The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-13
CLAPP TO OPEN THE
STATE CONVENTION
Will Be invited to Preside at
Gathering Which 'Nomi.
mates State Ticket.

A rumor was current In political
circles yesterday that United States
Senator Moses E. Clapp was scheduled
as chairman of the Republican state
convention to be held at Minneapolis
on Thursday of next week. 1nvestiga-
ton shows that Senator Clapp will not
be in the state on the date of the con-
vention, but that his friends expect
the Republican state central committee
to designate him as temporary chair
man of the regular state convention to
nominate a state ticket and to be held
later in the campaign.
Senator Clapp is understood to have
the support of majority of the mem
bers of the state central committee and
in issuing the call for the nominating
convention they will invite him to open
the convention. He will undoubtedly
appreciate the honor and accept the
invitation and will make it the occa-
sion for a speech, sounding the keynote
of the campaign then to be opened
throughout the state for the election
of a president and state officers
The same courtesy was extended to
Senator Nelson two years ago and Sen
ator Clapp's friends naturally ask for
like recognition of the junior senator
by his party in the state. A number Of
members of the committee have been
In st. Paul during the week and they
have, without exception, favored the
proposition. There seems to be no
doubt now that the invitation will be
extended to Senator Clapp and that he
will act.
Former Mayor F. w. Hugo, of Du-
luth, was invited to be the temporary
chairman of the Minneapolis conven-
ton of next week by the central COM
mittee and he accepted the post. 1t is
now thought probable that since the
rival candidates for governor have
agreed that there shall be no contest
for control of the convention, the prop
er move would be to make Hugo per-
manent chairman of the convention,
and this is said to be the slate.
While the committee has been bor-
rowing some trouble as to the seating
arrangements of the Bijou opera house
Minneapolis, the scene of next weeks
state convention, it is scarcely probable,
In view of the fact that there is no
contest for delegate-at-large and that
the leaders of the party have kindly
provided the arrangement by which the
two senators, Gov. Van SAINT and
Thomas Lowry will represent the state
at Chicago, that there will be any full
representation insthe convention. While
there are over a thousand delegates
entitled to seats in the convention, 1t is
not believed that more than 700 will
be present.
The convention will elect presidential
electors-eleven in number-and there
are several men who are spoken of in
connection with the purely honorary
positions. Frank Wilson, of Goodhue,
and A. M. Sheffield, of Rice, have been
spoken of In their home papers.
J. G. Hamlin, editor of the Blue
Earth City Post and a member of the
Republican state central committee,
returned home last night after spend
ing some days in the city. He says his
county is strongly for Dunn and that
almost every Republican in the coun-
ty is an ardent supporter of Senator
Clapp for reelection.
Republican judges of election assem-
bled last night at Federation hall and
listened to instructions as to their du-
ties on registration and election days
by John F. Selb and Frank Haskell
There was only a fair representation
of the judges present.
Caucuses for the election Of delegates
to the Ramsey county Republican con-
vention, to be held Tuesday, will be
held throughout the city Monday even