The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-08
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
A Strong Ticket Nominated, which, by a
Unanimous Effort, can he Elected.
The republican convention of Blue
Earth county met ut the usual stamp.
ing ground, viz: the court house, last
Tuesday afternoon, and performed its
functions of nominating aspi.
rants for the various vacant offices.
The convention was very full, every
town being represented, and an inter-
est prevailed much greater than here.
toforc known. There was IN earnest
desire among all the eighty-one dele
gates present, to break loose from the
old ring monopoly and make their
selections of candidates untrammeled
from any one mans dictation. This
they did with unanimity and harmo.
NOUS action. The convention was
called to order by Geo. 4. Barr, chair.
man of the county committee, who
read the call rs published in the FREE
Press. The convention chose VIM.
{. Durkee rs temporary chairman
and j. L. Brown of Mapleton, tenn
porary secretary, both of whom were
subsequently made permanent officers.
The chairman, To facilitate the labors
of the convention, read Il list of the
delegates entitled to represent the
various towns in the convention,
which the convention accepted in
place of report from the committee
on credentials. The various delegates
were rs follows:
FIRST DISTRICT.
Lime--Chas. Foster, Theo. HeinZe.
Jamestown-Robert Johnson.
LeRay-A. Prcsnel, Jerome Dane,
l.. \. Anderson, B. J. Skinnebager.
Mankato town-Nathan Bennett,
Geo, McMahill. Saml Purdy.
Mcpherson - Fred Lassow, VIM.
Geddcs, Ed. Scott.
Decoria-B. Gerlich, llermon Ger.
Itch.
SECOND DISTRICT-CITY.
First waId-S. II. Beatty, Thos. j.
Jenkins, Jacob Bierbauer.
Second ward-L. n. Holmes, II,
Gates, Fred Hcinze.
Third ward-l.. l.. Davis, A. Perry,
Jos. Manderfeld, Gaylord Lamb, J
l5. Ford.
Fourth ward--W. c. Durkee, Jas.
Morrison, Jesse WEIGH, NJ. Roblee,
T.. III. Gilbert, Dan. Hobart.
THIRD DISTRICT.
South Bend-ThoS. Hughes, Hugh
Williams. James Price.
Judson-Riehard Wigley II. Rees,
VIM. X. Jones, j. W. Lewis.
Cambria-Wm. l.. Jones, John j,
Shields.
Butternut Nalley-Wm. :. Hughes
.Ino. Il. Owens, Andrew Friend.
Lake Crystal-O. Pritchard, w. r.
Cullen, j. l.. Fairbanks.
LincOln-L. G. Johnson, j. =. Con
ger.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Vernon Center-P. r. stiles, T.. =
Pierce, J.. :. Terry.
Garden City. II. Marvin, VIM
Corey, +. b. Evans, Eugene Thomp
son.
>hclby-Geo. Green, L. Latin, &
>oTcnScn.
Cercsco o. Rhodes.
Rapidan-D. Marston, J. Vaughn
Pleasant Mound-Wm. Robinson
G. W. Robinson.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Danville-R. n. Kenward, J. r
TremOr.
Medo-E. b. II. Norton, DAME
Will, Marcus Williamson.
MapletOn-James L. Brown, ). C
Brooks, c. &. Spaulding.
Lyra-I. y. Flanagan, VIM. d.
Sprague, Thomas Benedict.
ErduiOrd - Fred. Cramer, David
Hanna.
Sterling-.JOhn Johnston, 4. Bene
diet, George Clark.
The chairman appointed as tellers
l.. l.. Davis and James Marvin, and
| then the convention Immediately pro.
cccdcd 10 business upon the work
before it.
Theodore Scattergood of this city
WAS the only nominee for Auditor
and lac was nominated by acclama
ton.
The Office of County Attorney
found two leading aSpirants, viz: +
+. Freeman and Lorin Cray. Upor
IN informal ballot Mr.. Freeman re
ceived Is and Cray 33 votes. The
formal ballot gave Freeman Al ant
Cray So. Mr.. Freeman having re
ceivcd the majority of votes cast wa:
declared the nominee, which wa!
subsequently made unanimous.
The Judge of Probate Office next
acquired the attention of the conven
ton. The name of Geo. w. Mead,
was presented and that person wa
highly eulogiZed by one or two dele
gates, who stated that Mr.. Meade
had always been faithful and true t,
the republican party, and had been g
brave soldier, but now crippled an(
disabled from the many wounds hi
received while fighting the battles OF
the Union, and was incapacitatet
from doing physical labor, and that
it was the duty of the republican
party To recognize the claims of Mr.
Meade, and labor for his election a
the polls. After this eloquent per
Grafton, Mr.. Meade was nominated
10y reclamation.
The nomination OF Representative
came next, and upon motion eacl
commissioner district was allowed t,
select and present the name of candi
date for that position, TO be ratified b.
the whole convention.
The First district presented tn,
name of j. ID. Hawkins; the Secont
district, Joseph Burger the ThirC
district, Richard Lewis, and the Fiftl
district, William Hall. The Fourth
district delegates couldn't make an,
choice and was obliged to leave tn,
matter to the convention.
The convention ratified the selec
tions from the First, Second, Thirl
and Fifth districts, and nominated
james Bookwalter for the Fourth.
The delegates from the First dist
riot selected Charles Foster for Com
missioner.
The ticket meets with favor by all
and now the republicans want TO pull
off their coats and labor earnestly
from now until election in November
for the success Of the ticket they have
| mt i'm nomination. and Nv "A StrOnp