The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-09-07
This Creates Much Indignation and
Charges of a Democratic
Trade

The PopuliSt conventinn met at
Good Thunder Monday, awith
over sixty delegates. Many candi-
dates, mostly Democratic, were on
hand. The convention was held in
the opera hall, and the front side bore
this banner: "Jeffersonian Democ-
racy in 1919, Abraham Lincoln Repub-
licanism in 1861. Populism in 1884,"
The convention was reasonably har-
mOniOuS.
At 1920 o'clock A. H. Matteson,
chairman of the county committee.
called the convention to order and
read the official call.
w. w. Webb nominated E. w.
Parker for temporary chairman, and
the election was unanimously made.
A. NJ. Morrison was nominated for
temporary secretary and unanimously
elected.
A. H. Matteson moved that the
chairman be empowered to appoint a
committee on credentials, and this be-
ing carried, the chair appointed the
following committee: X. Knutson,
Medo; G. L. King, Mankato; ]. A.
Stewart, Garden City; w. Webb,
Sterling: f. NJ. Currier, Mankato.
This committee reported the follow
ing entitled to seats in the convention:
Lake Crystal-H. T. Hickok.
Mapleton-F. V. Golf, John Hussey,
Geo. Lang, VIM. Mead.
Garden City-Wm. Corey, j. A.
Stewart.
Sterling--Wm. Webb, Ole X. Oleson,
G. B. Lamb, John e. Drews.
Pleasant Mound-Geo. H. Perry.
Lincoln-Wm. Hotchkiss.
Medo-K. Knutson, r. M. Larson.
Jamestown-W. NJ. Smith, VIM.
Doran, John Brown, John Vaughan,
Michael Farrell.
Ceresco-John Hughes, e. j. MeiXell,
W. d. johnson.
Mankato-1St ward-Nate Brooks.
End ward-A.K luhberZ, ThoS. Strong.
3rd ward-H. Kluhberz, A. M. Nor
risOn.
4th ward-E. R%osenberger, NJ. Gates,
A. S. Anderson.
9Th ward-F. NJ. Currier, G. L. King.
9Th ward-Joseph Burwell, E. Klas-
Jus.
Cambria-P. j. Jenkins, Daniel p.
Davis.
Rapidan- e. M. Reynolds, E. w.
Parker, A. Algren, j. Lyman.
LeRay-M. D.. Mcnamara, j. Hislop,
p. II. Madigan, j. Mcnamara.
Decoria-Henry Hodapp, A. H.. Mat
teson, Frank Kennedy, James Ady,
Fayette Wilder, B. III. Gerlach, Her
bert Bruels.
Lyra-P. McGrath, VIM. Lang, M.
Gavin, Fred Hike.
The delegates from Lake Crystal,
Pleasant Mound, Lincoln, Medic and
South Bend had no credentials, and
the matter of admitting them was
left with the convention.
The report of the credentials COM
mittee was accepted, and the dele
gates without credentials were adj
mitted as delegates by separate votes.
The temporary organization was, on
motion of *. Knutson, made perma-
nent.
+. NJ. Currier moved that the chair
appoint a committee of five on resolu-
tions, the chair to be the chairman.
This was carried, and the following
were chosen: E. w. Parker, chair
man, W.Webb,P p. McGrath, F.V. Golf,
Thos. Strong.
G. l.. King moved an adjournment
until n o'clock, and this was carried.
A telegram was received from
Judge Severance advising the conven-
tion not to meet on Labor Day, be-
cause it is a legal holiday, but it was
disregarded and believed to be fraud
ulent. The following nominations
were made: Senator, +. M. Currier
Representatives, Martin Pratt, Thos.
O. Conner and H. G. Howard. The
COufCIlUlOu uIiOH duJOulHCu w OcpU,
14th.
A resolution was adopted, 36 to 16,
declaring that no person should be
nominated on the legislative ticket
unless he declare his allegiance to the
Populist platform and gives it his undi-
vided support.
There was much Indignation ex-
pressed over the adjournment by many