The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-23

How sharper than a serpents tooth
it is to have a thankless child
That is the way considerable portion
Christensen family
John Christensen, the father, has occu-
pied several positions of more or less
emolument under the municipal govern
ment of ST. Paul, now being the recipient
of confidential communications from May
or Kiefer in connection with the opera
tons Of the plain clothes department of
the city police force. Oscar Christen-
son, his son, is employed in the Office of
the county attorney.
There were number of Republicans in
| the Sixth ward who thought that having
kept Christensen pere in positions of po-
litical prominence for long time they
were entitled TO better consideration at
his hands than to have his son railroaded
| into the Craftsmanship of the Thirteenth
| precinct without saying a word to Percy
| Godfrey, who was the sitting chairman.
Former Mayor Doran has been hanging
around waiting to see what the outcome
of the fight on Kiefer would be, and the
Sixth ward is with him, it is claimed, al
| though with the Christensons and Elmer
| Mcdonald on hand to root for the pres
ent mayor 1t is hoped by Nicholas Pott-
! gieser that the Sixth ward will be true
blue for Kiefer in March again some
| more.
The l<ieferians have tried to throw the
| former Mayor Doran off the city cam
| paign trait by grooming him for the NOM
| ination for the lower house of the legisla
| ture, but Mr.. Doran has already been
! handed what the sporting fraternity dubs
| the double cross" in politics, and he is
keeping his own counsel pretty well.
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| The Fifth ward Republicans also have
| their troubles. Up to last Tuesday night
it was a matter of common knowledge
that Charley Parker was the accredited
leader Of Ard. Reeves supporters for the
mayoralty. But after Horace Bigelow and
Bernard zimmerman dropped into the
meeting at C. S. P. S. hall and shelled the
Reeves trenches with some Kiefer-stamp-,
ed lyddite Manager Parker was given a
chance to let himself down easy, II ne
would. But he stood pat, and said that
instead of being a reverse for Reeves his
forces had on the other hand, won
technical victory, as If they had appeared
to win, people would have accused them
OF taking an unfair advantage Mr.. Park
ers system of strategy, however, was
either TO Chesteriieldian or too altruistic
to suit those who really have interests
at stake in the candidacy of Reeves. and
last night Mr.. Reeves personal organ
announced that AID. Reeves has per-
:sonally taken the field, and has assumed
complete charge of his own campaign
The organ does not state whether Park
er is to be reduced to the ranks or retired
with a brevet for gallantry. under fire,
but Reeves is going to be the general OF
his own campaign from this on.
The first Tuesday In April Is being con-
sidered as the probable date for the DEM
ocratic city convention.
Friends of McCardy are trying to-in induce
Chester Smith to become candidate for
mayor They are afraid he can defeat the
watchdog for denomination in the pres
ent inf1amed state of public feeling over
the obstacles which have been put In the
way of the public schools.
The Brainerd Arena says: Last
nights ST. Paul Dispatch gives half
column to an interview with w. S. Nc
CIenahan, of this city, and claims he
has left the Democratic party to join the
Republicans. If the interview is correct
Mr. McClenahan makes some singular
statements for a man who expects to be
a candidate for office on Democratic
ticket this fall.