The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-27

headquarters. He has been conducting Sc
ries of ''growler parties" 1t gives him
chance to work off some Of his obscene sto-
ries.
Capt. Burgers friends in the Second will
not be Modified by the excuses made for drag
to assume the seeming of cordially to the
ticket, but he has a knife up his sleeve that
he sticks into the vitals Of Knauft score
of times day. If DR.. Schiffmann carries the
Second by $50, Smith will carry it by $50.
Terry Kenny threatens the people of the
Third with an ultimatum which shall cover
his record in the council and defy them to
turn him down. He will not explain what
became of the assembly resolutions forfeit
ing the franchise of the cable line, which was
referred to the aldermanic committee on
streets, and never saw the light Of day.
The fight in the Fourth is all over. Dona-
hover admits that after making the campaign
Tor mayor ne has not the nerve to go to the
people OF the ward and ask them to vote for
him for alderman. He admits that Miesen
will carry the ward by upwards of 900, and
says he doesn't care if it is a thousand.
Wouldn't it be good thing for Street Fore
man Klabek, of the Fifth ward, not to make
vote for Reeves the price of a days work
to the laboring men of the ward Coercion
law in any event, and the men most
certain to be aggreved at the party that
makes them barter their franchises for job
on the streets.
DR.. Schiffmann's campaign is a forecast
of the administration he will give the city.
1t is dignifed and business-ike. 1t cannot
be complained that the Republican admins
tration that this town has labored under Is
either the one or the other.
Eight or ten Democrat Citizens meetings.
all of them we'll attended and enthusiastic
every evening, Is the record of the campaign
being made by the Schffmann forces in startl
ing contrast to the scurvy to or three he'd
by the Republicans. The conditions the
night of the Democratic Citizens rally at Mar
ket hail. when thousands struggled for ad-
mission, while Kiefer was talking to beg
carly array of sixty-fve in that stronghold
Of Republicanism, the First.
Judge Hall energies from the obscurity
into which he retired when he was let out
of the secretaryship of the fire board long
enough to declare that he is for Kiefer Which
helps-scme.
Louis Liverpool, the day janitor of the CEN
trail station. has been put on furlough with
Jacob Stadfed and is trying to drum up
some of the Jackson street co.ored vote In
cidentally, he has acquired another hack
which he will be permitted to drive after
the first of June.
police officer, who, 1t is probably need
less to explain is not for Kiefer saws that
the assessment that was made was respond
ed to by every man on the force, with seven
exceptions. The exceptions were notified some
time ago that they would have to walk the
plank after election, and they afford to be
Independent.
Joseph Horejs, who is not given to talk
ing too much, puts the Democratic majority
in the Fifth ward at 500.
Lieut.. Boerner is now the messenger of the
city committee and the police department in
blank orders the other day that Pothen and
schweitzer should give up their practice OF
eating at Reds" They ordered not to
go to the place, even in citizens attire, anG
the chief Of detectives has to depend entirely
on hearsay as to the condition of his bust
ness
And 1t Is to be presumed that Mr.. Griffin
will be permitted to run without a license up
to and including election day OF course, in
the event Of the election OF kiefer the boss
of the Fourth would not need a license at
all. but that 1t is not to be thought of.
facile in juggling figures to mislead the vot-
er, this city would be $4,000 ahead.
What has become of Charlie Horst? He
has net been heard of in the campaign since
he was asked few questions about the
that the speakers on the Republican stump
have given up mentioning his name. It's
rather a shame, though, that the real culprit
should be allowed to escape. If McCardy
had the mcdesty that Horst has exhibited in
the past few days he would have retired long
ago.
The strength of the Republican assembly
ticket is altogether comprised in the facc
that there are four men in the list who are
absolutely unknown. People know what they
are to expect from Thompson, Kirke and
Craig, and they will be scratched by every
taxpayer who has observed the record Of the
council, but one might vote for the others
in ignorance of what and who they are. 1t
is a pretty safe proposition to accept the en-
tire Democrat Citizens list of assemblymen.
They are all thoroughly well known in the
city and are men Of unimpeachable integrity
and business qualifications.
1t might be Just as well for the Dispatch
to publish the names Of those Popuiists who
attended the Sunday meeting in the Seventh
street BARRIERS shop Quite a number Of
Populists including such well-known men as
Richard Walsh, M. ]. Costello C. B. Brunson
Mr.. Greenleaf. and many others, are openly
championng Mr.. MASKS election.
Dave Fitzgerald, who is running fer alder
man in the Ninth ward, in the interest of
Matt Jensen, Larson and the Scannell Re-
publicans, says the 280 names secured for
his nominating petition were looked afte-
by the boys at headquarters and that he had
nothing to do with getting them.