The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-05-06
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Delegates Chosen to Represent the
County at Wednesdays Congress
siOnal Convention.

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county convention came in and as
sembled there to compare notes and
talk over political matters. The
busy hum was kept up until two
O'Clock, when the delegates repaired
to the city hall, upon the third floor
OF which the convention was held.
At promptly two o'clock 9. L. Bene
dict, chairman Of the county COM
mittee, called the convention to order
and read the official call.
Jas. A. Ewing, of LeRay, was
chosen chairman, and d. E. Crane, of
South Bend, was elected secretary.
The chair appointed the following
committee on credentials: DR.. VIM.
Jacoby, of Mankato, Guy Spaulding,
of Mapleton, and Jno. Johnston, of
Sterling.
While the credentials were being
examined, the delegations from the
city and various wards did some eau
cusing, in order to see that the dele
gates to to-morrow's convention
should be fairly distributed and each
section get its show.
The committee reported the follow
ing entitled to seats:
Cambria-Stephen r. Jones, VIM.
Pritchard Jones, David J. Williams.
Mapleton-C. G. Spaulding, VIM.
Mcqueen, Walter Quinn, c. 81. Brown,
.. G.. Argetsinger.
Pleasant Mound-J. S. Parks, Fred
Bosch, E. A. Ludtke.
Vernon Center-S. J. Nimmes, p
Mertersdorf, A. G. Wilbur, Frank
Furndall.
Garden City,. P. Evans, E. W.
Gates, Geo. MacCumber, Amos War
ner.
Butternut Valley-G. Gutterson, E.
Jones, Geo. E. Austin. l. Thorston.
South Bend-D. Q. Evans, d. E.
Crane, n. Shear, D. Williams.
Danville-Jas. McBroom, VIM. Bor-
chart.
Judson-Hugh G.. Jones, John l.
Jones, B. Williams, j. Williams, D.
Edwards, G. S. Jones.
Rapidan-L. B. Garrett, VIM. Men
denhall, f. B. Nickerson, A. L. Crane.
JAMESTOWN. ]. Shanahan. ]. K.
Knapp, Frank Haskell.
Good Thunder-W. A. Whsle, A.
Garvin, M. Benedict, Thos. Benedict,
Eagle Lake-Alonzo Cummins, ]. B.
Wagner, Robert Johnson, Nels Nj
quist, J. Pressnell, J. A. Ewing, 81.
Cummins, L. L. Minner, E. ]. Russell.
MCPHERsoN-H. Gerlick, f. Orig
now, E. Becue, F. Lassow.
Beauford-James Morrow, ]. Nor
row.
Lake Crystal-J. E. Hall, w. P
Marston, Dr. j. Williams, Fl. Hum.
phrey, Robt. S. Hughes, Geo. W.
Neff, proxy.
Sterling ALLEN Benedict, John
Johnston, w E. Root, Cyrus Root.
Shelby-W. L. Perrin, VIM. Robin
son, l.. Lindsey, Frank Kasper, A.
Vanarman, W. L. Ludke, A. Fisk.
Third ward-C. 81. Saulpaugh, Geo.
W. Thoms, Thos. jenkins, B. d.
Smith, M. Jost and Geo. Widell.
Fourth ward-C. II. Higgs, G. L.
Benedict, 81. P. Jensen, Geo. Pond,
Frank B. Pay, W. W. P. Mcconnell,
J. G.. Roller, S. w. Burgess.
Fifth ward .--Dr. W. Jacoby, Geo.
W. Mead, M. o. Sundt, f. W. Hunt,
W. r. Geddes, Tommy Sherk, Paul
Iverson, John Richards, Thos.
Hughes, Uriah Karmany, c. P. Will
liams. W. B. Walker.
Sixth ward-J. G.. Fowler w. E.
Young, w. G.. Briggs, Cal Smith,
John Polchow.
Proxies-Gaylord Lamb for B. F. Pay.
G. w. Neff for w. P. Marston and J.
w. Williams.
PROXY. G. Lennon for S. W.
Burgess, @. L. Benedict for w. E.
Young.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Hanson was admitted as dele
gate from Decoria.
The temporary organization was
made permanent.
B. D. Smith moved that the con-
yention proceed to elect congressional
and state delegates, and that four
delegates be accorded to the City of
Mankato in each, the remainder to go
to the country. He stated that the
Mankato delegates had caucused and
thought that a fair division The
motion was carried without objec-
tion.
Thos. Hughes stated that the fol-
lowing nominations for the city had
been made:
State convention-John B.Richards
f. w. Hunt, Geo. W. Mead, B. d.
Smith.
Congressional Convention j. G..
Fowler, c. L. Benedict, W. W. P.
Mcconnell, DR.. VIM. Jacoby.
These were elected without opposi
tion.
J. Johnston moved that the conven-
tion proceed to elect the remainder of
delegates by commissioner districts.
J. G.. Lennon moved to amend that
the chair appoint committee of one
for each district to present nomina
tions.
Neither of these was acted upon.
The folio wing were then elected:
Fifth district-C. III. Brown to state
and M. A. Benedict and w. A. Root
to district conventions.
Fourth district-E. A. Ludke to
state, and A. G. Wilbur and A. Van
arnum for the district convention.
First district-H. Cummings to the
district, and L. L. Miner and ]. ID.
Hawkins to the state convention.