St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-25
KIEFER in The KINKS.
An Internal Row AfOOt Over
the Republican Mayoralty
Candidate.
Members Of the Leal and True
Ask on What Platform He
Is Standing.
LeithauSep Finds Himself in
a Little Snarl in the Sec
Ond Ward.
Prendergast in the Race
Daily Pulls Out--Political
Potpourri.

Is Col. Kiefer to be forced out of the
race for the Republican nomination for
the Office of mayor of st. Paul by the
Seventh ward Republicans and their
downtown newspaper ally?
This is, plainly stated, Just the ques-
ton with which the rank and file of the
Republican party of st. Paul are now
wrestling. Col. Kiefer has all along
said that he would make no fight for
the Republican nomination, but that if
it came to him unanimously he would
accept and make the race. And this
statement Is exactly what's going to
make trouble in the party councils.
While the silk-stocking element of the
party has along been bitterly opposed
to the nomination of Col. Kiefer it
recognized its inability to prevent such
action in the absence of any other avail
able candidate, and so has kept very
quiet up to few days ago. Now, how
ever, there's music Ill the air, and the
order has gone out that Klefer must be
defeated at either the primaries or at
the polls.
Is Col. Kiefer in favor of, and would
he give. if elected mayor, what is known
as liberal administration? This is
question the Hill Republicans are
asking with a great deal of emphasis
these days, as the report has gone
out that, in case of Kiefer'S success at
the primaries and polls, liberal city
government would be assured for the
next two years. In this event this ele-
ment of the party declare that they pre-
fer liberal city government admins
fnr
the Democratic party shoulders the re-
sponsibility, rather than the same kind
of an administration under the auspices
of the Republican party and Col. Klefer.
eve Know" said a prominent young
Republican, ''just what the liberal city
government of Mayor Smith is, but no
one pretendS to Gay what that OF Col.
Kiefer would be. It's matter that
concerns the public safety, too. Place
Kiefer and his liberal policy in the
mayors office, with reorganization OF
the police force on partisan grounds,
and nothing could prevent serious IN
crease of crime"
There's trouble ahead for Col. Klefer'S
mayoralty, boom whatever stand he may
take On the matter of liberal as OPP
posed to tight or puritanical city gov
eminent. If he declares himself in
favor of the latter all the liberty-loylng
people of the city, among them the Ger
mans especially, will desert him; but,
on the other hand. il he's for liberal
policy, these same people will say:
"Mayor Smith is good enough for us,
and we know just what we're getting"
In this event, too, many of the people
who are really opposed to the present
broad-gauged administration of city
affairs, would turn in and vote for
Mayor Smith rather than risk making
the matter worse from their standpoint.
Among this latter class will be found
most of the Republicans of the Seventh
and part of the Eighth wards.
The young and active Republicans or
the Seventh ward have seized upon the
present situation, and are now working
it for all it's worth along the lines indl-
Gated above. In this they are aided and
abetted by the Pioneer Press. This
paper doesn't care a cent who's elected
mayor of St. Paul, whether Democrat or
Republican, only SO it can control the
council. 1t fact, it wants man NOM
mated for mayor whom it can trade off
for votes for aldermanic candidates sat-
iSfactOry to it. AS prominent Repub-
lican yesterday remarked, "the Pioneer
Press has no interest in the success OF
the Republican party, and has never
been an organ of the party. All it's
after now is a candidate for mayor who
can be traded off with the most facility
for aldermanic candidates who wear
Pioneer Press collars. The people are,
however, in manner 'On to- the
Pioneer Press, its methods and its OBJ
iects, and they will salt man who
runs as the special candidate OF that
corporation"
~ Ind INV a Nr on
reporter Yesterday afternoon, and asked
if he had anything to say in regard to
the threatened opposition in the Hill
district. II haven't word to say"
was the reply. II have never been a
candidate, haven't spent dollar cleo
pioneering and don't propose to spend
anything in getting the nomination. l
have all along said that if the nomlna-
ton came to me unanimously l would
accept it, and | think myself and my
friends will take care of the rest-will
have to, under the circumstances" he
said, with laugh.
Capt. Berger, a trusty lieutenant OF
Col. Kiefer, however, was not so guard
ed, and said: Eyes, we've heard ru-
mors of this trouble in the Seventh
ward, but don't know how much it
amounts to, but Pm certain Col. Klefer
will be nominated" Maj. Samuel
Lowenstein, too, had heard OF the
rumored break, but he dismissed the
whole matter with the philosophic re-
mark that 1.-THE Seventh ward didn't run
the city,"
If Col. Kiefer adheres to his previously
expressed determination not to accept
the Republican nomination unless it
came without a fight, it now looks as
though the experience of two years ago
might be repeated. If such is the final
outcome it can all be laid at the door of
the Silk Stocking Republicans.
Aid, Matt LeithaHser is having a most
unhappy time in his canvass for the Re-
publican nomination in the Second
ward. A stroug opponent has sprung
ND in the person of Charles E. Keller,
the Dayton's bluff lumberman In his
efforts to retain his Democratic support
ers while working tooth and tOenail for
the Republican nomination, Mr.. Lett
hauser was led into most amusing
uredicament at the council meeting
| Saturday night. In the Second and
Third precincts three Democratic Judges
were named by him, and there is wall
| ing and crashing OF teeth among the
| faithful. Mr.. Leithauser has promised
| to correct his error at the next meeting
of the council.
In the First ward Republican has at
last been secured to make the race in
place of Aid. Blom. His name is F.
Albert Nienhauser, and he is a teller
| in the First National bank. Mr.. Men
hauser is young man and has rather
limited acquaintance in the ward.
'l think Capt. Bunker will get the
Republican nomination for comp
troiler," said prominent Republican
yesterday. "McCardy hasn't any par
| tlcular strength. But think that most.
| of the delegates who nominate Bunker
will vote for Roche"
y 4
M. r. Prendergast has entered the
race for the Democratic nomination for
comptroller and proposes to do some
| live hustling for the place. He is well
known in st. Paul, and would make
first-class officer IL elected.
Aid. Pratt's chances for a renomina-
fio, arn Incoming very slim indeed