The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
CLAPP MEN DECLARE
THE FIGHT IS OVER
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OhlhiuCQ 4IOIu F1TSI rage
trains yesterday, additional signatures
were obtained to the caucus CALL w. A.
Nolan, of Grand Meadow, was one of
the last to sign the list, and it was
claimed that he was the eighty first
man to sign the call for the caucus.
Refuses to Show Call
H. A. Rider, in charge of the call,
1ndorsed Eli Warmers statement that it
was all over but refused to show the
call and its list of signers, saying that
for tactical reasons some of the mem
bers wished the call and their connec-
/ tlon With it kept secret for few days.
More than eighty men have signed
the CALL Eli Warner said last night.
The caucus will be held next Wednes-
day night and Senator Clapp will be
nominated by the caucus to succeed
himself. We will have 100 signers by
Saturday night.
hat will be the position of Senator
Clapp's friends if a request is made by
friends OF j. B. Gilfllan and S. r, Van
SAINT for conference to determine
when and where a caucus shall be
held?" Mr.. Warner was asked.
There is no need for conference"
Warner replied. "The date has been
set by majority of the Republicans of
the senate and house. 1t is for next
Wednesday night and we are going
anead and hold the caucus and nomi-
nate our candidate. Senator Clapp is
the nominee of the party and the choice
OF the Republicans of the legislature.
Horton Reported on List
senator Hiler H. Horton, it is said.
signed the call for the caucus yester-
day: 1t was admitted last night that
Senator w. w. Dunn, Ramsey coun-
ty senator, had not signed, nor had
Representatives John F. Selb and D. I.
Hammergren. ]. w. Nelson, of Chisa-
go. is reported on the list by the CIapp
men, but his colleague, John L. Oleson,
had not been found. H. B. Volmer. a
Washington county member, the Clapp
men say. affixed his name to the list,
but John Zelch, the second Washing
ton county member, had not signed the
call. All the other Fourth district men.
the Clapp men say, had come into
camp"
AT meeting of the Hennepin dele
cation was held at Mr.. Gilfillan's
headquarters, and Senator E. E. Smith
and Representative w. w. Bardwell
were commissioned a committee to
wait on Gov. Van SAINT to invite him
to cooperate in plan to name con-
ferees to wait on representativ of
Senator Ciapp and invite discussion of
time and place for caucus. It was
admitted that the purpose of the con-
ference was to give the Clapp men an
opportunity to refuse to consider any
date other than next Wednesday night.
Gov. Van SAINT was found at the Ryan
hotel and to the surprise of the Min
neapolis contingent refused to accede
to the plan.
1t is reported that the governor told
his callers that he did not believe that
the Clap men had eighty-one who
would stand with them for a caucus
and who would vote for Senator Clapp
| in the caucus, if one were held subject
| to the terms of the call. ''Even if the
caucus should declare for Clapp, a
good many things may happen between
then and the date for the joint ses.-
| sion of the two houses" the governor
| is reported to have said and he gave
his final refusal to sanction the plan.
Minneapolis Men Whistle III
The Minneapolis men refused to be-
1ieve that the signatures of eighty
| one members meant the selection of
! Clapp to succeed himself. "The Clapp
men had better have at least 100 men
| in that caucus" Sherman Smith said.
| 1T takes ninety three members to
nominate, ana some or their men, are
| likely to get away. 1 know of several
men who have signed the caucus call
who already wish that their names
could be withdrawn. They say they
were 'buffaloed' into signing the call"
Congressman James A. Tawney came
| to st. Paul yesterday and spent a part
of the day in consultation with the
| Clapp managers.
"Gov. Van SAINT cannot muster very
| much of a following in the First dis
| trict" he said, "and 1 fail to see where
| his strength is to come from in the sem
atorial canvass"