The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-22
.CLAGUE A VERY
BUSY MAN NOW
sPEAKER-TO-BE rs IMPoRTUNED
AND ADVISED.
Holds Regular Levee in st. Paul Today
How It Looks for the Various Can
didates- Hennepin Delegation In
dorses Clague, schmahl and Jones
senatorship Not Discussed.

Members Of the legislature
flocked to st. Paul today to interview
Frank Clague,, the winning candidate
for speaker and make suggestions to
hha ab psto ts com% hit
held a regular levee at the Merchants
hotel all day, receiving congratulations
and holding numerous -tetes.
Julius Schmahl, who appears to have
tight grip on the Chief h cl;s:r rk was
was caused by the report that W. E.
Verify intends to be candidate for the
same position, but his boom did not
to have clear field.
The Ramsey delegation wants the
Craftsmanship of the. judiciary commit
tee, put general opinion On this morning
of Winona, the first among the speaker.
ship candidates. to withdraw in favor of
Clague. 'g,fss..s ss.as
this morning, and is believed to be
slated for place on the railroads com;
New Ulm, AndreW P. Frazer, Rochester,
called, each in The interests of candi-
dates for sergeant -at-arms.
Hennepin Was Solid.
The Hennepin delegation in the new
Minnesota house caucused last evening
and unanimously Endorsed Frank
Clague Of Lamberton for speaker:
| Julius A. Schmahl of Redwood Falls
Jones of Minneapolis withdrawing in his
favor and asking Schmahl g indirse
ment. Mr.. Jones will be content with
his former post as reading clerk, and
the speaker elect last evening promised
to appoint him to that position.
The delegation met in the office of W
w. Bardwell. There were only fou1
absentees, all represented by proxies
The first business done was the unani
er. A committee consisting of Messrs
Armstrong, Mannix and Chamberlain
was then named to notify Mr.. Clague
of the action and bring him before thu
delegation. a
Has Made No Promises.
Mr.. Clague was applauded on his ap
the delegation for It's Endorsement. H,
assured those present that he would as
sumo the speaker $ chair without an,
pledges or obligations whatever. The
delay in the Hehnepin Endorsement
4 which was caused by courtesy to MI
Hugo, would make no difference in hi
treatment of the H ennepin members
He recognized that nlthe Fifth dis
trict paid the heaviest taxes and ha,
the largest population of any distric
in the state. The interests of the stat
university, which were not local, bu
:. the interests of the entire state, woul'
receive due consideration from him.
John T. JonesSt hen announced that h
had withdrawn from The ! contest TO
chief clerk, having decided that it woul
!; not pay him to make a canvass, an
not desiring TO- tie theIdelegation up t
him. =. He said that he would have n
objection to 2thei delegation indorsin
julius Schmahl,Tr;Gaanl that he wa
willing to accept his old position 0
; reading clerk. The delegation vote
to indorse both, and Mr.. Clague state
that he would be governed by the in
dorsement and appoint Mr.. Jones, a
the reading clerk, is, an appointive pos
ton. q .4,sy II No.. ..:y .fe,,.,.
No other action was taken at tn
meeting, Adolph p, T.. johnson, who j
candidate for first assistant clerl
may be Endorsed lat a later meeting, 9
further action on-Ithe9 organization We
deferred. .e,, 5%-:x -i.f
The senatorial question was not di
cussed in the meeting, but was talke
over afterward by some of the member
3 in an informal way. The sentiment S
I far as expressed favors J. B. .Gilflla
and the members who have expresse
9 themselves want him to become a
3 active candidate for the senate.