The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-17
.CLAGUE CALLS
ON CITY SOLONS
Seventh District Candidate and
His Committee Confer with
Local Legislators.
Both City Delegations Inclined to
Go Slow and Make Best
- Terms Possible.

house has barely started, but It is al
The seventh district delegation,
which unanimously Endorsed Frank
Claague. yesterday, descended on the
nepin and Ramsey delegations. They
spent the morning in st. Paul confer
ring with the fourth district steering
committee, and came on to Minneapolis
late this afternoon.
R. J. Wells of Breckenridge, who also
day. Mr.. Clague came with the sew
enth district steering committee, which
includes T. T. Ofsthun of Glenwood,
chairman; r. A. Gandrud, Cundberg, A.
D. Larson, Herman E. Rachie, Lac qui
Parle. The Clague men spent most of
the morning arranging for a meeting
this afternoon with the steering COM
consisting Of Fulton, Chairman; Haskell,
Lemon, Zelch and Oleson. Said Mr..
Clague this morning:
Il believe 1 have many more votes
pledged than any other speakership can
didate, and that am now on the win
He estimates his pledged strength at
the entire seventh district, twelve; the
entire third district, fourteen, and
parts of the first and second, with two
in the eighth district. Said. T. T.
Ofsthun Of the Clague committee:
"We realize that to get Ramsey we
must pay for it, but we are in posi-
ton to grant whatever may be asked
in fair way.'
Wait for Absent Members.
At the conference this afternoon with
the Ramsey committee, it is certain no
pledge will be definitely given for
Clague. Said Chairman Fulton to TIL 9
j O ur n |: r. 5.- ~ sss-.=.5.-
"Nelson and Volmer, belonging to the
fourth district delegation,are now absent
from their homes and we have agreed
not to make any pledges to anybody
until they return and can be consulted,
as well as the other members of the dis
trict delegation
General indications are that Ramsey
is favorable to the Clague candidacy if
Clague will promise Ramsey a good
share OF plums.
R. J. Wells of Breckenridge said to
T h J u rnal:
| II wish to deny statement recently
| published that about two weeks ago |
was in conference at the Merchants
hotel in st. Paul relative to the speak
ership. I have not been in ST.. Paul
before today since early in October:
am here today to watch the speakership
" l. -
have made no pledges to anybody. II the
4 contest is not settled within. two weeks
my district, the ninth, will caucus and
either indorse me or Adams Of Fergus
Falls for speaker; or it may be if we will
!. both then in the field, the district will
], divide. y I have had considerable en-
], enlargement from members from the
!: sixth, eighth and first districts, as
, second choice candidate
: R.. A. Wilkinson: general solicitor Of
the Great Northern, is spending much
: time at the Merchant IS hotel, gossip
says in the interests of Hugo's candi
dacy for the speakership. s
Want to Be Shown.
:. The Hennepin steering committee
! was expecting conference with thu
!. seventh district delegation at noon to
/ day, but Mr.. Clajgue and his colleagues
}. were detained in st. Paul, and tn
j.. meeting did not occur until late thi
< afternoon. The Hennepin men want tt
know just how much strength Clagu
: ; can show. The feeling in the delega
d ton is very friendly to him, but tn
t steering committee will not decide il
t his favor unless it is apparent that n
e no authority to make terms, but onl,
e to investigate and report, and the dele
! cation is at present bound by no agree
k ment The unit rule may not be agree
to by all the fifteen, in which case tn
e delegation may organize in SQUADRON
y with two or three Of the members LET
5, outside to look after themselves;
g The Hennepin members are likely t
meet again before the close Of th
week, whenever the steering commi
tee feels that it is time to act. Th
Ramsey delegation wants to play ba
with -Hepnepin, but no attempt to &c
= together and form an agreement hs
I yet been made. Pr