The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-07
DEMOCRATS MEET
And Elect Delegates to the State
and Congressional Conventions.
There Was Very Little Enthusiasm
Displayed.

Ear0H county democracy met IN con-
vention at City hall today to elect del
egates to represent them at the state
and congressional conventions which
meet on Wednesday and Friday next
respectively. The convention was
not very largely attended, nor were
it's members very enthusiastic as can
be noted by the fact that the resolu-
tions commenting the administration
elected no applause whatever. Their
leaders name seemed to have lost the
magic power it once possessed. Moth
ing was heard of fusion, and if that
idea was present it skulked beneath
the chairs and tables and dared not
show itself open faced. The delegates
to the state convention were not in
structed, but it is understood that a
large number of them at least are bit
terly opposed to fusion for the head of
the ticket
In the absence of the chairman the
convention was called to order by
John G. Wise, Jr., secretary of the
commmittee
Hon. E. L. Champlin was nominal
as chairman, also Mr.. Chas. O'Con-
nor. Mr.. Champlin declined the
honor and Mr.. O'Connor was
elected chairman. He took the
chair with few remarks and asked
the further pleasure of the conven-
tion.
1t was moved and carried that Mr.
John G. Wise, Jr., be secretary.
BY motion the chair was authorized
to appoint committee Of three on
credentials. The chair appointed as
such committee j. G. Mobiles, c. c..
Francis and Lawrence Henline.
A motion was made for the appoint
ment. OF committee of five on resolu-
tions. This was objected to on the
ground that the committee ON creden-
tials had not reported and it was not
known who the delegates were. This
objection was finally withdrawn and
the motion adopted.
The chair appointed as such COM
mittee: e. t. Champlin, J. E. Por-
ter, W. B. Davies, NJ. Pitcher and w.
d. Shuttle.
The convention then adjourned I'M
til 1870 o'clock p m.
Upon reassembling after dinner the
report of the committee on creden-
tials was read by the secretary and
adopted by the convention.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
We, the Democrats of Blue Earth
county, in convention assembled, as
sert the following resolutions as en-
bOdying our views on questions of
cratic party:
1st. We have unbounded confidence
in the integrity of President Grover
Cleveland and believe that in his adj
he has always been
actuated by the highest motives for
the public welfare, and we most I'M
qualifedly endorse his action relative
to the question of "tariff for revenue
only" And while we regret the ne
cessity of using the military arm of the
government to maintain the laws Of
the country, we heartily approve the
action of the president in summarily
riot and rebellion.
End. We commend the work of the
Democrats, who under the gallant
leadership of the Hon. w. L. Wilson,
have fought the hardest battle ever
Waged in congress against the miniOnS
of trusts and monOpolieS, and we con-
graduate them and the house of rep
resentativeS upon having wrenched
some privileges from the hands of the
favored few, and having made a
breach in the walls Of protection that
have been built up under Republican
rule.
3rd. We assert our adherence to
the Chicago platform of 1892, and en-
dorse all United States Senators who
have maintained it's provisions.
18th. we pledge ourselves to that
time hOnored principle of Democracy:
Equal rights to all, favoritism to
none.
Mr.. Diamond moved that the dele
gates from each one of the five COM
missioner districts select three dele
gates to the state convention and the
elect three at large. This
threw the convention into a little
tangle as to what was right. Mr..
Davies offered a substitute that a
committee of five be appointed to Sc
lect the delegates.
J. e. Porter offered an amendment,
that the convention take recess of
fifteen minutes and that the dele
gates from each commissioner district
except the city, which shall elect six,
elect three delegates each to attend
the state convention. This was
adopted.
The delegates which were selected
by the various districts and which
were ratified by the convention were
as follows:
First t-State-Ed. Dunn,