The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-08
WARM At WINDSOR
sCHIFFNTANN BOOMERS INSIST
THAT THEY CANNOT HEAR
OTHER CANDIDATES
BUT OTHERS WILL NOT DOWN

bU1 OIAEhO WILL NUI UOWN
Precinct Chairmen of the Democrat
ic City and County Organization
Meet at the Jefferson Club Rooms
and Report on Appointments
Made I'm Filling Gaps In Commit
tee.
The Oklahoma boom bids fair to pale
into historical insignlfcance compared
with the political boom now being worked
up for Fred Schffmann as Republican
candidate for mayor. 1t is useless TO
deny that enthusiasm for the young man
is intensifying. Prominent Republicans
dwell on the fact of his youth as being
a significant factor. Eastern cities are
electing young men for mayors, they say,
and why should not st. Paul? Chicago
has young man, Carter Harrison, and
as Democrats go, he makes a very fair
municipal executive. Ergo, a young Re-
publican would make a much better o1li-
cial"
1T is going to be an enthusiastic, brass
band, red fire, hoop-la campaign for
F'red's nomination." said another prom
inent worker IN the Republican vineyard,
and / would not be surprised to hear
10 other name mentioned in the c0nven-
ton. All the young men who whoop
things up and influence delegates are for
Schiffmann. How are you going to beat
him?"
'Out Of thirty-two delegates from the
Second ward" said another, there will
hA IN q
has expended his time, money and influ-
ence for Republican success in the past,
and has never asked anything before
His nomination will be walk over. OF
course that means his election
Parlor B, the Schiffmann headquarters
at the Windsor, is a lively scene after
p. m every day. There are anterooms
| inner temples and sanctum sanctoruns
adjacent, into which the faithful are in
Quoted and pointers freely contributed.
| No one else is making so aggressive a
campaign for the nomination as the young
| man Of Republican proclivities and DEM
| ocratic antecedents, If Col. A. r. kiefer
has opened headquarters anywhere in the
| city they don't know 1t at the Windsor
| The diurnal springing of new and uneX-
| pected Republican candidates rolls from
| off the shoulders of the Schiffmann boom
ers like water from duck back. There
are insurmountable obstacles in the way
| of each man jack Of them. Schiffmann
stock is sky high and still kiting-at the
Windsor. Men may come and men may
go, but the Schiffmann boom is a rock
rooted permanency. Practically it IS all
| over but the shouting.
| About a hundred Of the precinct clair
men of the Democratic city and county
organization met at the Jefferson club
rooms last evening and reported on the
appointments made in filing the gaps In
the precinct committe tees. Humphrey Bar
| ton presided, and there was all sorts Of
harmony. After the chai!men had report
| ed on the precincts, f. A. Pike spoke at
| length on the primary law, and explained
| the details that must be gone through in.
organizing the primaries on March rs. Mr..
| Pike was frequently interrupted with
| questions from the committeeman, and
the matter was fully expounded.
! Ed Murphy spoke on the practical work
| at the primaries, and suggested that eY-
cry candidate for delegate be present at
! the polling place ready to receive his Gre
| dentials if elected, and afterwards to be
| careful about who he hands them to at
| the convention.
John e. Stryker and c. A Fleming en-
| phasized the necessity for every delegate
| to insist upon the ratification of the city
| and county organization at the coAVen-
ton, and Henry Meyerding suggested
that list of the polling places selected
be obtained and published in the G e
| as soon as possible. After considerable
~ lnff t q
executive committee, which was instruct
ed to cooperate with Chairman Bell in
| selecting the places for holding the phi
| maries
Just before the close of the meeting F.
| L. MCGEE was called on and advocated
| harmony.
United action will win," he said. IT
read Mr.. Bells published statement in the
G be, and believe that he means to be
| fair. and we should cooperate with him
| in every way
| Mr.. McGhee's remarks were loudly ap-
plauded. Chairman Barton announced
that he intended on the Tuesday before
the primaries are held to call a meeting
of the entire organization for the purpose
of talking over the details of the work
to be accomplished.
Chester r. Smith, chairman of the Re
publican city committee, threw the Schiff-
| mann boomers into a Ut yesterday Dy an
nouncing that he would be a candidate
for the nomination of mayor and would
remain in the field until the convention
took action. What particularly annoyed
the shouters for Schiffmann was the fact
that ten days ago the nomination for
mayor was rendered Mr. Smith, and he
refused to accept the good offices of the
gentlemen who offered him the crown.
Mr.. Smith, however, now says, as there
seems to be considerable opposition to the
nomination Of Schiffmann, and the party
workers will not listen to any Kiefer talk,
he concluded there would be a chance
for him, and so decided to make the race
for the nomination. Mr.. Smith is engag-
ed in the real estate business, and has
been active in business and political af-
fairs for years. He is director of the
Commercial club, a member of the Junior
Pioneers and the Eiks, and resides in
the Eighth ward.
Former Mayor Doran, while not formal
ly announcing his desire for the nomina-
ton of mayor at the hands of the Re-
publican convention, says he is in the
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