The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-31
They Endorse Two Recent Back
sliders From Republication
for Important Offices.
Lind for Governor and Day for
Congress is What they
Write Down.
TAr1E, UNINTERESTING AFFAIR.

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elect twelve delegates to the congress
sional convention and twelve to the
state convention met in this city Tues
day, but you would never have known
it from any increase in the number of
people on the streets. The conven-
tion was called for harvest week by
those who are supposed to know
something about farming, and this
fact prevented the most of the town
ships from being represented. The
convention was called to meet at the
city hall, but the delegates strayed
about the building the greater
part of an hour, without
knowing in which room to meet, there
being case tried in the municipal
court room. Finally Mayor Weaver
advised them to meet in the board of
trade room, and promised to have suf-
ficient chairs furnished. Then anoth-
er delay occurred owing to the alb
sence of Secretary Morrison, who
was supposed to be home admiring
the twins, but who was showing a
newly arrived brother the sights.
Finally, at 11:15 a. m. Chairman
.Matteson called the meeting to order
and read the call. F. M. Currier was
elected temporary chairman, and A.
M. Morrison temporary secretary. Mr..
Currier said that he would not in
f1ict speech upon the meeting, and
then started to make one to the eigh-
teen delegates present.
Mr.. Matteson moved that the chair
appoint a committee of three on Gre
dentials, saying that the turnout was
pretty thin or he would have moved
a committee of five. The motion
carried, and the chair appointed Paul
Gloucke, of Good Thunder; E. Rosen-
berger, of Mankato; and VIM. McNa-
mara, of LeRay. Mr.. Mcnamara got
up and said he had no credentials, as
not enough had attended the caucus
to transact business The chairman
smoothed the matter over by vouch-
ing that Mr.. Mcnamara was a true
blue Populist from away back.
An adjournment was taken until
1:30 p. M, in the hopes that more del.
egates would show up.
1t was quarter after two when
the convention finally assembled and
the committee on credentials made
it's report. Only ten towns outside
of the city were represented, about
20 delegates altogether being present.
The temporary organization was
made permanent. A committee on
resolutions was appointed, which af.
ter considerable delay reported the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Populists of Blue Earth
county hereby express their unqualified ap
proval of the platform recently adopted at st
Louis by the Peoples party national conven
ton, and we declare ourselves as favoring g
union of all factions and parties in their con
gressional districts who believe in the free anG
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the
legal ratio of 16 to 1.
Resolved, That our delegates to the stats
convention be instructed to use all honorable
means to nominate Hon. John Lind for gov
ernor.
WHEREAS, There is feeling strongly preva
lent throughout this congressional distric
tending to unity of all reform forces and tina
our people are looking for a leader,
Resolved, That it is the sense of this conven
tion that in Hon. Frank A. Day we recognize
one upon whom all our forces may combine.
These resolution were unanimously
adoped.
The following delegates were ther
elected to the state convention to bt
held at Minneapolis August Sc: f
NJ. Currier d. G. Evans, JOSEPH
Haynes, A. III. Matteson, A. M. Nor
rison, Thos. A. Stone. D. w. Evans
P. ]. Jenkins, E. Cornish, G.. II. Perry
M. M. Pratt, P. J. Glaucke.
To the congressional convention: &
w. Daily, E. Rosenberger, 81. Brules
John G. Kartum, II. J. Kuhn, A
M. Morrison, o. T. Burrows, Thos
Wilson, Lysander Cook, W. d, John
son J.Drew, J. II. Hussey. After elect
ing alternates to the delegates al
large, the convention adjourned.