The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-02

will be an illustration of the ditty of
the lamented Samuel Josephs (who
didn't get the collectorship of PhiladAl-
phia and died of a broken heart),
Out they go, in we CO.
Then we'll be in clover.
The Democrats were about as much
estonished over their success as the Re-
b publicans were over their defeat and
the result was anything but compli-
pentary to the Mckinley administra-
ton. While local issues, as always, had
something to do with the result, Re-
publicans have candidIy told me that
dissatisfaction with Mckinley for what
he had failed to accomplish was largely
responsible for the result.
The Democrats nominated for mayor
DR.. Conrad Diehl, a German practicing
physician and druggist. DR.. DiehPs
practice was quite large in the portion
of the city where he resided, but he
did rot mingle in public affairs and
was not widely known throughout the
city. The convention nominating him
rsaffirmed the Chicago platform. This
led all the daily papers in the city save
one, the Evening Times, to oppose
him, the lines being drawn by the pa
pers the same as in the presidential
campaign
placed in charge of Mr. Fisher, a prom
inent attorney and gold Democrat. All
efforts to get Diehl to declare himself
on the silver question or to state
whether he voted for Bryan or not were
unavailing. He told everybody to See
Fisher" and "See Fisher" because the
shibboleth OF the campaign.
The Republicans nominated John F.
toGo vi 1,,ooI how,
prominent and wealthy business man.
He was the promoter of the Ellicott
, block, said to be the largest Office block
In the world, and erected two or three
years ago at an expense of three mill
Ions. Everybody knew him and he
stood high, but of course his platform
was an Endorsement of the administra-
ton, so that the McKinley-Bryan lines
were fairly well drawn. The present
mayor. Edgar B. Jewett, had alienated
some Republicans by retaining In
office the Democratic chief of police,
whom he found in the position and con-
fessedly a good man, but that hostility
had its innings in defeating Jewett for
denomination, and there was no reason
why it should initiate against Scatch-
ard.
After the See Fisher" campaign and
the almost united efforts of the news
papers every one was astonished to
find the vote recorded:
Dieh!, 1899; Scatchard, 24,697. Diehps
plurality Ghere having been a few
votes cast for a SOCIALISM,, 1892.
1t is really remarkable to note how
close this was to reversal Of last
years figures. Mckinley received in
Buffalo 35,772; Bryan, 23,317; Palmer,
or i,11a 11111 tu
The Democratic candidate for mayor
received 1902 more votes than Bryan,
and only 2,443 less than Mckinley,
while the Republican candidate receiy-
ed 11.075 votes less than Mckinley and
only 1880 more than Bryan. 1t would
be hard to more actually reverse politi
cal figures than this record Of one year
shows.
On local affairs the normal condition
of Buffalo is Democratic, Democratic
mayors having held the reins from the
election of Cleveland in 1880 to 1893,
when Jewett (RepD was elected for
four years. Perhaps if Mr.. Diehl could
hang somebody history might repeat it
self and he become president Of the
United States.
As one result of the election a Demo-
cratic morning paper is to be estap-
lished to fill the place made vacant
when the old Democratic Courier op-
posed Bryan and advocated the gold
standard. The Mercantile Review,
daily commercial paper, is to be utilized
and transformed into a new and politi-
cal sheet under charge Of Chas. f.
Dr. Diehl has selected for his private
secretary Edwin Fleming, a gold
Democrat, who edited the Courier and
opposed Bryan. But it was the Bryan
men who elected him.
In calling at the city hall 1 found
the corridors crowded with men and
asking the cause was told they were
Democrats waiting for Mayor Diehl to
make his changes Jan. 1.
STANDING OF CLEVELAND.
Is ex-President Cleveland popular In
Buffalo, was a question 1 asked indis-
criminately of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, and the uniform reply was In
the negative. A few Of his old init
mates still adhere to him, but the mass
OF the Buffalo Democrats feel that they
were not properly recognized while
Cleveland was president, and the citi-
s zens generally feel that he has spurned
the city and all old friends who gave
him his start in political life.
One of the men who has soured on
Cleveland is Daniel NJ. Lockwood, the
lawyer who made the nominating
and president, only to be spurned when
Cleveland became president He did
not ask an office, but desired to be one
Of the national factors of the party
Lockwood is gold Democrat and
plans to run for congress against Row.
land B. Mahany Rep.), who has repre-
scented the Thirty second congressional
district Ruffalo) for two terms.
A NEW DEVICE.
Buffalo has more miles of asphalt
paving than any city in the country,
unless it may be Washington. One re-
suit of this is a postoffice on wheels
which no other city but Washington
enjoys. After Washington had a trav-
cling postoffice the experiment was
rough and the noise so great in that
city that the device was brought to
Buffalo and put in service last month.
The device consists Of a large wagon
fitted with stamping table and sorting
rack, in fact miniature working post
office on wheels. Two clerks work in
the wagon all the time and sometimes
three.
This travelling postoff1ce has regu-
lar time card route in the business part
of the city starting at 1880 a. m. and
continuing until D. m. At certain
corners the wagon halts and the car
) Tiers covering a certain section deliver
all their pick-ups from their district in
stead OF taking them to the postoffice.
IN that way the contents of every mail
box in the business district is delivered
at the postoffice every few minutes all
day. The clerks in the wagon stamp
and sort all mail received as the wagon
makes it's rounds and when the wagon