The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-22
SUSPICIOUS OF EACH OTHER
AFFAIRS GETTING WORSE AT
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS
Billy johnson Now Using the Private
Office of the Odd Fellows to Direct
the CampaiEn-COl. kfefer Going
1t AIonc-SharOod Still Watching
the Fourth Ward Suspects-EN-
erythfnE Is Boiling.

The schisms which have now culmi-
mated in open ruptureS at the head
quarters of the Republican city COM
mittee have at least driven Candldate
Kiefer to the point where he has about
decided to ignore the committee and
run his own campaign with the assist
ance of Billy Johnson and the indie
fatigable Nick Pottgieser.
At present the junta holds forth at
Billy Johnsons office in the Odd Fell
lows block although it is a question
of doubt as to how long this will last,
as there is considerable feeling existing
in Odd Fellow circles against Johnson,
who makes his living out of the secre-
taryship Of one of the lodges, and gets
free office rent, using the room for
such purposes when the laws of the
order are so strongly outspoken against
politics being brought into its ranks.
Ever since Chairman Horizons Eighth
ward escapade, when he so loudly pro
claimed that 1--WE have no use for the
perpetual office seeking Dutchman,"
there has been a GOODNESS existing be-
tween himself and some Of the other
members Of the committee. A we'll
grounded report reached headquarters
yesterday that Frank H. GriggS, the
Adonis of the committee, had been
located taking a quiet dinner at Ma
gees with his bosom friend, F. G.
the whole afternoon enjoying the hos
pitality of the manager of the Dona-
hover forces, and both Griggs and
Horton found life becoming a burden.
Heralds were Immediately dispatched
to drag Chief Sharood out of his shop
ard bring him to headquarters to wade
into Griggs, and the Fourth ward men,
Der of the committee only escaped a
hot roast in the fact that the astute
and belligerent little giant of the
Fourth, George Coulter, happened to
show up at the same time as Sharood.
The latter remembered his experience
of the other day and promptly stam-
peded for the tall timber.
1t was at this juncture that the big
three appeared upon the scene, viz,
Kiefer, Johnson and Pottgieser Sha-
rOOd's repulse, and the fact that he
was now backed up by Griggs, braced
Horton up, and he assumed so def
ant an air that the three worthless con-
tented themselves with retiring to one
corner of the - committee room and
indulging in savage threats in stage
whispers. After a moment or two they
stallIed out of the room, Tuning froth-
ing and cursing, and, as they steered
down WabaSha street towards Pott-
gieser's jag shop, the colonel was heard
TO say:
Il dole you vonce Nick, doze Fort
und blocd-tirsty den de dreacherous
SpaniarGs."
Even Alderman Donahower, who
presently Joined the group, could not
convince them that there was nothing
in the talk of a bolt on the part of
the Fourth ward Republicans. The
alderman told and retold how he in
tended to sacrifice his own election In
order to save Kiefer, but the followers
of the inflated idol could not hear him.
As they gaZed at the pasted-up and
renovated picture of the colonel, which
adorns the walls of Nick's cafe, they
resumed cursing, and their minds re-
verified to the time when such seasoned
men as Lightner, LoWenstein, Godfrey,
Warner and Mabon used to run the
city committee, and they sat and unused
and cursed the Fourth ward until the
deep shadows of evening fell.
COMPLETES IT'S TICKET.