St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-18
ROGERS KICKED OUT.
The City Hall Machine Will
Have It's Way in the !
County Convention. !
Kiefer to Receive His Reward
for Pulling Out Of the +
Mayoralty Race.
All Republican Tickets to Be
Prepared in the City
Hall Hereafter.
The Most Disreputable Meth
DDS Used to Crowd Out
MIR. Rogers.

Sdhuiudtc lOE tie htpuUllcdl congress
sional nomination in this district.
He withdrew yesterday i'll letter
which tells nothing of the real causes
which led to this action.
The plain fact of the matter is that
Mr.. Rogers was forced to withdraw by
the Republican machine that is in
trenched in the city hall. For the last
two weeks it has been evident to all that
unless some unforeseen event happened
MIR. Rodgers would certainly carry the
Ramsey county primaries, and thus Sc
cure the nomination. This unexpected
event came about, and. as result of it,
Mr.. Rogers penned letter announcing
his withdrawal.
But in this withdrawal there is vast
deal of food for reflection for men of
all parties in this city, and especially
for Republicans. Mr.. Rogers was
forced out of the race for the congress
sionai nomination by men who have
deal to carry out. While his letter is a
simple announcement of his conclusion
without making public the reasons that
brought it out, the real fact is that MIR.
Rogers was kicked out of the race. He
was called into the city hall and plainly
told that the nomination for congress in
this district had been promised Col.
kiefer last spring, provided the colonel
stepped aside for and supported Mayor
Wright and the reform ring in the con-
test for the nomination for mayor.
Col. kiefer perft rmed his part of the
contract. and Mayor Wright and his
henchmen plainly told Mr.. Rogers that
they proposed to carry out their part of
the deal. This at first did not alarm
MIR. Rogers. although
The Mayor Insisted
that he withdraw and allow Col. Kiefer
10 have the empty honor. As the nomi-
nation of Rogers became more certain
the city hall men became alarmed The
mayor was absent, but his managers
were here, and they almost raised the
roof off the city hall in their protesta-
ton against Mr.. Rogers remaining in
the field. He was told that the entire
county ticket would be lost unless if he
persisted in his candidacy. The absurd
and ridiculous nationality issue SO
strongly denounced by Gen. +. w.
Seeley at the meeting of the Central
Republican club Tuesday evening, was
raised, and threats made as to the way
in which the voters of a certain nation
ality would vote i'll case Col. Kiefer was
turhed down.
Unfortunately for MIR. Rogers, he had
nothing to put forth on this score. His
friends could not say here are so many
men who will 20 for Mr.. Rogers be-
cause they came from the same foreign
land as he. For weeks, and, in fact,
ever since Mr.. Rogers entered the field, !
these tactics were in continual use. He :
was bounded by the agents of the ad- !
ministratiOn and given no rest. He was
alternately threatened and caloled. The
ring had taken contract, and it must
be carried out. Under these circuIp-
stances it is small wonder that the pa
tience of Mr.. Rogers finally gave out, !
and he made up his mind TO allow tile
bosses to name the candidate for con-
gress.
The success of the city hall machine
in crowding Mr.. Rogers Off the track
emphasizes the fact that 1t is in full
control of the party.
And no Republican. however faithful
and whatever his services, will dare in
future. only the near future, by the
way, to aspire for party nomination
without first securing the permission of
this machine.
While the usual primary elections
will not be abolished, they will
Cut No Figure
this year. The men who will get places
on the county ticket will be selected i'll
the city hall, and not by the Republican
voters.
The effect of the action of the bosses
toward Mr.. Rogers will be far-reaching
and will lead to general revolt all
along the line. In the Kiefer- Rogers
contest many of the men who will seek
places on the county ticket had enrolled
themselves under the Rogers banner for
the purpose of showing the city admin
istration that it could not dictate the
policy of The party. The withdrawal Of
Mr.. Rogers leaves these men in bad
place. and unless some powerful work is
done the convention that will be called
to nominate the county ticket will be as
completely cut and dried affair as the
convention of next Tuesday. The slate
that is already under preparation will
be put through.
Whether or not this revolt will be
successful is question. but the manner
in which the machine is runningsthingS
will be resented at the polls. The
friends of Mr.. Rogers do not hesitate to
say that they are disgusted with the
hiefer-city hall tactics, and that they
will be heard from later. Had the
friends OF Col. Kiefer been willing to
give Mr.. Rogers chance at the prima-
rieS, things would have been different,
but things have reached a pretty pass,
they argue, when Republican dares
not be a candidate before his party for
nomination. The letter of Mr.. Rogers
forms remarkable contrast to the ut
terances of the Kiefer men during the
past few days. This letter follows;
The Withdrawal.
To my Friends of the Fourth Congress
sional District: Owing to complications
which have arisen, details of which are
not necessary in this connection. and
upon the advice of my friends, | have
concluded to withdraw from the contest
for the nomination to congress. Myself
and friends are unwilling that the fruits
of the glorious victory of the spring
election should be lost or haZarded by
any discOrd or dissension in the Repub-
lican ranks at this time, hence this ac-
ton.
shall be most happy at any time to
serve those friends who have SO unself-
ishly assisted me in this contest. l have
no enemies to punish. The press of the
city has treated me with uniform court
esy. for which am grateful.
Myself and friends Eill give Col.
Kiefer and the entire ticket our cordial
ane active support.
EnuApn ~