St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-22

tificate in the back of each book. That
certificate must show the total of the
two days registration - not tO-day's
alone-but the total registration.
Frederick Nelson-If find myself at
the bottom of the poll on the 9th of May
next, allow me to state that my face, in
case of defeat. will not be longer than
that of Gen. Lee when he handed his
sword to Gen. Grant: and in case my
battle should prove a sequel OF Eriek-
sons Monitor against Merrimac, my
face will not be narrower than that of
Gen. Grant when he returned to Lee his
emblem of soldiership.
"Col. Kiefer is slippery individual.
whose word never could be depended
on"
Thus spoke one of the most promi-
mems Republicans of the FIRST ward yes
terday afternoon at his place OF bust
ness on East Seventh street. His name
is A. P. Croonquist, and he has good
reason as we'll as the pre-eminent right
to speak on the subject of Kiefer
and Kiefer's promises; for Mr.. Groom
quist claims to have been once betrayed
by Col. Klefer after having had the lat
tiers solemn promise that he would do
exactly the contrary.
Nine wears ago, when Col. Kiefer
was clerk of the district court of Ram
sey county, he had very great desire
to hold on to his job, and. indeed,
worked the matter I'D so thoroughly
that he secured a denomination from
the Republican party. On the ticket
with him was placed Mr.. Croonquist as
a candidate for register OF deeds. Col.
Kiefer, although in honor bound to
stand by the whole ticket, gave his
word to Mr.. Croonquist that he would
pull straight for the party's nominee
for register of deeds. as well as for the
straight ticket.
But what did Col. Kiefer do? Here
it is i'm Mr.. Croonauist's own words:
In 1881, when Col. Kiefer was run
ming for clerk of court" said Mr..
Croonquist, 81 was candidate on the
same ticket for register of deeds. He
was so sure of his election that he didn't
pay any attention OF care for any one
else on the ticket | went to him. how
ever, and obtained his promise that he
would not make any combinations
against me. The day before the cleo
ton l went into his Office in the old
court house and found a lot of straight
Republican tickets there with the name
of the Democratic candidate for regis
ter of deeds on them. The next
day these were sent into Little Canada
and other outside towns. where some of
my friends found and brought me them.
l then learned That Col. Kiefer had
made combination with the Demo
cratic candidate for register by which
they were both to be elected. at once
spread the news among my friends,
no nd %
ties, and the result was that both Kiefer
and [ were showed under at the polls.
He hasn't come around to see me since
his nomination for mayor, and don't
believe he will come. told him nine
years ago that If he was not true TO me
then [ would remember him. [ was
told then by the old settlers, and l have
seen it verified many times since. that
Kiefer was a slippery fellow, and no
one could depend upon his promises.
shall work against him all l am able
this time, for the simple reason that L
would regard his election as nothing
less than public calamity to st. Paul"
G. j. Lomen, one of the Republican
nominees for municipal judge, is circu-
lating cards Oh which his photograph is
pasted. Mr.. Lomen, of course, cannot
help knowing he is an unusually hand
some mana perfect Apollo-but there
is really no occasion for his telling the
public that he knows it.
The voter who will put but one cross
mark on his ticket and that one opposite
! the name of Robert A. Smith, may rest
| assured his ballot will count, and count
one vote for every Democrat OIL the
| ticket.
The executive committee OF the Re-
| publican city committee held meeting
| at the Clifton last evening, and, after
| hearing the report of NJ. w. Fitzgerald
on contributions, and directing him to
continue levying tribute OH the various
''soft' marks now holding city, state
| and federal offices in st. Paul, adjourned.
Why didn't the governor force the
| Pioneer Press to come out in favor of
Col. Kiefer a la Sam Nichols? The
| governor should not be partial in this
string-pulling business. In return for
| the very much Merriam city committee
| Chairman Sanborn gave the Republi-
| cans the governor can afford to do some
thing.
Senator Frank A. Day, of Martin
county, who is, by the way, as strong a
Republican as there is in the state, ex-
| presses himself as follows on the politi-
cal situation in St. Paul:
| The Republieal municipal ticket of st.
Paul seems to be having hard shedding. of
| the three Republican papers, the Pioneer
! Press condemns, the News openly opposes,
and the Dispatch damns it with faint praise.
| When the Democrats put up a man like
| genial generous, broad-minded Robert A.
| Smith for mayor we do not wonder that
| feeling of apathy comes over the Republic
| ans.
An interesting question at this time
is how would the stockholders of GER
tain hail insurance company vote were
| they all in st. Paul instead of being
| scattered all over the state. Each one
| contributed from s125 upwards and
| they have never received dividend.
In this connection the MonteVideo Com
| mercial remarks: HAS the 6. o. p. got