The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-12-30
SENTIMENT
is FOR CLAPP
B. S. Bennett of Fosston
Says People Demand
Clapp's Reelection.
CANNOT GIVE REA.
SONS FOR THEIR STAND.
Pledges to Support the Junior
Senator We're Given Before
Election.


Senator We're Given Before
Election.
Representative B. S. Bennett
of Fosston arrived in the city
this afternoon and will leaye to.
morrow morning for st. Paul,
where he will attend the caucus
which is called for next Tuesday.
Mr.. Bennett declared himself
as Clapp man from top to bot
tom and said that he would use
every effort to secure the re-
election of the Junior senator.
Sentiment throughout the
northern part of the state is
wholly for Clapp" said Mr.. Ben
net, ''and the people are indig-
nant over the treatment he has
received from some of the sena.
tors who previous to their cleo
ton to Office pledged themselves
to support him and afterwards
turned him down, not because
they had any just reason for so
doing but simply to accommo-
date some of the political brokers
and wire pullers who operate in
the Twin Cities, where the fight
against Senator Clapp was in
stituted.
GAS to brains and ability,
there is no comparison between
Clapp and the men who oppose
him for Office. He has served
one term in the senate and dur
ing that time has shown remark
able ability as legislator and
has secured many things for
Minnesota which would have
never materialized had a man of
lesser ability been in his place.
''The Cooper bill, which gives
the interstate railway commission
power to regulate railway rates,
is being used to befog the minds
of the people in regard to Senator
Clapp because he has pledged
his support to the measure.
However, this move has not been
attended with any degree of sue
cess, as the needs of a commits.
sion which has power to regulate
rates without the necessity Of
fighting the railroads in the courts
for mum Der of years is too we'll
known to receive any support.
g Another thing which has
aroused public indignation is the
fact that the fight upon Mr., Clapp
was instituted by Joel P. Heat
wole and his confederates. The
political methods Of Heatwole and
his friends are well known to al
most every citizen of the state
and his opposition to the junior
senator has resulted in stirring
up a feeling for Clapp, especially
in the country districts, which
cannot be overcome.
''Two thirds of the mem bers of
the legislature pledged them
selves to support Mr.. Clapp be-
fore their election, and in fact
their constituents placed them
selves in Office with this under
standing. Those who have not
Iulnlled Ghelf promises are moth
ing but traitors.
est. Paul and Minneapolis have
received the bulk Of appointments
to federal Offices and appropria-
tions for federal buildings in the
past, but when Mr.. Clapp was
elected he declared that he would
recognize the S tate at large and
that each county would receive
the same amount of government
money and appointments to
federal Office, everything else be-
ing equal. Because he has full,
filed his promise to the people
in this the Twin Cities are at
tempting to defeat him in order
to secure representative in the
higher house of congress who
would use all his influence in the
interests of those two cities.''
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