St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-10
Col. Kiefer's Congressional
Boom Daily Growing Beau
tifully Less.
DeSertion Of the "Kids" in the;
Spring Lost Him Many
Friends.
Republican Executive Com
mittee Selected by Chair
man Jennison.
Political lettings Gathered
From the Ranks of All
Parties.

A lively fight is being precipitated
among the Republicans of Ramsey
county as to the party's nominee fol-
| congressional honors. The ayowed can
didates are Col. a. r. Kiefer and E. G
Rogers. 1t has been stated that Sena.
tor Dean and Senator Stevens have
been approached" but positively de-
clined to enter the arena. The contes,
| for the nomination will therefore he
| fought out between Col. Kiefer and
MIR. Rogers, and. from the present out
| look, considerable feeling Will be Gre
| ated in the Republican ranks.
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Col. Kiefer's candidacy for congress
dates from the city spring campaign. Ii
| had been generally understood. UP to
within twenty-four hours of the holding
of the Republican city convention, that
Col. kiefer had but to say the word and
he could have the party's nomination
for mayor. The colonel, at the time,
was lab0ring under the int1ictiOn of a
severe family bereavement, and, it is
said. was approached by the friends
of Col. Wright, who promised. npon his
withdrawal from the Inayoral candidacy
to give him their support for congress.
George Thompson was prominent in
these negotiations. as were also Ii. f.
Stevens anu III. ID. Mum.
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The recognized supporters of Col.
I Kiefer in this county have been the
much-mallgned kids of the Repub-
lican party, the workers of the party,
to whose efforts the success of the party
in the city is largely due. The kids
were very DESTROYS that Col. kieter
should consent to accept the nomina-
ton. and dallied for days in the vain
hopes that he would come round to
dlShments of the silk-StOcking element
were too much for Col. kiefer. He re-
tired from the field at the eleventh hour.
and Col. Wright secured the coveted
nomination.
The kids have not forgotten this
act of desertion Oh the part of their
leader, anu now comes the sequei-they
will be found Oil the side of E. G.
Rogers in the primaries for the con-
gressional delegates. That they will
win is apparent from the recent stand
MAIZE by the kids" for McGiil'S guber-
material boom. In that fight the kids
were opposed by the very men who
have pledged their support TO Col.
Klefer in his attempt to get seat in
congress. with the result that the silk
stockings were beaten hip and thigh.
No one will deny that the ''kids" have
control of the Republican primaries of
this county. and can manipulate the
county conventions to please them
selves. And they will nominate Rogers
in spite of the opposition of MeSsrS.
Thompson ct al.
One of the young Republicans re-
marked yesterday: I'VE propose to
teach Col. Kiefer d lesson. He deserted
his friends when charmed by honeyed
words and fine promises of his Whilom
opponents, and he must take the cOnSe-
quences. That the young Republicans
can accomplish his defeat is evidenced
by the manner in which Thompson,
Costello IL Co. were swiped in the re-
cent county convention. These men
are the hackers of Col. Kiefer. and when
the caucuses take place the gallant col
wards. Mark my prediction: Ed Rogers
will be the Republican nominee for
congress-"
If Col. Kiefer cannot get the support
of Ramsey county in the congressional
convention he is "a very dead duck"
The Fourth congressional district is
made up of Ramsey, Washington,
Isanti, Kanabec and Chisago. Mr..
Rogers friends claim that he will carry
all the outside counties. and with the
opposition of the kids" i'll his own
county. Col. Kiefer had better return, to
his desk rather than go down to an
inglorious defeat.
The headquarters of the Republican
state central committee have been To-
Gated in the EndicOtt block, suite of
rooms having been secured on the fourth
floor. The executive committee, having
charge of the details of the Republican
campaign, is composed of F. q. Inger-
soil, Ramsey; 4. E. Kennaston, Wiikin
Y. w. Kingsley, Mower; Ii. b. Strait,
Scott: FL. +. Brown, Hennepin. Chair
man Jameson and Secretary Bixbv are
eX-otticio members of this committee.
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A meeting of the Fourth district Re-
publican congressional committee has
been called for Friday morning Mt Ii
for the congressional convention and
the apportionment of delegates will he
decided.
1t was rumored around town last
evening that G. Tyson Butcher was a
candidate for the legislature from the
Fourth ward. Mr.. Butcher is credited
with saying that he can wipe the earth
with Henry Johns, who is named as a
legislative candidate from the same
ward.
ID. w. LAWYER has returned from Du-
luth, where he had consultation with
Chairman jacques. of the Democratic
appointment of the five members at
large on the state central committee.
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Senator Davis, who is home to take
the stump in the ensuing campaign,
from an interview yesterday would in
dictate that he is going to do so solely in
the interests of the Republican party.
Senator Davis says: Il shall take the
stump and work for the success of the
party, wherever it can be of service,i
from now until election" The senator
might take the people into his coufi-
dence. Were it not for the fact that he
is candidate for reelection to the,
United States senate, he would not be,
seen on many platforms in Minnesota
this campaign. The senator is going on
the stump for-for himself.
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The Republicans are very eager to
pull lgnatiuS Donnelly out OF the CUB
ernatorial race. They see that with the
Peoples party III the field. there is moth
ing on earth to prevent the election of
the Democratic candidate. Mr.. DON
nelly may be fool, but he cannot DE
such fool as the Republicans would
have US beiieve-haying fought FOR a
nomination for years, and then, having
secured his ambition, at once retire.
The wish on the part of the Republicans
is but father to the thought. A close
friend OF MIR. Donneliy'S yesterday said !:
There is not the shadow of truth in
Mr Ii