St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-03
COMMITTEE IN A FIGHT.
Republican County Managers in
Red-Hot Internal
Broil.
They Make and Prove Charges of
Trading Against Each
Other.

The reason for the inactivity Of the
Republican county committee is at last
discovered. The members have been
so busy watching each other to prevent
trading in the interests of pet candi
dates that they have had no time for
campaign work. But the trading has
been going Gil just the same, and now
the committee is OF the verge of diSso-
luton.
1t transpires thatin the executive SEES
sion Monday evening member OF the
committee, who was appointed to please
Kiefer, arose ami made the bold charge
that A. G. Clausen, who is member of
the committee, and was present. is en-
gagged in the Tenth ward III trading Re-
publican candidates for votes for d. M.
Sullivan, the Republican candidate for
the legislature. The gentleman spoke
at some length, but gave no specific in
stances. When he took his seat, Mr.
CiauSen arose in towering rage, and
said that he would not be so personal as
to name the gentleman, but that he
knew that a member of the committee
was at lr0ndale, on certain days named
by the speaker. nva5Sng the whole
district trading OF any and every Re-
publican candidate on the ticket for
votes for Kiefer. Mr.. ClauSen delivered
a roast that would do credit to "a states
man, and wound up by rendering his
resignation as member OF the commit
tee.
The committee took up the case of
Mr.. Clausen, and finally voted to not
accept his resignation. The case of the
other gentleman was called OH. Mr..
Clausen had stated that he was prepared
to prove his asSertions-that he was
equipped with instances and proofs, so
that case could not be disposed OF so
summarily. After number of heated
speeches were made, it was voted that
an Investigating committee be appoint
ed, and that Mr.. Clausen be requested
to appear before the committee with his
evidence The Investigating committee
was appointed, and held its first meet
ing Tuesday. 1t was In session Tues
day evening, and adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman. 1t is reported
by party in position to know that a
strong case is being made against Mr..
Kiefer'S man, and 1t is very probable he
will be fired from the committee.
If this extreme measure is reS0rted to
several members of the committee will
resign, and it is quite likely that the en-
tire body will go to pieces, and leave
the candidates to paddle their own
canoes.
While the Kiefer man was not equip
ped with any especial instances of Mr..
Clausen's work in the interests of Sulli-
van there are very good reasons for be
lieving that Mr.. Clausen is guilty of the
charge.
There IS no longer a question but that
trading in the interests of Kiefer is
going on by the wholesale. Said Re-
publican leader Yesterday:
'Tti well known to Republicans that Mr..
Kiefer has instructed his intimate friends to
trade anything and everything for him, and
to leave no stone unturned. This trading
has been going on shamelessly; but the COM
mittee was at a loss to know how TO reach
the matter; in fact. 1t was timid about touch
ing the matter at all But Mr.. Kiefer's spec
ial agent on the committee has opened the
ball, and am glad of it, for now we will go
to the bottom of the thing, let the conse-
euences be what they may. We do not pro-
pose to have our ticket sold out by Kiefer,
and we'll 90 down together if necessary