The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-09
PREPARING FOR THE FRAY
DEMOCRAT-CITIZENS CITY COM
MITTEE LIKE THE OUTLOOK =,

of Personal Services-DOnahOv v-
CIR Men Say His Defeat Was Due
to the Treachery of Markham and
Richardson.
The meeting Of the Democratic city
committee that was held yesterday af-
ternoon in the new headquarters, Endi-
colt arcade, was attended by every
member. and the advice of nearly every
Democrat of prominence in the city
was available for the guidance Of the
committee in organizing
Inc meeting was an open one and a
continuance of the spirit exhibited by
Democrats of prominence in the coun-
CHS OF the party in this first meeting
makes the result Of the election GER
tain. Not in at least four years has
there been such a gathering of the
chieftains and there was absolute
unanimity of opinion as to the neces-
S1ty for vigorous campaign with
certain victory in Sight at it's close.
The affairs of the party were dis
cussed informally and many tenders of
personal services and. offers of supplies
were made by men who have no de.
sire for office and look for nothing but
the good of the party and society. The
candidates were all in attendance, and
1t was the expressed desire of the COM
mlttee that they should attend all Of
the meetings of the body during the
campaign. ~ s--s-:s!2
Chairman J. c. Michael presided
The following executive committee
was appointed, with the understanding
that it would be further reinforced by
additional members at a future meet
ing:
Pierce Butler. r. N. Hare, J. @.
Jueneman, James King and J. f.
Hearn.
o. H. O'Neill, J. E. Hearn and r. N.
Hare were named a committee on
speakers and the proffers of gentlemen
who are willing to take the stump for
the ticket was turned over to them.
1t was arranged that there should be
meetings of all the precinct commit
teemen in the several wards Monday
evening to canvass the action to be
taken in the matter Of getting out the
voters for registration. The places of
meeting will be announced in The
G o e of Monday morning.
Norman Fetter, NJ. J. O'Connor and T.
r. Martin were appointed on COM
mittee to push the matter Of getting
signatures to petitions.
Committees were named for each
ward to secure information about halls
and to report progress at once to the
city committee. 1t is proposed to hold
every week of the campaign.
A great deal of routine business was
disposed of and the executive session
lasted until we'll into the evening. There
will be a meeting of the executive COM
mittee this afternoon and a meeting
Of the city committee next Wednesday,
when the various subcommittee will
1--WE were beaten by the treachery Of
Jim Markham and Harris Richardson,
if anybody should ask you, and you
can tell them or any one else that
said So" Which statement pretty well
evidences the brotherly feeling that eX-
lists in the Republican ranks after the
convention which cleft no soreness"
1t was Fred c. Schiffmann who made
the statement, in answer to a query as
to what caused the defeat Of Dona-
hover.
Don't you ever believe 1t was bad
politics that did us up" he continued.
Il was chump enough to believe that
those men would do what they agreed
to do, and when they threw us down
why there was no chance for us.
Il knew just what 1 was doing when
the name of Mailer was sprung, and
it ought to have been the very diver
sion that would help us by splitting
the First ward outfit I was told by
if we would vote for Mailer in body
they would come to US in body. The
Tenth and Eleventh agreed that they
would vote for Donahower on the
fourth ballot if the Seventh voted solid
Now. If that schedule had been follow
ed out, it would not have been posi-
BILE to beat -DDnahoWer on the ballot
agreed on. But Richardson and Mark
ham got the idea in their heads that
they could nominate Mailer, and they
refused to deliver when they agreed to-
ut was clearly a case Of political
treachery, and there was no excuse for
it. In conventions it Is necessary to
trust the word of man, and there is
no doubt that the time will arrive when
I will be in a position to get even with
Mr.. Richardson and Mr.. Markham, and
don't you think I won't do it-though
I won't take an underhand advantage
Of them in bringing it off. had 1t fig
ured absolutely, and if they had deliv-
cred, there were five men in the Fifth
who had agreed to change their votes
to Donahower at any time when he
was within five Of the nomination.
I'm not sore at Johnson or any of
the people whom we knew were fight
ing us, but I have a club in soak for
Richardson and Markham and for GER
tain members of that First ward crowd
who were instructed for Donahower for
second choice. That's all"
Col. Kiefer is going to have a bad
time over in the Second ward. 1t is
the ward that DR.. Schiffnann made his
| first campaign in, and he will easily
| make trouble for the colonel in get
! ting that 1900 that Fred Johnson pre-
dicted he would get between Dayton's
Bluff and Burlington Heights. By the
| way when Fred wrote that telegram
he must have had the division and
subtraction that the colonel and the
cheese pairing congressman from the
| Fifth district practiced on him when
| he had to do the work Of secretary for
| both Of them.
| Capt. Burger has made up his mind
| that he got the worst of it in the eau
| cuses and the convention, and he will
| run for alderman in the Second on a
petition. He had had promises that
| were of a piece with so many others
| that were made to be broken in the Re-
| publican convention, and he doesn't pro-
pose to lie down. His petition was
being circulated yesterday, and there
| were plenty of signers.
Col. Kiefer has given 1t out among
his friends that, if he is elected mayor,
| it will make sure his position in the
| party next winter, and he will be a
| candidate for the United States SEN
! atorship. He even went so far as 20
| announce it in speech to a gather
| ing of those who are closest to him
| Which statement will probably not
| be conducive to the peace of mind Of