The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-21

that ne is deliberately throwing Wright
| In the air. His friends are told quietly
but none the less earnestly to leave
| the mayoralty fight entirely out of
| their arguments and to take Kiefer and
| Kiefer alone.
Naturally, the executive committee
is not at all pleased with what they
call Kiefer's treachery, and it will not
be surprising if there is retaliation in
kind.
An indication of the lay of the land
| was given yesterday afternoon, when
William l.. Ames, who is known as
klefer's personal representative, being
his partner and business agent wa
gered 500 with James Nugent, mes
senger in the office of Mayor Smith,
that Kiefer would win the fight for
comptroller. Nugent covered the
money the instant it was offered and
was glad of the chance. w. NJ. Fitz-
gerald is stakeholder Ames, Pott-
| g1eser and few others of the former
mayors closest friends are active for
Klefer, and for nobody else on the
ticket, and Wright and Hedman are
left to shift for themselves The other
| fellows are not doing SO badly, how
ever, by way of playing even, and it
is said that Kiefer will be badly cut
by the Republicans in the First and
Seventh wards.
But three open meeting are sched-
uled by the Republicans during the
next few days. A meeting will be held
at Salvation Army barracks, 712 Payne
avenue, Friday evening, and the same
evening a meeting will be held at Me-
Kinley hall. University and Western,
at which the candidates will speak.
saturday evening there will be a gath
erlng for Germans at TSchidaS hall,
Lafond and Arundel. 1t is the an
nounced policy of the Republican man
ayers to dispense with the big meet
ings where the candidates and other
speakers are forced to put themselves
on record and fairly state the issues
In the campaign, and to cOnf1ne their
efforts to Kitchen" meetings, where
any kind of jolly goes if accompanied
by the usual inducements.
The Eighth ward element that is OPP
posed to Aid. Matthias Bantz has with
drawn r. H. Nemitz as an independent
candidate for alderman in the ward It
is understood that 1t. was impossible
for the promoters of Nemitz's candi-
dacy to secure the necessary number
OF signers to his petition to put him on
the ticket as an independent. The men
who were behind NemitZ are now try
ing to deliver his strength to thinner
man, the Republican nominee for al
derman in the ward, and they have
OctAACO q Al4CCl414S 1O1 CuuQdy ulSuL DIT
Mckinley hall, when 1t is expected to
deliver the goods. Aid. Bantz is waging
winning fight in the Eighth, and
there seems to be absolutely no doubt
of his ability to win and win by big
majority.
Saturday is the last day for the filing
of petitions by which independent can
didates may get their names on the
official ballot for the city election to be
held May g. There are indications
that there will be no Independents other
than the Prohibition candidates and the
chances are that the Democrats and
Republicans will fight it out on election
day.
P. 0. Skyberg, for the past twenty
two years treasurer of Rock county,
has concluded to resign his position and
will become cashier of national bank
at, Hills in his county. Skyberg was in
st. Paul yesterday and called on State
Treasurer j. H. Block. Il have had the
office for the past twenty-five years
and have had enough. Several terms
had no opposition, but at the same time
there is no money in politics, and any
way it is time to give some of the
younger men a chance at the crib" said
Mr.. Skyberg. Speaking of politics in
general, he said that evidently Senator
hlnSI, OI LuN0IHO, ndO not maze QD
his mind to make the race for congress
against McCleary, but that Miller was
very strong in his home county, and
would make a creditable showing at the
primaries in the western part of the dis
trict.
The Democrats will conduct four
meetings tonight and their speakers
will throw lot of light on the situa-
ton:
At 667 Jackson street, a Ninth ward
meeting will be held. NJ. Doran Jr J.
j. Regain, P. J. Giesen, John ]. Brennan
and E. j. Murphy are among the speak
ers scheduled for the meeting.
Another meeting will be held at A. o.
U. w. hall, Front and Oxford, with J. J.
Gleason, F. L. McGhee, Adolph Paradis
and John B. Covington billed to speak
At Kroning's' hall, Edmund and
GrOtto, there will be a meeting to be
addressed by Edward Peterson, T. G.
Daggett, J. D. Armstrong, Frank Fisher
and DR.. A. J. Stone.
At the Swiss hall, Third and Mime
sofa, there will be a meeting tonight
for the Italian voters. The candidates
have been invited and they will be
at the meetings during some part of the
evening.
Enthusiastic German Democrats Of
the ElSnCn WdEQ IdSt night
Smith and BantZ club with MEM
bership of eighty. The meeting was
held at the corner of Blair and Mac
kubin streets, and Frank Uhlmann
was elected president and NJ. Ettel Sec
rotary.
Polish residents of the Eighth ward
organized a Polish Smith and Bantz
club at a meeting held last night at
boT of Thomas nd
tier. Joseph NOwak was elected pPesi-
dent and Frank White secretary. The
club has a membership of seventy-fiv
A Democratic meeting will be held
| in the hall over Feisler's drug store,
Raymond and Hennepin, in the Tenth
ward, Friday evening. Among the
| speakers will be r. D. O'Brien, J. J.
Regain, Frank L. Powers and Louis
BetZ.
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