The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-13
F. n. PEAVEY IS CONSIDERED a
POSSIBLE FACTOR IN THE
SENATORIAL RACE
THIRD DISTRICT NOT PLEDGED
CAUCUS IS NOW SET. FOR TUESDAY,
EVENING AT WHICH BIxBY,s !
FATE WILL BE DECIDED
TAWNEY FORCES ARE ACTIVE
They Expect the WinOna Man
VIII Return Today From
the National Cap
itaI.

Around Thomas Lowry, as candidate
Tor the United States senatorship, clust4j
ers the bulk Of interest In hotel Hobbies
where these matters are continually dis1i
cussed. Lowry's formal entrance, which,
was foreshadowed a long time by his
tentative presence in the race, has stirred
the senatorial situation to degree which
1t has not experienced since the first
grand shake-up. Bixbys Simultaneous
burst into the ring lent some interest,
but 1t was so generally regarded that
Tams only came In as the lieutenant OF
Lowry that he soon vanished as the
central figure and Lowry now looms up
in bold relief.
1t is held by some that Lowry's entrancs
will have strong tendency to compIt-
cate matters still more, and that Minne-l
apolis will fill out her quota of candidates
in the persons of F. H. Peavey and exc
Gov. Pillsbury.
The candidacy of Lowry plunged the
legislators who were in the city yester-i
day into a guessing contest. The ques-.
ton was asked by men of the Clapp,j
Evans and Tawney classes, "Who is thi9
man Lowry, that he should ask anything
so big at the hands Of the Republican
party?'
What has he ever done for the party
ed States senator"
These and similar questions are bother
ing the brains of many house and senate
members just at present
CLAPP'S QUALIFICATIONS. =
A Clapp man, speaking of the senator
ship yesterday, said: -
When 1T comes down to actual fit
ness and qualification Gen. Clapp is the
1ncfu al he rf, 70
comes to actual deserts and ability Gen.
Clapp is the man. In fact he is the most
available man from any standpoint, and
he is the most popular man and the one
most likely to be elected to the place.
| There IS no discount on the staying
qualities of the Clapp workers, and they,
contend that at this stage of the proceed
ings their man is stronger than he has
ever been. They resent the theory that
he has suffered any weakness by the en-
trance of Lowry, but on the other hand
maintain his strength has been mater
tally augmented.
Not single man of the Ramsey coun-
ty delegation, all of whom gave their
unqualified support to Gen Ciapp, has
changed his mind in the least. If Clapp's
support remains as loyal as it has thus
far, and if his backing in other districts
is as steadfast as 1t Is In the Fourth,
his chances of election are certainly Of
the best What the future will disclose
is impossible to tell in a fight so COM
pick.
The same steadiness apparent in the
Clapp forces can be noted in the Tawney
ranks, and suggests that deadlock in
the legislature is not among the most re-
mote possibilities. Tawneys mana gers
and friends are still working with a will.
Their campaign partakes of the literary
sort and great patches Of material are
being scattered over the state.
MI Tawney is expected back from
Washington today.
FIGHT PROMISED. n
The characteristic loyalty, if it is actu-
ally as genuine as it Is said to be, cer>
tainly means that the fight, which the
Minnesota legislature will have to settle
this winter, will he one Of the bitter st
ever known in the Northwest. Evans
men are claiming to be afflicted with the
malady, and are positive they will put
up a good showing when the final comes.
Sherman S. Smith stated for Mr. ElaGs
yesterday that he was stronger than ever
and had no fears of the future.
Evans men took fresh hope vest rday
in the acquisition of another vote from
Hennepin, that of Senator Snyder, who
announced his intention of supporting
Mr.. Evans by means of a personal let
ter in which he stated that he had been
requested by eX-GOv. Pillsbury, whom
he had been supporting, not to vote for
him. This left but two of the IIennepin
delegation out OF the Evans camp. and
they, Messrs. Lane and Phillips, will go
to form the nucleus of Tom j.OHrys
fighting force.
TAMS AWAITS NEWS.
Tains Bixby has established no regular
headquarters and has apparently estab-
Gshed nothing else tangible for The pro-
motion of his candidacy. Tans stated
yesterday that he could not tell just
yet what his plans would be as he had
not heard from his district and probably
would not until Tuesday night, when
they hold meeting.
1t is just possible that when he does
hear from his district he will not be
overcome with joy, for reports say that
the district has been advised" by Joel
P. Heatwole to let Mr.. BiXby paddle
his own canoe" Joel p. intim 4tes that
it would be handsome act on the part
of the district to cast it's vote for Gen.
Clapp and if any wished, to support Mr..
Evans in preference to BlXby
A great deal of Importance may be
attached to the advice OF Congressman
Heatwole. It is not to be doubted that
he will be accorded a hearing in the
Third district. 1t was the original in
tention of many of the delegation from
to Third to have Mr. Heatwole enter the
race in which Tams has applied for
place and that intention IS said to have
been shared In by the gentleman at
Washington himself. When the senator
ial contest first began Heatwole's n4ne
was among the first to be mentioned
in connection with the place and not
until last week was he considered entire
ly out of the list of possible candida tes.
1t has been pretty generally accepted
that the Lowry-Bixby combine was prim-
arily organized in Washington and that
Mr. Heatwole was fairly well Informed
of the alliance. It Is said that the idea
dispieased the congressman. partly be-
cause he wanted to get in the race him
self and knew his chance would not be
as good with q man from his own dis
trict competing with him, 1nd partly
because he was opposed to witnessing
the possible danger of his Third district
friends being deludcd In supporting an
outside man under tina pretense of giving
their support to enc from their own.
district
With considerable interest may be
watched the action Of the Third district
delegation, with Tams Bixby pulling at
them on one side TO come along and
Congressman Heatwole on the other side.
urging them to stay hack and support q
St Paul man or Il they must divide
support Fans Te:her than haels aixNy.