The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-19
THE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS WAS 4 TANE AFFAIR


to be nominated In placing Mr.. Evans
before the caucus the speaker said that
he could be called an "epitome of Reput-
ieanisfn.'' He lauded the Minneapolis
man for his party fealty and eminent
qualities. Cheers greeted his remarks.
Senator Knatwold, of the First district,
placed the name of James A Tawney
before the caucus, referring briefly. TO his
career in the lower hou2e of the national
congress. He claimed for his man al
the requisites of an able senator
Tams BiXby was brought before the
meeting by Sid B. Barteau, of the Third
district, in these words: You all know
him and know what he has done for the
party. You all know how you are going
Mr.. Barteau's remarks evoked a storm
of applause.
Representative Phillips, of Hennepin,
named Thomas Lowry, whom he said
possessed all the business qualifications
to make a good senator.
Gen. Moses E. Clapp was the last man
to receive a nomination Senator T. d.
Sheehan, of st. Paul, placed him in nom
ination, delivering the most eloquent
speeche of the evening. He referred to
Gen. Clapp as possessing fidelity to par
ty, honesty of purpose and the ability
which makes the. statesman. He said
that no other man In the state deserved
more from the Republican party as he
His work has always been directed along
a line of usefulness, and he has never
been found lacking when something was
required to be done. Senator Sheehsn
took his seat amid great applause from
all parts of the house
When Speaker Bowling announced
that the first ballot would be taken, it
was past g o'clock. Senator Knatwold.
was at the desk to call the roll There
f1,1I- Al
ans present, either in person or by proxy,
making 40 in all.
-ts2 THE FIRST BALLOT.
When the first ballot had been taken
the following result was in evidence:
Bfxby, IL; CIapp, "A; Evans, So; Lowry, 8;
.McCleary, 1; Jepson, 1, and Tawney, 81.
Z There is no doubt but that this result
was a surprise to many, and that there
was corresponding disappointment and
delight in the Ciapp and Evans camps,
respectively. 1t had been thought that
Gen. Clapp would lead off with at least
fifty votes, while those outside Of the
Evans force did not expect to see him
show UP on the first ballot with more
than forty-fve. The Bixby and Tawney
returns were in keeping with what had
generally been predicted. The one vote
cast for Congressman J. T. McCleary
was that of Representative Schultz, of the
Second district, and Speaker Bowling re-
served an expression by voting for State
Senator JepSon.
On the second ballot, Lowry, Tawney
and McCleary received the same num-
Der, while Ciapp gained one from Bfxby
The vote was cast by Senator Sivright,
of the Third district Lommen, on this
ballot, changed his vote from Clapp to
Evans. This gave Clapp the same as he
had received on the first and Evans
fifty-four.
On the third ballot Bixby dropped to
g. both G. Peterson and Nixon leaving
him and going to Clapp, making CIapps
vote 46, gain of tive. The remainder
of the ballot was the same as the second.
Bixby suffered another loss on the
fourth ballot, this time Rapp, of tie Sew
enth district, leaving him for Clapp. The
st. Paul man came out this time with
At, leaving Bixby with T. There were 70
other changes.
Evans lost Lommen on the fifth b allot
and Tawney added him to his list, which
made Evans total So and Tawney's q.
Speaker Bowling decided 10 keep Schutz
company by voting from this ballot on
for McCleary. MeCleary thus ta1 vo es
throughout the remainder of the conte> t.
Lowry also retained his trio intact ami
Tawney's vote varied frcm q to 20 S n
ator Jepson was not in the race after III
ballot.
Lommen was evidently irresolute as to
what was the best thing for him TO do
with his ballot, and he shifted again n
the SIXTH this time going back TO Evans
from Tawney. This was the only chz nge
in the sixth vote from the fifth
On the seventh Gen. C1app reached
the maximum of his strength as indi-
Gated at the caucus. He received IS
votes, gaining o'Neil, of the Sixth dis
trict. who had been voting for Evans
At this iuncture the vote stood: Bfxby,
Z; Clapp, As: Evans, So; Lowry, 8; Taw-
ney, 49, and McCIeary, q
On the eighth ballot Hogan, of the
Sixth deserted Gen. Clapp and went over
to Tawney, leaving the ST. Paul man
with Al votes. and giving Tawney 2S
The ninth showed no change whatever
There was a mild shake-up on the
tenth, Clapp falling to &c, and Tawney
advancing to 20. which was his highest
notch This change was caused by Siv-
right making backward stride from
Clapp to Tawney, whom he had original
" supported.
At the close of the tenth ballot Repre-
sentative Berg moved an adjournment
until Monday evening at o'clock. The
motion was greeted with shouts Of mol
Mo-" mostly from the Evans side of the
house. A roll call was at first demand
ed, but seeing his defeat, Berg withdrew
the motion, and the eleventh ballot was
then taken.
The eleventh ballot showed two votes
changed, but only one net alteration.
I4ommen broke through the wires again
and launched into the Tawney ranks,
deserving Evans. Roverud left Mr..
Tawney and joined the faithful two who
Were casting their ballots for McCleary
This gave the latter three. which he
kept I'D to the thirteenth ballot
Representative Kelly interposed mo-
ton for adjournment at the end of the
eleventh. and designated Monday at 1
p. m as the time for meeting again A
roll cali was taken, with the result, 112