The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-29
Republican County Convention.

The Republican County Convention
met at the Court House in Mankato, a
l o'clock last Saturday as per call. Mr.
j. G. FowleL Chairman of the Republi
can County Central Committee callet
the convention to order, and read tn,
call. Col. 3. F. Smith, of Rapidan
was elected Chairman, and Vim. f
Williams, of Butternut Valley, Secre
tary. On motion the following commit
tee on credentials was appointed:
First District jerome Dane
Second Distrift-W. w. Woodland
Third District-Daniel II. Evans
Fourth Distritt-EZra Gates.
Fifth District John Johnson.
The following list of delegates was
reported as entitled to seats in the Con.
ventiOn:
Mankato City-First Ward X. Beatty, j.
d. Duane, T. Jenk ins, Il. Bangarter, &. Vos.
beck, John Ford.
Second Ward-G Lamb, Paul Ivcrson, Ed
Price, +. q. Heinze, ThOs. Hughes.
Third Ward-E; Bradley. }. MaIuiertlcld, II
7: Jensen, o. 0. Pitcher,C e. p. Williams, W
W. Woodland, T. J.: Thomas, Chas. Piper.
Fourth Ward-Wm: Thomas. ID. Is. Owen
james Morrison, Geo. Pond, +. u. Hitchcock,
South Bend WIN. II. Mathews, David
Evans and David Herbert.
Garden City.E. Parker, f. S. Warner,
FRANK Evans, Era Gates.
Smith.
Lake Crystal-A. J. Murphy, DIR. II. II. Her,
ring, Ed. Rhodes. and Walter Cole.
(tnmhriu.n II Lon inns l.h
y. Jones, Owen Morris.
JudsOn-H. H. Edwards. Griffith Ellis, Ed.
Wigley, c. Jones, Jos. Evans,
Butternut xalley-w. +. williams,J. W.
Vernon Center--A Nj. Hannay, Peter Mer-
tesdOrf and H. II. Barnard.
Lie Ray-Ira b. Reynolds, Jerome Dane,
Horace Cummins. Chas. Bennett, s. IL. Hus-
Sterling-w. A. Gnver, John Johnson and
A. Benedict.
MankatO TOWN. Bennett, Samuel Purdy
Lincoln-N. w. Ccnger and Andrew SVEN
Mapleten-w. X. Geddis and j. II. Quinn,
with authority to east six votes.
Shelby-C. NJ. Green, Chas +. Tackles, 81.
f. Young.
JamestOwn-tobeft Johnson.
Lyrs, CercscO. Pleasant Mound, Beau
ford, Medic, Dan,flle, Lime and Nc
PhersOn were NOT represented.
On motion Franklin Childs was adj
United as delegate from Beauford, and
j. ID. Hawkins from Mcpherson. On
motion the temporary organization was
made permanent.
On motion of S II. Hustled the dele.
gates present were authorized to cast
the full vote of their respective towns.
The following resolution was offered
by Ira b. Reynonlds, and adopted
Resolved. That the Republicans of Blue
Earth county observe with pride and gratiii-
cation the recognition by the people OF the
State of the earnest and efficient efforts of
Gen. J. II. Baker, Railroad Commissioner,and
that the interests OF the people of the State
demand his reelection. We also recognize
him the farmers friend, and that our dele
gates to the State Convention use all honOr,l-
BILE means to secure his denomination.
Considerable discussion was had in
regard to changing the time for holding
the township caucuscs, three o'clock
making it incOnvenient for the
farmers to pc present. Several motions
were offered 10 fix certain time, and
it was finally voted that the committee
determine upon some time that would
be most convenient to the Republican
voters.
Mr.. A. l.. Thompson, was admitted
as II delegate from Ceresco.
On motion the commissioner districts
were allowed to select delegates, and
recess of fifteen minutes for this purpose
was taken. The following delegates
were recommended, and endorsed by
the Convention.
First District-Ira Il. Reynolds.
Second District-E. Bradley
Third District-H. H. Herring.
Fourth District-Eli Warner.
Fifth District-C, q. Spaulding.
1t was decided to choose the remain
ing delegate by ballot, the informal
vote resulting as follows: Col. Thomas
81; j. II. Beatty, %; ], G. Fowler, IL;
+. II. Gilbert, 5. The first formal bal
lot resulted as follows: Thomas, 3G;
Fowler, 5; Smith, ~; Beatty, By. The
second formal ballot resulted in the
election of Col. Thomas as the delegate
At large by the following vote: Thomas
81; Beatty, 81.
There being no further business the
Convention adjourned.