The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01
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according to statements at the CIapp
headquarters, and among the days re-
crslits to the call was John L. Oleson,,
the Chisago county man, who sl1ad not
been regarded as very strong for
Clapp. Oleson sent a telegram to W.,
w. Rich authorizing the affixing of his
name to the call. Asher Murray, of
Wadena, performed similar act.
The sensation of the day, SO far as
the early caucus call is concerned, was
the action Of three members of the
Hennepin county delegation in signing
the call for the caucus for Tuesday
night. Following delegation meeting
at Minneapolis during the forenoon, J.
G. Lund telephoned Senator Clapp's
managers to sign his name to the call.
Late in the afternoon Sherman S..
Smith signed the call, and at o'clock
George H. Armstrong left the Gilfillan
headquarters and went to the Clappi
headquarters and signed the call.
None of the Hennepin members who
signed the call would admit that the
fact of their signatures being on the
call meant that they had transferred
their allegiance to the st. Paul man.
'sI signed the call because it bears
the signatures of a large majority of
the Republican members Mr.. Lund'
explained. .and believe in the rule Of
the majority. shall support Mr.. Gil.
fillan II he Is then a candidate, but if
he has withdrawn shall vote for Sen
ator Clapp. If Mr.. Clapp receives a
majority of the Republican vote in the
two houses shall certainly vote for
him in the joint session I
The other Hennepin county men who
had signed expressed similar senti-'
ments.
More Names on List
n. A. Rider, who had been in charge
of the call for the Tuesday night sem
atoriaI caucus, went home to Little
Falls last night. At midnight w W.
Rich announced that III signatures
had been obtained to the call and that
120 would be on the list by Monday
night.
ssWe have III signers now Mr. Rich
said, "and when all the members come
in we will have 120. We know posi-
lively Of nine who will sign the call as
soon as they reach st. Paul. Senator
Clapp will receive practically two-
thirds of all the votes in the two
houses, and no other name will be pre-
sented to the joint session of Jan. II.
We have three of the Hennepin dele
cation and fully half the entire delega-
ton would ike TO Sign and may yet 90
SO. They feel bound to Mr.. Gilfllan
and do not like to leave him without
his express consent, and this he has
withheld up to date
Mr. GiIf1llan kept to his rooms at
the Merchants until 8 O'Clock, when
he went home to Minneapolis. He de-
clined to make statement for publi-
cation as to his view of the. situation.
Districts Pick Steering Men
The Fifth district has selected w. w.
Bardwell and j. G. Lennon as its menu
bers of the steering committee to assist
in the organization of the house. The
first district will caucus Monday
morning at 8 o'clock, the Second dis
trict will caucus in the afternoon, the
Third district will caucus at 1880, the
Fourth district will caucus Monday
morning at $50, the Fifth has al
ready caucused, the Sixth will meet
Monday morning and will select It's
steering committee, the Seventh win
meet Monday afternoon and the Eighth
and Ninth will meet in the afternoon
of Monday. ALI the district caucuses
will be held at the Merchants hotel.
w. III. Putnam and S. d. Peterson have
already been chosen as the Third dis
trict's representatives on the steering
committee, which will decide the fden-
tity of the holders of the minor elective
Offices in the house. 3 : -
The Republican senators will caucus