The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-02
ALL DEMOCRATS LIKE IT
RESULT OF THE CONVENTION
GIVES MUCH SATISFACTION
General Opinion Is That the Strong
est Ticket That Has Been Select
ed for Many Years Is That Chosen
mt the Mozart Hall Convention
Republicans, However, Do Not
Like What They Have tO.Meet.

Republicans, However, Do Not
Like What They Have tO.Meet.
1t is not unique in the history Of
politics in st. Paul, but 1t is notable
fact that the result of the nomination
| of the ticket put in the field by the
Democrats Thursday was to elicit from
men of all classes commendatory COM
ment that was enthusiastic even on
the part Of those whose politics were
not in line with Democratic doctrines.
Leaders in the Republican camp said
bluntly that it would take a better
man than had yet been mentioned in
connection with the Republican nomi-
nation to beat DR.. Schiffmann.
In the afternoon this last mentioned
| feeling became so universal that it was
rumored by some one, who evidently
| didn't know anything about Col Kiefer
| and his capacity to yearn for public
office, that he had made up his mind
| to withdraw. Some of his henchmen
| in and about the city hall really be-
came alarmed and the rumor was run
| to earth in no time.
If the colonel was dismayed he didn't
show it. But there were OBJECTIONS in
the ranks of the once congressman,
said one man who has been in some
| measure identified with all of the Kief-
er campaigns.
This will be little bit tough on
the colonel. Mind you I don't say that
he will be beaten, but I am afraid of
the consequences of the comparisons
that are bound to be made if he should
be nominated against DR.. Schiffmann.
Schiffmann is irreproachable in his
record. So is Kiefer so far as his priv
ate life is concerned, but there is a dis
| -
take the government of the city, as far
as possible out Of the hands of the
politicians and turn it over to business
men. Now if there is one thing that
Kiefer has got to commend him par
ticularly it is the fact that he Is
politician. He is not much of anything
else-that is he has not been Of late
years. His congressional election was
an honor. of course, but I'm afraid
they will argue that he is hungry for
office; that after being a congressman
he will not add to his laurels by be-
coming mayor and that he is running
because he must be in public office.
And I don't like this fight that he
is making before the convention. It is
not dignff1ed for a man who has been
honored by a seat In congress. 1t is so
very different from the manner Of DR..
Schiffman's nomination that it will
| cause invidious comment. That is what
I fear. Will the people be as readily
| and heartily with the office seeker as
| with the modest citizen who has had
his honors thrust upon him? OF course
| I'll go through with Kiefer to the con-
vention, but I'll be quiet if the election
| stands between him and DR.. Schiff-
mann.
The result of the action of the con-
vention on Democrats was to create
onthnSia There ahSnll1fQlV
kickers in the ranks of the party. The
few who are out are not open to con-
victdon on any sort Of propositin that
is likely to be made them, and they
are not to be considered. But among
those men whose right to be called
Democrats is not to be questioned
/ there was nothing to be heard but the
| heartiest good will for the ticket.
| The business men, that very large
! class that does not take part in the
prelinninaries of a campaign, but is al
ways effectively heard from on election
| day, are outspoken in their expression
| Of qualification at DR.. Schiffmann's
| nomination. 1t is largely matter Of
business, conducting the affairs Of a
| graet city, they argue, and business
| man, not politician, should be the
| great city, they argue, and a business
district yesterday would have shown
| a vote Of five to one in favor of the
1
man that has been nominated for the
! Republican nomination.
The preliminary work to the actual
| opening Of the campaign will be gone
at today. There are no laggards on the
ticket, and DR.. Schiffmann, having
accepted the nomination, believes that
the sooner the work is begun the bet
| ter.
| The doctor was ready to go to work
yesterday morning, if it could have
been arranged. He said:
while I believe that the Office
should seek the man, 1 also believe
that, when a man carries the burden
of the welfare Of a great party as it's
nominee, he should not shirk the work
necessary to carrying that party to
victory The time for diffidence has
gone by, and my campaign has COM
menced."
In the wards the work has begun al
ready. The big Eighth ward organ
lied last night, and Matt Bantz has
got the majority in the ward figured
already. They know how to carry on
a campaign, do the Democrats of the
| Eighth, and, commencing next week,
| there will be meetings nearly every
night in the ward.
The Fifth also organized. last night,
and they had $50 citizens present, in
addition to the members Of the COM
mittee, just as an evidence that the
interest in the organization was not in
the hands of a few.
The other ward organizations will be
completed tonight.