The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-14
S 3EiD Hall Wis PACKED
MAYOR KIEFER'S DETECTIVES
ARE BEATEN In POLITICAL
SCHEMING
I ENDORSES
SIXTH
FITZER
Rowling Meeting OF Republicans ON
South WGbasha Emst Night at
Which the Mayor LIS
Drubbed.

August Fitzer one of the deputies in
the clerk of courts office, was Endorsed
as candidate for city treasurer on the
Republican ticket at meeting held last
evening in the Sixth ward Percy God
Trey Issued the call for meeting of the
ward and precinct committeeman but
friends of Filter and also of Mayor
hiefer had been given the tip and about
300 persons packed the vacant store room
at 1888 Wabasha street The Filter follow
Ing outnumbered the Kiefer contingent,
and, as a result, Filter was declared the
choice of the ward for city treasurer,
and the best that IIiefer got was an eIo-
quent tribute from Elmer E. Mcdonald
Percy Godfrey presided, and, after
changes in the precinct committeeman had
been announced and approved, the mo-
ton was made to adjourn This was
done so that there should be no claim
that the ward organization had indorsed
any candidate, as this was stated to be
against the rules
The crowd then resolved itself into a
mass meeting, with the same officers.
Al Phillips announced that the gather
ing was meeting of representative Re-
pubHcans of the ward, and nearly all
those who came under that head were
present. A few were attending a church
meeting. but otherwise all were on hand.
Mr.. Phillips presented the name Of Au-
gust Filter as the candidate of the ward
for city treasurer and explained that the
ward should stand shoulder to shoulder
for Filter, who had lived in the ward for
thirty-six years and had granted favors
to any one that asked them.
w. II. Carter did not agree with the
Endorsement scheme He said there were
half dozen candidates looking for diff
ferent positions in the ward, and any in
dorsement at this time would result in
the ward being split into factions as it
was two years ago.
Mr.. Carter was advised to s'sit down
and chase himself" by the Filter follow
ers
M. s. Gray spoke in favor of indorsing
Filter, and the crowd gave him an op-
portunity to talk and cheered him to the
echo.
William Daily agreed with Mr.. Carter
| that there should be no Endorsement. One
| OF the reasons, he said, was that the hall
was packed. He was not going to oppose
any particular person, but an indorse-
|
| ent time. Mr.. Daily was roundiy Kissed
by the Filter crowd
| 5. w. Boyd wanted an explanation of
/ what Mr.. Filter had done for the Re-
publican party The ward could not, he
| said indorse a man for the responsible
| position of city treasurer who had no
! business qualifications The fact that Fit
] ger had lived in the ward a number of
years was no reason why he should be
| + To JIroS n.
ward over to Filter and allowing him to
! swing the delegation. The people, he
| said were "on'" to F'itZer. The other
4 remarks. of Mr. Boyd were drowned out
! by misses and cries OF ''Sit down. and
j you don't know what you are talking
! about" from the supporters of Filter.
/ F.. Fl. Blackburn, who ran for congress
| In Minneapolis as an independent candi-
| date and received 300 odd votes in the fall
of 1898, euogized Filter as an able man
/ and one who had served among the re-
| fined gentlemen making UP the Repub-
| lican state central committee in the last
| state campaign. According to Blackburn,
/ Fitzer was the friend of any man who
] worked for a living and would do any fa-
/ vors asked
| E. f. Mcdonald, being called on, said
j he hoped there would be nothing done or
| said that would cause any hard feelings.
/ He did not favor any Endorsement of any
! one and thought the other wards, par
| ticularly the Fifth, had made mistake
| in making an Endorsement. Personally,
| he favored the Endorsement of the present
| administration There was a long Silence
| after this statement, but no one took aj~
| vantage Of the pause to shout for Kiefer.
! Continuing, Mr.. Mcdonald said Doran
| and Wright were good mayors, and so
i was the present incumbent of the office.
i All had made mistakes, bat the Repub-
| lican administration should always be in
! dorsed. for the reason that, from mayor
!! down to Janitors in the schools the Re
| rubIicans always gave the best service.
One Of the Republican enthusiasts i'll
| the back Of the hall inquired why Rspub-
| licans were not put in office, but to this
| query Mr. Mcdonald paid no attention.
! The sixth ward. he said. SHOULD fndorse
] the administration, and Filter If It want
/ ed to. There was no reason Why Filter
! should be abused, and the only opposition
| he had to indorsing him was that the ward
organization should not participate in any
| such action. The motion to indOrse Filter
! was put and carried with but one dis
/ senting vote In response to the indorse-
ment Mr. Filter said he felt fattered by
| the testimonial. He had always done
! what he could for the Republican party,
| night and day. He said he had q. good
/ education, and offered to bet Mr.. Is syd
| $100 TO SIS that he could go to a bank and
! get $1,000 on his note without an indorsec
| at any time. He said he was perfectly
| competent to fill the position, ard thank
| ed the voters of the ward for indorsing
| him.
| Mr. Boyd explained that he meant moth
| ing personal in his remarks about Mr..
J Filter, and the meeting adjourned before
I any Endorsement of Kiefer and the pres
| ent administration could be made
! Chief of Detectives McIntire and his as
sistant. John Christensen, after the meet
| ing adjourned, stated that Filter had
! all the Democrats from the iiats in the
| hall to bring about his Endorsement. AID
| Reeves, of the Fifth ward, was an IN
! terested spectator, but decided 1t would
| be a bad time to spring his name for in