The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-24
Resolutions Calling for Economy
and a Reduction of the Float
ing Debt Are Adopted.

The Republican convention devel-
| oped most remarkable contest today.
1t required twenty ballots to decide
who should be nominated for mayor
The Palmer forces were as large as had
been figured, and being together loyalty
going down in defeat finally with colors
flying. The Robinson Emenl had the
strength assigned them yesterday, and
their staying powers surprised every
one, as it had been thought that they
would take up some other candidate
after few ballots. They felt that in
asmuch as Mr. Robinson had come out
and openly made the fight they should
stand by him, and they succeeded in
winning over the Bradley men finally.
In recognition of this, Bradley man
was given the special judgeship.
The fact that the fight in the caucuses
was Palmer and anti-Palmer prevented
that gentleman from drawing any
strength from the opposition, The
Bradley men had figured that by hang
ing on they could get enough Robinson
and Palmer votes in the breakup to
succeed, but the breakup never came
the Palmer men talked at one time of
compromising on l.. A. Under or B. F.
Pay, but the Robinson men would not
hear to the former and Mr.. Pay would
not listen to overtures looking to his
own nomination.
The convention was good natured
throughout, and no sore spots were left.
1t is evident that the party will pull
itself together and strive unitedly for
the election of Mr.. Robinson and the
entire ticket and in the present disor-
ganized state of the Democratic party
this ought easily to be accomplished.
The Palmer and anti-Palmer forces
caucused last night, the former count
ing 81 noses and the latter 80 noses.
Each side claimed to be stronger than
these figures indicated, and each pre-
sented confident front this morning
There was much hustling about during
the morning hours. buttonholing of de-
legates, etc preparatory to the meet
ing of the Republican city convention.
The convention was called to order
at the city hall at promptly ten o'clock
by acting Chairman J. G. Fowler, of
the Republican city committee. The
room was densely crowded with the So
delegates and the spectators. Both
sides had plenty of fight in them, as the
subsequent proceeding showed.
After the call had been read, J. B.
Ogle named Mr.. Fowler for temporary
chairman. and B. G. Taylor named A..
o. Eberhart. A rising vote apparently
gave Mr. Fowler % votes and Mr.. Eber-
hart 81 votes. The result was greeted
with applause by the Palmer forces,
who thus won first blood in the contest
Mr. Eberhart made neat little speech
in which he thanked the convention for
the honor and advised that only men of
true and incorruptible character be
nominated. In selecting men who
would give a clean businesslike and
economical administration. the conven-
ton should so act as to enhance the
interest of the Republican party, and
he hoped for harmony of action.
| Harry Paddock, H. L. Schmitt, J G
Fowler, j G. Moore and W E. Edwards
were named for temporary secretary,
hut all declined. Each side wanted to
get the others leaders off of the floor.
On DR.. Beach's motion, w. A. Funk
was finally chosen and accepted
The following committee on creden-
tials was appointed representing the re
spective wards; H. F. Shaw, FL. L
Schmitt, chairman. Mic Kleinschmidt,
B. Frank Pay, c. o. Carlson and J. B
Ogle.
The committee reported the following
entitled to seats in the convention: