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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
The Result OF the Waseca Con-
Sultatiou.

Mr.. Dunnells committee was in SeS
sion on Tuesday last AT WaSeca.
After protracted drlibcration. those
gentlemen advised Mr.. Dunnell what
course they thought lie should pur-
sue in the following resolution:
ReSOired, That the proposition of
Hon. w. G.. Ward, contained in his
letter To Hon. NJ. II. Dmnell. rcquir-
ing, as a condition of harmony in the
party, that the Republicans of this
District shall not be- permitted IL sup
port Mr.. Dunnell. is inconsistent with
the rights and duties of citizens to
choose their own representatives. and
OF the candidate whom We believe to
have been nominated to enjoy the
suffrageS of the people, and therefore
cannot he entertained that while We
learn that Mr.. Dunnell is fairly and
properly nominated by Il majority of
the qualified delegates to the late Con
gressional Convention. AMI is to hr
regarded as the rightful nominee of
the Republican party OF this District,
nevertheless, in Difference to the
opinion of those who differ from us,
and in the interest of harmony and
Cancellation. to the end that all doubts
concerning the nomination may he
set at rest, we recommend t. Mr.. Dun
nell that he propose To Mr.. Ward that
the proceedings and action Of the CON
Vention at WaSeca on July :. ls>U. be-
submitted to the Republican state
Central Committee, rs now conStitu-
ted, and request that said Committee
shall decide all controversies arising
out of said proceedings and action
that in case majority of said Com.
mittee shall decide that Mr.. Dunncli
is the rightful nominee of the Con
ventiOn, then Mr.. Ward shall al once
withdraw his candidacy; and if Il
majority of said Committee shall he
OF opinion that Mr.. Ward is the prop
er nominee of said Convention. then
Mr.. Dunnell shall at once Withdraw
that Mr.. Ward be given five days IN
which TO answer this proposition, and
that ~ case he approves thereof, the
State Central Committee De requested
to make its decision at rs early Il date
as possible. nGt exceeding twenty
days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
Mr.. Dunnells Weakness in the
District. The Figures.

In the year 1873, the Republican
majority In this District, on the State
ticket, was Q,936. Mr.. Dunnell's ma
jority the same year was 5,76S, show.
ing that Mr.. Dunnell ran behind the
State ticket 4,l6S, that year. In
1875. the Republican majority in this
Congressional District, was 1893.
Mr, Dunnell's majority the same year
was 1894, showing that Mr.. Dunnell
run behind his ticket 2,04S. The in
iluence of the Presidential election
saved Mr.. Dunnell from so sad fall.
ing of that year, though more than
two Thousand behind his ticket on q
Presidential pull, shows weak horse
In 1874 the majority in this District
on the State ticket was 5,406. The
same year Mr.. Dunnell's majority
was only 1904. Mr.. Dunnell agar
runs behind his ticket 2,47l votes
In the face of these facts, incontrO
vertable in their character, who cal
call Mr.. Dnnell u strong man? 5,
weak u candidate Is Mr.. Dunnell, tina
il he had been q candidate ut eacl
election in either the Second or Thirt
Districts and run behind his tickle
rs he has here. he would have beer
uniformly beaten.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

In this state, 1850 votes were cast
10y soldiers in the field. and of this
number all but 1000 were Republican
votes. We state it from official
sources, that in no year of the war
was the Republican vote less than
three fOurths of all that was cast by
volunteers in the service for the Tn.
ion. such being the fact, Mr.. Sever
anCc must withdraw the statement he
made. Not that these were not good
soldiers. like Mr.. Severance, who
were Democrats, but they were like
white black birds, scarce. Mr.. Sew.
crence himself was Republican be-
fore entering the war, and may have
been moved To enlisting by Republi.
can feelings and associations. Don't
Halter yourselves, gentlemen, about
that soldier vote. The soldier vote
that will he assuredly cast for Han.
cock, will he that cast by the Con.
tederate soldiers, the men whom
Grant defeated, captured and paroled.
Jefferson Davis could preside at their
meetings, and such men rs Buell.,
Fit2 John Porter and Mcclellan can
properly officer them. A convention
of Revolutionary soldiers, in 1887, to
oppose the election of George Wash.
ington To the presidency, or in lS2S,
to defeat Jackson 10y the defenders of
New Orleans, would not have been
more prepoSterous than is the present
attcmpt To muster the ''boys in blue"
along with the solid" Confederate 8
in opposition To Gen. Garfield.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
Never Tried a Case as a Law.
vert

