The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-11-10

these gentlemen and especially a.
gainst Mr.. Roberts were all sorts of
base fabrication circulated. The
whisky element reported him tenn
perance and the temperance people
resolved to put their force against
him, because they had heard he was
an anti-prohibitionist, and showed
their consistency % by voting for
ut least one candidate who stands
upon a platform that is Enthusiastically
pronounced against prohibition! Mr..
Roberts WAS pledged to neither side,
while it is well known that he is per-
sonally temperance man, and for
prOhibitionists to throw off on him
for one that they can expect nothing
from but opposition if he carries ont
the platform of his party is redic-
ulous in the extreme. We have
no secrets in this matter. MIR. James
Brown is the man of whom we have
reference, and while we have the
greatest of respect for the gentleman,
we fail to see wherein he can comply
with his party platform and at the
same time assist the prohibition
movement. There is no dodging the
question; Mr.. Brown is placed in de-
cidedly unpleasant predicament, and
his friends only hope that he may
succeed in satisfying both sides.
Mr.. Howard also figured an impOr-
tant factor in destroying the two de-
feated candidates. In fact had it not
been for his candidacy the Republic
an ticket would have been elected in
its entirety. and while Mr.. Towards
defeat is sufficient for him To bear, he
cannot entirely run blameless for the
disaster he has wrought. However.
this is one of the by-gones, and the
hatcheL should be buried.
But there are other causes beside
those mentioned which have aided in
breaking the solid front of the Re
pnblicans. The First District at
least Mankato and lie Ray town.
ships-had IN opportunity to get u
little revenge Oh Mankato and she
did it. If there is any satisfaction to
he gained from the result, those who
were instrumental in aiding it, are
welcome to the thunder.
Still we find another potent factor
that aided and probably saved Messrs.
Brown and Cook, and that is the Re-
publican Alliance vote. For every
vote the Democrats gave this ticket,
two were given in return by the Re-
publicans.
OF the entire ticket elected, Messrs.
Fletcher, Freeman and Mead show
the best record. And why? In the city
never was there as much hard work
put in for a candidate as the friends of
Mr.. Barney put forth. AS reward for
their persistent efforts and unpre-
cedented work at the polls, Mr.. Bar
ney went out of the city with over
$50 at his back, while we see that
when the clogs come down" Mr.
Fletcher comes out with clear ma
jority of nearly eight hundred ! This
record proved that Mr.. Fletcher has
hosts of friends in Blue Earth county
who were only too glad to testify
their appreciation of his worth and
independence of character. Mr..
Freeman successfully combated the
combined forces of two candidates,
the Alliance and Democratic parties,
and comes out with a creditable ma
jority over his highest competitor.
Geo. w. Mead surprised even the
most sanguine of his party friends.
Standing alone he defeats Mr.. Buck,
who WAS upon the Democratic and
Alliance tickets, and did it most
beautifully, as the figures elsewhere
testify. Judge Mead has made a
good and faithful officer. and his
triumphant victory is shared by his
host of friends throughout the county.
Theodore ScattergOod's election by
IA splendid majority was a foregone
conclusion from the day of his NOM
nation, but none had dared to hope
that he would come out with such a
magnificent majority. His success
is well-merited, and none will have
any grievances to heal from the re-
suit.
F. W. Muff for Court Commission.
err, and Benz. Durkee for Coroner, had
no opposition.
The Commissioner elected are all
Democrats but one. Mr.. j B. Swan was
reelected from the Fourth District,
Mr.. McBroom from the Fifth, John
Klein from the Second succeeded in
getting away with Henry Mohr.
AS we said before, the Republic
ans have every reason for rejoicing.
and when too late, can glance hack
and see what an easy matter it would
have heen to made ''clean sweep"
But let us he content. There is vic
tory enough in the returns for one
day. Let all old scores be considered
"square" and let the Republicans
now close up their ranks and prepare
for future contests.