The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-22

the city and county organization held last
evening az the rooms of the Lincoln club.
There will be 1856 delegates in the conven-
ton, the basis of representation being
one delegate for each fifty votes cast for
Mckinley in 1896
The meeting of the Republican organ
ization was most harmonious one, and
there were but two points on which there
was any discussion. ]. c. Reichardt, of
the Third ward, suggested that the basis
of representation in the convention be on
the vote cast for Kiefer in 1898. But SIX
of the politicians present favored this,
and twenty-five of the forty odd present
opposed it.
Harry Sundberg nearly had a fit when
some one proposed that the representa-
ton be based on the Eustis vote. This
would give the First ward but seventeen
votes while the Kiefer basis would give
the Seventh ward about the same MUM
Der. The typewriter copies OF the call
stated that the Mckinley vote In 1896
would govern, and this was finally adopt
ed. The wards will be entitled to dele
gates as follows:
First, AZ; Second, 50; Third, 10; Fourth,
"a; Fifth, 20; Sixth, rs; Seventh, 40;
Eighth, As; Ninth, 81; Tenth, Ii; Eleventh,
IL. This is the same number of delegates
as were entitled to seats in the conven-
ton which nominated Mayor Kiefer two
years ago. A motion to hold the conven-
ton April 8 was voted down, on the
ground that 1t would make too short d
campaign. The call invites "all Republic
an electors and all other electors, with
out regard to past political affiliations,
who indorse the politics of the party, TO
participate in the selection of delegates
to the convention"
Now that the date Of the convention
has been fixed,' said q Republican pol
itician, as he walked out of the Lincoln
club room last evening, ut is up to US
to select good man for the head OF the
ticket We have over a month to work
the thing up, and if We can't find better
material than has been mentioned SO tar,
we are all through.
This statement, made by one OF the
prominent Republicans of the city, is un-
doubtedly the way a large number of the
members Of the grand old party feel just
at present The Fourth ward crowd are
pushing Fred G. Schiffman to the front,
and about the same stripe of politicians
In the Fifth ward are advocating AID
Reeves for the standard bearer. Mayor
Kiefer wants denomination, Dut the
feeling in all of the wards among the
workers Is anything to beat hiefer.
brecht. of the Third ward, is being pass
ed along as the proper man for the Re
publicans to nominate, but the leaders CT
the party, and especially those who fur
nish the money to run the campaigns, are
opposed to Albrecht. The gentlemen
whose interests are lined up with the he
publican policy are a trifie afraid that
were Albrecht nominated he might be
elected, and then he might do conisdera-
BILE damage to business interests Rather
than Albrecht, the leading Republicans
would see Reeves, Schiffman or some one
with not too much radical views nom
mated.
The friends of Reeves claim that ne
could have been Endorsed by the Fifth
ward meeting Tuesday night had this
been deemed wise, and the Endorsement
was not made simply because 1t was con-
sidered bad politics to do 50. Meetings
In the Third and First wards, which Will
be held within the next ten days, Will be
watched with considerable interest by the
friends Of Reeves.