The Hon. Daniel Buck was exceed
ingly unfortunate in his Saturday
evenings speech. Speaking of the
DeGolyer case, in Washington, he
said that it was about the only case In
which Gen. Garfield ever appeared as
an attorney. We beg leave to state
that he was associated with Hon. Jere
Black, q leading Democratic lawyer,
in defense Of two Indiana Democratic
Sons of Liberty-Bowles and Multi
gan-in which he made the most nota.
BILE argument of the trial against the
right Of trial of q civilian by mill
AIRY tribunal in the time of peace. On
great cases, before the highest tribu-
nails, he has been employed with sig
nal success. 1t is hardly fair for Mr..
Buck to call in question the legal
abilities of a man whose professional
skill prevented the establishment of
prec edent which might have brought
so many of his party friends to the
gallows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
A Surrender of Democratic
Principles,

The Hon. NJ. J. Severance, in his
speech before the Hancock Club on
saturday evening last, admitted that
he had compared the platforms of the
two parties, and that there was but
little difference between them. Ac-
.cepting that Us true statement, it is
Il surrender of the Democratic party
to Republican principles. For what
ever the chief public questions ut this
time may be, they are and were
formed and fashioned by the Republic
can party. Now, it occurs To us that
the country would naturally prefer to
trust the party which has always held
those principles, to administer them.
The Democratic party has warred
against those measures for at least
four campaigns, and if ut last they are
converted to them, it is better and
safer to trust those who have always
believed in them than TO commit them
to the guardianship of those who have
resisted them till resistance was futile.
Then, too, the Democracy may be
assembling and feigning in their loyal
ty to resumption and equal rights,
therefore it is better to rely upon Re-
publicans who have been tried as by
fire.
But we are constrained to inform
Mr.. Severance that the platforms are
wholly and radically unlike. The
Cincinnati platform begins by saying
that " we pledge ourselves anew to
the constitutional doctrines and ira.
ditiunS of the Democratic party"
There's BourbOnism for you! The
doctrines and traditions are utter
strangers to the Republican plat.
form. The doctrines and traditions
include slavery, State rights, seces.
sion, opposition TO emancipation, hos.
tility TO reconstruction, a long battle
against resumption, war upon an hon
est ballot in the South. tissue ballots,
Ku-kluX associations, and the whole
brood of policies and purposes that
disgrace the history and TRADITIONS"
of the Democratic party. In claim.
ing Republican principles, the Demo
cratic party have simply run up a
Republican flag, for the same reason
that a pirate runs up the flag of an
honored nation-as a decoy and II
it can secure cargo thus, it will put
up its real cOlOrs, which are the "dOc.
trines and traditions" above unfolded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
Now Advertisements.
State Normal School,
Mankato. Mimi.

The entrance examination for tho Fall term Of
this institution will be held August 20 and "a
1880. REGULATIONS commence August s6th. II II
important that students DO present promptly Of
the opening Of the term.
This wcll known school will enter upon IT.
thirteenth year with moro perfect building ant
better educational equipment than ever before
The repairs of tho damage caused by the late
storm are progressing rapidly to conclnsion' IN
appearance and strength the building will be
greatly improved, and In its now condition will
be ono OF the finest In the entire country.
Tho school IL supplied with
]. A full and excellent set Of physical appar6'
tus.
.. A chemical laboratory with now apparatu,
and supplies.
5. A good professional library.
4. A museum consisting Of the birds Of Min
nes0ta, minerals, fossils, etc.
The new Principal, Hon. Edward Scarfng-latI
State superintendent Of Public Instruction o
WiscOnsin-has arrived aud will give his person
III attention to Inquiries relating To the intcrestl
OF students.
Prof A. +. Bechdolt, for some years past thu
accomplished Superintendent Of the Mankat'
Public Schools, has been engaged for the depart
msnt OF Natural Sciences.
| Tho facilities offered by tho Mankato Stat,
Normal School are believed to DO of q superi0
character, Indications point to n largely In
creased attendance during tho coming year
Tho catalogue for ls7o.sO. giving full informa
ton respecting courses Of study. terms Of nd
mission, price OF board, etc, will be Laile
free To all applicants.
The attention OF parents IN this city Ii Gale
70 tho Model School, In charge oi Miss Ingram
Tho advantages offered and the reduction {
tuition to $500 per term will, It Ii expected
greatly enlarge this department. Should III
number Of applicants exceed tho capacity Of III
room, seats will bc assigned In the order I
application.
For catalogues or other information, addres
the Principal,
EDWARD Soaring. a. NJ.
MANKAro, July "a, 1850.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
Concerning that Soldier Vote
The Facts.

