St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-10

A candidate is measured by the voters
in 4 great way by the character of his
supporters and bosom friends. In this
connection it may be interesting to
quote few remarks made by ptOmi-
nent Republican yesterday. in speaking
of the nominations of his party. "The
supporters of Col. Kiefer are enough to
condemn him in the eyes of the voters
of this city," said the gentleman, land
deservedly so. The people of st. Paul
are not going to trust the affairs of this
city in the hands of man or set Of men
dominated by Darius Reese, Henry
Johns and Capt. Joe Burger. / have
been accustomed to vote the straight
Republican ticket all my life, but pro-
pose to do some scratching this time.
The kids as certain corrupt Clique
in the Republican party of st. Paul is
dubbed, may nominate the party tick
cts, but they can't elect them"
There was CONSERVATION in the ranks
of Col. Kiefer's ardent supporters yes
terday, caused by the rather unexpected
position taken by the Pioneer Press.
"We knew" said one of the kids, "that
the proprietors of the Pioneer Press
we're hostile to Col. Kiefer, but we did
not suppose that the paper would dare
kick so far over the traces"
A prominent Republican went into
the store of Mccarthy IL Donnelly yes
terday, and after blowing for time
about the strength of the Republican
city ticket, offered to bet 5000 to 500
that Col. Kiefer would be elected. Mr..
Donnelly said all right and wanted to
close the bet, when the other fellow
backed out. MI. Donnelly then offered
all kinds of odds, finally Offering to bet
$500 to $50 that Mayor Smith would be
reelected, and the Republican took a
sneak"
The room at Clifton hall, formerly
| used as a restaurant in the days when
! John B. Baker ran the Clifton, has been
fitted up, and will be the Republican
| headquarters during this campaign.
"Has any one heard anything of the
Uuion League Republican club lately?''
was a question asked by Republican
yesterday in crowd. 1t elected nc
answer, but it did raise laugh.
One of the most popular nominees on
the Democratic ticket is Mark Costello.
| He has friends among all classes. and
his election is conceded by majority
larger than has been given any candi-
| date for alderman in st. Paul in recent
years. His popularity with the labor
| ing men is something phenomenal, and
| men refused to strike two years age
| when every other contractor in the city
was deserted.
The following call has been issued by
! Secretary NOrmandin, of the Eighth
| Ward Democratic club:
| A large meeting of the Eighth Ward Demo
| cratic club will be held on Thursday evening
| April 10, at Brandl's hall, corner University
| and Western avenues. You are all respect
fully invited to attend. as business of great
| importance will be brought for your due con-
! sideration. Hon. John W. Willis will be
| present TO address the meeting in true Demo
| cratic style, also giving full instructions OF
| the Australian law. We hope to have the
pleasure to see a grand Democratic rally on
this occasion, SO as to discuss important
| questions also to make it worthy of the hon
| orable gentleman above named, who will be
| the speaker of the evening. Come one, come
| all. Remember first and last, unity in oul
ranks, and victory for the Democratic ticket
on May & next Very respectfully.
l.. A. NoRMANDIN,
Secretary of the Eighth Ward Democratic
| Club.
When Freedom from her mountain height
| Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe OF night
And howied, Darius Reese. get there!"
Fred w. Bott is making manly FIGHT
in the Second ward, and, aided by the
voters who are opposed to clique oil
monopoliSts and old-time ringSterS run
ming things in the interests of the syn.
dictate that saddled thousands of dollars
of assessments on the ward, he is almost
certain to win.
John G. Wise. the veteran and popular
editor of the Mankato Review. has the
following to say of the Democratic city
ticket:
We feel like eongratulating the Democrats
OF st. Paul upon the excellent ticket nomi
mated for city officers. Bob Smith is without
exception the strongest candidate to bt
| named for mayor. He is honest and con
scientious, and his election insures a gooG
| administration. John Roche, as controller
has done more than any other public Office
to keep down expenses, and having held thu
position for the past fifteen or twenty years
it would seem strange TO find any other maj
| in the office.
w
new Republican city committee to-day
He has been out of the city since thu
convention.
"The Kids appear to have bitten of
a great deal more than they can chew.
remarked prominent citizen yester
day.
The members of the East Side syndi
cate are fearful OF the defeat of theiI
candidate for the aldermanie represent
alton of the Second ward, L.. E. Reed
The latter has not the ghost of chance
of election, and inWardly his supporters
know this. Overtures have therefore
been made to Fred W. Bott, seeking tt
secure his retirement. The Democratic
candidate quite properly Spurned thu
offers made to him. His manly actor
will endear him still more to the tax
payers of the Second ward. From now
on to the day of election no quarter j:
| to be given this soulless syndicate
After the 9th of May decent burial is
all that will be necessary for the corpse
In which party, Democratic or Re
| publican, are the people allowed to have
! hand in making nominations? Ii
| view of the fact that some Republican:
| labor under the impression that theil
| party nominations are always the result
| of the voters action at the primaries
| and that the nominations of all theil
| opponents are made by a select few, i
| NAV be we'll to compare the votes cas-
] at the several party primaries, those o