New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-08-05
The Der1,s
Iii Session.
An Enthusiastic County Convention Held
at Springfield.
The Chicago Platform is Endorsed and
Lawler Denounced.
John Lind is Declared to be the Unani-
nous Choice ofthe Convention
for Governor.
The Resolutions Favor a Coalition with
the Peoples Party in County
Matters.

The Democratic county convention to
elect delegates to the state and congress
sional convention was held at SPRING
field Saturday afternoon.
The convention was called to order
by Geo. Graft, chairman of the county
committee. Albert Steinhauser was chos-
en- as temporary chairman, Jake Current
having nominated him, and Fred Pfaen-
der suggested DR.. Rothenburg as tempo
rary secretary. The convention agreed
that the suggestion was good one and
compelled the Doctor to accept.
Chairman Steinhauser then, made a
short address IN which he pointed out
the difference between the convention IN
session and the one held at Sleepy Eve
and also the difference in outlook for
the Democratic party. He predicted
that Bryan would not only be elected
but that he would carry Minnesota as
we'll and that Hon. John Lind would be
the means of wrestling the government
Of this state from the rotten machine
that now controls it.
Committees on resolutions, credentials
and permanent organization were ap-
pointed as follows:
Committee on Credentials: Peter NAH
derfeld, Henry Weyhe, J. B. Schmid, J..
P. Current and Jacob Frantz.
Committee on Resolutions: j. J. Green
VIM. Skinner, Aug. Schwertfeger. Her.
man Kath and John Schmelz.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton: Andrew J. Eckstein, Geo. Ross
and Charles Berg. =.
A recess Of ten minutes was then taken
part Of which was occupied by speech
from J. J. Ray on the work of the ma
chine and the issues of the day.
The committee on organization recon-
mended that the temporary organization
be made permanent and it was done.
The various towns were represented
as follows, according to the report of
the committe on credentials. -.
New Ulm: H. Weyhe, Richard Pfeff-
erie, Geo. Graft, Chas. Stcebe, Max
Rheinhart, Hubert Berg, j. Green DIR.
Fritsche, Henry Berg, Emil Wicherski,
JOS Flor, Chas. Rolloff, Arnold Gulden,
Alb. Steinhauser, Fred Pfaender, Ernst
Rolloff, Andrew J. Eckstein, Peter Man
derfeld and Andrew Amann. -
Sleepy Eye: Carl Berg, Jacob Frantz,
Carl Schneider, jos. Schm1d, Herman
Kath and Jos. Bier.
Springfield: DR.. Rothenburg, j. B.
Schmld, John Schmelz, and Geo. Ross.
Burnstown-: Martin Augustine and
John Utz. ~.
Cottonwood: Wm. Winklemann rep
resented the township delegation.
Home: J. 2. Current, the old war
horse, was the only delegate.
Milford: VIM. Skinner, one Of the
most popular men Of the convention.
Mulligan: Only one delegate, Anon
j. Schmid. $, ],
Stark: Geo. 5telzer and Aug. Schwert-
feger. ...
Stately: Mike Eckert represented the
town.
+ The following is the report Of tile
committee on resolutions: Resolved that
we unreservedly endorse the platform
adopted by the Democratic National con.
=ventionat Chicago in July and the can
didates Of that convention, Wm. ] & Bry-
an for president and Arthur Sewall fer
vice president; and especially do we ~
prove OF that portion Of the platform
that pledges the Democratic party to 4
restoration Of the free coinage Of one of
the twin money metals Of the constitu-
ton. We. condemn the action Of Dani-
.el W. sLawler and other called Demo.
Gratis in their efforts to defeat the will OF
the Cliraggo invention and the candl-
dates there nominated and to disrupt the
Demo ocratic party. We recommend to
the delegate elected BY this convention
70 the: Stare convention that they COO 81
perate ERA with the Silver Republicans and
the Populists Of the state in the nomina.
ton ofsa State ticket. q Further, that We
recommend IN q nd thai the next Brown county