Mr.. Severance, in his speech on
Saturday night, said In substance,
that the claim that the Republicans
had, i'm the main, fought the war for
the suppression of the rebellion. was
unfounded. "That for every Repub-
licm upon whose shoulders you could
lay your hand and say he fought in
that war for the Union and is Re-
publican, we can lay our hands upon
another soldier and say he is u Dem
Ocrat." II may not be wise to dis.
cl,Ss such II point, but rs Il question
of fact we take issue with Mr.. Sew.
erance. The Republicans during the
war, in every State Legislature, made
II proposition SO To alter their consti.
tuition and laws, rs to permit every
citizen necessarily absent from home
in camp or hospital, M 4 soldier OF
the Union, 10 vote us though he wer,
ut home. Not one single Legislature
where the Democrats were in power
Us in New Jersey and Indiana, CLOSED
with this proposition while every
Legislature where the Republican.
were in power, granted them tina
privilege. They could trust the sol
dier of the Union To vote rs he fought
When that question was up in on
state, J. \. Wiswell was in the Leg
islature as Democrat from thi
county. and voted against granting
the soldiers ut the front the priylig
of 50 voting. Gen. Mcclellan wa
then the Democratic candidate 70
president. lie could have secure,
these soldier votes if any Democra
could. Now for the facts. We hav
before us, officially, the votes of
few States and see how that soldie
vote stood
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
The State Central Committee.

The gentleman composing Tho
present State Central Committee. and
to whom AZ aR umpire, it is pro
posed to refer the great difficulty il
the first congressional district are IA
follows. This committee was APP
pointed at the State convention OF
1879:
Russell Blakeley, st. Paul, chair.
man.
S. p. Jennison, Red Wing.
c. Amundson, st. Peter.
]. II. Williams, Mankato.
w. w. Braden, Preston.
Frank NJ. Thornton, Benson.
w. w. Spaulding, Duluth.
G. w. Johnson, Minneapolis.
w. ii. HoultOn, Elk River.
ID. Sinclair, WinOna.
John Gorham. Rice Lake.
f. r. Smith, lie Sueur.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
Mr.. Dunnell's Strength in Blue
Earth County.

Mr.. Dunnell has never been for.
t,lnate in his vote in Blue Earth coun.
ty. In 1874, that being the year in
which he was resting under censure
by reason of the "back pay" charge,
the vote stood DunneIl, l,l05 Waite,
1926, Dunnell running behind his
ticket ! iii votes. That same year,
in the counties of the district, he ran
behind the gubernatorial ticket 2,47l
votes, and was only elected by the
the meagre majority Of 1904. In
1878, running with Meigher, he bare
ly received q majority of 80 in the
county, while the State ticket had n
majority Of $40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

