The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-10
kIEFER WILL PLAY IT ALONE
WILL NOT MAKE A FIGHT FOR
THE TICKET

THE TICKET
mics by Having Them Placed In
Charge OF the Campaign-They
Can Look After the Others and
He Will Look After HimseIG--
| Political Gossip.
kiefer has done a bold thing in put
| ting the management of the campaign
in the hands of the enemy. He knew
! that Hitler Horton and his friends
among the young Republicans would
fight him If they were not tied down,
! and he has tried to fix them by put
| ting them in places where they would
have to go with MIN or throw him
down openly.
The appointment of Horton to the
, Craftsmanship was a bold stroke ir 1t
self. but when it was followed by the
naming of a committee, more than ndlf
! the members of which were against
| him, and this finished up by the ap-
pointment Of a secretary who was the
manager of the Donahower headquar-
| tiers during the ante-elect.On campaign,
| the daring Of the movement vas shown.
Selb was in the Donahower head
| quarters all through the campaign ard
| was the Donahower Stat, secretary.
Last night he was made secretary to
the committee.
| The campaign Is therefore placed d.
| rectly in the hands of the men who
| have been so bitter against kiefer since
| he threw them on the eva of the con-
/ vention in '92, that they have at all
| times and in all sorts OF places threat
| opportunity occurred. They thought the
| time had come in the convention the
| other day and Horton was vigorous liz
| his denunciation Of what had b:en done
| even while the convention was still in
| session.
wise man in politics made this guess at
kiefers calculations:
He is going to make a personal cam
paign," he said. He will not pay any at
tention to the ticket. 1t is absurd to sup
pose that he will so to the Germans among
his friends and try to get them to support
Horst when they feel so bitterly as they
do against the city treasurer on account
CT the bank failures. Ard he don't in
tend to waste any time trying to convince
the skeptical that McCardy ought to
have a third term. All he proposes doing
is to go about and tell people what Kiefer
shaker in the state. and he has no faith
whatever in party ideas or party allie
glance.
when he turned his friends down in
W no one would have bet a sou that
he would have any chance in city con-
vention in the future and now that he
is nominated again he is confirmed in the
belief that party ties are rotten. He has
put Horton at the head of the committee
to disarm him. But he don't care what
the committee does He'll. take care of
itself.
He expects that he will be attacked
on his record and he won't try to de-
nesota Savings bank note affair by SIM
ply ignoring it. He will get away from
any other attack the same way. and If he
these matters he won't spend any time try
ing to convince him. That is part of the
duty Of the committee-to defend him as
the head of the ticket. 1 tell you. he is
WISE" -
Fred Schiffmann unburdened himself of the
lead OF reproaches that he had laid up for
Harris Richardson and Jim Markham after
ne had told The o b e about it Friday even
ing: There was meeting between Schiffmann
and the gentleman named that evening He
to be In with the roasts. The barbecue was
said to be in each instance success. when
exemplif1es how blessed it is for brethren TO
dwell in harmony
A Hebrew addresses communication to
me u b e about the meeting that was held
in Louis Pavians little Office at q East
seventh street Friday evening. 1t seems tina:
there is not room in the office for more than
half dozen persons, and the writer protests
against the meeting being called representa-
tive of the sentiments of the Hebrews of the
city Mr.. Pavian is said to be friendly 10
| the candidacy of Kiefer. and he simply held
! meeting with one A. WEIGH Hebrew, and
together they endorsed Mr.. Kiefer.
Among the petitions filed with the city
clerk Yesterday morning the first was that o.
Jonas Ekman. Mr.. Ekmans petition contains
some 500 names and it Is probable that 1t
will be attacked. 1t was filed in a hurry so
that the gentleman might go before the Scan
nell convention for endorsement.
The domination of the Populist convention
by men who had other motives than the good
of the labor element-which the Populists
contend is their utmost desire-has resulted
in disaffecting the best-known leaders of or
ganized labor, and among the leaders there is
not a solitary one Of any standing that is
supporting the ticket headed by Erwin. with
the exception of one barber
There was no contention in labor ranks
anywhere about the wisdom of the selection
of labor representatives on the Democrat
Citizens ticket. and no reason for their
being turned down if the labor element had
controlled the Populist convention. That it
vas controlled altogether by outside politi-
clans Is evidenced in the attitude Of labor
sofa Advocate says in its last issue:
R. S. McNamee. Matt ,Bantz and ]. ].
Gleason are all concededly men who have
proven their right to the suffrages and
support of every laboring man at every
time and under every circumstance. These
gentlemen were nominated in recognition
of their position and influence as men Of
the people, identified in act and spirit all
their lives with all that Is best in our COM
mon cause. In some mysterious way they
do not seem to have met the requirements
of the politicians il control Of the Populist
convention.
The thoughtlessness and unwsdom shown
by that (the Populist convention in that
respect can readily be overcome. There
is yet time for the men in the ranks to
show that these men have their respect
and confidence. II they will vote as man
for these gentlemen as candidates for he
every other labor man on whatever ticket
they appear they will give the lie to the
conviction which Mondays convention has
done so much to create, that no 1ntelli-
gent and disnterested friend Of the cause
of the laboring masses who identifies HIM
self openly with their cause, does so at
the risk of his worldly interest, as well
as of his good repute in the community.
The petition of Judge Egan for a place on
the ballot as candidate for municipal judge
was filed in the office of the city clerk yes
terday. The petition was lengthy one. con-
tanning over thousand Names 1t was signed
by men prominent in every walk in life. with
whom Judge Egan is we'll acquainted through
his long public career.
All petitions must be filed with the city
c,erk prior to April %, tho law requiring
that they shall be fled on or before the sec
ond Saturday preceding the day Of election.
The Republican judges of election to
report at the committee headquarters tomor-
row night for instructions.
The lincoln club will meet and discuss the