The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-12
SENATORS SOLID
.....: FOR GILFILLAN
ALI of Hennepin's Legislative
Delegates Now on Record
for Him. 49,.

Hennepin's Legislative. delegation is
solid for J. B. Gilfllan for the United
States senate. III. 80
The six republican senators met TO-
day noon in the office Of Senator J..
F. Calhoun. Judge Gilfllan was pres
ent and the status Of the ) campaign was
discussed. Every one Of the six gave
support. z ]. -, =.
presence Of the other five. and for all
Eof them, said to e he sJsosu I'm: atl:
| 1--WE stand today just where We have have
FOR Judge Gilfllan from the time he
became a candidate. We told him SO
at that time and we have not changed
our attitude. It has not been neces-
sary for us to take formal action, and
| we have not done SO today. You may
say, however, that IT. we "a; are az Tor Gill
Senators Wilson, 2. E. Smith, Jep-
son, Comstock and Gjertsen, who were
all present, gave their assent to this
| statement. .S.-.:. 4. -. ...-..
This means that the twenty-one repub-
lican senators and representatives from
Hennepin are unanimous for Gillian.
The two democratic members will also
vote for the local man if they have an
. opportunity. -..-.
Gildllan Has Headquarters.
The Gilfllan campaign opened IN
earnest this morning in st. Paul with
the engaging Of official Gilfllan head
104 to JOG on the second floor. This af-
tional ST.. Paul headquarters will be
opened at the Windsor. hotel. w. w
Bardwell, chairman of the Hennepin
house delegation, is in charge and this
tives Hannaford, Lennon, Wallace
Bardwell and Benjamin F. Ward. Woro
was freely passed around that Other
Hennepin men would be over this af
ternoon,- including Judge Gilfllan him
self, and that from now on, Judge Gil
illan will spend most Of his time at hi
all interested in his candidacy and t.
take personal charge Of his campaign. !,
The Merchants hotel lobby was vel
filed with legislators and politicians to
day from thruout the state. Speaker
and was the magnet that attracted tn
News that Gilflian had opened head
quarters created considerable interes
and gave a stability to the Gil6lla7
movement which the .Clapp men hav
been heretofore trying to question
Legislators were slow to visit the Clap
headquarters today, and as a result tn
Clapp men came out to visit the legisla
tors and worked with them in the hote
lobby. w. w. Rich was, as usual, d
recting the Clapp forces. Donald Gran
Of Faribault was another man prom
nent among the Clapp men.
Clapp's Meal Tickets
Considerable comment and no littl
amusement is being caused by what
being termed Clapp's ttmeal ticket can
paign.' All the prominent Clap
workers seem supplied with a bunch {
Merchants hotel cafe communication ticl
cts which are freely distributed anon
any and all who can in any way advanc
or influence the Clapp interests.
Is Van SAINT Coming Out?
The story was going the rounds anon
some of the house members today thu
late this afternoon or tomorrow an in
portant surprise was to be sprun
Just what is meant is problematics
Some insinuate the rumor means an a
nouncement of Van SAINTS candidacy
opposition to Clapp, because Of Clapp
corporation backing. Anti Clapp M
I; were also asserting that they expe
soon to publish some irrefutable proc
that the Great Northern is busy in Il
he 4 IL. xo.,