The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-03
HOUSE SLATE IS FIXED
AT AFTERNOON CAUCUS
sidetrackns of Gaines for Enrolling
Clerk Is Feature of Day

The list Of elective positions for the
house We're settled at the caucus held in
parlor of the Merchants hotel at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon and the ac-
tlon of the caucus was included in a res
olution prepared by Secretary Bennett and
presented to the formal caucus of the Re-
pbhcan house members held in the even
ing at the new capitol.
The caucus which determined the per-
sonnel of the elective offices was attended
by eighteen members, each district being
entitled to two representatives, these hav-
ing been selected at caucuses held during
the day, except that for the Fifth dis
trict, which was held at Minneapolis Sat
urday.
1t was in the district -caucuses that the
preliminary skirmishing was done. and
when Chairman w. r. Putnam, of Good
hue. called the members of the various
steering committees together at s o'clock
there was but one contest to be settled.
Within ten minutes after the caucus
came together Frank Clague of Lamber-
ton. was unanimously chosen. by tha.
caucus for speaker of the house, and Ju-
Illus A. Schmahl. of Redwood Falls re-
ceived similar Endorsement for chief
clerk. Neither was present, and there
We're no responses from any, of the can
didates favored by the caucus
ciaggett Wins Out
The division of the offices among the
candidates by districts had practically
been decided upon, each distiet being
given one place, by agreement before the
caucus was held, but there was a rivalry
between the First and the Eighth dis
tricts, which presented opposing candi-
dates for sergeant-at-arms
The First asked for the selection of
Albert H. Spring of Rochester. and the
Eighth had unanimously indorsed Edward
ID. Claggett, of Princeton way out of
the difficulty was found by the commit
teemen from the interested districts going
TO another room in an effort to compro-
mise. and after an absence of but a few
minutes returning with an agreement. 1t
was announced that the First had waived
its claim to the position of sergeant at
arms in favor of Claggett, and that
Spring would accept the position of post
master of the house for which no dis
trict had indorsed candidate.
The caucus then speedily selected the
following list of candidates.
PoStmaster-Albert HI. Spring, First
Second Assistant Chief C1erk-Knute O
SandNm. Second district
nj Assstant s.si slant Sergeant-at-Arms-B. F. Seiz
Enrolling Clerk-H D. CyannheIl Iroyrty,
district
First Assistant Chief clerk-Adolph
Anderson. Fifth district.
Sixth district
Eighth district
Engrossing. Clerk-J. B. Thompson,
Ninth district
For assistant postmaster three names
were presented to the caucus. The FourtI
district presented the name of Gregory P.
Ritt st. Paul; the Fifth. Alexander NC
Neil. Dayton, and the Third asked for the
appointment of Mrs: J. S.. vandiver, of
st. Peter On the first ballot Mrs Van
diver received a majority of the caucus
vote and on the next ballot received a
unanimous vote The position Is appoint
i've by the postmaster. under the rules. but
menlbers had the assurance Of a. n
Spring. who is to be postmaster. that he
will name Mrs. VandiFer. the widow of a
man. ss''si =
The members of the caucus were:
First district, w. B. Anderson and o. III.
IfiuIfdale; Second. W. a. Hinton and s.
z; Peterson; Third. w Fl Putnam and
9ie PETERSON; Fourth, W. 4. Lemon and
John II. Zelch; Fifth, w W. Rarawell
and j. G. Lennon: Sixth. II. A. Rider
and a. j. Wood; Seventh, T. Z. afstkun