The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-23


atty candidates Each of the four is
satisfied that he can hold the mass OF
the strength that is normally his, and
they figure that each new candidate will
sew up a part of the unsettled vote
which is a dangerous element in their
calculations.
Schiffmann is a different proposition He
is young, which in itself settles part of
the arguments advanced against three
OF the candidates. He has the unquali-
fed backing Of a flying wedge that has
proved dangerous weapon in other
tights, and he has gradually extended
MS power in local politics in a quiet way
until his strength is an uncertain GUAM
t1ty. His apparently reasonable utter
ances in declaring open and continued
war on Kiefer is looked upon by the
other anti-Kiefer factions and the Kiefer
men themselves as shrewd move, with
possibly as much politics as malice in it.
They figure that if Schiffmann comes in
to the race as dark horse his position
Will draw him not only the rabid anti
klefer element, but material strength
from the other candidates which belongs
to them, as much from fear of Kiefer. as
from personal fealty
Frank Arnold, foster father to the s.
cent street car fare proposition, FELL bv
the Wayside the first time a regular.
working Republican organization got a
Whack at him. Theories and platforms
are not IN the curriculum of the Repub-
means who have been in the habit Of de-
nvering the goods and receiving the re-
wards therefor. Arnolds scheme fur
nlshed the theme for a pretty grand-stand
play by an unofficial party organization,
but the workers promptly turned down
the man with nerve enough to suggest
that the party should at least pretend to
stand for something beside spoils Ar
mold wanted the Ninth ward precinct
committeeman to indorse him as the
ward organizations candidate for alder
man. But not for them Arnold might
be in earnest with his Scent fare scheme,
and, if elected to the council might at
tempt to put the wishes of the people
into effect. Edmund Snodgrass, who, as
a member of the legislature, had not
bothered himself with troublesome
schemes of reform, was 'Wlllin I" to re-
celVe the organization Endorsement. And
the story Of the ballots told the finish
Of Mr.. Arnold and his reform scheme,
quick.
The organization scheme to put for
mer Aid. Larson in the field as its candi-
date for the assembly did not materialize
exactly as per programme. Larson could
4AOI sec ok VI Tie SlOMIItS l1OSSlD1ULl6S
held out to him. He pleaded for time
Mr. Larson has a few nerve centers of
his own which he wishes to sound, and
he escaped by promising to give the or
ganization definite answer with week.
Col. Samuel Lowenstein, for years one
of the bugbears of half dozen Repub-
lican factions, reappeared on the scene
yesterday and at once dipped into the
n9TtU troubles nv
Republican, whom he says can win out
in the coming mayoralty campaign. Col
! Lowenstein says e. G.. Kramer is the
man for the Republicans to pin their
faith on. The colonel went to Philadel-
phia, the home of his youth, last spring,
to engage in business. The political COM
plexion of the City of Brotherly Love has
changed nightly in the quarter century
of Col. Lowensteins absence, and he has
decided that he prefers st. Paul.
Representative L. L. Pugh of Duluth,
who was in St. Paul yesterday is not
in favor of caucus which will confine
the work Of the extra session to copsid-
GRAFTON of the tax bill or an agreement
for ten-day session. Mr.. Pugh thinks
the tax bill will require the most care
full consideration. and that no member
can in justice to his constituents vote
Tor It's passage until all of its provisions
have been thoroughly aired.
After the disposition of the tax bill
Mr.. Pugh wants the legislature to
straighten out the affairs of the normal
school board and the regents Of the uni
versity, tangled with the board Of con-
troll According to Mr. Pughs lights
the board of control should have abso-
luteiy nothing to do with the af-
fairs of the normal schools, and If it's
troublesome interference can be stopped
no other way the proper solution would
he the humiliation of the governors
board. Mr.. Pugh thinks that it was not
the intent Of the legislature to give the
board of control any authority over edu-
cationaI institutions and that the clause
upon which the supreme court bases it's
decision was injected with the belief that
it would defeat the whole scheme.