nEFAULT having been made in the condi.
- tiOns of a certain mortgage executed by
sarah H. Collins and Robert q. w. Collins, her
husband, mortgagors, to George K. Jones, mort
gagec, dated February 2lth. A. D. 1879, and re-
corded in the office Of the Register OF Deeds in
and for the county OF Blue Earth In the State OF
Minnesota, ON the 26th day OF February, A. d.
1879, at o'clock In the afternoon, In Book Of
Mortgages, on page III, by which mortgage there
was conveyed and granted the following aescr6'
I'd real estate situate In the county Of Blue Earth
aforesaid, to.wit: Lot three (3) In Block seven.
ty-eight (7sl, In the townsite OF South Bend, &C.
cording to the recorded plat thereof In the once
Of the Register OF Deeds In and for the county
sum of Eighty-hve and 5-1OO dollars, with inter.
est at the rate Of II per cent. per annnm payable
scmiannually, according 10 the conditions OF one
prOmissory note bearing same date a. said mort.
gage, made by said r. u. W. Collins to said
George K. Jones: and there being due and un
this notice the sum OF Ninety-nins and SOLO
dollars. and no action or proceeding at law or
otherwise having been Instituted to recover the
amount Of said mortgage debt or any part there
OF; Now therefore, notice Is hereby given that by
virtue and In pursuance OF power Of sale In
said moatgage contained and Herewith recorded,
and of the statute In such case made aud ptoyid.
ed, the above described premises viii be sold Il
public auction, at the front door Of the pitics Of
the Register OF Deeds In and for said county OF
Blue Earth, aud at the city OF Mankato therein,
on Saturday, the 9TH day Of September, 4. d.
1850, at O'Clock In the forenoon, 10 satisfy tho
amount Of said mortgage debt then due aud up-
paid, together with the costs and expenses Of
such foreclosure proceeding. including twenty:
mortgage; and the said mortgage will be there.
by foreclOsed.
Dated Mankato, Mimi, July 20, 1880.
GEORGE +. JONES, MortgaGsa-
@. W, GILMORE, Attorney for Mortgage.
AuH
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
Concerning the Soldier Vote.

The Democrats are very fOOlishlJ
claiming large soldier vote fol-
Hancock. The N. Y. Herdd reduce.
the claim TO cold facts in this way
Hancock during the war served only
in the army of the Potomac, which
contained about Onc-lifth Of the
volunteers in the service ut the close
Of the rebellion. Only Onc-fourth OF
or 40 900 men, were under the com.
mand of Hancock. AS one half OF
these were Democrats, it follows that
not more than 10000 soldiers with
Republican leanings could have been
brought into close enough relation
with him to influence the votes. Not
more than half of these are now liv-
ing. The leaves of 10000 soldiers to
make up that stampede for which the
Democrats have been waiting for q
month. And even this number will
doubtless have TO be divided by ten
TO get the truth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
Ward Refers the Proposition to
His Committee.

WAsEcA, JUly 2S.-Thc following
was sent to Mr.. Dunnrll yesterday:
Your communicated Of this date
containing certain resolutions and Il
proposition TO refer all matters Ia dis.
pute to tue State Central Committee,
IL at hand. will transmit the same
10 the Congressional Committee Of
which W. ii. HOlley of Winmcbago
City is chairman, and will he COVER
nor by its decision, and will request
Mr.. Holley to call the committee to.
Fether at an early date.
w. &. WARD.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

Both Dunnell and Ward know
how it is with the young fellow who
proposed, and was neither accepted
or rejected. but was in doubt all win
ter how the matter stood. A condi
ton of doubt is very exciting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

The truth is Hancock's candida.
cy was at it's best at first. His nomi-
nation was like the opening of bot
tie of champaign; the gas escaped
with considerable phiz. but the liquor
is now dead.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

The New York Sun feels COM
PEELED to admit that Mr.. Arthur is a
candidate with a clean personal
record, ga gentleman without dishon-
or. and a scholar without humbug."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
THE GOOD THUNDER TRIAL.

m advertised FREE PRESS last week. seems to have
been very quiet affair The certificate appears to be signed by
the farmer his hired men, merchants and by very light spnkng
of mera Nv the way said that the head the certf
who was 50 happy returned his order for Wood Twine
the trial and took home ANOTHER machne Is na SO
Why did he not keep the Wood Twne Binder!
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

-Auerbauch, Finch, Culbertson &
Co., have bought the three lots OH
the north side of Third street, next
east of Wacouta street, $50 by l5C
feet on which to erect a four story
building for their store in st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

Mr.. Jos. A. Vince lock, editor In
chief of the Pioneer Press has been
very sick for some time past. He is
pronounced seriously but not neces,
sarilY DANCE rOuS i'll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

Gen. Grants salary as president
of the San Pedro and Canon De La
qua mining company will be $25 ZOO
per year, and he will have offices in
New York and Boston.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

-Dunnell and Ward have both got
hold of the wire of galvanized bat
terry. They move around right lively,
but neither can quite let 80 his hold.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

