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Show A Victory Whose? Again we have a sample of our paradoxy homespun, guaranteed-not-to-fade politics. Mayor Morris hungered for patronage amn has finally secured It. He did so by absolute' following the wishes of the Kearns henchm Mr. Kearns was very virulently opposed to die's retention as superintendent of streets b cause he was one of the Republican indepenj ents who supported Morris in order to deal crushing blow to the municipal slate of the senb Senator. Although he had previously agreed to retain him, Mr. Morris, at the Instigation ofut Kearns lieutenats, replaced him with a Democrat and allowed Hines, J. J. Meyers, Leaker and Erickson, all deft workers in the camp of senior Senator, to remain. All this was achieved through Councilman Preece, who is about as near a political none tity as ever stepped into the council chamber and Councilman Neuhausen, who apparently fa open to counsel from the Tribune. Councilmn Preece was made to agree to the scheme throng the indefatigable efforts of that clever political diplomat, J. C. Lynch. Neuhausen agreed toft because he had to or else appear ungrateful All of which means that Mr. Kearns galiej a very important victory, even if he did have to sacrifice Kelsey and Stewart, In order to lanjj haymaker on the recalcitrant Condie. The antl-Kearns people are consequently ei ceedingly wrathful. They say that the action of Mayor Morris in giving all the patronage to the faction who fought him has nullified the et forts of tho independents in the last campaign, when they elected Morris in order to shatter the Tribune machine. Their indignation toward Neuhausen and Preece is likewise so strong that there is talk of calling a meeting of Republicans of the Fifth and Second precincts and passing resolutions of censure upon those two wortlj statesmen. |