St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-19
KIEFER's BROAD PLATFORM.
Any Citizen can Recommend a
Friend for Office--Sop for Bo-
hamianS


Friend for Ofice--Sop for Bo-
hemians.
There were nearly 200 people in at
tendance at the Fifth Ward Working
mems club meeting last evening at G.
S. P. S. hall, corner West Seventh
j. Lomen was the first speak
er. He seemed greatly embarrassed,
commencing and ending his brief re-
marks with an apology for appearing
before the meeting and attempting to
speak. He was candidate tor Office,
and as he had served a time as clerk of
court in Houston county. he hoped he
would not suffer in comparison with the
other candidates for municipal judges.
He seemingly unintentionally pro-
nounced the word monopoly, and then,
either realizing that it was broad sub
ject or that it was peculiarly applica-
BILE to Republicans. he spoke OF the
Democratic city administration as being
a political monopoly and asked that it
be stamped out, and men placed in
power who regard "public office as a
public trust"
Col. Kiefer next spoke. He thanked
the club for baptiZing it with the name,
"Kiefer and NewSon Fifth Ward club"
The club should pardon him if he re-
ferred to his early days, when he held
Office as wharfage collector. was mem
Der of the legislature, and went South to
fight to protect the flag Of the Union.
He said his SuperiorS gave him high
praise while in office. aud proceeded to
explain that he had never sought the
office of mayor, and declined to be the
Iii nnsg flI6 lot tyyn q
But he now stood as a candidate, and,
if elected, he would protect their inter-
ests and kill off charges that had been
made against him. Proceeding, he said:
'sWe have great many nationa.itles
in this city. If elected, it may be my
privilege to make minor changes in
office. / will make them in accordance
with the representation of the nation
alities in the city. For instance,
suppose there are 1900 Bohemians
in the 100000 population of the city, l
want the BOhemianS to hold office in
the proportion of 1900 to 100000. II
elected that shall be so. The creed
shall read that many officeholders shall
60. The words have been put in my
mouth that l shall keep men In office.
This is shame; it is a lie. There will
be but few kept. The most will have
W SO-lIOll up W OOttoHI' Ii CiOSlSos
| YOU all shall have the right to name a
| friend for Office. [ never nave tried to
| build railroads or belonged to any ring.
| ] am as free as bird in the r,and Will
| never belong to ring"
| M. d. Mum was called for, and made
| short speech, referring to the Aus
| tralian law.
| Mai. Newson followed with good
natured speech. in which he said he did
not want an Office, but preferred to oc-
| cupy rocking chair and escape being
| called out OF bed in the morning aud
| buttOnholed On the street. He had
been called upon by a dozen delegations
tempting him to run. and about twenty
four more delegations got behind him
and pushed him into the bushes,
where he stood as a candi-
date for ward alderman, but
| still he did not want the Office. His
predecessor had done well, but he sup
posed the people wanted an older man.
| If elected he would not open street
along the workingmen's homes unless
| thew positively assured him that they
wanted it. He declared himself in favor
of the eight-hour law, and said every
workingman ought to get Sc a day for
| work-Some of them 81 and others IS a
day.
After the major concluded his speech,
his life-siZed portrait was presented to
| the club. The proceedings thereafter
were brought to close.
!