The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-20

mally AenOUnce8 ANY AmD1t1On
in Direction of MayoraIty, but
Suggests That He Might Run for
Comptroller.
1t was the general feeling Of Republic
ems in st. Paul yesterday that the de-
cision Of the supreme court in the school
case meant the official finish of J. J. Nc
Cardy as city comptroller. That he is to
blame for the recent troubles Of the city
schools. which would now be relieved Of
their crowded condition to great ex-
tent and placed on well endowed basis,
but for his insistence on an appeal from
the decision of Judge Kelly. which the
supreme court has at last sustained, Is
admitted, and that the people are going
to hold the present city comptroller to a
strict accounting for his action IS be-
lieved by the wheelhorses of the party.
One of the most significant moves
which has recently been made on the
local political checker board was that
made yesterday by Chester r.. Smith,
who, from his official position as presi-
dent of the Republican organization, is
in a position to keep informed as to the
feeling in the ranks Of his own party at
least
Recently there has been some talk
among Republicans Favorable to the NOM
|. nation of-iMr. Smith for mayor, and he
has not deigned to deprecate it even, but
yesterday, when the news spread that
the supreme court had dealt this body
blow to the city hall stickler, Mr.. Smith
formally. expressed himself as not a cam
didate for the mayoralty, but stated fur
Their that he was in a receptive mood as
concerns any possible nominations for
city comptroller.
Fred C. Schiffman was mentioned as the
choice of the Fourth ward for mayor at
a meeting Of the ward and precinct COM
mitteemen held at the Windsor hotel last
evening. The mention Of the name of the
so-called statesman Of the Fourth elected
round Of applause-and also a round of
drinks. Fred did not participate in the
applause which followed the mention of
his name, but modestly laughed off the
Offering Of the crowd and paid the bar
boy for what his supporters ordered.
While the precinct committeeman were
gathered in Parlor 3. Aid. Reeves, who
is slated for the Republican nomination
engaged in a game of Switchboard with
Assemblyman Denny. The game was
witnessed by Col. Lowenstein, of the
Third ward, and Gen. Eli Warner United
States surveyor general. Reeves was
within calling distance Of the Fourth
ward meeting, it was whispered, in antici-
patton that he would be Endorsed rs a
candidate for mayor and called in to
thank the gentlemen for the honor con-
mention Of Fred Schiffmans name for
mayor was waited from the room in
which the meeting was held, AID Reeves
flushed perceptibly and imagined for a
few minutes that the applause was caus-
ed by his name being mentioned. The
SWITCHBOARD game which the Fifth ward
alderman was playing was suspended
temporarily, but as no committee ap-
peared to invite him into the committee
room 1t was resumed.
1t was learned afterward that while
Aid. Reeves desired that the Fourth ward
ers declare for him number Of the more
astute politicians, including Oar Reese,
J. L. Horst, Shell Blakeley, F. H Griggs,
Capt Gallick and Maj. Libbey, insisted
that it would be bad form for a ward
organization meeting thus early in the
campaign to indorse any one for any
office. This tip was quietly circulated
among the fifty present, and no indorse-
ment was mentioned except that for Fred
Schiffman.
A committee, consisting Of A. E. Don
aldson, d. +. Reese, E. B. Lott, F. G.
Schiffman and Albert Jones, was appoint
ed to select permanent quarters for the
organization, and the meeting to be held
March will be in the nature Of lem
onade social to formally open the new
headquarters. Precinct chairmen were or
dered to call meetings and fill vacancies
and report to the ward secretary. Leo
pold III. Henschel, of the Eighth ward,
who is a candidate for city treasurer,
sent in a number of his campaign cards
and a box of cigars as q peace offering
After the meeting adjourned the talk
of Schiffman for mayor was continued,
and the prediction made that the Repub-
Iicans. with the exception of a few in the
Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh wards,
would favor the candidacy Of F. G. Schiff-
man for mayor If he could be induced to
accept the nomination.
Sioux Falls wants the Peoples party
national convention. and has sent Its
mayor with delegation to secure 1t.
49,
Mayor Kiefer declares that Patrolman
Perro, in refusing to obey the order
transferring him from the central to the
Margaret street police station, assumed
the attitude of a mutineer. What kind
of a force would we have remarked the
mayor, '1f the patrolmen should refuse