The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-16
ARE WITH DR.. SCHIFFMANN
HAS ALL THE ATTRIBUTES COZ.
KIEFER HAS NOT
So the Municipal Reform League
Declares, and Its Members Will
Do What They Can to Secure His
EIectiOn-Has Not Been After Of
flee All His Life-IndOraement
for the Assembly.

for the Assembly,
The Municipal league at It's meeting
In the chamber Of commerce last night
endorsed the candidacy Of DR.. Rudolph
| Schfffmann for mayor.
The meeting was enthusiastic and the
| seVenty-five members Of the league in
the room were with single exception
heartily in accord with the candidate
OF the Democratic Citizens.
| Among those seen in the room wero
John ID. O'Brien, w. L. Wilson, r. A.
| Kirk. ]. W. Cooper, A. S. TaIimadge,
| b. H. Schriber, Chas E. MacKea1 and
many others.
Some highly uncomplimentary re-
marks We're made by gentlemen who
occupied the time and floor OF the
meeting about Col. Kiefer and his end
less tenure in office, and the continual
ton In power Of the same clique Of
republican politicians who had run the
city to its detriment for some time past
w. L. Wilson presided and H. A.
Campbell acted as secretary.
President Wilson explained that the
| meeting was held in conformity with
the provisions of the paper which had
been circulated for signatures; also to
nominate or indorse a local municipal
| ticket
The report of the committee was then
read by Secretary II. A. Campbell That
| part relating to DR.. Schiffmann will be
found on the first page Of this paper.
| Continuing the report of the commit
| tee reads:
| And further report and recommend that
the Municipal league indorse the following
men for the several offices hereinafter named:
For For Con ComptrollerIJ: j.; Mccardy.
| For the Assembly. East of Wabasha-C. j.
Nelson. j.. P; Thompson. A. Albrecht. E.
| L. Berrisford.
For the Assembly, West of Wabasha-M
Gordon Craig, D. F. PEBBLES, A. N. Craig
head, Andrew Rankin.
For the Assembly from the West Side
George f. Dix.
The report was under consideration
for an hour and half, being discuss
ed in it's various phazes, but the consen-
sus of opinion was favorable to the re-
! port just as it was made by the COM
| mittee. t-.r
John D. O'Brien said: 81 am not a
| practical politician, ard [ labor under
the embarrassment of having, if any
traditional affiliations, those of the
| Democratic nominee and most of the
| gentlemen in the room are Republicans.
T have also noticed that in a number
| of similar moves in which I have been
! interested I have hurt the cause At
first people would be frightened off by
knowing that 1 was Interested. Some
people might have, perhaps, not I'M
cbaritably a slight misconception of my
motive. AS the report Of your commit
tee has said. Col. Kiefer has all the
attributes which DR.. Schiffmann has
not. There is certainly no comparison
to be drawn between the two men.
"As a practical result of this meeting
we should ratify the nomination Of DR..
!. SchiHmann and not throw away our
votes on an Independent ticket. J. think
in reality Dr.. Schiffmann is the product
| &C this movement. 1t is not too much
! to say that he is the best and most
unobjectionable candidate proposed
since the time of Mayor Rice, fifteen
years ago. Taking all things into con-
sideration the Democrats realize the
suffrage of the league, and have put
! UP man who is not politician, and
who is not tied up with pledges
Rev. D. D. Morgan followed with a
sharp arraignnent of Col Kiefer. He
stated that Col Kiefer's campaign ex-
renses were being paid by such men as
Griffin, whom Mr.. Morgan incidentally
mentioned ran the worst place on Sew
enth street, with the exception of the
Olympic, ran by Sodini. who also con-
tributed largely to the general fund,
and who stood out pre-eminently as
running the vilest den in the world.
After a somewhat detailed statement of
| the situation, he said: 1--WE can't make
| heaven out of St. Paul. but let US
make 1T as much like heaven as pos
sible and get all you fellows in it. If
| you want to do this get out and sup
| port the doctor"
| Chas. b. MacKean had voted the Re-
publican ticket for years, and he had
never voted but what the same coterie
| of Republicans were determined that
/ Col. Kiefer'S name should be written
ON the pay rolls Of the city. county, or
| Fourth congressional district, in gold
or brass, or any old thing.
B. II. Schriber thought DR.. Schiff-
mann should be elected, fer he had
| stated that he would be non-partisan
in his appointments; on the other hand,
| Col. Kiefer had stated the other night
at a Jewish meeting that he had prom
| .sed nearly every place, but he intend
| ed to make as fair a distribution as
possible.
Rev. A. D. J. Haupt, thought the
! Municipal league should not be allow
| ed to pass out of existence, but con-
| tnue in their efforts for the betterment
of the city. He urged the league to
/ stand by DR.. Schiffmann as a body,
| and give him their Individual moral
| support.
| r. A. Kirk said the choice of DR..
| Schiffmann was one OF unusually salts
| factory character. "He did not go after
| the office" said Mr.. Kirk, but did you
ever see anything come to Col. Kiefer,
which he did not go after?"
| On. motion the Endorsement of alder
| men.
| WHOSE AFFIDAVIT IS TIT
e. nj. Van Duzee Says Mr.. Fe!dhauser