The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-22
LABOR MEN CONVENE.
A Peoples Ticket" Put in the Field.
n. p. Jensen for Mayor. w. F. Blen-
apfl for Recorder. and Hans
Jorgenson for Alderman.

TwertY delegates chosen at recent
meeting OF laboring men and represent
ing the laboring men of the city assem-
bled in the X. of l.. hall last evening
and put in nomination full city ticket,
to be known ms the Peoples Ticket. F"
The movement has been agitated for
some time, aud is backed by good
many of the better element Of the labor
ing class. Quite little number of in
tercsted lockers on were present. IL
was eIght O'Clock when Adam klughartz
took the cnair and called the meeting TO
order and stated IFS object. On motion
of q, l.. King he appointed committee
on credentials, consisting of o. Miller,
H. kiughartz, q. l.. King, a. Kenney,
I. A. Strong. Alters short recess the
committee reported the following dele
gates entitled TO seats:
First ward-N. Brooks, j. Dolan, JAS.
Horn, Frank Skuse, o. Miller.
Second ward-T. A. Strong, j. Crum-
ley, Jas. Dixon, Henry kiugiartz, Hem
nv Lill
Third ward-G. l.. King, J. n. Crome,
ID. Donahue, S. J. Reed, Nj Gates.
Fourth ward-J. 5. Burweli, G. Owen,
This report was adopted.
Thomas Strong was elected permanent
chairman, and j. S. Burwell permanent
secretary.
e. l.. King presented the name of Ii.
z. Jensen for mayor.
j. Crumley and G.. Owen were APP
pointed tellers.
G. l.. King moved that the delegates
present be entitled to cast the full vote
O! each ward. 1t required three votes
to decide this motion, the last, rising
one, standing 10 ayes and Z nays.
The convention then proceeded 70
, ballot for mayor, with the result that
| Mr.. III. 2. Jensen received all the votes
Is in number. A motion was made and
carried that this nomination be made
unanimous.
! q. l.. King presented the name OF I'll
! S. Wood for recorder, and Henry Lii
the name OF w. L. BIenaptl. a ballot
resulted in Bienaph receiving II votes
TO for Wood. Mr. Bienaptl was de-
clared the nominee.
G. Owen named Hans Jorgensen ioI
alderman from the Fourth ward. lie
was nominated by acclamation.
J On motion of q. l.. klGg, himself, u
| Owen, and ii. Klughariz were appoint
d a committee TO wait Oh MIR. Jensen
and escort him TO the hall. This they
quickly did, and he was introduced al
the next mayor of Mankato. He thank
! ed the convention for the honor it haI
conferred on him, and thought 1t nigh
have chosen better qualified man than
he. He said that though we have fine
city, the laboring men get very llttiI
work. He favored having all publi
work done in the winter-(applause)-
that the laboring men mig ht get employ
ment the ear round, thus helping then
and the merchants. He thought tina
the work should be done by the day
and predicted that in five years the cit.
would in that event have "a population .
10000. In the coming campaign. as il
1.-THE II epubican parade last fall, b
would say come on" not "iorwar'
march" He hoped that the ticke
would be successful, and also hoped tina
the Republicans would endorse his nom
nation, an d thus make his election sure
lie said he was no speaker, ana WOMB
say no more.
Mr. Bienaph was called for and brief
thanked the convention for his nomina
ton, and said that if elected he woul'
discharge his duties satisfactorily to til
laboring men. He proposed to stand b.
the laboring men. In case he got TIN
Democratic endorsement, he promised
10 work more in the interests OF the la
boring men than of the Democrats.
The chairman was instructed to ap
: point city committee OF five, which Ia
promised to do in few days.
J. G Fowler was called on for speed
and said that he was well satisfied Will
the nominations and hoped that the Re
publicans would endorse them, or a
least the candidate for mayor.
The convention then adjourned il
gooi spirits.