New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-10-04
Democratic County Convention.

ale also the Republican nominees.
Democratic County Convention.
The Democrats of Brown county
met in delegate convention at the
Court House on Wednesday, Sept. 81,
1882, at 1870 o'clock p. NJ, for the pur.
pose of electing eight delegates to the
Senatorial district convention and
placing in nomination candidates for
Representative and the several county
offices.
The convention was called to order
by Mr.. E. G.. PAIL, chairman of the
county committee. On motion, Mr..
T. E. Bowen was elected chairman
and Mr.. j. j. Ray secretary of the
convention.
On motion, the chair appointed the
following to act as committee on cre-
dentials: Jacob Brust, Michael Foil
and Anton Manderfeld.
The committee reported the follow.
ing named persons entitled to seats in
the conventions:
New ULM-J. Brust, E. G. PAIL,
Frank Randall, A. Behnke.
SLEEPY EYE-T. E. Bowen, Michael
Foil.
HoME-Martin Penning, j. j. Kelly.
Sterilization Manderfeld, Geo. Grau
BURNsTowN-J. j. Ray.
CoTTONwoOD-JOhn p. Guldtn.
M1LFoRD-Ernst Rolloff.
NORTH STAR-Barthal Halphin.
On motion, the report was adopted.
On motion of Frank Randall, DR..
Humphrey was allowed a seat in the
convention as delegate from the town
of Stark. Rasmus Rasmussen was al.
80 admitted to the convention as a
delegate from the town Of Linden.
The temporary officers of the con-
vention were then declared the perma.
nent officers.
The convention then proceeded to
the nomination of candidates for Re.
preventative and county officers.
Mr.. Frank Randall presented the
name of E. G. PAIL, of New Ulm, for
Representative in brief and compre.
hensive speech, calling attention to
the fact that Mr.. PAIL was in favor of
personal liberty in all that the word
implies and, if nominated and elected,
would oppose all prohibitory legisla-
ton. Abiding to the Republican
nominee, he said in Mr.. Gerboth's
nomination locality alone had been
considered, the nomination having
been made to please the voters Of Slee.
ply Eye and the western towns. This
brought MIR. Kelly to his feet, who
popped up to say that Mr.. Gerboth
was not the man for that locality.
Mr.. PAIL, being called upon, said
that he regarded the present prohibit.
tory movement in this State as an en-.
croachment upon the rights of the
people, and that, if nominated and
elected, he should use> all honorable
means to prevent any prohibitory
legislation. In answer to question
Of Mr.. Kelly as to how he would stand
on the county seat question, should
that matter come up, Mr.. PAIL said he
was New Ulm man, his business in
terests being in New Ulm, but if
elected to the legislature he would not
60 to represent New Ulm. Sleepy Eye
or Springfield, but the county of
Brown.
Mr.. Bowen said that during the last
two campaigns he had become person.
ally acquainted with Mr.. PAIL, and
that he had found him to be the fair
est man in the county, always acting
without prejudice to locality.
The convention then took ballot
for Representative, Messrs. Humphrey
and Penning acting as tellers.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number Of votes cast, IA; ne
cessary for a choice, 8. E. G. PAIL
received II votes and S. A. George 8.
Mr.. PAIL was declared the nominee of
the convention.
On motion of FIR. Randall and DR..
Humphrey, Ed. Casey was nominated
for sheriff by reclamation.
At this juncture, Mr.. Kelly named
Mr.. r. Fischer, of New Ulm for Coun.
ty Auditor. Mr.. Gulden objected to
the entertainment Of Fischer's name
by the convention. He called attention
to the fact that this was a Democrat.
ic convention called for the purpose
Of nominating Democrats, and that
Fischer was . Rspubli can. This net.
tiled tho town Of Home statesman. He