St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-07
IN A POLITICAL WAY.
A Secret Effort Among Repub-
licans to Knife Kiefer
Tonight.
Slate Schemes Of the Party
Leaders That May Gang
Aglee.
The Colored Vote ResentS the
Imputation That 1t is Mere
Baggage.
Political Shots and Flashes
From All Portions Of
the City.

hcpuUllCdI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III thto
campaign. But the opposition voiced
by the Pioneer Press is not all there is
of it, by any means. Whether the
friends OF Col. Kiefer believe it or not,
there exists very strong feeling
against their man. and. what is more to
the point, it will crop out at the prl-
marieS this evening.
1.-The nomination of Col. Kiefer is not
by any means certain" remarked very
prominent Republican politician yes
terday. 81 know of dead certainty
that he will have an active and power
full OPPOSITION at the primaries and in the
convention, unless he drops out of the
race voluntarily while there is yet time.
He has repeatedly said that he was not
a candidate, and did not want the NOM
ination unless it came to him with some
thing near unanimity. This latter con-
tingency will not occur, and if the col
onel meant what he said he will not
head the Republican ticket this spring."
But Col. Keifer can carry the prima-
res, can he not?" asked the GLOBE rep
reSentatiVe.
81 presume he can easily enough if he
goes into the fight, but no one knows
better than Col. Kiefer the utter hope
lessness of his cause if he has to make a
fight for the nomination. There will be
many delegates elected tomorrow
evening who will refuse to express
themselves OH the mayoralty question,
and many of them will be men sup
posed to be for Col. Kiefer for mayor.
These men will all be on deck at the
convention. Under the circumstances,
and in view of the dignified position
taken by Col. Kiefer all along. think
it safe prediction that he will not be
nominated by the Republicans for
mayor"
But who will be nominated" asked
the reporter.
"Oh, that's all right" was the an
Swer. ga number of gentlemen have
been talked over, any one of whom will
do and be perfectly satisfactory to the
entire Republican party. None of them
will be sprung, however, until the
proper time comes"
This frank conversation confirms
what the GLOBE has all along insisted
that there existed an organized resist
ance in the Republican camp to Col.
Kiefer as the party nominee for mayor.
Will it triumph? Undoubtedly, unless
the gallant colonels courage is screwed
up to that pitch when he will doff his
| coat and enter the fight. If he or his
friends allow the primaries to go by de-
fault another man will be nominated
while the colonel is waiting and long
ing for that unanimity which may be
expressed for him by local Republicans
some other year, but not this.
Local Republican circles were not eX-
actly bubbling over with enthusiasm
yesterday over the prospect OF the nomi-
nation of S Nichol for comptroller, but
the nomination of Oil Inspector Samuel
will come Just the same. Il was sur
prised to hear that Sam was candi-
date" said prominent Republican
| politician yesterday, who is, by the way,
also a merchant of some wealth, land
while L don't think it would be wise
nomination, | would vote for him in the
| convention if he really wanted the
nomination.. Sam is friend of mine,
| and | always vote for my friends"
Quite lively contest is promised in
the First ward this evening between the
adherents of Charles Wallblom and
John Copeland. Both are hankering
| and thirSting for the seat in the council
| now held down by Alderman BlOm, and,
| as both men are nustlers of the first
water, the fight will be decidedly warm.
In the Second ward the contest has
| narrowed down to fight between Aid.
| LeithauSer and the Syndicate'S candi-
| date, Banker Reed, with the chances
about even between the two. Some of
the most prominent Republicans tn the
ward largely stockholders or interested
| in the syndicate) are for Reed, and, of
| course, unless very heavy vote is
| polled his chances for the Republican
| nomination are very good.
In the Third ward there will probably
| be no opposition to the ticket headed by
| Dr.. Sandberg for alderman, as the doc
| tor has been indorsed by the Scandi-
navian Independent club, and, besides,
has the thing we'll in hand.
Karl Simmon is the slate candidate in
| the Fourth ward, and will probably go
| through all right, although strenuous
| efforts are being made to pull him off
| the course.
The venerable Maj. T. M. Newson
| will have no opposition in the Fifth
ward, but, as one of his friends ex-
pressed it last evening, his chances for
a consulate, while they may be very
! slim. are much better than those of his
election in the Fifth ward.
! In the Sixth ward number of candi-
| dates have been mentioned, prominent
! among whom are DR.. McNamee and
| Nels j. Ness, with the chances largely
In favor of Ness. as he has resided in
| the ward longer than DR.. McNamee.
| and besides invested good round dol
| lar for a certificate of membership inithe
Citizens Election league.
| Aid. Sanborn will have no opposition
| in the Seventh ward, unless the younger
element OF the party on the hill decide
to take hand during the day, which is
altogether unlikely.
| A.F.Guager's numerous political clubs
| have succeeded in placing him before
the Eighth ward SO prominently that he
| will probably have little difficulty in Sc
curing the nomination. There is con-
| siderable opposition to him among the
straight-out Republicans on account of
the uncertainty of his politics, but he
will carry the primaries just the same.
Henry Hinkens and Herman Hillman
| are doing some lively hustling in the
| Ninth. but the chances are largely in
! favor of the nomination of HinkenS,
F.! who will continue in the future as i'll
| the past to preach in favor of eight
! hours labor while practieing ten and
half.
in the Tenth ward w. M. Todd and
Aid. r. V. Pratt will cross swords-that
| is, Todd will carry Hamline and Pratt
| st. Anthony Park, but as Hamline has
enc more delegate than the other saburb
the nomination will go to Todd without
; a doubt.
Aid. Sullivan will have no opposition
| i'll the Eleventh ward.
! The frantic efforts of tie Pioneer