The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-25
HOT TIME In THE OLD TOWN
ON THE NIGHT OF THE REPUB-
LICAN PRIMARIES

Four Candidates-What Each
Ward Is Expected to Do for Each
Man-Donahow Friends Are
Long on CInims-Win Concede
But Il Few Delegates.
"A hot time in the old town" will
but family express the condition Of
the atmosphere on the night of the Re-
publican primaries. The fun has just
commenced and while 1t is warming up
the muddle grows hotter daily.
In the First ward the Doran machine,
headed by President Copeland, of the
board of public works, is doing a deal
of work. 1t Is In the nature Of max
ing a canvass Of the precincts where
the friends of John Sandell, recently
appointed to the board Of public works,
are the most numerous, and the argu-
ment used is that Mayor Doran mas
proved himself a friend Of the Scan
dinavians and should be given their
united support.
The Kiefer following is also putting
In its best ticks and refute the state
mentS made that the Commandment
can clubs organized in other wards
would prevent the ScandinaVians be-
ing recognized in case Kiefer is elect
ed
Donahower and Feldhauser are not
in it in this ward. except where COM
binations can be made to split up the
Kiefer vote by allowing them delegates
in the smaller precincts.
In the Second ward the feeling is
antiDoran, and while DOnahoWer's
managers claim to have things going
their way, the indications point to u
Kiefer delegation. w. l.. Ames and c.
w. Horn are making an active cam
paign for the gallant war horse"
In the Third ward the Kiefer follow
ers have declared that those who OPP
pose their candidates will be marked
for future political slaughter, and this
threat has resulted in many of the
prominent politicians in the ward from
taking any active steps in the mayor
atty fight. Donahower, however, will
have few Of the delegates, and Field
hauser's friends claim they will have
the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth
districts
John Sandell. who has recently moved
into the ward In order to secure a
place on the board Of public works, will
do what he can for Doran in two Of
the precincts.
The Fourth ward will be the scene
Of a very hot fight between Donahower
and Horst. The present city treasurer
realizes that If Donahower is nominal
ed he stands no show of getting on the
ticket, as it would not do to have two
men at the head from the same ward.
In case Kiefer is victorious in thu
convention. Horst is also a dead one,
as Assemblyman johnson has been
tagged with the city treasurership. The
only thing left for Horst is 30 Try for
a Doran delegation, and this he will
endeaVOr to bring in with the assis-
tance Of the Doran machine. The Dona-
81 lit I
but they are long on claims every
where.
The Fifth ward is certainly for DOna-
hover and no later than yesterday one
of the lieutenants in the Kiefer head
quarters informed his superiors that If
something was not done at once there
would be very few delegates for the
colonel from the Fifth.
In the Sixth ward local pride is be-
ing worked very hard by the Doran
men, who insist that fer the interests
of the ward all the Republicans should
unite and send a solid delegation for
the denomination of the present incum-
bent Of the mayors chair without re-
gard to what the other wards do.
The Kiefer men. however are not
idle and are claiming that they will d.
vide the ward with the Doran dele
gates and possibly have little the best
Of it in numbers.
The Seventh ward will send an I'M
Instructed delegation. but the workers,
ard especially the younger element, are
quietly doing everything possible for
DonahoWer. Kiefer Is out of the ques-
ton so far as this ward Is concerned,
and Doran may get a few. Those best
posted claim the ward will spring a
dark horse with which to head the
ticket, and A. II. Lindeke and Jesse
Gregg are mentioned as possibilities IN
this connection.
The Eighth ward is naturally looked
upon to furnish solid delegation for
1<iefer. Assemblyman Johnson says
there is no chance for 1t to do other
wise but he is liable to be biased. E.
l.. Mabon has hopes Of doing something
handsome for Doran, and to this end
combinations with Donahower and
Feldhauser are being arranged in sew
eral of the precincts.
Judge Howard, mana ger Of the Field
hauser boom, claims the Ninth ward
will be solid for that gentleman. Tim
Reardon has moved from the Ninth
into the Fourth ward, and it is possible
that the OTHER candidates will allow
Feldhauser a clear field in the hope
that when he gets in the convention
what strength he can control will be
given to them
The Tenth ward Is counted on by
the Doranites as is also the Eleventh
and the tWenty-three delegates from
The two wards are counted in the Dora I
column by the other candidates.
The board of aldermen and assembly
have arrived at a deadlock on the ques-
ton of which body shall have the say
so as to the appointment of judges of
election.
The charter provision reads as fol-
lows:
and such laws OF this state as
authorize or require the appointment or
election of any officer (save as herein pro-
videdl of said city by the common council
Of said city. such officer shall be appointed
elected by said common council as herein
constituted acting in joint session; except
judges of election shall be appointed By the
board of aldermen.
Under this section of the Bell charter
passed in 1891, the aldermen claim that
the assembly has nothing to do with
the appointment of the judges of cleo
ton.
The members of the assembly. how
ever, claim that the law of the state as
laid down in section So of the general
election laws supersedes the charter
and this provides that the city council
or other appointing authorities shall