The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-06
BIG cLAPP MEETING HELD.
LOCAL REPUBLICAN PAPERS ARE
SCORED FOR THEIR ATTI-
TUDE TOWARD HIM.
ELI WARNER AND THE MACHINE
Also Come In for Bitter Denuncin.
ton by the Friends of the Ex-
Attorney General.

vention were roundly scored last night at a
meeting in the First ward called in the in
terest of the candidacy of Moses Z. Clapp
for governor. Assemblymsn Arosin. the chair
man OF the Clapp city campaign committee,
issued the call yesterday, which stated that
the object Of the meeting was to present to the
citizens of the First ward the political situa-
ton with relation to the election of governor
Of the state. The meeting was held at Sjo-
berg's hall. at the corner OF Payne avenue and
Wells street. and was largely attended. Mr..
Clapp was present.
Mr. Arosin called the assemblage to order
and an organization was at once effected by
the election of Fred NJ Lloyd as chairman
and A. A. Hooper as secretary. Chairman
Lloyd then introduced Gen. Clapp, who deliv-
cred an address of some length in the course
of which he clearly outlined the present sit
uation. and explained his action In entering
the field as a gubernatoriaI candidate, In op-
position to the machine behind D. NJ. Clough
Mr.. Clapp began by assuring his hearers
that perhaps he might be regarded as senti-
mental in saying that the expressions OF good
will and esteem of which he had been the
recipient at the various ward meetings during
the past two weeks had afforded him greater
qualification than TO be elected governor
Men sometimes became governors by accident.
AT present the chairman and secretary OF the
Republican state central committee were
working in the interest OF a certain candi-
date for governor. Furthermore, the pres sident
OF the State League of Republican Clubs, who,
at the recent meeting of the league had taken
the lofty ground that no politics should be in
troduced, and has refused to allow Gen Clapp
to address the league. was now travelling
around the state in the interests of certain
candidate for governor.
Mr.. Clapp then dwelt upon the tactics Of the
Clough machine in seeking to promulgate,
through the medium of the Republican news
papers OF st. Paul, the sentiment that Ram
sey county ought not to place candidate be-
fore the convention II had already fur
nished many governors Referring TO the
newspapers themselves, Mr.. Clapp said he was
not inclined to blame them so much. as they
were simply yoieing the ideas of the machine.
He took issue with the assertion that Ramsey
county would be deemed hoggish II II put
! forth candidate of its own. He urged upon
his hearers their duty to act as Independent
| citizens and voters AS such he felt justified
in asking for their support. He emphasized
the importance Of the work to be done at the
primaries. He thought that the most effective
plan of campaign would be to organize Nc
Kinley and Clapp clubs throughout the state.
If at the convention his name were presented
by the Ramsey delegation and It would not be
satisfactory to the country delegates then let
the Ramsey delegates exert every effort to Sc
cure. with the aid OF the country delegates
the nomination OF man for governor known
to be the most desirable for and favorable to
the city of st. Paul.
He believed that the Clough boom would
die out as far the newspapers were con
cerned in the course OF two weeks as the
scheme was to employ Clough as an imple-
ment to knock him (Clapp) down, after
which Clough was to be dropped and an un-
instructed delegation favored.
In conclusion, Mr.. Clapp said: "You have
the affair in your own hands. If you choose
to bottle up the Ramsey county delegation
and hand 1t over to Minneapolis for nothing,
l will acquiesce, but II you will act as Inde-
pendent voters, and select delegation pre-
pared TO declare its choice. | will promise TO
do my duty, for If am nominated. you all
know how the election will result"
Gen. Clapp's speech was frequently inter-
rupted with the heartiest applause. indicat-
ing that his audience had no use for tho
machine.
The chairman next introduced c. ]. Berry
HILL the First ward orator. Mr.. Berryhill
spread every sail to the breeze and started
pecially bitter in denounclng the Pioneer
Press for its action in opposing the selection
of candidate from Ramsey county. lie took
no stock in the attempt TO force d. NJ.
Clough forward as candidate from Minne-
apolis. The Hennepin county delegation
wouldn't support Clough why then should
Ramsey county give its vote to a man who
is repudiated by his own county? The Pho.
neer Press-"that holy sheet in the house OF
hope" was Berryhills way Of designating it.
had told the people that Ramsey county had
had five governors.
"What of that?" exclaimed the speaker.
Ramsey county now has the most available
candidate-Moses E. Clapp. (ApplauseJ
That inglorious sheet for 1t Is inglorious in
It's unfair campaign. has told US we are hogs
because we have good gubernatorial timber
and desire to avail ourselves OF it.
Mr. Berryhill concluded by calling atten-
tion TO what he deemed the unfarness Of the
argument that the attorney general and sec
retary Of state were Ramsey county men
simply because their official duties required
them to reside In ST. Paul during their term:
of office. In conclusion, Mr.. Berryhill said
he saw the handwriting on the wall and also
saw the fall of the state government ma
chine.
"Reardon, Reardon, Tim Reardon," shouted
q number OF voices in the audience. In re-
spcnse the big assemblyman made his way
to the platform amid bedlam Of shrieks
This Is all Mr. Reardon said:
'I'm glad the Pioneer Press and the Dis
patch are pitching into Mr.. Clapp, because
that will insure his nomination. Cloud
laughter.)
s. A. Anderson, the next speaker, declared
that II the Ramsey county delegation followed
the advice Of the Pioneer Press and Dispatch,
went to the convention and voted for d. NJ
CIough, there would be a fzz, and after the
fizz little would be left for Ramsey county.
81 don't care what these two papers say"
exclaimed Mr.. Anderson. "Have we a man
In Ramsey county fit to be governor? II we
have then let Us vote for him at the con-
vention, and II he is not acceptable TO the
country delegates, then we can vote with
them for man who Is.
Mr. Anderson proceeded to pay warm
tribute to Gen. Clapp's abilities as an orator
and sound thinker. Then he turned his at
tention to the machine. He said he believed
in fair and square fight The machine and
the Republican newspapers didn't want Gen.
Clapp to get the nomination, for fear that
some other man in Ramsey county could not
be elected United States senator two years
hence.
Cries of "Merriamr' "sferriamr'
In conclusion. Mr.. Anderson predicted that
Gen. Clapp would be Minnesota's next gov
ernor
After few remarks by Mr.. Arosin and
speech by Capt. Berger. the meeting ad-
journed.