The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-05-18
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AN AMES DELEGATION,
The Democrrtic County Convention Cap.
tured by the Friends of the Mime
apolis Mayor.
A Tame Convention.

n Iame convention.
The Democratic convention To select
delegates to represent Blue Earth comp
ty at st. Paul Thursday, met Tuesday at
/ 80 in the CITY Hall, but contrary To ex-
pectations, was not turbulent gath
ering. Owing to the bad con-
dition of the country roads or the
apathy which Democrats generally feel
when there are no chances for any
'spoils," there was not very full rep
resentation of the various townships.
The fight between the Ames and Doran
factions for supremacy waged fiercely
yesterday and the Ames men held u
secret caucus i'm lower town last evening
presumably for the purpose of fixing up
10 slate to spring on the convention. Had
the scheme not been discovered it might
have succeeded, but the other side
learned of what was going on and were
thus forearmed for the fight this after
noon.
The struggle which on the face Is
labeled Ames vs.. Doran, is in realty
more of personal fight between certain
of the unwashed patriots in this city-a
sort of paying of of old scores.
Mr.. John &. Wise, chairman of the
Democratic county committee, called
ihe convention lo oruci anu teau thc
call.
Mr.. John Diamond was elected chair
man and Mr.. A. +. Halves, of Good
Thunder, secretary. The chairmanship
fell To an Ames man, the Doran men
failing To vote. This was a surprise to
the Ames men, who evidently did not
know what to make of it,
The chair appointed the following
committee on credentials:-J. w. HOerr,
John Scheiman, p. Lamm, DIR. Smith
and David Bowen. After recess they
made the following report
CITY OF MANKATO.
First ward-PhIlip Hodopp, Henry
Hillesheim, John Schiman, Jacob Son
tag, Henry Robel, Ed. Consandier,
Joseph Bienapfl, Mich. Theisen, Conrad
Hagen, Joseph Stahl, Henry krusr, w.
l.. Comstock and |. Robson.
Second ward-M. Fallenstem, p.
Lamm, J. w. Hoer, Robert Jache, Louis
orlando, J. Becker and J. Flachsenhar.
Third ward Miner Porter. Geo.
Crouch, Thos Riley and l Longini.
Fourth ward-J. +. Meagher, &. +.
Wise, John Daugherty and Chas. f.
Mailman.
Geo. w. Haigh, John Diamond,
Thomas McGarry, John Pohl, Jacob
Guenther and Jacob Schwickert.
MAPLEToN.
Martin Schlingerman and James Me-
Laughlin.
LAKE CRYSTAL.
VIM. Cole and I. A. Eckley.
McPherson-Jacob Reder, Isaac Antrcy O..
Henry Foster, Thomas Ryan.
Amboy-J. C. Mobiles, +. l.. Schwartz.
South Bend-L. Hook, Henry Hodapp, \. III.
Lyra--O. II. Austin, A. +. wendtland, A.
Austin, g. Jones, A. T.. Haas", II. \. Zeiglcr.
LeRay-J. J. Haggard A. c. Smith, Joseph
Butternut vailey-John Riley.
Cambria-D. Z. Bowen.
Lime-Nich. Brules. J Born, Mich. Saenger,
DanviIIe-Chas. Klein, Ferdinand PLACE
mann. Total 81.
The report was adopted.
Those present were empowered to
cast the full vote of the delegations.
The temporary organization was made
permanent.
The chairman was authorized to APP
point committee of five TO recommend
nine delegates to the st. Paul convention.
He chose the following: j. Flachsenhar,
ii. Foster, o. Ii. Austin, II. Hillesheim
and n. Brules.
This committee, of course, was COM
posed OF AmeS men anu when III report
ed brought In slate of Ames men.
They were as follows: A. r. Pau, w.
b. Davies, III. Robbed, John Diamond,
Conrad Hagen, A. f. Halves, j. Flach-
seminar, +. l.. SwartZ, j. w. Hoerr. The
committee recommended that the dele
gates have the power to cast the ballot
for the full delegation and that no
proxies be allowed. The report was
unanimously adopted. This was COM
plete victory for the Ames workers.
The chairman was authorized to APP
point committee on resolutions and
named A. +. Halves, G. +. Wise, NJ.
Schlingerman, w. l.. Comstock and I.
A. Eckley. They soon afterwards pre-
scented the following report:
| RssoIpsd, That the wise ana efficient adnfns
| tration of President Cleveland commands our
admiration and respect, and We, the Demo
| Gratis of Blue Earth county in convention as
| sembIed, do heartily indnrse his views on the
| tariff, and all other measures OF reform advO.
Gated by him. Unanimously adopted.
The convention then adjourned. 1t
was a pretty tame convention, especially
when it is considered that hot contest
was expected. The Doran men realized
that they could not elect their men and
gracefully declined to make Il contest in
the convention.