The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-31
eral good time and it is expected that a
large crowd will picnic with the BEST
People on Earth"
GREGORY MAY Land IT YET
MAYOR KIEFER GRADUALLY GET
TING COUNTY AUDITOR JOHN
SON IN A CORNER
Playing to Get on Record as Pub
HeIy Voting for the Second Ward
Man-What Local Politician
Says About the situation.

Mayor Kiefer holds the winning hand
in the assessorship fight, and from all
indications, Gregory Ritz will be elected
to succeed Robert Seng as county as
SCISSOR when the mayor and County
Auditor Johnson meet for the purpose
of electing an assessor. Johnson has
stated to the delegations that have call
ed on him and TO Oar Reese, Tom Con-
roy and Fred Schiffmann individually
that he is ready to vote for Ritz since
the ties that bound him to Seng have
been loosened, but declared that the
mayor would never support Ritz. Now
it is stated the mayor has declared his
intention of voting for the Second ward.
er and a timely knowledge Of that fact
was the factor that led Johnson to
change his mind in regard to the &C.
ceptance of the mayors proposition to
meet and ballot in the presence of mu-
tual friends.
This assessorship matter is causing
Johnson a great deal Of worry" said
prominent politician last evening. cit
appears that he was so positive that
the mayor would never agree to vote
for Ritz that he told all of the delegations
that called on him in Gregory Ritt's
| behalf that if they could make Seng ap-
preciate that his retention of the as
sessorship was embarrassing to his
(JohnsOn's) future and thus get him out
of the way, he would gladly vote for
Ritz. He would give a great deal to
! recall this promise in view of recent de-
velopments.
'Kiefer is no spring chicken in poll
tics. He appreciates the fact that Ritz
has the Endorsement of nearly all the
leading Republicans in town, because
they have been to him individually and
In delegations to express themselves.
The mayor was given nearly the entire
vote Of the Second ward delegation in
the last convention and the men whose
! hustllng accomplished this are strongly
advocating Ritt's candidacy. The
mayor feels that he must do something
for these people. They are getting warm,
er every day, and now he has made I'D
his mind to vote for Rift He wants
to hold meeting with the county audi
tor and in the presence Of friends of each
cast his vote for Ritz and bring off tba
! best piece Of politics that has been
sprung In St Paul for long time. Then
II Johnson refuses to come into line for
R1tt he leaves Billy to the tender rner-
cfes of the latter's friends The ont
siders he proposed to have present wouId
De in a position to show that the mavoral
vote was cast for Ritz, and in good
faith - SOU
10 express it strongly. the mayor has
Johnson IN a pinch. The latter has
turned on his tormenters and as last
resort Is trying to bring out P. G. Jus
tus ana chester R. Smith as candidates
III oroer to divert the attention of the
VI. w nile Justus has many friends
among the Republicans of the Fonrts
WARD stiIl they have, to man, stronpIv.
supported Ritz and are not likely now 70
throw him down. The Ritz sentiment 20
growing every day. He has for vaars
oeen worker and organizer and has re
cerveo only slight recognition for nc
IS As he needs the position, he
nart t,1l'u uII much stronger with tho
ready had the office for four Vaa ,isS "a, al,
besides holds fat position with br ra1Iu