SLEEPY EYE, July 9th, 1880.
jobs " MankGto'
You can your friends that the Irvine Binders deluson
and snare In light straight rye they put string around
some grain tied ta all The bundles were 80 loose
that one cannot honestly call binding. In heavy oats the
Osborne Binder cut about 50 and broke the St Paul
for some cause stopped and when started second time bound
only bundle the Wood Irvine Binder cut swah about
wards long missing four five bundles and
swa missed two out Of four bundles and hauled out
The Mccormick usual justified the high encomums bestowed
upon you spare few machines for this can't
half supply the demand. VIM BRUNE.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

Senator COnkling is booked fol-
early campaign speeches iD Pepnsyl'
vania, Ohio, and Indiana, and promis
es campaign work also in other States
east and west.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

| M Nnc $50 to $500, all strictly hrss.class.
rkANOC Sold ut wholesale factory prices. High
| scale Tor Square Grands. Finest Uprights in
America, IL 900 I'm use; catalogue OF % D. free.
JuBILEE ORGANS. tho best In the world; an s-stop
sent ON 10 days trial, freight Free II unsatisfAc.
tory Factory 57th st. and 10th Avenue. SHEET
Music at " price. Catalogue OF 3 900 nnHl mo
choice pieces for Sc stamp. Address VuuAN0
MENDELssOHN PIANO CO., 1910
va3n5im2 Box sots, Nzw YoaK.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
LeSueur County Whiskey

81 Peter Times:
The next term of district court in
LeSueur county promises to be u live
ly one. The Vaughn and Whitehair
murder cases will come up; and to
cap the sheaf, in all probability,
John Reshek, of Montgomery, will
appear before the same tribunal to
answer for shooting Thomas
Martin. LeSueur county Is becom'
ing famous for its murders. The
three cases above alluded to are the
result of whiskey drinking.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

Based on present returns the st.
Paul Dispatch estimates the wheat
crop of the State at 40, 600, 900 bushels.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

1T is estimated that thirty thOus'
and people were present at the open
air Republican meeting in Chicago
Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
DIR. Tanner, OH Thursday. entedre

DIR. Tanner, OH Thursday. entedre
ON the thirty-second day Of his re-
markable fast. He is living on air
buildings and water steakes. He is
really astonishing the world, and il
he succeeds, rs we hope he may. he
will have rivaled both Moses and
Jesus in their alleged 40 day feasts.
Is DIR. Tanner disposing of miracles
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
FOR SALE.
Rest Garden Land about the City.

hssF uHFHoH h'u ""o"s '''U 0''J'
Those % ceres Of No. J land, halt timber, half
clear, free from stone, In West Manketo. on Sec.
ton "a, one-half mills east OF the Red Jacket
not far from Pleasant Grove School house. This
land IL now offered ut q very low figure. II 10
the very best location about the city Tor veget-
able garden. No such desirable property for that
For terms, call on the undersigned at TIE
FRBE PRKss once, j. II. BAKER
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

Attorney General Start in a let
ter to the County Attorney of Hen
nepin county expresses the opinion
that County commissioners are not
entitled to compensation while act.
ing us members of the board of equal
ization. lie suggests that remedy
should be sought in proper legisla-
ton,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

O. BRooKs Act Mapeton r. LEWIS Co. Agts Lake Crystal
LoTRop CONRAD Agt Amboy FRTAa, Ag Ncollet Station
JULIUS GRAF, Agt, at Good Thunder
Mankato, July H.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

The Rochester Record clings to
"Dick" Jones as the available Demo
cratic nominee for this district.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30
PENSIONS New laws ;, Thousands entitled,

OpWcI0VU New laws. Thousands eptitlcd
kbISCaVNC Every soldier even slightly dis
abled by wounds, disease or accident, entitled
to pension, dating back to day OF discharge. Rveu
so all widows and dependent parents and minors
eatitled. Time limited-apply at once. Many
pensioners now entitled to Increase; bounty YET
nr ns for inyeutoss. fees ised nv law ssnd
stamps for new laws, blanks and instructions,
10 T.. II. GELSTON u CO., Pension and Pateni
Attorneys. Lock Box US, WASHINGTON, DC,
v23n5lml H5s5
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

Mr.. HOlley should call his COM
mIttee together in Mankato. II is
the most convenient place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-07-30

The census returns seem to indi-
cate that Minnesota will round up
with population of 100000.