The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-16
KIEFER IS BEATEN NOW
AN ELECTION TODAY WOULD
MAKE SCHIFFMANN MAYOR
And Carry 1the eDemocrat-Citizens'
Ticket to Victory-Ervyin Isn't
Even u Factor i'm the Race-The
Colonel Would Get the First and
Possibly the Eleventh Wards, but
That Would Be All.

If the election, were to take place
| today, there, Is not the least doubt
even in the minds Of the Kieferites
VINO are In earnest for the colonel
and they are few enough-that DR.
| Schiffmann and the entire Democrat
Citizens ticket would be elected by a
majority that Mayor Doran had two
years ago. <
Erwin's vote isn't regarded as worth
considering at all.
Kiefer himself is astonished at the
number OF Republicans who have de-
| clared against him. In the business
district there is no attempt made to
| hide this feeling. and the colonel knew
Wnen ne started in that the business
people would not for a moment think
or Young for mayor who has been
an olficeholder all his life and who has
! no use Tor the office, except for what
there is to be gotten out Of 1t.
mat sort of mayer is a dangerous
man, and Kiefer will make no effort
| to get that vote. That let's him out of
clean 1000 votes that were cast for
Doran.
In the Sixth ward he is only known
to the people as man whom they see
| when he is a candidate for an office
| -Ihere was proposition made yester-
day, by West side Republican that
| he would make bet and leave it to
K1efer to decide, after election, that
the colonel was never in the Sixth
ward In his life, except to attend po-
| litical meeting. He will lose the Sixth
by at least 600. There cannot be the
slightest doubt that Mr.. Schiffmann's
majority will foot that amount on the
other side of the river.
The First ward is conceded to the
colonel. and 1t is the only one that is
He cannot get the majority that Mayor
Dcran did, but he will probably gel
800 majority. The disaffection among
the radical Republicans and the fac
| ton outside of those who have beer
promised offices will hold the ward
down. y.t
! Kfefer had an idea he could do some
business in. the Eighth The Demo.
Gratis thought hesmight be worth fight
ing in the big ward. He isn't. He
Is as completely land surely beaten In
the sections Of the ward where he pro-
posed to appeal to national prejudice
as though 1t was, all over with him
He will barely hold the German Re-
publican minority. DR.. schlffmann
will come out of the Eighth with a
majority CT 100
| The Seventh cannot be located II
went Republican by a big majority
in the last national election, but it is
ward of TAXPAYERS, and there is nc
| possibility that they will give the
keeping Of the city's finances and well
fare into the, hands of a professional
| politician. He may make the Seventh
| stand-off.
The Kiefere people make no claim
to the Second, and the Third is claimed
both ways. 1t may be a stand-off
The Fourth will go for Schiffmann by
at least 400. The Eleventh may be
given to Kiefer by small majority
The figures are in some measure
| speculative, but they are made the es-
Inmates Of men familiar with the con-
ditfons In various wards. There never
| was a mayoralty campaign in this city
when a candidate was so obviously
beaten so early in the game as Kiefer
is There will be no falling off in the
enthusiasm with which the fight is
being conducted. :, because of the Ger
tainty of the election Of the Democrat
Citizens ticket. hut it will be kept
up to the end thatnthe city may be
wholly and totally redeemed from tn :
possibility Of control by men who are
professional politicians, and who want
the offices for what they can be made
to Weld,