The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-26
HIVE THEIR WOES also
REPUBLICANS ARE AT SEA AS TO
WHOM TO NOMINATE AGAINST
SMITH
LOOKS LIKE sCHIFFMANN
IL AvOwed Candidate Does Not Cor
raj Nomination ON the First
Ballot He May Still
Win Out.

Since the nomination of Robert a..
Smith In the face of his withdrawal,
which had thrown the Republicans OF
their guard In measure, the leaders of
that party are considerably worried about
the selection Of mayoralty nominee who
can meet, with any assurance of a con-
test, the popular postmaster.
Yesterday there was much jubilation in
the ranks Of the Kiefer and Reeves forces
over the knocking that young Schif-
mann got In the Seventh ward Saturday
night Just where the Kiefer people could
figure anything out of an anti-Schiff-
mann protest in a ward where Eiefer ran
several hundred behind his ticket two
years ago, the Reeves men could not see,
and they were boasting that the druggist
would come into the convention with part
of the Fifth and Seventh wards, in spite
Of John Selb's detection. Despite the
knocking, 1t was concluded that at this
time it looks like Schiffmann.
Harris Richardson must have enjoyed
to the utmost that delight Of turning
down Schiffmann. E. 8. Durment wanted
place on the delegation, but he did not
want to be bound absolutely He favored
nominating some one else than Schiff-
mann, but he wanted to be foot loose in
the event that it appeared advantageous
for the ward to go for Fred.
But the meeting insisted that the dele
cation should be absolutely anti -Schiff-
mann, and so 1t was ordered. While Ja-
son w. Cooper, the wholesale grocer, was
put at the head Of the delegation. the sec
ond man named was Harris Richardson,
whose hostility to Schiffmann, returned
by the latter, Is a Republican byword, and
who, Schiffmann has been boaStiag, would
not be allowed to carry his precinct.
But the best joke of it ALL perhaps was
that two old political workers like Hiler
H. Horton and Ed G.. Rogers, VINO are
generally esteemed about as foxy as the
Republican party locally has, planned chs
meeting, hoping to be able to do Schiff-
mann some good now, in return fer which
possibly SchIffmann could do Rogers q
good turn In his campaign against Ste
vens for congress. After the meeting re-
fused under any conditions TO stand for
SchifPmann, Rogers is reported to have
declared that 1t was as "mean and dirty
a piece of work. as he had ever run
across in n political contest.
The other members of the delegation
slated are William Candy. T. L. Wann,
+. f. Loomis and George A Mash. This
is the first precinct instructed against
Schiffmann.
The Peoples party city committee met
yesterday, but refused to give out the
location of their primaries, which are to
be held this evening
1t Is openly given out by some of the
leaders, however, that they will indorse
the Bell-Scannell ticket" In return for
which one of the heads of the Pops, who
has been disgruntled for two years be-
cause he was not paid money consid-
Grafton for advocating the election of
Lind two years ago, Is to be given a
place on the assembly "ticket" of the
Bell-Scannell outfit. when it meets in the
back Office this week
The Pop convention is scheduled for
Tuesday.
The result of the final proceedings of
the regular Democratic convention, which
was held at Sherman nall, on Wabasha
and Sixth streets, meets with the ap-
proval of the Sixth ward Democrats gen
orally. A gentleman who knows the
ward thoroughly spent Sunday looking
over the ground. The general sentiment
as expressed was that the ticket selected
at the Democratic convention Saturday
was an excellent one. and would prove
hard to beat Several of those seen said
mate the election of Robert A Smith Is
already assured as far as this ward is
concerned, and the whole ticket which Is
headed by Mr. Smith will receive a ma
jority May 1 in the Sixth.
The election Of M. J. Moriarity for aid
erman from the Sixth seems to be al
ready assured. At the primaries War
dell carried all precincts, and NJ J. Nor
iarity carried all but one out of the
thirteen precincts of the ward.
Messrs Morlarity and Wardell have
formed a plan to open joint campaign
headquarters in Room 20, Court block.
Jacob H. Bohrer will be in charge.
The headquarters will be opened We'd
nesday.
Frank Baer, who ran against Moriarity
in the primaries, 1t Is announced, Will
support the nominee heartily.
The Fourth ward Independent Demo-
Gratis will meet tonight (Nonday) at Pfei-
fer's hall and organize for the purpose
of taking an active part in the spring
and fall campaigns.
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