The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-10
DEMOCRATIC HARMoSY.
A Sample of it in the County Convention
this Afternoon.

A Sample of it in the County Convention
this Afternoon.
A Test Vote Olives Doran 2s to -
for the Opposition.
The Democratic county convention to
select nine delegates to represent the
county at the State and Congressional
met at the court house at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon. Most OF the
towns were represented, and the little
court room was well filed with delegates
and curious spectators The leaders OF
the two warning factions were present,
and the fight was bitterly contested.
The slate had been carefully prepared,
and the anti Doran leaders carried out
their plans successfully, but not without
q great wrangle.
Mr.. John @. Wise, chairman of the
Democratic county committee, called
the convention to order and read the
call of the convention.
j. w. Hoerr was elected temporary
chairman, and w. II. Cole, of Lake Crys-
tai, temporary secretary.
The following committee on creden-
tials was appointed: jacob Guenther,
Henry Robel, Frank Henlein, o. Ii.
Austin, and w. L. Comstock. The COM
mlttee was out long time, partly owing
to the tie in the Third ward delegation
and partly owing to the fact that the
chairman of the Second ward delegation
had forgotten to bring the credentials of
that delegation, and II Was necessary to
send for them. When the committee
reported, 1t was shown that 20 delegates
were present, representing nearly all of
Ia
town was not admitted, although he APP
piled without credentials, saying that he
had entered Democratic conventions for
twenty years without credentials, and
he guessed he could do it again. The
committee reported in favor of giving
each delegation power to cast the
vote Of the entire delegation The
Third ward contest was settled by
by admitting Messrs. Bohan and Coy,
anti-Doran, and Messrs. Klein and
Crouch, Doran delegates. The admis-
sion of Mr.. Bohan, who received but 10
votes in the caucus, created considera-
BILE ill feeling.
The temporary organization was made
permanent
Mr.. Flacksenhar moved that q COM
mittee on nominations be appointed and
Mr.. Haggard moved an amendment that
the convention proceed 10 elect delegates
The anh-Doranites wanted the orig
inal motion to pass and the Doran men
the amendment. Great confusion i'm
mediately prevailed. Many wanted to
vote separately, but it was attempted to
force the unit rule upon the convention.
Half dozen men sprung TO their feet
and pandemonium seemed let loose.
Two gentlemen from opposite sides OF
the room began to abuse each other and
others got white with rage. A great
wrangle followed. Somebody wanted
each to vote for himself and great ap-
plause followed. Somebody else tried
to make motion but the chairman
ruled that there was no motion in order.
All the ballots that had been cast were
thrown out of the hat. Mr.. James
Dougherty made an objection when the
chairman reminded him that he had
never been in q convention before,
which was a fact. Order could not be
obtained until Mr.. Bohan arose. The
chairman choked everybody else off and
the roll was called, each man voting as
he pleased. This was q Doran victory.
Mr.. Jache, in the Third ward refused to
vote with the rest of the delegation,
which brought out a cheer from the
Doran men. His colleagues were great.
ly surprised.
The ballot on the amendment stood As
no and % yes. This was considered q
test vote and the original motion was
then carried. The chair appointed the
following committee on nominations
Jacob Flacksenhar, VIM. Stroebel, JUL.
! US Just, Ed. Cousander and John Dla.
mond.
The following delegates were reported,
To state convention-Daniel Buck, A.
r. Pau, VIM. Strobel, w. II. Cole, w.
b. Davies, 81. Foster, P. Lamm, s. F.
Barney, VIM. Hughes.
To congressional convention-Thos
Bohan, P. A. Foster, Nick Brules, P
Hodapp, j. ]. Haggard, N. Capen, L.
orlando, Jacob Damn, ]. Flachse nhar
chairman.
These were elected without opposi.
ton.
The chairman appointed the following
committee on resolutions: Paul Kunkel
John Norton, N. Capen, J. Bienapfi, T
Bohan, A. NJ. Schroeder and Thos. Ho.
| verson.
Mr.. Flachsenhar moved the adoption
OF the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the delegates to the State con
vention be and are hereby instructed to vote
l
| organization of the state convention and fol
! the nomination or state officers and upon al
questions relating to the state committee.
Resotved, That no proxies be admitted into
the delegation, except by majority vote OF the
delegation, and the delegates present shall cas-
| the full vote of the same.
| The resolutions was carried with but 8
single dissenting voice. In fact, every
thing seemed harmonious after the test
vote.
Thos. Bohan raised laugh by bring
ing in some resolutions which he saiC
had already been drawn up by some one
and were so good that he thought the
committee could not improve on them
They were taken into the committee
and after tedious wait that committee
appeared and made the following re-
port:
We, the Democracy Of the county of Blue
Earth in convention assembled, do UNQUALIFIED
ly endorse the administration of President
Cleveland, and the Mills bill;
That we commend the action Of our present
administration in its efforts to recover the pub
lie lands attempted to be purioined from the
public domain In favor Of corporations;
That we condemn the action of the present
state administration in regard to the late hon.
ored Warden of the states prison.
This report was adopted, and the con-
vention adjourned.