The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-12
P. ]. CIESfN FILES
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Yields to Persuasion of Friends
to Enter the Race-Other
Political Doings.

P. j. Giesen yesterday filed for the
assembly on the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Giesen has been resident Of st.
Paul since 1856, and is one of the
heaviest taxpayers in the city.
While Mr.. Giesen has always been
| active in politics, he has never aspired
to office, except that he was member
of the school board for nine years,
serving from 1884 to 1893. He is now
past seventy years of age, but still &C
lively in business.
For twenty-five years he was con-
| nected with the West Publishing COM
pany, and he is still stakeholder in
the company. At the present time he
is president of the National Law Book
company, and he is also president of
the Volkzeitung Publishing company.
Mr.. Giesen is owner of Mozart hall
and much other valuable property. 1t
is said of him that he has done more
for the German Americans of ST. Paul
than any other man in the city He Is
president Of the Mozart club, and is at
the present time one of the most active
members.
For some time past his many friends
have been endeavoring to secure his
assembly, and his determination to do
so is gratifying to them.
Democratic headquarters have been
established in the Globe building, on
Fourth street, and Frank S. Bailey
mas been placed in charge by the city
committee. Miss Ryan is employed as
stenographer. The headquarters will be
open daily and It will be the rendez-
vous for the party workers. There was
a DuslneSs-like air about the rooms
yesterday that speaks well for later
developments.
The Tilden- Jacoby club has reor-
canned for the spring campaign in the
Eighth ward by eIecting J. c. Bowman
president, ]. F. Fisher secretary. and
Joseph Jacoby treasurer. The club will
meet every two weeks at GIT University
avenue, and after the primaries several
large meetings will be held. An execu-
tive committee of two men from each
precinct has been named, and this COM
mlttee is empowered to represent the
club in the Eighth Ward Democratic
club and at the city and county head
quarters, to both of which organiza-
tons the club is subordinate The TIL
den-Jacoby club was strong factor in
the last general election and contrib
uted In a large measure to the election
or Joseph Jacoby to the legislature
from the Thirty-seventn senatorial dis 4
trict. The club will actively participate
In the spring campaign.
when Jim Tawney comes home to
the quiet town of Winona and the First
congressional district he will find the
ardent Rooseveltians with all hands in
ms nalr, said a prominent Republican
OF the First, who was in st. Paul last
nlgnt. 1t Is pretty generally under
stood that Tawney owns half interest
In the Winona Herald, and
Wnen that venerable but worthy sheet
came out in a double Headed editorial
last week and advocated an uninstruct-
ed delegation from Minnesota Tawnev
showed his hand. RooseVelt's friends
IN the First are up in arms and are
swearing vengeance on the Winona
congressman. Then, too concluded the
speaker, s'the disappointed candidates
Tor postoffices in the First have sud
denly become great admirers Of the
president and they threaten trouble for
IaWney When 1T comes time to make a
congressional nomination"
1t has been discovered that when the
Republican state central committee set
the various county conventions through
out the state to send delegates to the
state convention for March Is they
unW1ttingly made a blunder The pri-
marfes for the nomination of city tick
cts, both Democratic and Republican.
In st. Paul, have been called for March
10, and the dual events for the one day
are likely to cause no end of trouble for
the Republican politicians who will
want to be at different places on that
day. The primaries are fixed by a legal
enactment, but the action of the com
m1ttee in setting the date for the coun-
ty conventions for March Is could cas-
lily have been avoided.
The long talked-of Lincoln club BAN
quet at the Merchants hotel will be
realized tonight, when, at o'clock
some 800 Republican politicians and
the men who make politics possible wifi
SIT down to a board laden with good
things and will listen to addresses by
prominent local leaders and a Wiscon-
sin congressman. Judge e. A. Jaggard,
or the st. Paul district bench, will pre-
SIDE as POSTMASTER, and the principal
address will be delivered by Congress-
man J. III. Davidson, of Eau Claire
Wis, who has journeyed from Wash
1ngton to give inspiration to the faith
ful OF st. Paul, who, just at the pres
ent juncture, are conceded to be great
ly in need Of stimulation. Oscar Hallam
and W. ]. Donahower, who are remem-
bered chiefly from the fact that they
were rival candidates for attorney gen.
eral, will also be called upon to speak,
and Will give outward and visible evil
dence of having buried the Ratchet.
The various committees announce that
every arran&ment has been completed
and that TIE annual banquet of st.
Pauls oldest and most aristocratic
Republican club will be worthy it's
predecessors.
I. A. Bouck, representative from the
Forty eighth district, is spending a
few days in st. Paul Sentiment among
Republicans in my district seems to
be largely for r. G. Dunn for governor"
said Mr.. Bouck. Every newspaper in
the district is for Dunn, and it is prob
ably true that four-fifths of the Re-
publican voters have preference for
him. Dunn was years ago representa-
tive from our district. 1t is probable
that John t. Frater will be nominated
to succeed the late A. r. Ferris in the
senate. l look TO see Congressman
Buchanan renominated without sub
stantial opposition. Buckman's record
in the national Rouse is proving very
satisfactory to his Republican corstit-
uents."
The Socialists have issued call for
a state convention, to be held in Min
neapolis Feb. q and %. The conyen-
ton will be held at the Socialists hall,
40 East Fourth street south and the