The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-29
Actual Schiff-
Wards. Delegation. mann

Reeves claims 26 in Fifth, II in Tenth
| and a total of so.
The above table shows the comparative
strength of the Republican candidates
| for the mayoralty nomination, as esti-
mated by the friends of the respective
candidates after the filing of credentials
| by delegates with the city committee at
the Windsor hotel last evening. Notwitn-
standing that the claims of the candi-
dates increase over 100 the total number
OF delegates entitled to seats in the con-
Fention, Schiffmann, Ktefer, Smith and
reeves claim to be jubilant over the re-
SUITS as they understand them, and each
strehuously insists that the above table
as applied to himself, is absolutely cor
rect
To summarize the result of the Renuh-
lican primaries last evening. it was the
held against Schiffmann This ulainlv de-
Veloped as the delegates presented their
credentials to the city committee al the
windsor hotel, and was even more posi-
| tlyely indicated when, late In the even
ing, representatives of Kiefer. Smith and
Reeves held conference, to which Schif
mann was not asked to send representa-
| tiVes.
The claims of the respective candidates
as to their individual strength are mis-
leading In many instances and do not rep
resent the actual number of votes they
Will be able to control in the convention
From the figures In the above tables
| their claims are manifestly inaccurate
Beyond doubt Schiffmann was III the
4eao last evening, and the number Of
votes assigned him above may be some
| where near right, but he did not show
on the race OF the situation enough dele
gates piedged to nominate him on the
| l1rst ballot, although at O'Clock this
morning his friends claimed he had 173.
hlefer developed more strength than
many expected, and the figures given out
! py MS managers may not be far wrong
nut ne mas far from enough votes to elect
on the first ballot, and the most sanguine
or his supporters did not claim more than
| alton.
Smith will have enough votes to make
him formidable candidate. but it IS IN
likely that he will go into the convention
! with more than siXty-hve delegates that
he can depend upon.
reeves strength outside of the Fifth
ward Is perhaps prOblematical Reeves
claims the solid support of his own ward.
Dut II is certain that out of the TWENTY
nine delegates elected three from one
precinct are for one of the other candi-
dates, probably Kiefer Reeves may be
able to control the total Eleventh ward
vote, but Kiefer and Smith claim it Is
split between them. Under the most un-
certain head of Scattering" Reeves
claims thirty-seven delegates. His ac-
| tual strength on the first ballot, it seems
more reasonable to presume, will not ex-
ceed forty votes.
AS the delegates began thronglng the
hotel lobby with the credentials stories of
the strength Of the respective candidates
were put into circulation with such avid
ity that by the time the work of filing the
| credentials was over there was little GER
tainty about anything.
Schiffmann and Kiefer will undoubted-
ly go into the convention as the two
| strongest candidates, with Smith third
and Reeves probably last That Schiff-
mann will lead on the first ballot is a
conservative statement.
The conference at midnight looked as
though a determined effort would be
made to beat Schiffmann at any cost AT
the conference, however, none of the
three candidates "buc&ing" Schiffmann
would at that hour consent to uniting on
compromise candidate
Misguided by the inflated returns they
have fixed up for themselves each of the
three candidates is laboring under the be-
lief that he In particular, has a "cinch,' -
and neither Smith. Kiefer nor Reeves
was willing to throw up the sponge un-
| til their strength had been contested in
the convention.
But here comes the rub, for many del
egates pledged to each of the respective
| candidates are simply bound to vote for
| Kiefer Smith or Reeves, as the case may
be, without giving the candidates whose
cause they oppose the right to dictate for
| whom they shall vote when their favor
ite drops out of the race. Those of the
Schiffmann boomers who do not claim
| everything In sight, and that Schihmann
will be nominated on the first ballot, say
they will welcome the break because
they figure on getting enough votes In
! the scramble to land their man on the
first ballot thereafter. They jubilantly
claim they have delegates In plenty,
| pledged to Schiffmann for second choice,
who are among Kiefer's and Smith s
most ardent supporters, and they also
claim some OF Reeves strength on sec
ond choice.
Smiths friends point to Kiefer's fig
| ures and declare that at the right time
most of this vote will go to Smith.
On the other hand, the Rieferites have
vowed by their desire to hold their pub
lie Jobs that they will stick to the col
onel without thought of supporting any
other candidate under any sort of COM
promise, so that If there is compromise,
| the other candidates must come to
Niefer.
So concentrated was all interest on the
| candidates to head the ticket that little
| was heard about the hotel of candidates
| for city treasurer and comptroller, or
| even the aldermanic candidates. Nelson