The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-03

Inc people Oh 0t. Z dui dIe pISSciiISu
with carpetbag proposition in the
candidacy of A. r. Kiefer for comp
troller.
Kiefer has moved back to the city to
become the candidate of the Repub-
icans for the Office, and with his fam
lily has taken apartments at the Ryan
hotel. If he is not successful he will
undoubtedly return to the country I'M
mediately after election, for his bona
fide home is at Lake Gervais, in the
township of New Canada, Ramsey
county.
A line in the city directory Of the
issue of June, 1903, contains the fol-
lowing with reference to one of st.
Paurs most distinguished citizens:
''Kiefer, A. R., real estate, 408 Balti-
more block; residence, Marienborn,
Lake Gevais."
But this was before Col. Kiefer de-
eided upon becoming a candidate for
one of the best offices in the city. If
new issue of the directory were to be
made today it would read:
"Kiefer, A. R., 40S Baltimore block;
residence, Ryan hotel"
Inquiry at the office of the county
assessor discloses the fact that Col.
Kiefer paid no personal property taxes
in New Canada, but RENTED as though
living at 2S4 Rice street in the city.
Inquiry at 284 Rice street shows that
| Col Kiefer is remembered as having
once lived at that number. The house
is a two-story frame with drug
store on the first floor. 1t is tenanted
by F. A. Munich and many months ago
L I'll in1 faxy0
store with his family. The apartment
| is now in possession of DR.. D. c. Jones,
who has lived in the rooms during the
present winter.
Globe reporter visited the neigh
borhood last evening and asked next
door neighbor if Col Kiefer lived in
| the premises.
why, Col. Kiefer hasn't lived here
| for ever so long" declared the neigh
Dor. HE moved to his home at Lake
Gervais way last summer. My, they
| have a beautiful home at the lake and
we don't think they will ever come
back to this part Of st. Paul to live II
ever they return to the city. They have
really lived at the lake for the past two
or three years, but they spent a part OF
| last summer in town."
| A drug clerk down stairs was more
| chary of talking. Could he say when
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country? No, he didn't feel certain
enough about the date to express an
| opinion. Was it last summer? Oh,
| yes, it was six or eight months ago.
| Did he know where Col. Kiefer lived at
/ the present time? Why, he supposed
| his residence was still in the country,
| where he owned a valuable property.
| Another clerk in the same establish
ment, who had evidently been told by
/ i1af0 fod frin nf
| to say nothing that would inform the
public of the fact that for nearly q
4 year Kiefer had not been a resident Of
st. Paul, refused to say how long Col.
iKiefer had been absent from the neigh
borhood
Others were found, however, who
freely admitted that Col Kiefer left
the city about Aug. / for Lake Ger
vais, and that so far as they knew he
was still resident of New Canada.
Said one man who did not wish his
name to be used, as he is an old friend
and neighbor Of the Republican politi-
clan:
'sThe fact is Col. Kiefer has been a
resident of ST. Paul in name only ever
since he built his country place at
Lake Gervais. Tt is a beautiful spot at
the lake and has been handsomely i'm
proved by its owner since he took
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continued to occupy rooms over the
| drug store on Rice street at intervals
until last summer. when he moved his
| family and personal effects to the lake
and rented the rooms to DR.. Jones.
For political purposes he has contin-
ued to claim a residence in st. Paul,
but as a legal proposition question
1 whether or not he could make it stand
in a court Of law. am a friend of
Col Kiefer and would not say anything
that would prejudice him with his
| political friends, but I am stating
merely the facts as to his residence in
the country"
/ Kiefer's nomination filing gives his
residence as the Ryan hotel, though
as a matter of fact, when his certif1-
cate was filed by the Republican
campaign committee. he was still a
resident of New Canada, more than
two miles outside the city limits. This
trihing inconsistency has, however
been remedied by the removal of the
candidate to the Ryan hotel, where
Col. Kiefer will remain until after the
| election.
The question of Kiefer's eligibility to
become a candidate has not been
raised, but there is good deal of talk
by the veterans in Republican political
circles that in their enthusiasm to
| strengthen" the ticket the young men
responsible for Kiefer's candidacy have
| made a mess Of it all; that st. Paul
voters and taxpayers will not relish
going outside the city limits for can
didate for one Of the best municipal
offices, and they think that mistake
was made which will weaken the entire
Republican ticket.
sE. T. Young, California" should
read "E. T. Young. Ryan hotel, st
Paul." to be absolutely truthful. A
lawyer from Southwestern Minnesota
who was in st. Paul this week was re-
1ating to a friend how he had beer
forced to take continuance in a law
suit in which the Swift county candi-
date for attorney general appeared for
the other side by the departure OF
| Young for California. He was not a
little surprised to learn that Young
was in st. Paul. stopping at the Ryan
| hotel, where he had been for two weeks
past. 1t Is said that Young Is receiving
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