The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-01-23
SENATOR C[APP
Republican Caucus Selects
Him and H6 Will be
Elected.
S6l6GtiOn Was Made With
out the Use OF
Money!.

Gen. Moses 3. Clapp of St. Paul
is the. man who succeeds the late
Hon. Cnshman Kellogg Davis in
the senate of the United States, from
the State of Minnesota.
It was thes surprise that happened.
After the friends of each candi-
date had put up a tenacious and
staying fight at the Republican eau
Gus on Friday evening, and lasting
until nearly 2 o'clock Saturday
morning, an adjournment was taken
until 2:3O o'clock Saturday after-
noon.
All Of Saturday morning and up
to the hour Of the caucus the indi-
cations were that Robert G.. Evans
Of Minneapolis would be the man.
In fact, those who were on the in
side, and who were opposed to Mr..
Evans, admitted that he could not
be defeated except by shrewd
generalship alone, or by some politi-
cal blunder that is always likely to
happen.
The First district held a meeting
with Mr.. Tawney at / o'clock that
day. Mr.. TaWncy, who stood an
excellent chance of being nominated,
was urged by friends to release his
men, and at that meeting he finally
decided to release them with the re-
quest that they go to onesof the two
leading candidates. Notwithstand-
ing the release the members agreed
to stand by Mr.. Tawney on the first
ballot Of the caucus that afternoon.
The vote had been taken, but not
announced, when Senators, Lord,
Knatvold, Thompson and Repre-
sentatives Anderson, Burns, Jonhs-
rud and Gait announced change of
vote from Tawney to Evans. The
remainder of the First district dele
cation, and other supporters Of Mr..
Tawney, claimed that these gentle
men were breaking faith with them,
that they had no right to change
until the second ballot was being
taken, and they nearly all rapidly
changed to Moses B. Clapp, out Of
prejudice to the position taken by
their colleagues. Instantly pande-
monium reigned. There was a
general stampede for the Clapp band
wagon, and when enough votes had
been changed to give Gen. Clapp 78
to 80 votes, or majority of the Re
publican membership, and amid the
widest scenes, Sherman Smith of
Hennepin moved that Gen. Clapp be
declared the unanimous choice Of
the caucus, and this motion went
through amid the widest enthus-
iasm. Gen. Clapp and the other
candidates were called and made
speeches and were heartily ap-
plauded.
Representative Larson Of Red wood
county voted for Jas. A. Tawney
from the first ballot up to and in-
Guiding the last, ard after it became
apparent that Gen. Clapp would
win, ne changed to that gentleman.
1t was petition after petition, and
letter after letter, asking Mr.. Lar
son to vote for Mr.. Tawney, that
caused Mr.. Larson to comply with
the request of his farming con
stituency to vote for Tawney, at the
same time giving Mr.. Evans to
understand that whenever his vote
was needed, and Mr.. TaWney was
out of it, that he would be found in.
the Evans column. The petitioners
and letter writer's were from the.
creameries of Sundown & Willow
Lake, OF Walnut Grove, Johnson
vile, Seaforth, Belyiew and other
places, and in all numbered several
hundred voters. In Sundown the.
list included the names of p. @.