The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-02
.CLAPP CAUCUS
WILL BE HELD.
Senator's Managers Will Push
Their Program Thru Have
116 Names.
Committee Of IS Will Prepare the
House Slate for 0rganiza-
ton Caucus Tonight.

Senator Clapp's Supporters declare that
they have no intention of abandoning
the caucus they have called for tomor-
row night. Representative H. A. Rider
OF Little Falls, who has been circulating
the call, announced ll6, signatures Sc
cured at noon today.
The Clapp men were indulging in
bandwagon talk todaye and claim that
over one hundred votes will be cast for
the senator in the caucus
The opposition has not relaxed it's
energies; The Gilillan leaders were
busy today in conference with the Van
SAINT men and the other opponents of
Clapp, solidifying the forces. The
Heatwole headquarters in the Ryan
hotel were quite as busy as the Clapp
rendezvous, and Heatwole and his lieu
tenants were ridiculing the extrayagant
claims made for Clapp.
~ Horton Scheme Failed.
The failure of Hitler II: Horton Is
boom was serious disappointment to
the opposition. The deal to bring oft
Horton was made up Friday, and Seven
Ramsey county votes were pledged to
support him. The Van SAINT men were
ready to &c, to Horton if the governor 8
ena Sons should go S,a glimmering,
Hennepin: 1t was Hennepin, how
eyer eve Aort that a.s 49,. p, Put damper on
himself inquired from his Minneapolis
friends as to the outlook. He found
that some Of the men he was counting
on were pledged to support Clapp as a
second choice to Gilfillan. The St,
Paul men Immediately get "cold feet, y
and the promised announcement of his
candidacy never came. In. default of
| nf1yo Nd
will get practically the solid vote Of the
delegation.
Smith States His Case.
u There is , considerable feeling in the
the house members, who are sore al
Paul men Immediately got "cold feet, -
Smith for signing the call: Sherman s.
Smith said today:
~ signed the call after assuring nv.
self that there were 1O5 bona fde sig.
natures. I will attend the caucus and
vote for Hennepin county man. If a
majority OF the legislature. SO votes
by it's action.
Practically all the members arrived
during the day, and by noon the Mer.
chants hotel corridor looked like bust
ness. There were many reunions of old
u friends, especially among the senator's
who. are all returning for their SECOND
session.
Will Agree on Slate.
The house organization will all b.
! settled at 5 'clock this afternoon, whe1
each dstrict MEETS to distrib %a fr tht
elective offices. Most of the districts
, had caucused and named their represen
tatives! by the lunch hour today. The
first district committee consists of An
) derson Of Winona and Thundale o.
, Fillmore; the third, Putnam Of. Good
hue and Ole Peterson Of Nicollet
| fourth, Walter r. Lemon Of Ramse,
, and John Zelch of Washington; fifth
W. W. Bardwell and John G.. Lennon O.
Minneapolis; sixth, H. A. Rider Of Nor
g rison and A. j. Wood Of Wright; ninth
: Elmer E. Adams Of Otter Tail and B
8 S. Bennett Of Crookston. The secon,
9 will likely be represented by Hinto
: of Martin and S. D. Peterson of Brown
and the seventh by Gandrud Of Kandi
1 yohi and Ofsthun of Pope.
8 Fraser Wins in First.
z The first district caucus was lively
and resulted in W.. r. Fraser winnin,
i out over his colleague, Ed :. flaming
j. and securing the district indorsemen
s for Albert H. Spring of Rochester TO
y sergeant-at-a As the eighth ha
z already Endorsed E. D. Claggett O
Princeton, this means a clash How
/ ever, it may be settled by switchin,
e the first district man to postmaster