The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
CIAPP IS NOW IN THE LEAD
ST. PAUL MAN ENDORSED UNAN-
IMOUsLY BY FOURTH DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS
MINNEAPOLIS IN THE REAR
Evans Lacks United support of His
own County and District
Talk of Lowry as
Candidate.

Gen. Clapp is now the unanimous choics
Of the Fourth district legislators for the
United States senatorship At a meeting
Of that body last night at the Merchants
hotel, his candidacy was discussed and
the entire membership of both house
and senate decided to support him I'M
qualif1edly when the time for the contest
arrives. No other name was talked of
at the meeting, the members signifying
their enthusiastic support of the st. PAU
man at the outset. When the formal
ballot was taken it was found, however,
that three members in the district had
not voted. One of these was Representa-
tive E. w. Stark, OF Harris, who was
the only absentee, and the other pair
were Representatives Hillary and Neu-
bauer. These gentlemen originally stated
their position, which showed that they
had no objections to Gen. Clapp, but
would rather have further time in which
to act. A little post-conference of some
of the members, however, resulted in
both Messrs. Neubauer and Hillary de-
claring their intention with their col
leagues to support, invfolate, Moses q.
Clapp and none other for the senatorship.
This gives a strong impetus to the cam
didacy of Gen. Clapp, who is logically
the leading man now in the race. Gen.
CIapp was in the corridor of the hotel
when the action of the delegation inside
their headquarters was taken. He mani
tested great satisfaction on being in
formed of their action after the meeting
and expressed a pardonable degree Of
confidence in his chances Tor election.
Senator T. D. Sheehan acted as chair
man of this meeting,
-
Gen. CIapp now is the Endorsed candi-
date of Ramsey county Republican MEM
bers of the joint legislative delegation
ole ho of he
gives him the lead in the race as no other
candidate has showing equally as good.
From the first it has been stated that
Gen. Clapp or Mr.. Evans would need the
united support of their respective dis
tricts to give to their candidacy
the proper strength to commend
ie to the consideration of out
side districts. That Endorsement
of Gen. CIapp has received, but up to date
Mr.. Evans has not received It. On the
face Of the situation the st. Paul man has
the better of 1t. In the Fifth district there
are nineteen Republicans on the joint
ballot. Evans Is said to have the support
of sixteen of this number. In the Fourth
district there are but seventeen votes,
Republican, on joint ballot but Clapp has
all of these seventeen. In the Fourth
six Democrats will vote, however,
while in the Fifth only four such
ballots will be cast in both houses. But
taking this into consideration there is
nothing better than a tie in it for Evans,
even If both Clapp and Evans should
succeed in polling the solid Democratic
as well as the solid Republican vote of
their respective districts So far in any
light of the situation, Moses E. Clapp is
nearer the coveted goal than his honored
opponent Robert G.. Evans. Speculation
as to the relative strength of these two
candidates throughout the state is some
what idle, as it is impossible to estimate
that at this time. From glanceS over
the field, it would seem that their follow
ing is pretty evenly divided.
It is still the earnest belief Of many
Republicans that the fight is not going
to be allowed to center entirely between
Clapp and Evans, but that a third man
will enter the race at the proper time.
The candidacy of ex-Gov. Hubbard is
not, however, taken seriously enough to
warrant these Republicans in naming him
as the third man. It Is not an unpopular
theory that Tom Lowry Will be that man
The opinion is shared in by Representa-
tive Neubauer, who strongly asserts that
things are going to take a radical turn
within a short time Mr.. Neubauer does
not express the belief that Lowry will
be the "other fellow as stoutly as he
afflrms that Evans will not be in the race
at the end. He goes so far as to say that
even Hennepin will not remain loyal to
Evans, but that she will finally bring
another man into the field to whom she
will give her greater support, and Mr..
Neubauer intimates that that man might
be the street railway magnate.
Taking this view of 1t, which is not
a far-fetched one it means that Henne-
pin county stands poor chance of cap
turing the election, for no matter who
she may bring out, in the event of
Evans being deserted, he would probably
never get the united vote of his dis
trict, for the friends Of Evans would
scarcely stand for the utter reputation
Of their man under such circums tanees