The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-03
GAG RULE DOES NOT
PLEASE CANDIDATES
Colonies Wright and Klefer
May Refuse to Have
Speeches Trimmed.


A long and earnest search was made
at the meeting of the Republican city
campaign committee last evening for
the person who made public the gag
rue adopted Friday. One of the
| speakers declared that it was crying
shame that the innermost workings
of the Republican party were peddled
about the city promiscuously." w. l..
AmeS thought a committee should be
appointed to look into the question,
asserting that F. P. Wright and other
of the candidates had been mortally
offended because of the publicity given
to the action.
while it's all right" he asserted, ito
adopt a rule that all facts to be used
| in the campaign are to be submitted
! to committee, when it comes to pub
fishing the fact to the world it puts
the candidates in the position of be-
ing mere puppets"
He thought the rule should be re-
scinded at once, and argued that the
committee had acted foolishly in pass
ing upon such an important question
before the candidates had paid their
assessments. But a majority of the
committee thought otherwise, and Col
Wright and the other candidates will
the facts they propose to use in their
! talks before they can appear at a
meeting.
The committee went further, and de-
cided that all speeches for the ratifica-
ton meeting, to be held in the near
future, should be written and submit
ted to the press" committee before
hand. Ames was sure that Col Kiefer
for one would do nothing of the kind,
and Ames is so we'll acquainted with
Kiefer that he ought to know.
Col. Wright yesterday gave several
callers his opinion of the "gag rule"
adopted by his campaign committee,
and asserted with considerable force
that he believed before this action
was taken that the members of the
committee were favorable to his can
didacy, since which time he had been
in doubt.
1.-The action was uncalled for" he is
| reported to have said to one caller. eff
the members of the committee did not
have the necessary confidence in my
| judgment it should have passed a res
| Olution asking me to withdraw from
the ticket"
The impression received by the Wis
ttors was that the candidate will de-
cline to submit his speeches to Billy
Webster for revision. 1t is evident
that the incident is far from closed.
One of the hardest fights in the city
is in the Eleventh ward, and the Dem
ocrats figure that they will be able to
elect F. B. Lynch over Aid. Elder, who
was renominated by the Republicans.
Normally, this ward is Republican by
200 votes, but the administration Of
| the present alderman has been so I'M
| satisfactory that the election of Lynch
is predicted by some of the leading
Republicans. Mr. Lynch, the Demo-
cratic candidate, is very popular. He
| is president of the Merriam Park I'M
| provement association and has at all
| times taken a deep interest in the well
| fare of the territory where he makes
his home.
The Democratic city committee con-
| cedeS but one alderman to the Repub-
licans. In every other ward there is
good fighting chance for the Dem
| ocratS, with no chance for the Re-
publicans in more than four wards. In
| the Seventh ]. w. T.. Corning, the Re-
| publican nominee, is without opposi-
| ton.
Employees Of the city in the various
| departments have reason to favor the
Democrats. Under Republican rule it
| was seldom that the pay rolls were
ready before the middle Of the month
| following the one during which the
services were rendered. The Demo-
| Gratis established the rule of holding
| special council meetings and making
| 1t possible to pay salaries during the
first few days of each month.
|
| For the first time the First ward is
| admittedly debatable ground between
| the Republicans and Democrats, and 1t
is the purpose of Mayor Smith to put
| in considerable time in that section of
the city. The reports from the ward
| are so encouraging that the Democratic
| committee feels that there is every
reason to believe that a Democratic
| alderman will be elected. Charles N.Y.
berg, the nominee, is making a strong
| campaign, and John o. Linden, the
Republican candidate is badly scared
This is evidenced by the fact that a
meeting of the ward organization has
| been called for Monday evening, when
Col. Wright, the Republican candidate
for mayor, is expected to be present
and say few words in favor Of Lin
den. AT meeting held some ten days
, ago Wright declined to mix in the al
| dermanic fight, thereby offending the
| Linden followers. The Democrats OF
| the ward are openly defying him to
make speech favoring Linden.
|
The st. Paul Republicans in favor
of the candidacy of r.. G. Dunn for
| governor have their second wind and
| are again demanding that Fenton G.
| Warner sever all connections with the
local campaign, asserting that the fact
that he is a leader in Collins camp is
doing the local Republican ticket con-
siderable harm.
At the recent meetings of the Re-
publican campaign committee the
nominees Of the party have been con-
sptcuOus because of their absence In
the case of Col. Wright this can be
accounted for because of the passage
of the gag rule" but a member of the
committee explains why other candi-
dates do not come around in this way:
'"The day before the committee SEM
out it's notice of assessments the rooms
! were crowded with candidates. but
since that time they have carefully
avoided the location. I understand
he continued, that Col. Kiefer has
said that he will not pay the assess.
ment levied against him."
Rather than face an open revol
among the eolored people the Repub.
Iican campaign committee has condo
scended to add Harry Howard to theil
number. The colored people wer,
preparing to hold an indignation meet
ing, and it is doubtful if the fact tina
the Republicans were coerced int
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