The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-11-30
ALL FOR SCHMAHL.
Second District Representatives
Endorse Him.
No Action Taken Regarding the Speaker
ship.---Resolutions Regarding Late
Senator Davis Adopted.

lower branch of the legislature from
the second congressional district held
a meeting in the ladies' ordinary of
The Saulpaugh Wednesday to con-
slider the claims of the district in the
organization of the house. The attend
ance was large, those present being
Geo w. Norman Of Judson, Geo. r.
Wilder of Amboy, Nels Nyquist of Lee
Ray, J, A. Armstrong of Winnebago
City, Thos. Torson of st. James W.
A. Hinton of Truman, W. A.
Potter of LETTERS, d. L. Riley,
of Lakefeld, G. W. Sites of
Lake Benton, John G. Schultz of
Marshall, James A. Larson of Walnut
Grove. J. e. Nichols, of Pipeston,
and J. B. Bean of Nicollet. This is
a large majority of the seventeen mem
bers in the district
julius A. Schmahl, editor of the
Redwood Falls Gazette, arrived yester
day afternoon to look after his inter
ests. He is a candidate for chief clerk
of the house, and he was in a very
cheerful mood this forenoon, claiming
to have the solid support of the seven
teen members and an excellent chance
of winning out when the legislatu re
organizes.
It was the general belief in the lobby
of The Saulpaugh this forenoon that
Mr.. Peterson would make a formal
announcement during the afternoon of
his withdrawal from the race for
speaker of the house. This would al
most ensure the second district getting
the chief clerkship. The members are
not united on any one speaker, but
their votes will be scattered according
to their individual preferences or will
go where they will do. Mr.. Schmahl
the most good.
W. J. Milne, of Winnebago City,
arrived this morning to forward his
candidacy for state boiler inspector for
the second district With him came
two able hackers, Editor W. D. Smith
and Postmaster L. G. Beebee, both of
Winnebago City. No attempt was
made to have the meeting take any ac-
tion favorable to Mr.. Milne, but in a
quiet way much work was done in his
behalf
When the meeting convened in the
afternoon the following resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas, The Hon. Cushman Kel-
logg Davis, senior United States sena-
tor from Minnesota, passed away at
his home in st. Paul on Tuesday eve
ming, Nov. 9th, after lingering ILL
ness and
Whereas The death of the distin-
guished senator is state and national
calamity his services as governor of
the state show his devotion to the
cause of the people, and in the United
States senate, as chairman of the for
eign relations committee, and as the
ranking member of the Paris peace
commission, his distinguished services
have made him world wide figure,
and the acknowledged authority on
international questions; in the recent
war with Spain Senator Davis was
President McKinley's closest friend
and adviser, and to him was assigned
the delicate task of drafting the reso-
lutions declaring that war existed be-
tween the kingdom of Spain and the
republic of the United States. There
fore, be it
| Resolved, By the members-elect of
the house of the Minnesota legislature
from the second congressional district,
that we extend to the venerable par
ents of the deceased statesman, our
sincerest sorrow and deepest regret
over the loss of their son, and ma
tion's son ; nor would we forget, in
this hour of her great bereavement the
wife and companion who has been so
much to the senator during the proud
est days of his earthly career. We
commend them to Him who tempers
the wind to the shorn lamb. Their
sorrow is our sorrow-a nation s
sorrow.
d. L. RILEY
JAMES A. LARSON. 8
J. G. SCHULTZ.
J. B. BEAN.