The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-09
NAMED EVANS.
1t Will be Dennis After EIec-
ton.
The Populists Put Up Candidate for
Congress, Expecting Democratic
Endorsement.


tion for the Second district met at
Union hall at two o'clock Tuesday
boon, and called to order by VIM. G.
Benbow, of Window. who read the Of
fetal call.
w. G. DAILY named Ell. Meilicke, of
Window, for chairman, and Victor
Tenney named A. E. Clark, of Man
kato. Both wanted to withdraw, but
Mr.. Clark got the start by moving
that Mr.. Meilicke's nomination be
made unanimous, and this was car
ried.
Mr.. Meilicke made some remarks in
which he urged that some one be
nominated who would stick, and if
lucky enough to be elected would
stand by the people. 1t would be
hard to elect their candidate, he re-
allied, but thought that an effort
should be made to do so, especially as
their candidate would have tosrun up
against the greatest gold bug in the
country.
On Mr. Clark's motion, " A. Ten
ney, Of this city, was elected secre-
tary
The chair was authorized to appoint
a committee of five on credentials,
and appointed W. G. Benbow. of Win
dom; W. G. Daily, Of Mapleton; Peter
Peterson, Of Murray county; John
Tillman, of Martin county; and Ralph
Healy, of Blue Earth county.
The convention started in to select
committee on reso utions, but f. M,
Currier raised the point that this was
out of order until the credentials
committee had reported, and the
chair then so held. "a 't y.
While the credentials committee
was out, Sturgeon O'Dell, of Lyon
county, was called upon for remarks.
He thought that this is not neces
sarily Republican year, and talked
as though he did not know that pros
perity had arrived in the country. He
took up his time by springing series
Of exaggerated statements intended
to reflect on the Republican party.
1t was regular 1898 calamity howl,
and brought back thoughts of the
pest.
A. E. Clark was next called for, and
tried to jolly up the crowd by saying
that he thought that the convention
had met under auspicious circum-
stances. The public mind had turned
from the glamor of war to the great
social and industrial problems OF the
day. He urged his hearers not to be-
lieve that this was an off year for
Populists. He touched up the alleged
neglect of the soldiers during the re
cent war, and referred to the financial
question. LIS So
The committee on credentials pre-
sented its report, showing long list
of names, of whom only a few were
present. Blue Earth county alone
was more than there were delegates
and spectators together in the room.
A limited number of delegates from
outside the county were present, and
only a part of the Blue Earth county
delegates showed up. The commit
tee chairman made such bad mess of
reading the names that when he got
half through, the further reading of
the names was dispensed with, on
motion of Mr.. O'Dell, and the chair
man told how many each county was
entitled to. A number of counties
were entirely unrepresented. The re.
port as made was adopted, and par
tial delegations were authorized to
cast the full vote of the delegations.
EOn Mr.. Benbow's motion, the tenn
porary organization was made per-
manent. The chairman got the idea
that this meant that he should serve
-as chairman of the committee all the
fall, and said that his business would
not permit him to give it the neces-
sary time. The matter was finally
explained to him by Mr.. Benbow.
The chair was authorized to ap-
point committee on resolutions.
He called upon Mr.. King, of jackson
: county. to take the chair while he
could consult about the committee,
as it was of grave Importance, he
said. Mr.. King explained that he
was deaf and had not heard any of
the proceedings thus far ,and there
fore could not serve. f. M. Currier
: was then called to the chair, and Mr..
Meilicke busted himself for some
time in preparing a committee on
resolutions which should lay out the
G. o. P.
The following committee on resolu-
tions was finally selected: A. E..
: Clark, Blue Earth county; Sturgeon
O'Dell, Lyon; G.. A. Giles, Martin; W.
v. King. Jackson; M. L. Jacobson.
Murray. The committee retired to