The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-02
|HFNNfPIN men ARE
SHY A CANDIDATE
Lowry Refuses to Listen to
Story of Chance to Land
Senatorship

Profiting by his experience in other
senatorial campaigns, Thomas Lowry
has declined the tender Of several mem
pers of the Hennepin county delega-
ton to make him its candidate for the
senate to succeed Moses E. Clapp.
W. w. Bardwell made the announce
ment yesterday that he had walked
nome with Mr.. Lowry SatuEday.night
and that the latter had pushed aside
the proffered Endorsement WITH thanks,
declaring that he would support ]. B.
Gilfillan.
The Clapp people claimed yesterday
to be neither worried nor elated over
the prospects of Lowry entering the
field. With the assertion that the call
Tor the caucus Tuesday evening con-
tanned Ill names, W. w. Rich asserted
that no further efforts would be made
to secure signatures until this morn
ing.
Senator Clapp was in his room in the
MOTEL, however, and his friends were
losing no opportunity to have members
OF the legislature meet him. Manager,
Rlch was claiming walkaway and
predicting that no other name would
be mentioned in the caucus. but the
senator stated that he had no statement
to make for publication.
1t was realized about the Merchants
notel yesterday that the fag end of the
senatorial campaign has been reached,
ana tnat II surprises are to be sprung
they must shortly materialize. Bard
well, or Minneapolis, was positive. in
hot
De held, and rumor was in circulation
that at the last minute the call would
be withdrawn. Mr.. Rich, for Senator
Clapp, denied the correctness of these
assertions with vigor.
Tonight Will Decide
There was general prediction that
there will be suff7cient members in
town this evening to warrant a posi-
tive statement as to the correctness or
1ncorrectness of the Clapp supporters.
Most OF the men whose names have
been attached to the caucus call upon.
the strength Of kilograms will then be
IN town, and it will be possible to as
certain their wishes. It is upon the
attitude of these members that anti
Clapp forces are building, the assertion
being made upon all sides that If any
number OF these should announce that
they Will not take part in the Tuesday
caucus all those members who have
been urged into the Clapp camp will
decline to participate.
The Clapp band wagon, which has
been so much in evidence during the
past several days, was also on hand.
Strong supporters of the junior sena-
tor were to be found on all sides ready
to predict and wager that the contest
is at end. They argued that there is
no longer any doubt as to the OUT
come Members who have declined to
commit themselves were urged to get
into line before the reelection of Clapp
Is. conceded and it will be too late to
land with credit
w. w. BardweH, chairman of the
Hennepin county delegation, was one
OF the early arrivals at the hotel. He
frankly admitted that the efforts to in
duce Thomas Lowry to become cam
d1date for the senate had proven un-
successful, and that j. B. Gilfillan re-
mained the favorite of Hennepin coun-
ty. Mr.. Bardwell said:
While 1t may be true that the Cfapp
managers have succeeded in enrolling
more than a hundred names on the call
for the caucus for Tuesday night, yet
do not believe that a caucus will be
held
I'm the first place, there are names
on the call which were secured by
Misrepresentation and through methods
that will not stand the light Of day.
For instance, where district has two
members one man was approached and
told that his colleague had about de-
cided to sign the call, and only awaited
the signature of the other man to give
his consent Later developments fre-
quently showed that the Clapp man
ayers had had no converse with the
absent member, and these men, whose
signatures were secured through du-
plicity, are mad clear through and are
threatening dire vengeance on the po-
lit1cal managers who hoodwinked them
into signing the call.
Another class are those who have
signed the call without expressing a
preference for Senator Clapp. These
certainly cannot be depended upon to
vote for Clapp in the caucus should
one be held Tuesday night.
The Minneapolis men have been told
by men close to Senator Clapp that
he has no intention of calling caucus
for Tuesday night but that the caucus
call was started two weeks earlier
getting signers to be used as a means
to bring unwilling members to his
Standard
Walked Home With Lowry
Mr.. .Bardwell was asked as to the
4 ",
whether or not ]. B. Gilfillan would not
give way to Thomas Lowry
Il walked home with Mr.. Lowry last
night" he said. Mr. Lowry favors
Mr.. Gilfillan for the United States SEN
ate, and do not believe that he can
be induced to enter the field. If he
could be brought in, have no doubt
that the entire situation would be
changed.
Mr.. Lowry is an ideal man for the
senate With a national reputation as
self-made business man, he would
take commanding position in the
senate. and he would be assigned to
important committees that Senator
Clapp never gets near enough to know
about. Mr.. Lowry is strong in the
counties of Central and Northern Min
nesota, and on a test of strength be-
tween him and Clapp in the country
districts have no doubt that he would
come out best.
THE sentiment as to Mr.. Clapp has
changed wonderfully in the past few
weeks In some communit ties where
two months ago Clapp sentiment was
strong there is an entire revulsion of
feeling, and he could do nothing on
popular vote in these districts. The
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