The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-23

| De nd0cu. IulS SPEAKER ldVOT6u MI
Comstock. One suspicious delegat
questioned Mr.. BruleS' advocacy o
the principles of the Peoples party
but he was staunched for by the dele
gate who presented his name.
The ballot resulted as follows:
VIM. Webb, %
f. NJ. Currier %
W. L. Comstock
ChaS. Barney
N BruleS, IL
Prof. E w Parker moved that Messr
Webb and Currier be nominated b.
reclamation. Mr.. Webb arose AM
said that he had never sought tn
nomination and for private reasons h
could not accept it. He was hear
and soul for the movement and b.
would do all in his power to aid tn,
cause. He was alone on his farm an(
could not be absent.
Mr.. Pratt was called for and said h,
would back Mr.. Webb up financial.
and would do his chores on his farm
Mr.. Webb would be elected.
Mr.. Parker's motion was carried, {
sprinkling of "noes" being heard,
Another ballot was then taken foI
| the third CdnQldate.
d A Thayer wanted to know wheth
er the convention was going to nom
mate Populists or old party men
Democrats and Republicans. II the
latter, they might as well go home
and let the old parties swallow the
ticket whole, as they are trying to do
He asked that the convention nomin
ate Mr., Burwell, who could not be
| handled by the plutocratS.
The ballot resulted as follows:
n. Brules, II
j. Burwell, 80
Chas. Barney, IA
w. L, COmStOck, s
This was declared a formal ballot
On Mr.. Webb's motion Mr.. Burwell
was nominated by reclamation.
Mr. Webb nominated L O Randall
for auditor and testified to his efficien.
cy and faithfulness. Heis entitled to
an endorsement. Guy Daley seconded
this. The nomination was made
unanimous by reclamation.
Geo Ballard named @ S Rowland foI
register Of deeds, young Populist,
who had lost both hands on the farm.
Louis Wolff was named by Thron
HOlverSon.
A II MattisOn named Frank Ady, a
young man who has his shoulder to
the wheel this fall.
The formal ballot was then taken,
resulting as follows:
+ Ady, so.
L Wolff, l..
CS Rowland, %.
0 Bierbauer, 3.
Mr. Ady's nomination was made
unanimous.
Prof Parker named w Glynn for
sheriff and moved that his nomina-
tion by reclamation.
Geo Ballard named Peter Lloyd,
thinking that the treasurership was
up. He took the laugh good natured-
ly.
The motion nominating Mr.. Glynn
was unanimously carried.
M Russell named @ III DietZ for
treasurer, Mr. Ballard again named
Mr. Lloyd.
M T Comstock stated that mas
much as the convention was going be-
fore the Democratic convention ask
ing for an endorsement, and that it
would do well to nominate no one but
Democrats. The FREE PRESS boldly
opposed Republicans accepting any
other nomination.
Mr. Beals said that neither the
FREE PRESS or the Revie,u could run
their respective parties. He favored
Mr.. Lloyd.
A M Morrison asked how they knew
that the Democrats would endorse
the Populists legislative ticket unless
some concessions be made. Assurance
had been given that in return for
concessions on the county ticket the
Democrats would in return endorse
their legislative nominees.
f. V. Golf stated that the time had
come to stand alone on priciple, and
was not there to nominate Demo-
GRAFT because he was Democrat. If
we must do that we may as well dis
band. We have made sufficient con-
ceSsiohs, and if that is not enough let
us throw defiance in the face or the
Democratic party. We can face the
ballots as well as the bullets. If Mr..
Lloyd has been efficient, nominate
him though he be Republican.
Geo Knutson favored Mr.. Lloyd.
Jos. Ballard favored Mr.. Lloyd as
against an untried man who had al
ready worked an injury upon a part of
the county.
H Ballard named Peter McGrath
for the position as true Populist.
A motion to take a formal ballot
was carried, after an attempt to save
time by voting viva voce. 1t resulted
as follows:
CHI Deitz, 43.
P Lloyd, 33.
P McGrath, 2.
Mr.. Deitz's nomination was made
by reclamation.
M Russell nominated Thos Bohan
for Judge of Probate.
d A Thayer named w B Torrey.
w l. ComstOck named j B Ogle.
Some one asked him whether MI. Ogle
was a Democrat, saying that other
wise he would be good.
A formal ballot was taken and result
ed as follows:
w B Torrey, a.
Thos Bohan, 9.
j Ogle, 4.
T OConnor, l.
G III Deitz, J..
Mr.. Torrey's nomination was made
o. Parker nominated Mrs S 9
Stevens for county superintendent.
He plimented her administration.
Thos O'Connor was nominated by
a delegate.