The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-07-09
HIS NAME is LIND.
The Man from Brown
County Walks the Log
Of the Other Candi-
dates.
And is Nominated for Congress
By the Second District
Convention.
Harmony Prevails Throughout, and the
After-Kickers are Few.

night previous to the convention, the
delegates and friends of candidates and
no small amount of button-holeing was
INDUCED in. Such political lights as
McIiill, Gilman, Gibbs and Loran
Fletcher were here, and their presence
added sort of political charm to the
lobby, and good deal of seasoning to
the soup. Wednesday morning early
the scene of the night previous was re-
peated. Small knots of men were OBJ
scrvable OH all the street corners sur
rounding the hotel, while the headquar-
ters of the various candidates were
thronged with eager supporters.
For the past two weeks IT has been
evident To all who have watched the
canvass that Mr.. Lind could not be de-
fcatcd in the nomination with anything
less than the working of miracle.
From the moment that Mr.. Wakefield
announced himself determined To re-
tire from politics, Mr.. Lind has worke d
necessarily, determinedly, and, rs is
proved, successfully. In capturing the
Redwood delegation and thus disposing
of q. Il. Turrill's candidacy, he reliev-
ed himself of one who at one time
promised TO give him Il great deal of
trouble and opposition in the northwes-
tern portion of the district, and it was
the shrewdest feature of his canvass.
Had Turrill carried his own county he
was morally sure of taking enough 9th
ers Ia reduce Lind's strength Ia forty
or forty five, in which event the chances
| for a dark horse 10 carry off the prize
would have been excellent. Again,
| had Blue Earth county been able ia
give her vote for home candidate
without strife, the result might have
been different. But il is useless now t.
cry over "spilt milk" or dwell upon
what might have been" Mr.. LIND
got there through honorable means ,ant
is richly entitled To the honors that
were So generously and unanimousl,
bestowed upon him.
The convention was called To order by
! u. +. Goodrich, of Faribault county
proxy for chairman Neal, and according
Ia agreement, Hon. J. Il. Sackett, o
Nicollet county was chosen chairman
The Hon. J. w. Seegar of st. James, was
selected secretary, and II. c. Westby,
assistant secretary.
BY authority invested in him by the
convention, the chair appointed AZ {
committee of five on credentials, +. K
L.athrop, of Mobiles; J. n. Hall, of Blue
Earth: \. T.. West, of Redwood; j. q
Redding. of Cottonwood; J. +. Jacobson
of Lac qui Parle.
A committee of five on permanent
organization was also appointed, COM
posed of Jos. Bobleter, of Brown; Jno
Farmer, of lie Sueur; w. b. Brown, o
Pipestone; Jno. Webster, of Nicollet;
A.C. Mathews, of Lincoln.
\ motion to appoint committee OF
five on resolutions nj this time was lost
the sentiment prevailing that this fea
ture of the proceedings should he dis
pensed with until after the committee
on credentials made their report.
ON motion, it was voted that delegates
present be empowered to cast the vote
of their respective counties.
The committee on credentials then
reported the following list of delegates
entitled to seats in the convention:
Bla. Earth 5. W. Burgess, j. L Brown, j
H. Sails, l.. 4. Moore, Fri ID. Evans, George
N, Palmer. George Green. VIM. ;. Hughes, Z
Vosbcck, Humphrey Jones, john n, Hall, A
| W Johnson. Philip jenkins.
Rro,rH-Jos. Bobleter, A. Blanchard, S. ID.
Peterson, Jos. a. Eckstcin. J. NJ. Thompson
Mai f. G sanders. Goo. Hart, 4; Ahlness
Cotionrood-O: :: Buell., j. q. Redding' A
| Oucyili, II. II. jefferson.
P,riSSgHIJ. II. WcIch, AC Dunn, DE.
| Goodrich. }. g. Hamiin, NJ. N. Leland, j. +.
Burke, J. III. Quinn, I. ; Probert, John Alvey
| Geo. W. Dustin. 49,
Jrctsoa-E. Scvatson, }. F hammers. J. w
! Hunter. Henry knutson.
L.S"er--L. Quackcnbmsh; Jno Farmer l.
| H. Rogers, q. \. Blair, +. w. Sanford, y. NJ
! Robbins, +. +. Sails, +. III. Shaver, NJ, )
| Chcadlc, Adam Lucas.
Hinc,in-E. NJ. Morse, Robert Wilson, @. l
| Larson, \. G.. Mathews.
| Lac gai I'Tie-.I. +. Jacobson. II. &. Westby
II. L. Hayden, Jno. Engstrand, j. j. Skobba
~" -. &. Forbes. +. $. Brown, Jno. G
Schultz, u. II. Evans. Sven Peterson, A. ID
Davidson, ID. 7. Sanders.
i Wrrfia-M. T.. l.. Shanks, u. +. Wade, Jas
Brownlcc, w. II. Hill, J. Is. Frazier.
Murdy-W. B. slime, Chas. Bcrsstrom, IL
e. Grass, l.. &. Herr.
N,eSHgf-C. Amundson, w. N. e. Bushard, J.
| IL. Sackott, q. ;. Ives, A. A. Stone, John
| Webster, Hans o. Hanson.
| NoLtcs-E. Il. Lathrop, ID. Schcll, l.. :. Mel
II T;, est b. Brown, A. Il. Burkdoll. W
| T. InnVc A. Morse.
R'd,roo,i-A. ID Mclean. Jno. Weaver, A. f
West, Erick Wilson, ID. }: sheffield.
| Rock-Ncls Jacobson, 4. E. Brown. ). 4
| Brown, ". Nelson, II. Shoemaker.
| NbIey-J. u. Kirby, }. Z. Stocvcr, Christ
KIinkert, L. II. Mcleod, T.. T.. Quist, Henry
! Railing. ,
| WGton,can-w. w. Murphy, J.w. Scegar, }.
Hammar, l.. o. Ulverstadt. -,
| Udssca-W. e. Young. $. ID. Crump, II. IL
Isiaio Mdicime-G. Erickson, q. f. MORRISON
&. q. Nelson, d. &. Wilson, w. NJ Stratton, q
| Powers, .. o. Lendc.
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that the temper
airy organization be made permanent
which was adopted without opposition
\ committee of five was then appoint
ell on resolutions, composed of +. 5
Brown, Lyon; II. Mcleod, Sibley; ID
+. Goodrich, Faribault; Il. Powers, Vel
low Medicine l.. G. Herr, Murray.
At this juncture Col. Bobleter, Of
Brown, Mr.. Lind's principal striker anC
a iirst-class fellow To manipulate con
vention, as he is in everything else
moved for an informal ballot.
A. G.. Dunn, of Winnebago City
moved as an amendment that the con
vention take recess until | 80 o'clock
| He believed that no man should bt
nominated until the platform upon
which he was To stand should be adopt
ed.
Mr.. Ives, Of Nicollet, thought tina
there was no likelihood of nominating
any one who could not stand upon ant
endorse anv platform the convention
would adopt, and hoped that the con
vention would proceed to an informa
ballot. He trusted that this convention
would not follow the example recent,
set by the rump Democratic meeting
and mix up lot of resolutions 80 that i
would be impossible TO find head or tai
to them.
Mr.. Lathrop, of Watonwan county
thought that the convention should b,
deliberate in its proceedings and no
rush through with the work. A du,
respect to the importance of the occa
sion should be observed, and for tina
reason he favored a recess.
Col. Bobleter adhered positively {,