The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Nelson Men Show Up the
Most Strength and Elect
Their Ticket.
Sixteen Instructed McCieary
Delegates Sent to the Con-
greSsiOnal Convention.
Some Excellen Resolutions
Adopted.
List Of Delegates.

The delegates to the Republican
county convention mostly arrived ear
ly in the day and the forenoon was
taken up with private counsels. Lit
tie groups could be seen at all times
gathered at intervals along Front
street. AS the day progressed it be.
came evident that Nelson and Ives
both had strong friends who seemed
determined that the delegates to the
state convention should be Of their
particular way of thinking. The del
egates enrolled themselves under the
two banners, and the McGill takers
seemed to have joined the Ives forces
for the purpose of downing Nelson's
friends. Rumor after rumOr spread
and it was difficult to get any idea as
to which party was in the lead. One
report was that in case the Nelson
side failed to have majority the del
gates to the state convention should
be evenly divided between McGill and
Ives. 1t was difficult if not 1mpossl-
BILE to trace these various rumOrs
down to an authentic source.
The convention was called to meet
at the city hall at one o'clock this
afternoon, but the delegates were
slow in assembling. At half past one
O'Clock the room was we'll filed and a
suppressed buzz was heard in all di-
rections A few moments later
G. L. Benedict, chairman OF
the county, central commit
tee. called the convention to order and
read the official call. Hon G G Spaul-
ding of Mapleton was elected tempo
rary chairman, and Ira P Shissler
secretary.
On motion of B D Smith the chair
appointed committee on credentials
composed Of one from each commits
sioner district, as follows: B D Smith,
Lars Anderson, H H Edwards, Alfred
Davis, and VIM Mendenhall.
The following committee on resolu-
tions was appointed: w P Marston,
DR. Jacoby and Horace Cummings.
After long recess the committee
on credentials reported that the fol-
lowing delegates be entitled to seats
in the convention:
FIRST wARD-MANKATO.
John Thornquist, Christ Hub, G. G.
Gustofson, John Dolan. AL. Gunder-
son proxy for John Thornquist, ] j
Hubbard proxy for John Dolan, John
Nyquist proxy for G G Gustofson.
SECOND WARD.
Christ Polchow, A. J. Morrison,
Emil Peterson, B. Bangerter, Jr. w E
Young proxy for A Morrison.
THIRD WARD.
L. D. Saylor, Geo. M. Phillips,
B. D. Smith, John j Anderson,
w. H. Jones, E. P. Iceberg. B D
Smith proxy for L D Saylor.
FOURTH WARD.
n. P. Lee, B. F. Pay, Geo. Pond,
Gaylord Lamb, H. 1. Parry, Andrew
Rudberg, j. G.. Roller, f. G. Heinze.
H L Smith proxy for B F Pay, o o
Pitcher proxy for ] G Roller.
FIFTH WARD.
G. L. Benedict, L. P. Hunt, Jno.
Nyquist, Chas. Bennett, Swan Johnson,
Ira P. Shissler, A. R. Exile, W. H.
Anderson, G w. Mead, Murray Pier
son, DR.. w. Jacoby, Thos. Hughes. w
R Geddes proxy for Murray Pierson.
SIXTH WARD.
J. G.. Fowler, G. G Swanson,G. Will
son, M ] Cuddy, P. Lobdell. w r
Geddes proxy for P Lobdell.
STERLING.
John Johnson, Allen Benedict, A ]
Ellis, Cyrus Root.
RAPIDAN.
LIB Garrett, VIM Mendenhall, L H
Gregg, M Marston.
GARDEN CITY.
Ezra Gates, A w Bixby, Gen War
rem, Duffield.
MCPHERSON.
T w Lassow, f Gerloch, III r Orig
now, Herman Gerloch, d Hawkins.
VERNON CENTER.
A @ Wilbur, R E Howard, L S Ter
ry, B Babcock.
LYRA.
r L Houk, Amos Benedict, M F
Crane.
NIEDO.
A Davis, Thos Germo, Jos Faley.
The latter not being present, the
others were given power by the eau.
Gus to cast his vote.
SOUTH BEND.
w. r Davis, Chas HuntZ, d Z
Crane, G A Hultengren.
MANKATO.
L G M Fletcher, John Heslip, Chas
Graf, Gardner Darr.
MAPLETON.
c G Spaulding, ] M Sprague, M