The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-01-25
CLAPP NOMINATED.
He Is Unanimously Named by the Repub-
licans of Minnesota to Succeed
Senator Davis.

SENATOR DaVlS
st. Paul, Jan. 21.-Moses E. Clapp
was unanimously nominated Saturday
by the republican caucus to succeed
the late Senator Davis.
When the republican caucus recon-
vened after its recess early Saturday
morning the roll call showed 1875 mem
bers present, the absentees being Sen
ators Schellbach and Stockton and
Representatives Gait, Miller and Bury,
all of whom were represented by
proxies.
The 18th ballot was completed,
showing but one change of any sig
nificance, that of Representative Pugh
from Evans to Clapp, and the secre-
taries were footing up the totals when
Senator Lord startled the caucus by
changing his vote from Tawney to
Evans. Senator Thompson and Rep
resentatives Anderson and Burns fol-
lowed his lead the excitement height
ened.
Then Senator Macarthur got the eye
of the speaker and announced his
change from Tawney to Clapp, amid
cheers from the Clapp people.
Gifts proxy was changed from Taw-
ney to Evans and Representative John
son and Senator Knatvold were also
added to the Evans list. causing bois-
ferrous demonstrations by the Evans
men.
Down the list the changes came, the
few remaining Bixby men joining the
Clapp forces, until it was up to Re-
preventative Bean, who put the fin ish
ing touches on the Evans hopes by de-
sorting his first choice and going to
Clapp, with the sensational denoue-
ment in which Speaker Bowling played
a conspicuous part.
When the last change was recorded
the roll showed that Clapp had "a
votes, Evans SO, Bixby 9 Lowry and
Tawney 2, but the summing up was
only an incident and was not formally
announced.
The nomination was then made
unanimous An original ode, dedi-
Gated to Moses Clapp by its author, H.
p. Hall, was introduced. and by COM
mand of Speaker Bowling the SER
gcant-at-arms compelled the veteran
journalist to get up on the secretary's
desk and sing his production.
France has given the decoration of the
Legion of Honor to II Americans for
services at the Paris exposition.
The republican senatorial caucus at
Springfield, ILL.,, renominated Shelby NJ
Cullom for United States senator.
Four men were killed in collision be-
tween freight trains on the Grand
Trunk railroad near Lock MILL Me.
DIR" John Alexander Dowie has re-
turned to Chicago from Europe and says
he will become an American citizen.
Statistics of the lumber trade compiled
F.. at Washington show that American for
ests will not last longer than 60 years.
Rev. Hiram H. Revels, formerly United
States senator from Mississippi, dropped
dead at his home in New Orleans. La
The president decided, in accordance
with his physicians advice. to abandon
his entire social programme of the sea-
son.
Lord Rosebery warned an English cham
Der of commerce that British trade was
seriously menaced by America and Ger
many.
l.. A. Porter cashier of the Warren De-
posit bank, Bowling Green. KY, is short
SIS, 900, which was made good by stock
holders
Two cars on the Union Traction trolley
line collided on a bridge over the White
river near Chesterfield, Ind, injuring ten
persons
Two persons were killed. one mortally
wounded, four or five injured and build
ing destroyed by dynamite in a riot at
Corbn, Ky.
Charles Lang, negro, was strung up
to the limb of a tree near Elko, S. c..
and shot to death by mob for assault
ing the wife of a farmer.
E. w. Blaisdell. one of the founders
of the republican party. and the first
to mention Lincoln for president, is
dead at his home in Rockford. Ill.
E. Parmelee Prentice. of Chicago, and
Miss Alta Rockefeller daughter of J..
D. Rockefeller. were married at the resi-
dence of the bride, in New York city.
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr., the defauting
note teller of the First national bank, Of
New York. was Wednesday sentenced to
IL years imprisonment. The amount Of
his defalcation was s690.000.
An engine and two cars loaded with
meat ran off an open switch on the Chi
cago & Alton railroad at Braidwood, ILL.,,
Friday. killing Frank Parmalee. SWITCH
man. of Braidwood. and seriously injur-
ing four others.