The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-16

to Help Elect Kiefer He Must
HOtel-"GriG" Finally Agrees
to 1t.
Mayor" Griffin agreed yesterday to
keep away from Republican headQuar-
ters.
When the matter was first suggested
to him he said nit"
1t made him angry to think that there
were a lot more Seventh ward men
who, like r. r. Rantoul. didn't want
to be mixed up with him.
Finally his anxiety to help Col Kie-
fer overcame any feeling Of resentment
! stirred up by the proposition and he
agreed to Shun Republican headquar-
| tiers.
| 1t was nice piece Of work the kie-
fer managers had on their hands to
Straighten things out with the least
friction. Horton was fractions about
the contact with Griffin that was neces-
sary. He gave it out that he wouldn't
stand for it. But he is running the
campaign and he would not follow his
natural desire and throw the thing up.
Kiefer knew the value of Griffin as
"plugger" with a certain class of peO-
pie, who all vote when they are out
of jail. Griffin had goods to deliver
and he would not deliver without an
explicit understanding of where he
would be at" in case of the election
of Kiefer. Nothing would suit him but
the place he has held under the present
administration. He would deliver his
goods if he was dealt with fairly and
allowed to direct the police force Of the
city.
There was no difficulty with Kiefer.
Henry Pothen had explained the value
of the Griffin connection and the colonel
| wanted votes and didn't much care
whose votes they were. So the control
of the men who know no authority
save Griffin's was turned over to Hor-
ton to be made use Of
Now Griffin is ordinarily wise and is
willing to keep under cover, but there
are times when he puts a just value
on himself and he concluded that he
would mix with the best of them dur
ing the campaign.
They've had me in the nine hole
socially long enough" said Griffin.
Here's where play even.'
When he came on the social carpet
first he had to be treated right, for he
, was accredited by Kiefer He told
Horton few things and they had a
, conference that lasted about twenty
minutes and then Horton got away.
If Grit could have heard what they
SdlO VI IilIil Nueu Tic lelC. the chances
are that he would have thought twice
about his deal.
j. H. Beck, who had sat at his desk
through the interview, after being in
troduced to Crit" was raging He
waited until Freddy" got out. and
then he declared himself. He had been
thinking of what his neighbors out
in She Tenth ward would believe of
him, if they only knew that he was
one Of crowd that was dealing with
Griffin. If he met Griffin on the street
he would have to speak to him, and, if
it should happen that he was walking
with, say, the president Of a railroad
and Griffin had an important matter
to communicate to him, Introduction
would be necessary. He thought of
himself saying:
En- ah, oh, yes, excuse me. Col.
so-andso, this is Mr.. Griffin"
Mr.. Beck does not use bad language,
but he felt vicious enough to say
dreadful things.
When "Reddy' went out, Mr.. Beck
declared himself. He would turn over
the money that had been collected
from the candidates and give up the
| treasury portfolio in the Kefer cabi-
net if that man Griffin was to be a
part of the machine.
Horton shook hands with him and
made some remarks that added pictur-
esque features to the mild declaration
of Mr.. Beck. When Hitler had re-
freshed himself he went to the tele-
phone and started a search for the
colonel. Nick Pottgieser has no
telephone. and the candidate could not
be found. Messengers were sent out
sent for, too, and he declined to re-
spond.
Not me-" said the chief, 'I'm
through with Griffin. and I'll hand h M
to you
None of the Griffin sponsors could be
got at earl; in the evening, and in
the meantime, Beck had been talking.
The consequence was that it was def
nitely given cut that, if Griffin was to
be in the game, he must be kept out
of sight.
W. H. Lightner would certainly not
. play in the same game with Freddy"
| No stretch of the ina gination could
conjure up the picture of Assemb;ym n
Kirke, freshly barbered, high collared
and Immediately clothed. singing
Comrades at the Windsor bar with
Mr.. Griffin. Kirke gave his views
about the alliance, and told what he
thought of the ally.
81 want all the votes he can control,
but I don't want him around these
headquarters" said Kirke.
Some person who is given to levity
said he would like to see Ed Rogers,
i with that delicate split in his hair and
) that benign smile on his visage, grasp
ed rudely by Red and made to take
a part in the refrain:
Hail. Hail, the gangs all here;
What the hill do we care, what the HILL do
we care.
There came very near being a row
in the executive committee when the
members were told that Griffin had
agreed to "go the distance" with them.
They had to put up with it, though.
But they instructed Horton to make
some sort Of arrangement with "Grif''
to keep away from headquarters
: That was the delicate work that
Horton was engaged in yesterday 1t
: was a difficult thing to do, to tell
. man who was necessary to the sue
) cess of his campaign that he was a
! good fellow and all that, but that he
wouldn't do" to have around.
1--WE need his assistance and must
) have it, but we have got to keep him
! under cover as much as possible" said
( he.
"Reddy'' was indignant How'll the
push know that I'm the real thing il
! I don't mix up a bit?" he inquired
I with some show CT reason. Eff I amt
s good enough for you suckers, I amt
) good enough to do business WITH" he
} declared.
I But that's all right about mixine
{ up" said Horton. You know I'm
5 your friend, but these other stiffs are
! not right. Now you be good, and