The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-30
CAUCUS CALL IS
FOR PRIVATE VIEW
Clapp Men Claim 81 Signatures -
But Outsiders Can t In
spect List.

The Clapp men GLAZED this noon to
have eighty-seven signers to their call
for a senatorial caucus next TUESDAY
evening. Id
signers before night said Representa-
tive II. A. Rider, who is circulating the
call petition for Clapp. 80.
"May / see and count the petition
signatures9' asked a Journal reporter.
"No, the petition is only for mem
bers Of the legislature to see," was the
reply. ~ am
Der should see the list7' asked the re-
porter. ,.
TIL count the names before them,' was
the cautious reply.
A man who signed the Clapp caucus
call late this morning is authority, TOR
the statement that it did not then bear
anything like the eighty-one signatures
that are necessary. The feeling is
growing that the big claims made are
simply intended to start a bandwagon
movement for GlapR and force men
ing every effort to get a caucus before
Van SAINT delivers his legislative mes.
sage, for rumor has it the message will
contain some "hot stuff and will not
mince matters. It's delivery, it is
| feared, may take many members now
on the Clapp wagon, over to the Van
| SAINT ranks.
Trouble in Fourth District.
The fourth district delegation is daily
becoming less friendly to Clapp. If
Clapp wins, it is now a political GER
tainty that he must do so with the sup
| port of not to exceed two or three votes
from his home district. Edward Rogers
is seen much around the Merchants
hotel lobby and certain Ramsey mem
bers continue to press him to get into
the race SO that the Ramsey delegation
may kepe it's pledge to vote for a St
Paul man and yet not support Clapp
Talk Of Hitler II. Horizons candidacy
also continues, tho that gentleman is not
now seen in political circles nor has he
yet anything to say for publication.
The Clapp men are putting all thei
energies into seeing members as they
come into thecapitaI city. The Gilillal
men, are also, watching things in St
Paul, but at the same time doing mucl
work in the country among member
still at their homes. The Van San
managers are devoting practical.
their entire attention to the countr!
and work among. members at ,thei
homes. Much Of this work is beinl
done thru getting Influential constit
uouLS TO UTluS GuSli luuuSAoo W DSc1
on their representatives.
The Clapp managers had planned
meeting of Clapp sympathizers in Repre-
sentative Hammergren s district for to
morrow evening, at which that gentle
man was to have been taken to task b,
his constituents for his anti-Clapp sen
timents. The proposed masss meeetin,
has been declared off, however, as Their
seems to be much difficulty in fndin,
the needed number Of Clapp men TO
such gathering. So Hammergren, in
stead, was today summoned to tn
Offices of Joseph Jackson in the New
York life building, where a number o
friends of influence and supporters o
Clapp laid before him an Indictment 0
his course in opposing a home candj
date.
Van SAINT Is in No Hurry.
Governor Van SAINT still sticks to hi
! office, and does not mix in the gatherin
, crowds. He said this morning
IT have not been consulted abou
: be strictly a Clapp affair. Now tina
: Senator Clapp's friends have unde1
, taken it, let them carry it thru. Fc
Y my part, I see no necessity for sue
r haste. It is not customary to rus
q such matters thru. I am not in a hurr
Y for the caucus, and can afford to wa:
as long as anyone to settle this que
Y ton. The members ought to have tim
: after getting together, to think
0 OYer,'