The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-07-20

bitlon platform, and pledge ourselves to sup
port the nominees of that party.
The committee on nominations had
already been appointed, as follows:
I'D. Price, Cambria, chairman; James
Fields, Mcpherson; j. Burrows, Ster-
ling; L. Thompson, Lyra; G. F. Gran
mis-, Vernon; s. W. Cornish, Mapleton;
u. Moon, LeRav; ID. A. Thayer, Manka-
to; A. Swenson, Lincoln; Ii. r. Roberts,
Judson; w. p. Cobb, Lake Crystal; s..
N. Garmoe, Butternut Valley; Mrs. f..
N. Parker, Garden City; Mrs. Helen M .
Brush, Shelby; j. A. Williams, South
Bend; l.. +. McKibben, Pleasant Mound !;
Mrs. s. J. Stevens, Rapidan; II. o.
Thompson. Ceresco.
While this committee was preparing
its report Rev. James Pinkham, chair
man of the Prohibition state central
committee, addressed the meeting.
Finally the committee brought in the
following report, which was unanimous
ly adopted, and the persons named de-
clared nominated for the respective Off
ces:
Members of the Legislature-lst dis.
trict-C. ID. Cook, Eagle Lake.
% district-Wm. Pearson, Mankato.
Sd j. ID. Price, South Bend.
| ~.
| Auditor-E. w. Washburn, Mankato
Treasurer-James f. Swenson, Lake
Crystal.
Register of Deeds-Elmer +. Thomp
son, Good Thunder.
Sheriff.. S. Babcock, Vernon.
Superintendent of Schools-Miss Eta
Hunt, Sterling. .-...-.
Coroner-E. l.. Halves, Good Thun
der.
County Commissioners-lst district
Y. Moon.
Sd Districts. l.. Leavitt.
9Th Rev. M. A. Oftedahl.
Nominations for the other county Off
ces were left for the county committed
to make. A canvass of the LAWYERS wa
made to ascertain who were temperate,
men, and Vhe fact that no one suited II
hard on he legal profession of TIT
Delegate to the state convention
. which mees at st. Paul next Tuesda,
and Wednesday, were chosen as follows
G. F. Francis, Vernon; w. p. Cobb
, Lake Crystal; DIR. n. G. Davis, Goo,
Thunder; II. c. Hotaling. Mapleton; S
: w. Cornell, Mapleton; f. Nicholson
: ID. A. Thayer, Mankato; Joseph Gilley
Butternut Valley; WIN. Pearson, Man
, kato; G. ID. Cook, Eagle Lake; l.. Lar
: son, Mankato; ID. w. Brooks, Mapleton
j. A. Williams, Spring Island; II. ID
: Swenson, Lincoln; ID. q. Davis, Cambria
Mrs. Isabel Brace, Amboyi Mrs. VIM
. Pearson, Mankato; Mrs. Tolley, Ver
w. j. Fields, st. Clair; s. J. Oakley
Lake Crystal; ]. II. Robinson, Vernon
Center.
Delegates to the district convention
\ which is in session to-day, were electe
J as follows:
e B. c. Davis, Cambria; A. d. Axtel
!. Mcpherson; J. +. Conrad, Sterling
5 Mrs. Davidson, Lyra; l.. S. Babcock. 9
I Il. Mobiles, Vernon; I'll. G. Hotaling,
: w. Cornell, Mapleton; G. ID. Cook, z
i Moon, LeRay; F. Jesse, VIM. Pearson
5 Mrs. +. w. Washburn, Mankato; An
e drew Swenson, Lincoln; II. r. Roberts
Judson; H. ]. Knox, Lake Crystal; }
$ X. Rue. Ceresco; N. P. Johns, Butter
= nut Valley; J. J. Gardner, Mrs. f. W
Parker, Garden City; Mrs. Brush, Am
!. boy; n. ID. Evans, South Bend; Mrs
d Stevens, Rapidan; Gardner Darr, Man
o kato town; w. w. Phelps, Eagle Lake
: E. w. Washburn, Mankato; Rev. G. II
: Welby, Mankato; S. III. Grannis, Vel
+ non; VIM. McBeth, Eagle Lake; J. /
TTlce, SdHlDTid, d. n. WulidHlS, opTlll
!. Island.
: The following county committee fo
8 the ensuing year was elected: III c. He
$ falling, Mapleton, secretary; G. B. Cool
9 Eagle Lake; j. n. WIshart, Mapleton
0 s. N. Garmoe, Butternut Valley; w.
/ Cobb, Lake Crystal.
$ Rev. James Pinkham made a yer
r urgent appeal for funds to carry on til
9 state and county organizations, but tn
It response was not calculated to arOus
much enthusiasm. He took occasion
!. make vicious attack upon RepublIca
+ delegates to Chicago, while having moth
+ ing to say about those 10 st. Louis.
= After much hard work the followin
e subscriptions and pledges were Obtain
ed, payable by Nov. list:
: Vernon Center Prohibition club, $2i
o Eagle Lake club, $25; Cambria club, Sill
}, Lake Crystal club, 10; Spring Islam
y club, $40; VIM. Pearson, $40; H. c. III,
= falling, $40; Mrs. Stevens, s.; B. r. Ds
wilson, So; w. Stoneman, S.; j. ID. f,
4 ans, So; L. +. McKibben, So. Tota
IS $l25. The actual Indebtedness was $lS7
30. A gentleman representing the We
non club raised a big kick over the metl
; DDS of subscription.
The convention came to an end in COZ
fusion about supper time.