The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-30
WHEN 1T WAS DONE
Afternoon Session Saw the Fights
Waged and Won.

Afternoon Session Saw the Fights
Waged and Won.
The afternoon session was called to or
der promptly at 2 O'clock sand q commu-
nication from the Trades and Labor as
sembly, asking that the platform declare
for municipal ownership, abolition Of
contract system on public works, eight
hours and free text books was sent to
the committee on resolutions without be-
Ing read w. b. Webster was named for
assistant secretary, but declined, and G.
A. Storms was chosen. The committee
on credentials submitted ITS report In
one of the precincts Ii, the Second ward
six delegates were seated And given half
a vote each. Building, Inspector Haas
and his two colleagues We're turned down
in the Fifth of the Third, and Col. Low
enstein and his two followers given
seats. In the Ninth OF the Fourth the
contest was settled by allowing s. p.
Childs and Albert Johns seats, with half
a vote each Childs was for Kiefer and
Johns for Schifrmann. Steve Picha was
given q seat in the Fifth ward delegation
in place of c. r. Parker, who was taken
i'll The report OF the committee on ere
dentials was adopted. The temporary or
ganization was made permanent. A
committee was appointed on assembly
nominations, consisting of one from each
ward, as follows;
Matt Jensen, Rudolph Paul, G. w.
Lamb H. M. Wheeler, Harry Griswold,
George f. Dix, A. M Wickwire, S. A.
Anderson, Jens Peterson, w. H. Brun-
hagen, F. W. Root A First ward dele
gate moved the convention proceed to
nominations for mayor, and Henry Johns,
of the Fourth ward, amended this so as
to allow the nominations to be made
without regard to order of wards. This
was agreed to, and then there was a
long pause, and the chair was obliged
to ask if there were 10 be any nom1na-
tons for mayor. Oar Reese, of the
Fourth ward stepped to the front, and
amid applause from the Schiffmann fol-
lowing placed the name of the Fourth
ward candidate before the convention.
At the close of the effort of Mr.. Reese
there was much applause from the gal
Iery and the First, Third and Fourth
ward delegations.
Thomas M Montgomery, Of the Tenth
ward, said he could not make so eloquent
a plea, but he also had a young man to
name He was so popular that he had
carried a Democratic ward for the Re-
publicans two years ago. He nominated
Sidney H. Reeves. The Fifth ward gave
way to loud applause.
Chester r. Smith was placed in nomina-
ton by former Attorney General Chllds,
of the Eleventh ward, III one of the
strongest speeches Of the. convention. Mr..
Childs spoke eloquently OF the needs or
the city for a business administration and
declared that MI Smith was best qua:-
fed of any Of the candidates to meet the
demands of the occasion.
S. p Ch1Ids, of the Fourth ward, the
only kiefer delegate in the thirty -four,
nominated Mayor Kiefer He said he was
not young man, as to age, but he had
fought for his country when 1t was in
peril ard had given the city a good ad
rninistration during the past two years,
There were Kisses and groans when the
name Of Kiefer was mentioned by the
speaker.
E. e. Mcdonald, of the Sixth ward, re-
Gently appointed 10 the school board by
Mayor Kieter, did his best for his po-
litical berefactor in seconding mis- nom1-
nation He said there were others beside
young mon. He questioned going before
the people with man whose strongest
element was that he was young. Two
years ago, in the convention, the name
of Mayor Doran had been Missed, and he
was sorry to hear the same done when
the name of Mayor zkiefer was men
toned The gentleman who had just
nominated Schiffmann some years ago
lauded K4afer when he was nominated.
Kiefer was just as good today as he was
then AS a matter of policy he urged
that man be chosen who had all ele-
ments of strength.
Samuel Anderson, former county at
torney, also deprecated the Kissing of the
name Of Mayor Kiefer. but seconded the
nomination Of Smith.
A. M Bartlett, of the Sixth ward, nomi-
mated f. B. Doran in a short speech.
Eli Warner, of the Seventh ward, Sec
onded the nomination of Schiffmann, say
ing his candidate had business qualihca-
tons equal to any of the delegates who
had been sent to the convention from the
Seventh ward. He favored good Repub-
lican, and declared that one good Repub-
lican did not criticise any other good he
publican. Schiffmann was and had al
ways been, good enough to help out the
party in every way possible, and MS
friends should stand by him.
w L. Chaplin, of the Seventh, seconded
the nomination of Smith. Steve Plcha
and Assemblyman Denny seconded
Reeves. John Copeland, of the First,
raised laugh by seconding the nomina-
ton of F. B. Doran. Capt. Burger, john
M. Finehout Sam Lowenstein and A. f.
Donaldson seconded the nomination OF
Schiffmann, and c. X. Sharood did the
same for Smith. The convention pro-
ceeded to ballot for mayor and the result
of the first roll call was as follows:
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