The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-05-27
JUNE 2lST.
Republican Caucuses Will be
Held Then.
Arrangements for the County invention,
Which Will Elect Three Sets
of Delegates.

afternoon. Those present were the
following:
DR.. j. w. Andrews, chairman; A.
A. Brooks, First ward; Chris Polchow,
Second ward; E. 1. P. Staede, Third
ward; S. W. Burgess, Fourth ward; M.
L. Lockerby, Fifth ward; J. N. Day,
Sixth ward; John Mccarthy, Lincoln;
B. o. Killmer, Shelby; Robt. S.
Hughes, Lake Crystal; j. Shanna-
han, Jamestown; Lewis Anderson,
VIM. Jameson, proxy for Geo. w.
Swift, Rapidan; John Kleinschmidt,
Mankato: Ed Smith, Lime; Eugene
Thompson, Garden City; W. A.
Whsle, Lyra; DR.. W. S. Smith, Nc
Pherson; A. W. Petrich, Vernon; J.
A. Howieson, Sterling; H. II. Ed
wards, Judson. II, G. Maxfeld, proxy
for A. A. Campbell, Madison Lake.
S. W. Burgess called the committee
to order and presided until the ar
rival of DR.. Andrews. A. A. Brooks
was elected secretary.
The following places were desig-
mated for holding the caucuses; First
ward, hose house; Second ward,
Keepler's barber shop; Third ward,
city hall. Fourth ward, Mills build
ing: Fifth ward, hose house; Sixth
ward. hose house; Lincoln, Granlund
school house; Shelby, opera house at
Amboy; Amboy, opera house; Lake
Crystal, firemen's hall: Cambria,
school house in district No. IL; Judson,
Butternut Valley, Mankato and
Decoria, town halls: Lime, school
house in district No. 45; South Bend,
hotel; Danville, usual polling place;
Madison Lake, village hall; James.
town, ]. J. Shannahan's residence;
Beaufort, usual polling place; Medo;
town hall; Garden City, Norton's hall,
Rapidan, just school house, district
No. Sc; Vernon Center, Petrich's hall;
Mcpherson, Graves & Crandall's
blacksmith shop; Mapleton, usual
polling place; Sterling town hall; LIE
Ray, usual polling place; Lyra, Laird,
Norton & Co.'s lumber yard; Ceresco,
Mead school house; Pleasant Mound,
Ulrich's store.
The question of the hour when the
primaries should be held was next
taken up, and Mr.. Staede moved that
they be held from 700 to 500 p. m.
DIR. Smith thought that this was too
early, and moved to amend the
motion, so as to make the time from
7:30 p. m. to 900 p. m. The earlier
hour would interfere with the milk
hour.
Some discussion followed, the large
majority of members both from the
city and country favoring Mr..
Staede's motion. Mr., Lockerby was
strongly IN favor of the amendment.
Mr.. Shannahan said that, milking
or no milking, duty to country calls q
man to the caucus,
The amendment was lost, and Mr.
Staede's motion was then carried.
DR.. Smith moved that the caucuses
be held on Tuesday evening, June
21st, and this was carried. The con.
vention is to be held June 23rd,
Mr.. Burgess moved that the basis
of representation be fixed at one
,, delegate for each twenty-five votes OF
major fraction thereof cast for Nc
| Kinley for president in 1896, and this
was carried. This provides for 16;
delegates to the convention.
On motion of Mr.. Mccarthy, it was
decided to hold the convention a,
Hunts hall; and on motion of Mr.
: Maxfeld, the hour was fixed at 1000
a. ~.
DR.. Andrews inquired whether the
arrangements made for this conven
/. tion could not also be made to apply
to the nominating convention
Several Of the members thought that
it would be better to consider this
matter when the time comes, and il
was so decided.
DR.. Andrews. inquired when thj
committeeman would like to be callel
together to make the call for tfs
nominating convention.
Mr.. Thompson said that it would b
, better not to have the nominatig
convention before September, ls
there was no object in having lie
nominations made two and a blf
months before the election. he
favored short campaign.
1t was generally agreed that he
committee should not be calledo-
gether before all of the conventjns |
!. to which delegates are to be CHEN |
June 23d are held.
J A misunderstanding arose onthe |
part of several committeeman d to |
what the county convention of hne |
23d is called for 1t was explhed |
that it is called to elect three sS of |
delegates, to represent the couIE at |
the state, congressional and jucial
conventions.