The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-04-03

Such Was the Democratic Con-
yentiOn this Afternoon.
]. A. Willard for Mayor. W. F. Bien-
apf for City Recorder, Geo. Max
field, ST., for Treasurer. and
j. E. Porter for Judge.

The Democratic convention Monday
afternoon was called to order at the
City Hall at two o'clock, by John Ma
hOwald, chairman of the Democratic
city committee, who read the call.
The delegates filed the space within
the railing Of the municipal court.
while the space without was packed
with interested spectators. The, con-
vention was tame one and devoid of
enthusiasm
P. II. Carney was chosen chairman
Of the convention, and thanked the
convention. 1t afforded him more
pleasure than TO preside over any for
mer convention, as an effort was now
being made to unite on an bipartisan
ticket. and thus start a boom. He
referred to the growth Of Sioux City,
where the four principal men are
backed by four hundred citizens. He
hoped that the action to be taken
would wake up the citizens TO secure
new industries.
J. c. Wise, Jr., was elected sec'y.
The chair was given power to ap
point committee of three ON creden-
tials, which he did as follows: Joseph
Schlingerman, John SchweitZer and
Perry Wysong. They finally present.
ed the following report:
FIRST WARD.
Delegates-Dennis Hayes. Philip
Hodapp, T. Bienapf. J. Schlingerman.
Thomas Butter, Daniel Coughlan.
SECOND WARD.
DelegateS-Henry Robel, proxy for
@. Leonard and NJ. Roll, John Maho-
valid, Mic Petersen. John A Nilsson,
Adam KlughertZ, Geo. Maxfeld, Jr.,
T. kunZ, Thos. Coughlan, P. Huettl.
THIRD WARD.
Delegates Guth, NJ. L. Fall
lenStein. Philip Lamm. j. SchweitZer,
Theo. Schuette, P. 81. Carney, George
P. Hoerr.
FOURTH WARD.
Delegates r. Coy, a Madison,
Joseph May.
FIFTH WARD.
Delegates-J. c. Wise, Jr., Perry
Wysong, o. Little, Thomas Dunlevy.
SIXTH WARD.
Delegates-Bruno Roemer, Chas. T.
Mailman.
The report was accepted.
John SchweitZer nominated John A.
Willard for mayor and moved that it
be made by reclamation. This was
unanimously carried.
NJ. L. Fallenstein nominated W. T.
Bienapf for city recorder, and moved
that it be made by reclamation, which
was carried unanimously.
Daniel Coughlin nominated Geo.
Maxheld Sr. for city treasurer, and
moved that it be made unanimously
This was also unanimously carried.
John Schweitzer nominated 81. L.
Bulls for municipal Judge
NJ L. Fallenstein named J. E. Port
er for that office. Both were second
ed.
c. T. Mailman and Thos. Coughlan
were appointed tellers.
An informal ballot resulted as fol-
lows:
IoIGeI 10
BULLS .--.---.------.--.L
a formal ballot was then taken and
resulted as follows, on motion the
vote being taken by wards:
Porter u
BULLS -.-.------------ 1U
Mr.. Porter was declared the NOM
inee Of the convention.
On motion of Henry Robel, W. l..
Comstock was unanimously nominal
ted for special judge.
Mr.. Hayes moved that committee
of three be appointed to notify Mr..
Willard of his nomination, P. H Car
ney to be chairman Of the committee.
This was carried. The other two
members were 81. Robel and o. Little.
1t was stated that Mr.. Willard has
been sick for some days, and could not
appear before the meeting.
The chair was given power to ap-
point city committee of six. He
stated that he would do SO in a few
DAYS.
The convention then adjourned.