The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-18

Not Tor me. I am net a fool and
respectfully decline to expose myself
to the knives of a dozen factions fighting
with all the bitterness of as many per-
sonal spites,' is the way a prominent
Republican oficeholder, who has been
urged toe enter the mayoralty race yes
terday declined the honor.
His candidacy was urged by one of
two factions which have not openly en-
tered the fight, but which are at work be-
tween themselves and are making siren
uous efforts to get their candidates into
the field. The Lincoln club Republicans
and the so-called Windsor hotel Repub-
licans are at swords points Neither fac
ton makes even a semblance of conceal
ment of their temper, and both are bend
ing every energy to put men in the
fight Just to teach the other fellows
a lesson"
The Lincoln club declines to stand for
either Doran or Warner Warner man,
aged to conceal his fight on Doran in the
club, but in turn is thrown down and his
club associates are hustling for can
didate. w. B. Webster, of the Ninth
ward, the junior member of the county
commission, was urged to get into the
game. Mr.. Webster declined most en-
phatically with the sage suggestion that
lit does not look like a Republican
spring" He admitted that the mayor
atty was an honor worth striving for,
under ordinary circumstances, but de-
clined to be mixed with the Republican
candidates in the field
From Webster the Lincoln club has
turned its attention to Armand Albrecht.
and every effort is bent to induce him
to take UP the cudgel for the club and
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between Warner and Doran. Both the
Doran and Warner men are sore at the
attitude of the club and the club mem
bers say they will put up a man who
has no political record to hamper him,
and who at the same time will demon
strate the difference between the Lincoln
club brand of Republicanism and the
Windsor hotel crowd and forever cut
the club loose from the "old' men.
The ''Windsor hotel" crowd is quite
undaunted by the threats of the Lincoln
ties and has arrayed itself for Fred
Schiffmann. Schifmann has been urged to
get into the game, by several important
interests. He has held daily levees of
representative Republicans for more
than a week. Tt is well known that he
has never greatly relished his berth as
state oil inspector and that he has en-
tertained for several years an ambition
TO serve St. Paul as its chief execu-
tive The hopes of the men who are
urging his candidacy are sustained by the
fact that he has not declined to enter
the lists and that he has promised to
give their proposition careful considera-
ton. They say Schiffmann can by becon-
ing a candidate at once pay off several
old scores and put effectual brakes on
the ambitions of one or two budding
statesmen who have been willing in the
past to sacrifice party success to per-
sonal benefit, The best way that can be
secured from Schiffmann in the way Of a
denial is, Il am not yet a candidate"
The Warner men are loaded up with
grievances and promises to get good
and even whatever may be the result
with the turn of affairs which has forced
the Lincoln club to desert both Warner
and DOran, when the original plan con-
templated only the rear seats for Do
ran. They are particularly sore over the
| start in his campaign which Warner re-
ceiVed from the Kiefer organ. The Re-
sponsibility for the newspaper attack on
their man is laid at two doors. Fred
Schiffmann and enc Of TIE Republican city
officers are the objects of their suspicion.
They say Schiffmann is unfriendly be-
cause Of his father. The city office is
accused Of Inspiring the attack on Warn
ner because of his opposition to its pet
schemes in the council.
Gen. George G. Lambert, of the Seventh
ward, yesterday filed his certificate OF
nomination for the assembly on the
Democratic ticket. Gen. Lambert is q
lifelong Democrat and as adjhdant gen
eral Of the state made an enviabIe record
His was the administration which for the
first time placed the adjutant generals
office on a business basis and made it's
pension department a practical working
! adjunct Of the state government. Gen.
Lambert has been Connected with the ma
tional guard for many years and now
commands the First battalion of ar