The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-16
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS WILL
MEET IN THE HALL OF THE
HOUSE THEN
THIRD DISAPPOINTED TAMs
MIR. BIxRY DID NOT GET THE IN
DORSEMENT HE LOOKED
FOR FROM 1T
TAWNEY Is HERE NOW TO STAY
WinOna Man Returns to Be on the
Ground During the
Rest of the
Fight.

"A caucus will be held IN the mousse
of representatives, on Friday evening,
Jan. IS, at o'clock, for the purpose Of
placing in nomination a successor to the
late Senator Davis unexpired term
This statement was issued by the joint
caucus committee from the house and
senate at their meeting yesterday after
noon at the Merchants hotel. 1t settles
a question which has been troubling the
sena tormakers for the past week or two,
and serves to release the tension of the
situation. The time for the caucus meets
the approval of the Clapp, Evans and
Tawney factions, and no complaint has
been heard from the Lowry-Bixby forces.
The general belief is that there will
never be a caucus nomination, but that
the caucus Friday night will terminate
without any tangible results, and the
fight will be as general and complicated
as before the members went into ses-
sion. Still there are some who take a
different view, and urge plausible rea-
sons for their position.
One of Gen. Clapp's managers was ask
ed last night for a statement of their
estimated strength in actual votes, but
declined to give it, saying that eve
never have made any such statement or
boast of our strength and we do not
intend to begin at this stage of the
game" He said that yesterday there
had been five votes added to the Clapp
list which have never been counted there
before.
THIRD THREW BIXBY DOWN
At the meeting of the Third district
delegation yesterday afternoon it was
impossible to line up the delegation Cor
Tams BiXby, and now the Red Wing
man is in somewhat of a quandary. There
were but four of the members from his
district who willing at In
ference, to give him their support, Sid
b. Barteau, of course, being. the leader
of this quartette. The other twelve were
obstinate, and no proposition was suf-
ficient to bring them in line. The con-
ference adjourned to meet again. There
was conference between BiXby and a
few of his neighbors at his rooms at the
Windsor last night, but Tams stated at
a late hour that there was nothing new
in the case. He admitted that it had
become necessary for him to take the
matter under consideration again before
formally announcing that he Is can
didate, but he expressed confidence in the
favorable action of his delegation later
1t IS plain enough to See the hand
that is causing the uprising in Tams'
delegation. It has been evident for some
days that Joel p. Heatwole is the dis
cordant element, and yesterday those
who had failed to discover the fact Tie
day before had a splendid Opportunity
of seeing what was actually going, on.
The presence of Heatwole'ss private. sec.
rotary, Pierce, of Mortified, and his per-
sonal political friend, Postmaster Jou-
bert, of ,Litchfield in the city and around
the lobbies for the past two DAYS. 6a-
been the means of calculating the situa-
tAon. Heatwole, through these gentle
men and through other mediums, has
done more than any other person. 1t is
generally admitted, to keep Tams. out of
the race. For all of which there will one
day be a battle Royal in the district
which HeatWile now represents in con-
gress.
TAWNEY ON THE GROUND.
Mr. Tawney, who arrived from Wash
1ngton yesterday at noon, says he is well
satisfied with the situation as he found il
upon his return. He is here to stay I'M
til the contest is settled. Mr. Tawncy
was rather amused at the reports which
have come from Washington bearing the
news of the death of the Grout bill He
thinks is it a rather lively corpse, as fly e
OF the committee have agreed to report
favorably on the measure
Congressman Tawney was given a cor
dial reception by his supporters, who
We're anxious for his return They ex-
pressed confidence that his fight would
makes gains from now OH Mr.. 'Tawney
himself is extremely hopeful, but not I'M
duly Sanguine in his predictions
Inc Lowry campaign is thus far a
modest affair. 1t is a little perplexing
to locate Mr.. Lowry's effective support
among the legislators, but his friends
maintain that he has it and that at the
proper time the men who are to- fall in
line for the railway magnate will he at
their post. 1t is general talk that some
body is losing votes quite heavily lust
now, or that there are a lot of member q
who have found it impossible to make
up their minds as to how they shall vote.
inns dilemma is suggested by the mute
ness that mas apparently seized most of
the members of the legislature AS the
time for placing themselves on record
approaches there is a noticeable lack of
expression.
The suspicion induced by the sudden
ARRIVAL Monday of eX-Gov. Merriam that
the latter had come back here from
Washington for the purpose Of promote
ing the Lowry campaign, gained addi-
tlonal friends yesterday. and while +bo
suggestion IS repudiated by many. the
report has been circulated that Merriam
was asked to make this trip in the inter-
est OF Lowry by no less a parsonage
than Senator Mark Hanna This is de-
MED by the Lowry people, as it was bv
Gov. Merriam himself
Three appointments were announced
yesterday by Gov. Van SAINT as follows:
W. B. Robbins, of MINNEAPOLIS. as SIR
EeEor general of logs and lumber for the
Second district. '-io
e. Fred Stevens, of Duluth, surveyor
genera! for the Fifth district
W. c. Masterman, of Saltwater. sur
veyor general for the Second district.
Mr.. Stevens is lumber shipper of Du-
Iuth. Mr.. Masterman is editor of the
saltwater Gazette and chairman of the
Republican state central committee. He
has been a member of the state senate
Mr.. Robbins was at one time a. member
of the house He is a grain dealer at
Minneapolis.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Olson took charge Of his new office yes
terday afternoon.
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