The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-30
McCardy Was Put Up for Comptroller and the
Sixth, Which Broke to Smith, Was Re
warded by the Seventh Supporting
Ftzer for Treasurer

malevolent satisfaction in having aided I'm
| the defeat Of Schiffmann, his enjoyment
VIII have bitter coating when he thinks
OF the reception accorded the mention Of
MS name in the convention. No sooner
mad he been nominated than Kisses
groans, boots and derisive yells filed the
] nall. Delegates and spectators alike
| shoWered disrespect upon him Every
| tlme MS name was mentioned the deris-
| Ion broke forth. Some delegates hisse
the name Of F. B. Doran In the Repub-
mean convention two years ago but no
| candidate ever received such open. vim
dictive insult and affront at the hands
or ms party as that accorded Kicfer
IL. e. Mcdonald, Of the Sixth ward. ap-
| pealed In vain to the convention to re-
| 1raln from such disrespectfuI conduct but
| the storm Of Kisses that greeted his mid
| deIense. or Iliefer was greater than ever
! The Republican party has heeu trying,
| 10 get rid of Kiefer for twenty years"
| declared a delegate when the colonel hal
| peen finally disposed of, "and at las II
| mas been more than successful"
| Some of the contests for the minor Of
hces at one time or another bade fair 10
| furnish as interesting fights as did the
| mayoralty contest, but band W gan"
1 IL
| ly every instance, settled the conte is IN
| quick order. For the treasurership there
were five candidates. The result Of the
| first ballot showed the vote of the con-
| Fention pretty we'll split up, but Nelson,
OF the First ward, appeared to have thiog g
| nicely lined UP for success on the second
| ballot, Filter, OF the Sixth ward. being
his most dangerous opponent, but many
votes short of enough to elect
On the next ballot. however, the Sew
enth ward paid It's debt for the Sixth
ward support thrown to Smith, in ;he
mayoralty contest, by casting Us On ire
| vote for FitZer, and then began the stani-
! pede. Nelson's advantage melted AWAY,
and before the call of the wards lad 5aen
! completed Filter was nominated unani-
mously.
j. j. McCardy was nominated fyr cu,p-
troller by acclamahon.
All of the candidates named by the COM
mittee on assCmblymsn were ratified viii
| out discussion by the convention, and SO
! were the aldermanic nominees proposed
! by the different wards. as the contests
| had been fought out in the wards h fore
! the nominees We're presented for ratihca-
| ton.
Considerable interest developed III the
contests for justices of the peace and con-
stables, but the final result, after ono or
| two ballots in each instance, was anani-
nous nomination.
WORK IN DETAIL,
| The Republican city convention arted
! off at 1890 by Hiler Horton pounding on
the table with a small tack hammer As
| soon as he announced the convention
would be in order lie declared an inter
mission of ten minutes in order to allow
! the First and Eighth wards 10 continue
| in caucus Ten minutes later they We're
off again. This time Mr.. Horton expl IN
! ed as there had been some question IS
! to who had the right TO call the conven-
tion to order, and in order that there
might be no discussion and plenty IF bar
mony, Steve j. Picha, vice presiden- Of
| the city and county committee, would d
| the honors
Mr.. Picha took the Smith end of TIE
discussion by stating that as Mr. SIN IN
was a candidate for the mayoralty nou;-
| ination, it had been agreed that ne sh aid
preside for time.
The reading of the call was dt pensed
with, on motion of Sam Lowensteiu
| S. P. Childs, one of the contested dele
| gates from the Fourth ward nom mated
Moses e. Clapp as temporary chai man,
| the nomination being greeted with ap-
! plause
Oar Reese said he was glad to know he
was in a Republican convention where
! peace and harmony presided. The friends
Of Schiffmarn, he said, Were satisfied with
the gentleman named. and he heartily sec
onded the nomination. The SchlHIuann
| adherents, at the mention of their canGi-
| dates name, cheered. The nomination
was made unanimous and on taking the
platform Mr.. Clapp declared that 1t was
| the greatest honor he had ever been Of
| fered. He pledged himself to hea-tily sup
port the nominee of the convention, who
| ever it might be. The contest, ne said.
might be spirited, but he urged, in the in-
of h,,.x
ness on the part of the delegates The
result of the convention, he predicted,
| would be ratified at the polls, ard be the
| forerunner of magnificent victory T.. the
| fall.
Mr.. Parker. of the Fifth ward, was NOM
mated for temporary secretary 1t was
announced there were two Parkers In the
delegation, and Oar Reese raised laugh
by moving both be taken.
c. r. Parker declined to act ard c. b.
| Parker was chosen. Committees on Gre
dentials, resolutions and temporary organ
ization were appointed by the several
| wards, as follows:
Credentals-A. Lindahl II. ]. Mcintosh.
A. G. Johnson. Henry Johns, Charles r.
| Parker, w. b. Bourne, H. S. Fairchi!d
Arthur Gaines Jr., John Larson, Thomas
! Montgomery, j. L. Eilscher.
Resolutions-C. * SharOod, Sam Brant,
| e. =. Wergedahl. Theo. e. Bunker T. T.
Mcdonald, John W. White c. r. St
|
| Robert Deakin.
Permanent Organization-A w. Whit
ney, George Brookins, G. A. baltimore,
| A Il. Donaldson. c.. N. Warren, r. S.
La France, T. f. LoOmis, Henry T..
Schwabe. John T. Duffy, Sidney Week,
| A W. Zahm.
The committees retired, and reccs Of
| thirty minutes was taken J. Wa son
Smith, with an eye to business an against
any combination which would shut cut
Assemblyman Benson, moved-a COMMITTEES
| of one from each ward be appointed To
nominate assemblymen. He was iaform-
ed permanent organization would b,
first necessary, and subsided. At u:45
| Corporation Attorney Markham inform
/ ed the chair that the committee on ere
dentials would not be ready to report for
an hour or so. After a deal OF wrang ing
| an adjournment was taken until O'Clock.
| The announcement being made that The
committee on credentials had only reach
ed the Third ward and On this basis a
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