The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-06-10
DEMOCRATS ENDORSE HIM
THIS AFTERNOON.
Gov, Clough's Military Doings Criticised
and Other References to State Affairs
...Delegates to the State, Congress
siOnal and Judicial Conventions
ChOsen...AII Was Not Harmonious
Among the Forces Today.

The Democratic convention to Sc.
lect delegates to the state, congress
sional and judicial conventions, met
at the city hall this afternoon. The
attendance was fairly representative,
but the delegates were slow IN get
ting together, and it was 2:2O 2. M.
when Chairman John G. Wise Jr., Of
the county committee, called the
meeting to order and read the official
call. The call provided for the cleo
tion Of 20 delegates to the state con
vention, % delegates to the congress
ional convention, and delegates to
the judicial convention. There was
much ,hustling before the meeting
was called to order, to see who would
be willing to attend these conven-
tions, particularly the state, as it
was the desire of the main pushers
that no dummies should be put on
the list, but that every one nam
ed should be on hand to give
the county good representation.
After much skirmishing about
this was practically accomplished,
although much apathy was dis
covered. Henry Zimmerman Jr.
acted as chief pusher, and was the
busiest man in the room. 1t had
been arranged to name ]. A. Flittie
as chairman, but at the last minute
it was decided to put in w. L. Com
Comstock, owing to the absence of
Mr.. Flittie.
H. L. Berry was selected to act as
secretary.
A committee on credentials was
named, consisting Of J. G. Wise Jr., o.
II. Austin, w. w. Mobiles and T. B.
Murtaugh.
Chairman Comstock said it was the
desire to admit those who did not
have credentials, where no caucuses
were held, and such should report
themselves to the committee.
The committee reported the fol-
lowing entitled to seats:
First ward-Arthur Schaub, Adolph
Deebach, Jno. D. Duane, Chas.
Vogel, A. w. Johnson.
Second ward-J. @. Thro.
Third ward-H. Zimmerman Jr.,
John Krost, Chas. Wagon, Glenn
Schroeder, M. L. Fallenstein, James
Shoemaker, G. o. Daley.
Fourth ward-W. L. Comstock, P.
K. Wiser, A, M. circuit, M. R, Abbott,
ST., Leo s. Lamm.
Fifth ward-Jno. q. Wise, Jr., 81. w.
Brown, Hans Jorgenson, J. A. Fit
tie, E. M. Pope.
Sixth ward--A. Lille, B. Roemer.
Vernon Center-H. G. Cross, 81. L.
Berry, @. @. Francis.
Good Thunder-John Salfer, G.
Fitzsimmons, A. J. Zigler, D. E. Nc
Carthy, o. 81. Austin, w. II. G1af.
St. Clair-Isaac Aubrey, Jno Best
man, Thos. II. McGovern, Fred, K Oh.
Jamestown-Patric Baynes Pat
rick Murphy, James Mullen, John
Sullivan.
Mapleton-H. E. Bagley, G. H. Dietz,
John Dobie, E. A. Hoskins, AL. Kren-
gel, las. Mclaughlin, Henry Froendle.
Garden City-Wm. Schultz, W, w,
Mobiles, Asa Edgerton, A. J. Gilman.
S. B. Thompson.
Mankato-L. S. Foster, Jacob
Schweickert, Adam Arnold, Ell. Son.
tag, A. L. Veigel.
Rapidan-Paul Kunkle, Fred Bosin,
R. just, W. McDuffy, Geo. Bartlett,
VIM. Just. .-..--
Lake Crystal-A. J. Stackpole, W.
81. Cole, Patrick Hughes, G. F. Oak
ley.
Madison Lake-T. B. Murtaugh.
Amboy-W. r. Thompson, W. Il.
Look, w. f. Stevens.
LeRay-A. 9. Smith, E. F. Dunn,
M. j. Ryan, Jas. Stagmeier.
Ceresco-M. Russell.
Lincoln-E. Keene.
Judson-D. Little.
The report was accepted.
While the committee had been out,
Gen. E. M. Pope made few remarks,
during which he took occasion to
score the administration of state af
fairs, andssaid that the Democrats
were not represented on the boards