St. Paul daily globe., 1892-04-20
KIEFER TO THE REAR.
Col. Wright Has a Clear Run
for the G. o. P. Nom
ination.
Republican Silk Stockings
Crowd Kiefer Out Of the
Race.
The "Kids" Red Hot at the
Latest Turn Of Az
fairs.
Political Chat Garnered on
the Street and at Head
quarters.

II IS only rciteratiOn Of the wild and
weird anathemas Of past campaigns.
Dirty politics is the stock In trade OF
the ST. Paul Republicans. 1t has al
ways been 50, and the course will un-
dOubtedly be perpctuated until the
party shall have passed into history as
an institution Of the past-an instltu-
tion that so outraged the ethics Of de-
cency that an inceused and outraged
people rose up in their constitutional
might and crushed the party out Of eX-
istence.
The vocabulary Of the political writer
IS strained 10 find cpithets to suit per
verled tastes. Nothing too mean can
be said Of an officeh0lder II he happens
10 be an adherent Of the prlnci-
pies OF the immortal Jefferson.
The city comptroller Is openly
charged with overt acts that would sub
ject his official career TO the closest
scrutiny OF a grand jury, but The papers
are mighty careful not TO particulaflZe.
They resort to inuendO by implication.
They proclaim with more holy than
thou" air that, If Oscar LOnegren be
elected, IL viii not take two years for
the public to learn the condition of the
city's financial affairs. What a mall
cious absurdlty. Comptroller pOnthan's
reports have been published in the daily
papers OF the city every month during
his tenure of Office. and statement has
been regularly mailed each month 10
The banks OF the city. Moreover, 1t is
charged that Comptroller P0nthan's
report, just published, is a insstatement
of facts and misleading. Is 1t so, in
deed! Why doesn't the smart young
man who makes the startling dis
cOvery give a detailed expose? Be
cause there is none 10 give. The
figures are absolutely correct, as can be
verified by any expert accountant VINO
wishes 10 inspect the books. And Il
should be added that Mr.. POnthan has
kept his books open to the public. Amy
man can see them at his pleasure. Such
disreputable warfare must serve to en-
list the sympathies OF all fair-mindeG
men, and the promugators will be
Inundated.
1t is simply the disordered assaults cf
dlsgruntled minority. The party that
Is out is sore because it is not in, and
the ringleadets howl like Comanche
Indians about the pursuit of spoil. And
there is a lack of method in this mad
ness. One issue declares one thing and
the succeeding issue quite the reverse.
IN one issue, for Illustration. Fr9nk Bat
tlcy is doomed ''out Of sight," and it is
proclaimed that he has cinCh on the
nomination, and in another the sad la
ment is truly pathetic. 1t Is recorded
that Frank has no chance. So il 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 in the Democratic ranks, de-
spite tile yapid yaporngs Of the OppO-
eitiOn.
1t is now authortatiyely announced
that Col. kiefcr will not consent TO 70
INTO 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 wrote
letter peremptorily Withdrawing his
name. This Dispatch makes this an
nOuncement:
col. A. r. Kiefer who is in the midst OF
Rad bereavement will not be Il candidate for
mayor, and il appears To be in decidedly poor
tHSIe for some of the city hall organs 10 keep
continually 9lluding TO him in this eounee-
tion at the present moment. Col kiefer is
sadly awaiting the arrival OF the remains of
his wife and muisteung TO the suferingS of
daughter who is very i'll, and common de-
Cency, If nothing else, should prevent the
futile attempts being made to create an i'm
preston that he is taking part as a candidate
in the campaign
That settles it. Col. Wright will be
indOrsed by the Turner hall convention.
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j. c. Wall's 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-
venti0n will place him in nomination as
the Democratic candidate for alderman
from the ST. Anthony Hill district. Mr..
Wall has the elements of perennial
popularity, and should he enter the
canvass he has an excellent opportunity
OF redeeming the rock-ribbed strong
hold or the Republican, party. Fred G..
IngerSOll will be his opponent. and it
goes without saying that Wall can count
on mighty big vote from the contin-
gent that would supp6rt IngerSoll were
less popular and capable candidate
placed in the ileld by tine Democrats.
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Ingersol is the cabalistic candidate,
and he is now seeking Il Republican in
dOrsement. Last evening it was report
ed that the wires are SO well laid out in
the Seventh that an lngerSoll delegation
will 20 TO the Turner hall convention
tomorrow. 1t will make an interesting
canvass, and ii would bring out the full
vote of the ward May 5.
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There are several candidates for the
Republican nomination in the Fifth
ward, but the popular thing seems to be
to indOrSe the cabalistic ticket That
is the programme, and it doesn't re-
quire a prophetic soul to predict that
1t 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 in their behalf. The voters will
choose as between certainty and a
speculation.
Charley Petseh is deserving of un-