The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-31
GOtfried RObel SHOWS E. V.
Waters Under for City
Recorder.
w. B. Davies Named for Judge,
and Hans JOrgensen for
Treasurer.
The Caucus Slate Goes Through
With the Exception of the
RecOrdership.

The Democratic city convention met
at the city hall Friday afternoon, with
thirty-six delegates and goodly
sprinkling of spectators on the out
skirts. There was not the same nervous
tension and suppressed excitement pre-
vious to calling to order that marked
the moments before the assembling of
the Republican convention Thursday.
Thursdays caucus had settled mat
tiers to such an extent that there seem
ed to be not the slightest cloud of op'
position visible on the horizon to the
cut and dried program prepared by the
bosses and presented to the delegates
for their ratification
At shortly after two o'clock, Chair
man J A Hielscher, of the Democratic
city committee, advanced to the plat
form and raped the convention to or
der His gavel stilled the busy hum of
voices, and Secretary Schaub proceed
ed to read the official call for the con-
vention.
w. L. Comstock moved that Judge
J. E Porter act, as temporary chair
man, and he was duly elected, accord
ing to program He thanked the con-
vention for the honor and said that he
had no speech to make.
Arthur Schaub was elected secretary,
on motion of G. o Daley.
On Henry Himmelman's motion, the
chair appointed committee on creden
tials as follows: John D. Duane, J.
Peter Krost, Henry Zimmerman, Jr.,
w. L. Comstock, w. w. Phalen and
A Lille.
A committee ongpermanent organiza-
ton was appointed, consisting of D. 7.
Hayes, S. Wilhartz and Chas H. Hall
man.
The.committee on credentials report
ed the following en- titled to seats in the
convention:
First ward d Duane, Effer, A
W Johnson, Thomas Butter, Daniel
Coughlan, JAS Schlingerman, Joseph J.
Huetl
Second ward-F Kunz,. G Kruse, b
Fricke, F Westhoff. II Leonard, D P
Hayes, E V Waters, P Krost
Third ward-Arthur Schaub, M L
Fallenstein, Henry Zimmerman, Jr
Charles T Taylor, Robert Lamm, G o
Daley, S Wilhartz, Albert Lamm,
Geo T. Boynton.
Fourth ward-P K Wiser, J A Flittie,
w L Comstock, j P Schweitzer, A M
Grout, Hans Haugen.
Fifth ward-W W Phalen, James
Dougherty, o Little. J E Porter, Hans
Jorgenson.
Sixth ward-Adolph Lille, Chas F
Mailman.
The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended that the tenn
porary organization be made perma-
nent, and this was adopted.
Judge Porter said that he trusted
that the deliberations of the convention
would be harmonious and that ticket
that would be elected be nominated.
After seeing yesterdays convention,
there could be no question of success at
the polls if this convention makes no
mistake.
81. Zimmerman, Jr. named Orange
Little for mayor and predicted his cleo
ton. w. l.. Comstock seconded this on
behalf Of the Fourth ward, saying that
Mr.. Little had never been identified
with any class or clique. Thursday a
convention was held which was the
outgrowth of the most peculiar tactics
that he had ever seen. Each side cast
recriminations against the other. There
must have been some deep, underlying
principle back of it. The two sides are
so divergent that they cannot get to-
gether. 1t is the duty of this conven-
ton to name one around whom all
classes can rally, and the best citizens
will rally around Mr.. Little regardless
of party.
On motion of G. o. Daley, Mr.. Lit
ties nomination was made unanimously.
Mr.. Zimmerman was appointed a
committee of three" to produce Mr..
Little, on Mr.. Comstock's motion. Mr..
Zimmerman asked whether he would
need q search warrant.