The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-08

BE Lent to theii Affair Was Re-
spected-A Large Procession Re-
fore the Event--Council Cham
her Filled with Political and
Personal Friends of the Mayor.
To the inspiring and familiar air of
,"See, the Conquering Hero Comes"
rendered by Seiberts band, and the ap-
plause from half a thousand spectators
who crowded the council chamber,
Mayor-elect Kiefer was escorted into
the spacious legislative hall Of the
city yesterday noon and duly inaugu-
rated as mayor.
The council chamber was profusely
decorated with palms, flowers and the
national colors. Flags hung from each
of the windows and pillars in the room,
and the air was heavy with the scent
OF cut flowers. There were roses In
baskets, roses in wreaths and vases
and large leather chair which some
aspiring politicians had purchased for
the new executive was massed with
roses and contained lithograph of the
new mayor surrounded by flowers.
The clerks desk and the platform of
the presiding officer, on which the
mayor was -lectured by the retiring
mayor and then sworn in, was a bank
OF potted plants and floral decorations.
The influence of the principal actor
In the proceedings of yesterday OBJ
tanned, and the demonstration that had
been contemplated as evidence of a
Germanic triumph was practically
abandoned The meeting that was held
Monday night, it transpired, had been
told by Col. Kiefers representatives
that he did not desire there be any
turnout except that in which citizens
standing as individuals might particle
pate-as was intimated in The G l o b e
yesterday. The event proved the DOM
nation of Col. Kiefer's idea, and, al
though there was a parade that was
taken part in by a number of well
known German citizens, there was
nothing like the demonstration that
was planned some days ago.
CROWDS AT RICE PARK.
1t was a beautiful morning for an
outdoor event, and long before II
o'clock there wasJa crowd of people at
Rice park waiting for the coming of
the societies. The societies did not
come. That is, they did not come in
vested with any, sort Of regalia eX-
cept that they were. provided with
boutonnieres and had small American
flags pinned on their coats. If any
body had been seized with the idea
that there was to be a Teutonic dem
onstration, their expectations were set
at naught by the action of the colonel
in sending word that he would have
nothing to do with such q demonstra-
ton.
Henry Bueger was on hand, also on
horseback, to take the lead in the pa
rade as chief marshal. Lieut.. Budy
was there with his squad Of mounted
men, but directly under the leadership
of Chief Of Police Goss.
Frank Huber was also on top of a
horse and ready to act as assistant
marshal if there had been need Of
such funtionary. Otto Kuefner,
Henry Schnacht, H. F. Schwabe, Will
lam Foellson and other eminent Ger
man citizens were early on hand, but
there was a lack of organization, ow-
ing to the giving up Of the society idea,
ard the consequence was that the mar
shals had job they had not bargained
for in forming the parade. While they
were putting the parade in order Col.
F'iese and his band, arrayed in spot
less summer garb, Mayed all sorts OF
martial airs, and soon after II O'Clock
the start for the Ryan hotel was made.
The marshals got the marchers into
line, and they left the park and started
down Fifth street to SIT. Peter, then
over to Seventh and down to Robert.
At the head of the line, was Lieut..
Eundy and his mounted men, then the
chief marshal, then carriage contain
ing Gen. Sanborn and Otto Kuefner,
in which 1T was PROPS d that the may
or-elect should sit Then came two
tally-hos, one containing the members
OF the assembly-elect and the other the
members of the board of aldermen
elect Then came Assistant Marshal
Huber, and there followed probably a
thousand citizens on foot, each Of whom
had been decor ated with small flags
and bouquets.
The line of march was down Seventh
to Robert, and over Robert to the Ryan
hotel. The demonstration and speech
making that had been provided for at
that point were abandoned, and the
committee composed of Messrs. San
born and Kuefner went into the hotel
and escorted Mayor Kiefer to a seat in
the carriage with the committee.
The scene at the Ryan testified to the
| popularity of the colonel with the peo-
| pie in the procession, but there was no
sort Of Formally to the proceedings.
| Col. Kiefer was obliged 20 hold his hat
| in his hand in acknowledgement of the
| plautlits that greeted him, and he was
I kept bareheaded all the way up Sixth
street and along Wabasha street. In
| front of the city hall there was already
| great crowd, but there were plenty OF
| police on hand and a way was made
| fer the mayor-elect as he stepped from
| the carriage, looked up at the building
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