after Feb. i when
the period of tolerance will expire.
Object to Special Election
In few days the members of the Hen
nepin county legislative delegation will
be asked to consider bill which will pro-
vide that when man is an oficeholder
and a candidate for another place, If "a
special election shall be necessary to fill
the, first place in the event he is elected.
resign. and permit his successor to be
elected at the general election.
y. Mayor Jones was an alderman from the
Fifth ward He refused to resign when
he was nominated for mayor and the city
was put to the expense of over $1,000 for
a special election held last week.
In 1898, when an alderman Republic
an-was convicted of bribery and an un-
feeling supreme court held that he should
serve the term in prison to which he had
been sentenced. no successor was elected,
and, although he was absent from the
council meetings, 1t was not thought nec-
essary to select another alderman, for 1t
would cost too much.
Mr.. Jones has been in Office for several
weeks. He has appointed new chief
Of police. dismissed the janitors at the
central police station and received a large
number of applicants for places on the
police force.
Feb. Is the date set for the regenera-
tion of the city and there is a large con-
tingent of persons waiting to see whether
the orders will be carried out or that the
Administrstio will do what other alleged
reform administra ations-nothing.