The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-01
HE HAS NO INCLINATION TO Ao.
CEPT A SILVER PLATFORM
NOMINATION. II
WOULD BE UNFAIR, He SAYS,
BOTH TO HIMSELF AND THE pARTv
WHICH NOMINATED HIM TO
RUN. n
CHAPEL TO BE SACRIFICED.
1ermans to Vote for WAGNER and
Maintain the Dignity of an In
suited Clientele. d

1t Is a good thing the Democratic
county convention authorized it's chair
man TO appoint committee with an.
thorlty 10 I'LL vacancies on the ticket
should any occur That COMMITTEES
| Will nave work to do. The convention
contrary TO the promises of the partv
ieauefs, selected candidate who ia
not Tree silver man. Perhaps the
| nomination was made inadvertently.
out IL seems odd that Seventh ward
democrats should not have known the
sentiments of their candidate for tha
legislature, for Tom O'Brien, national
committeeman, G. D. O'Brien, chair.
| man OF the convention, and w. p.
Murray, the Oldest and best posted
man on the people Of the ward, were
ali on the delegation. But, In spite Of
th1s' the name of c. w. Gordon waa
presented as candidate for the legis.
lature from the. ward, and the con.
vent1on promptly ratified the selec.
ton.
But Mr.. Gordon Is a sound money
democrat, and will have none of the
honor thrust upon him. He is alb
sent in the East, else his name would
nave been withdrawn before the con.
vent1on adjourned, If, indeed, it would
nave been presented at all. Friends
OF Mr. Gordon, knowing his sentiments
and believing that he was not In SYM
pathy with the free silver party ana
that he would not accept the nom
Indtlon from such a source, advised
MIN py wire OF the action Of the con-
Vention. Last evening the following
telegram was received from Mr.. Cor
don, which demands the withdrawal
ma w ell
Please notify the proper officials that r
must positively decline nomination 7 shall
vote for Mckinley in the coming election II
l reach home in time. The convention would
not nave nominated me II 1t had known that
am not in sympathy with the Democratic
platform, and cannot this year vote FOR Demo-
cratic nominees. Under the circumstances
refusal to accept nomination is absolutely
necessary Any other course would be I'M
fair to those who so kindly placed me in
nomination.
The friends Of Mr.. Gordon feel highly
complimented at his choice and onlv
regret that the nomination came in
such way that he was obliged to de-
cline It. They feel that he would be a
splendid candidate and that on q sound
money platform he would receive the
support of so many Republicans that
even in the Seventh ward the Demo-
Gratis would have had chance for
sending representative to the legis-
lature this term
| Chairman O'Brten went to Milwaukee
on business trip Immediately after
the close of the convention Tuesday
evening, and was expected to appoint
| the committee named above upon his
return. L. D. O'Brien was notified last
evening of Mr.. Gordon's declination to
appear as a candidate on the ticket
and arrangements will be made to fiji
the vacancy at the earliest possible
moment.
The county Republicans are uneasy,
and with good cause. Their candidate
for sheriff is in danger. When the
! Republicans turned Col. Kiefer down
and gave +. G. Stevens q nomination
for congress they were laying up pun
| ishment for themselves In the future.
| Col. Kiefer bore his defeat with meek
| ness, and the Republican leaders only
smiled when 1t was suggested that the
colonel would get even" before elec-
ton day. "Kiefer is too good Repub-
lican," they said, mot to support our
ticket from top to bottom
But Col Kiefer, whatever he may IN
tend personally has plenty Of friends
| who are willing to avenge his defeat.
They propose, IL possible, to make
| Sheriff Chapel the object of their dis
pleasure. Through him they will re-
mind the Republicans that they do not
control the German vote Of the county.
Col. Kiefer was defeated for a re-
nomination principally because some Of
the local bosses couldn't use him.
Whatever his faults, Kiefer was not
the tool of the political Pooh-Bahs Of
Ramsey county. Therefore he was
slaughtered, and it was given out that
| 1T was not good policy to give any man
/ three terms in Office. But the Pooh
| Bahs didn't talk that way when the
! county convention was held and Sher-
| iff Chapel bobbed up for renomina-
ton. Maybe the bosses couldn't help
themselves, for 1t Is admitted that
Chapel has the strongest machine any
| Republican ever had back of him In
| the county. But 1t was noticeable that
| the same men who worked against
Kiefer were Chapers best friends. The
third term cry was not raised except
| by the friends Of other candidates for
the Office Of sheriff, and they were not
strong enough numerically to put up
vigorous plant.
| Chapel was nominated. Col. Kiefer's
friends Immediately raised the ob1ec-
ton that If third term could not be
given Kiefer a third term should have
/
most to man were willing to do any,
thing to teach the bosses a lesson. It
| was suggested that German be NOM
mated by the Democrats for sheriff,
| and then Col. Kiefer and his friends
| would support that nominee. Before
| the Democratic convention was held
| John WAGNER was the favorite candi-
| date for treasurer. But Kiefer and his
| followers said give US Wagner for o.
| candidate for the Office Of sheriff and
We viii support him to the utmost.
| Wagner was visited by The Demo-
! cratic leaders and by Kiefefs friends.
| After due consideration Wagner con-
sented to become the candidate Of the
Democratic convention for the Office OF
| sheriff. The first part of the pro-
| gramme was completed with Wage
| ner's nomination on Tuesday.
| Last evening the Volkszeitung,
staunchly Republican in everything,
bolted Chapel. The reason assigned
| in the editorial announcement was that
/ neither Chapel nor any other man
should be given the same office three
! times in succession. The editorial also
called attention to the candidacy OF
| John WAGNER and advised the Ger
1 mans of the county to vote for him.
The Republican convention, too, made
/ some enemies for Chapel James
| Schoonmaker, who was a candidate for
4 district Judge, was thrown down hard
by the bosses. His candidacy was men,
famed with rAzpncfful terms hl1f thR