The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-03-29
Political Pointers.

Political r Pointers.
The Democrats have issued call fol
their primaries to be held next Monday
and the Convention on Tuesday.
Remember that to vote one must first
be registered. The registration days are
April 1929. See to it that your name
is properly on the registration books.
The Republican city committee at its
meeting last night decided to hold the
primaries Monday April z, between the
hours of 5 and7 and the convention at
10 A. M. Tuesday April 8.
The" Watch Dog of the Treasury"
John Roche, has for the last quarter of a
fury been Comptroller of the city of St.
Paul, and he haint bit tired. The
worst feature in his case is that he is q
Democrat.
Col. A. R. Keifer the probable candi-
date for Mayor on the Republican tick
ct is credited with having expressed an
opinion regarding Colored men, while
he was on the school board, that will
injure his chances among his Colored
brethren if the statement is not success
fully denied.
The Offices to be filed at the coming
election Tuesday May 9Th are, Mayor.
Comptroller. Treasurer, two Municipal
Judges, six Aldermen at large and one
from each of the different wards, three
Justices of the Peace and three Con-
stables, and the woods is full of candi-
dates, there being from two to twelve
candidates for each Office.
The Citizens Election League is
wrestling faithfully and we'll with the
difficulties which loom up in connection
with the Australian System. One Of the
significant facts about the League is that
the most interest in it seems to be taken
by the Republicans. Democrats seem
to be little leery. Nobody doubts
however, that the 'unterri6ed" wish TO
haye fair, square election. (?)
The unusual apathy or quietness of
the Af,o-AmericaA voters is one of the
the things the cause of which no one
can learn. Perhaps they are contempla-
ting ways and means to better their con-
dillon poll ically just as other classes of
the cosmopolitan population of the city
do. Ifsuch is the case they are making
a move in the right direction. But a
fellow cannot fine out thing their
mouths are closed like clans.
The city engineer is constructing a
series of fifty small portable houses to
be used as election polling places in the
precincts, where the aldermen were I'M
able to find building in which to hold
the election. These houses are large
enough to accommodate the booths
wherein the voters are to prepare their
tickets, the judges and the clerks and
they will cost 500 each. They can be
folded up and stored. in the same man
ner as the booths. sv3
In the last two years with City, Coun-
ty, State and National elections taking
place, not one Afro-American has been
elected to position nor has one been
appointed TO a position by those they
helped to elect. Numerous promises
were made but, alas! as the old adage
goes promises are like pie crust made to
be broken. Just think of it $4,000 Afro
American voters in Ramsey county and
not one bit Of patronage given to them.
The sh-Anericans. the German
Americans, the Italian-A the
Sweedish-Americans, the Scandinavian
Americans, the Bohemian mericans,
the Frenh-Americans, the Hoodlum-
Americans are all looked after by the
powers that be and it is seen to that they
get a few of the loaves and fishes but
the Afro Americans to the manor born
never has turkey" said to him once.
He is patient but there are times when
patience ceases to be virtue; that time
will come with him and then some very
beautifully made states will be smashed
into smithereens. A hint 10 the wise is
sufficient.