St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-20
KIEFER TO THE REAR.
Col. Wright Has a Clear Run
for the G. o. P. Nom
nation.
Republican Silk Stockings
Crowd Kiefer Out Of the
Race.
The kids" Red Hot at the
Latest Turn Of AT
fairs.
Political Chat Garnered on
the Street and at Head
quarters.

It is only n reiteratIon Of the Wild and
wcird auathemas OF past campaigns.
Dirty politics is the stock In trade Of
the st. Paul Republicans. 1t has al
WAYS been so, and the course Will un-
doubtcdiy be perpctuatcd until the
party Shall have passed into history rs
an institution of the past an instltu-
ton that 50 outraged the ethics Of de
cency that an inccUscd and outraged
people rose up in their constitutional
might and crushed the party out Of eX-
istrncc.
The vocabulary Of the politica! writer
S strained to find "pithets to suit per
yertcd tastes. Nothing too mean can
be said Of an Officrh0lder If ne happens
10 be an adherent Of the princi-
pies OF the immortal Jefferson
The city comptroller Is openly
charged with overt acts that would sub
lcct his official career 10 the closest
scrutiny Of grand jury, but the papers
are mighty careful not TO partcularlze.
They resort to inuendO by Implication.
They proclaim with more holy than
thou" air that, If Oscar LOncgTen be
elected. IL VIII not take two years for
the public 10 learn the condition Of the
citys financial affairs What a mali
ciOus absurdlty. Comptroller Ponthan's
reports have been published in The daily
papers of the city every month during
his tenure Of Office and a statement has
been regularly mailed each month 10
The banks OF the city. Moreover, 1t IS
charged that Comptroller POnthan's
report, Just published, is misatatemcnt
of facts and misleading. Is II so, in
deed, Why doesn't the smart young
man who makes the startling dis
coycry give il detailed expose? Be
cause there is none to give. The
figures are absolutely correct, as can be
verified 10y any expert accountant who
WISHES to inspect the books. And i;
should be added that Mr. Ponthan has
Kept his books open 10 the public. Any
man can see them at his pleasure. Such
dlsrcputable warfare must serve to en-
Inst the sympathics of all tair-mindeG
men. and Tie promulgators will be
Inundated.
A.
1t is simply the dsordcred assaults cf
dlsgruntled minority. The party that
Is out is sore because it is not in, and
the riugeaders howl like Comanchc
Indians about the pursuit OF spoil And
there is a lack Of methOd i'm this mad
ness. one issue declares one thIn@ and
the succeeding issue quite the reverse.
in one issue, for Illustration. Fr9nll Bat
tlcy is Doomed "Out Of sight and il IS
proclaimed that he has Il cimch on the
nomination, and in another the sad la
meut is truly pathetic. 1t is recorded
t,tt a. NJ gI
been in every instance where there has
been and is Democratic rivalry. But
this does not distress Democrats in the
least. They have learned the lesson
long years ago and know just what to
expect from the Republican organs. 1t
seems unnecessary to predict absolute
harmony i'm the Democratic ranks, de-
spite the yapid yapOr.ngs OF the OppO-
ELTON.
1t is now authoritatiycly announced
that Con. Kictcr Will not consent 10 20
mo the canvass for mayor While it
is certain that the kids had not given
up the hope of getting him 10 head the
ticket again, Yesterday Col. kiefer wlote
Il letter ptremporily Withdrawing his
name. This Dispatch makes this an
NOuncemeni.
Ead bereavement viii not be candidate tor
muyor and it appears To be in decidedly poor
TASTE for some of the city hall organs 10 keep
continually aludiug to him in this counec-
non ut the present moment. Col hieter is
sadly awaiting the arrival OF the remains of
ms wife and miusterng to the sGtlcriugs of
q daughter who is very Ill., ana common de
Ceucy, If nothing else, should prevent the
futile attempts being made to create an i'm.
preston thut he is taking part rs a candidate
in the camrHgu.'
rhat settles it. Col Wright will be
Endorsed by the Turner hall convention.
~
j. c. Walrs friends are doing some
pretty effective huStlinG for him. While
Mr.. Wall has given them no particular
encouragement, it is possible that the
Seventh ward delegates to the city con-
VentiOn Will place him i'm nomination as
the Democratic candidate for alderman
from the ST. Anthony Hill district Mr..
Wall has the elements OF perennial
popularity. aud should he enter the
canvass he has an excellent opportunity
OF Tedeeming the rock-ribOed strong
hold OF the Republican party. Fred G.
Inrersoll Will be his opponent. and it
goes without saying that Wall can count
on a mighty big vote from the contin-
gent that would support lngersoll were
less popular and capable candidate
placed in the tield by tine Democrats.
~
Ingersoll is the cabalstic candidate,
and he is now seeking Republican in
dOrsement Last evening il was report
ed that the wires are so well laid out in
the Seventh that an Ingersol delegation
viii 20 to the Turner hall convention
tomorrow. 1t will make an interesting
canvass, and il would bring out the full
vote of the ward May 5.
IL
There are several candidates for the
Republican nomination in the Fifth
ward, but the popular thing seems to be
TO ind0rse the cabalistic ticket That
is the programme, and it doesn't re
Quire a prophetic soul to predict that
It will be pretty generally carried out at
the Turner hall convention. 1t Will in
dorse Matthias Czech. While the Market
hall convention will probably renomi-
nate AID. DOrniden. The latter will go
before his constituents upon the record
he has made in the council the past two
years i'm their behalf. The voters will
choose as between certainty and a
speculation.
Charley Petsch is deserving of I'M
Cenal SN-mpathN II is n lomanfa hlp ond