The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
IC|NY HALL CROWD IS
ss.
P|L ANNING REVENGE
COUNTY COMMITTEE IS OBJECT
OF WRATH.
Pretty Little Scrap Is Promised If One
\ Side Dares and the Other Isn't
Afraid lame Is Beautiful, but Two
or More Can Play at It. I.

Local politicians who keep their eyes
on the ball in season and out see signs
of a pretty fight over a new local issue,
the question at stake being change in
several city hall Offices. What is known
as the city hall crowd, the officials
elected by the council, is said to be
organizing to capture the county com
mittee. There is an old grudge to be
settled, and Nfurthermore the crowd is
said to be anxious to pay off the grudge
and at the same time protect itself
from further annoyance from the same
source. e !.
Last year a bill was introduced in the.
legislature to put the city clerk, the
city attorney, the city assessor and
Other council appointees on an elective
basis, as they are in the county. The
1 movement was not pushed by the city
officials affected for obvious reasons.
They were openly against it and an
nounced that they would have an an.
.swer ready at the right time. The
4 blame for the movement was laid to the
county organization, which is said to
be the reason they are out to GUST the
present Organization. If they succeed
1 they will have had their revenge, and
with an organization to their liking
they will have no fear of another at
tack from the same quarter.
/ To Be Local Issue.
! Whatever interest may have been
back of the movement last year, there
is similar movement this year. The
question has been discussed by various
persons and organizations, 3and it is
now said that the matter will be made
local ISSUE It is maintained by
] those who are interested that the
, offices included are as important as the
, corresponding county offices. It is fur.
Their asserted that the officials elected
by the council are more council ser
: wants than public servants under the
present condition. ii. .
8 In some quarters less sweeping
. change is advocated. It is proposed tt
l put the clerk, city attorney and pos
> sibly the. assessor on an elective basis
and have the other offices filed either
4 by the council or by the mayor. ~
. some the latter course is favored al
! placing the responsibility wholly on on
a man who may be called to account TO
e the stamp Of men placed il II 81! office. l
is also argued that those Officers re
curing technical CioAAAAS @oAAooA" 2 ~
appointed by the council or mayo
(. rather than selected by popular vote
: This woulddaffect the clerk, attorne.
and assessor 81 s5SeTs g22ss b -. s..9#
7 d. ss.@ Ready to Act. IT. azat
While opposition to the city hal
crowd is not organized as yet, the frs
move made by the crowd against an
!. opposing interest will serve to perfee
an organization at once. To some e,
l tent, It may be a. case Of the ''onts
:, against the t" ins,'' but as the Tins
have been active in several faetlont
Il games heretofore, some spirit of r
venge will appear on both sides:
+ The means Of making the change al
sought in two ways, one Of which IS
I, afford temporary change and the iotht
to bring about the greater change
! popular election for the offices IN que
:, ton In each ward the alderman
y candidates will be asked to announ'
w where they stand with regard to u
j. present appointed city officers: II PC
- sible, pressure suffi to bring apo a1us
an a. temporary change will be sought
this way. Legislative candidates an t Y
be asked to favor a movement to sec u,
the passage Of an elective bill. ~
! !. latter step will be pushed at any RAJ
ii is said. and lively effort made
he pass the measure. Ii II 4