St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-09
Poor Work by the Managers,
Although Headed by a
Good Leader.
Congressman "Dar" S. Hall
Meets With His Committee
at the Merchants.
Secretary Warren, of the AL.
lance, Exposes a Repub-
lican Scheme.


hope of carrying through the county
ticket of the party this fall" remarked
a member of the young or ''kid" ele-
ment of the party yesterday. "The
committee appointed by Fred Ingersoll
is worthless, as far as work is con-
cerned, and L believe the coming local
contest will be repetition of the city
fight of last spring. The Democrats
will carry nearly everything in sight,
but by considerably larger majority.
This election will demonstrate whether
it is possible for any one clique or fac
ton to gather itself together and run
the Republican party of this county"
'sWere not all the members of the
present county committee loyal sup
porters of Col. Kiefer and the Repub-
lican city ticket last spring."
well, they may have voted for MIN.
although doubt it, was the reply. Il
know that number of them spent
about all their time standing around
and damning the kids instead of en-
| cOuraging them in their work. OF
course, now that these kickers of six
months ago are ali in high places in the
party organization, they are quite will
the work. But one would think
that their interest in the success of
the party in the ensuing election would
show them the folly of continuing this
| SenSeleSS abuse of the kids | am
| told that there are two or three men,
berS of this committee who spend a
good portion of their time in roasting
the management of the municipal cam
paign of last spring on the Republican
| side. This naturally makes few of
the boys just little sore"
hot n r. hi, ~T C
Chairman LowenStein and his aides on
the commlttee?" asked the reporter.
well. as | understand matters" was
the reply, sail the committee has done
so far is to give its sanction to the pub
LEGATION of string OF silly and unrea-
| sOnable yarns that have deServedly
brought the party into contempt among
the respectable and intelligent voters
OF the county. In the palmiest days of
the kid rule no such contemplate
trash was ever printed as this committee
has caused to be sent out during the
past week."
do you know who is really manag-
ing this county campaign on the Re-
publican side?" asked this Republican.
''Why, Chairman Lowenstein, of
course" answered the reporter, as a
vision of that astute leader, seated in
his private office mapping out his plan
of campaign, danced before his eyes.
THAT is all a mistake. The real
| power behind the throne is an eX-Tam-
| any hall politician. who is still Demo-
crat-that is, if he has any politics. He
is nearly always at the elbow of Chair
man Lowenstein, and the fact is, i
believe, the latter is hampered by the
officiousness of this would-be director
general. Mr.. Lowenstein recog-
nIzes him simply because he is
warm friend of one or two of the can
/! didates, who are likewise very warm
| friends of his. This ex-Tammanyite is
practically running the Ramsey county
Republican campaign, and 1 want to
make the prediction right here, that
when the votes are counted, it will be
fonnd that he has run it into the ground
by the largest majority given the oppo-
sitlOn in recent years."
The utter hopelessness of the Repub-
lean leaders in this county is shown in
the style of campaign adopted. No Or
! ganiZation, in the true sense of the
term, is being attempted, and the
cheapest of all political weapons. abuse
| and vituperatiOn, have been summoned
to the aid of the local leaders. Facts
and arguments are never heard on their
| side. and, as consequence, reputable
Republicans have become disguised.
and will, of necessity. be obliged to re-
Duke the men in charge as they did the
| kids" six short months ago. All the
| diSreputable tactics of the kids" have
been adopted by the leaders this fall.
| quite to the surprise of that large ele-
ment in the party which does not be-
| lieve in this sort of campaign. So
| outspoken is this element of the party
| that great difficulty is experienced in
rrrir, 1ynr FOR. nrIr
! and, in consequence. there are very few
| Republican ward meetings. In other
{, words, this is "still-hunt'' on the part
| of the Republicans because it has to be.
| But such trifleS as these do not dis
| turb the equinimity of that great leader,
| Col. Samhel Lowenstein, whose long
| years of training in that best and most
| famous school of practical politics,
| Philadelphia. have made him perhaps
| the best qualified man for such posi-
| ton as chairman of the executive COM
| mittee in city campaign to be found
| in the entire Northwest. While Col.
LOwenstein makes no complaint re-
| garding the manner in which he is sup
| ported by his fellow members of the
| committee, his knowledge of practi-
cal politics makes it impossible
| for him to be anything else than dis
gusted at the turn things have taken.
He has spent at leastSwelve hours out
of every twenty-fOur since the nomina-
ton of the Republican county ticket in
mapping out plan of campaign. 1t
| was his object to run things according
| to system, but this is exactly what
| that large section of the local Repub-
lican organization known as the ward
| heelers do not desire, and so the plans
of the chairman have one by one mis-
! carried, until all is now in chaos.
"There is little doubt" remarked a
| well-known local politician yesterday,
| ''that had Mr.. Lowenstein been given
| entire control Of the conduct of the
| campaign with efficient hackers some
| thing would have been accomplished.
| That man, Lowenstein. is born leader.
He was the only Republican elected to
| the common council from the solid
| Democratic Thirteenth ward of Phlla-
| delphia in twenty-six years. He was in
fact the only Republican ever elected
| from that ward. OF course both parties
| have organizations that are organiza-
tons in that city, but it is time that the
| Republican party in st. Paul was placed
ON solid basis. had hoped that at
| the end of this campaign we should
| have at least a start toward this and
cannot but regret that Mr.. Lowenstein
| is not receiving the backing he should
have in the campaign which he is
waging for the Republican party of
Ramsey county,"
Congressman "Dar'' S. Halls con-
| gressional committee met in Room Is
| of the Merchants, yesterday afternoon,
and discussed the outlook in the Third
district. The congressman was present
and did not hesitate to tell the commit
| tee that he was alarmed, and that he
expected them to get out and rustic
! from this time on until election. Sey-
eral members of the committee were I'M
kind enough to suggest that Mr.. Hall
make no more speeches defending his
vote on the Mckinley bill, and con-
fine himself to shaking hands with
the farmers. 1t was decided to estab-
| lish headquarters at Glencoe, Mcleod
county, at once. This is the home of
Chairman Henry L. Simons. of the COM
| mittee. Hon. S. I'll. Hudson. Of Benson,
| Is the secretary, and will spend most of
his time in Glencoe until after election.