The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-18


noon train for st. Paul could do so.
In the list of delegates will be seen
many names familiar to Mankato PEG.
pie.
The Second district Republican con-
vention met at Athletic hall at two
o'clock Tuesday to elect two dele.
gates to the Republican national con.
vention to be held at Philadelphia, and
two alternates, and also to nominate a
presidential elector.
Chairman G. L Benedict, of the con-
gressional committee, read the official
call for the convention,
Virgil Seward, of Marshall, arose
and electrified the convention with
some eloquent remarks, in which he
referred to President McKinley's &C.
complishments, He said that he had
already been renominated in the hearts
of the people. On behalf of Lincoln.
Redwood, Yellow Medicine and Lac
qui .Parle counties, he nominated w.
D. Smith, of Faribault county, as tenn
porary chairman.
Mr. Smiths election was made by &C
clamation, and.he took up the duties of
presiding officer in businesslike man
ner.
James Ruane, of Murray county, was
elected temporary secretary. and Geo.
Fl. Hage, of Watonwan, temporary as,
sistant secretary.
Committees on crede ltials and reso-
lutions were appointed as follows:
Credentials Gov. Linden A.
Smith, Chippewa; A. H. Mohler, Lin
coin; H. ]. Ferguson, Rock; Joseph
Bobleter, Brown; W. A. Potter, Cotton.
wood; A. H. Howard, Faribault; Thos.
Crawford, Murray.
Resolutions-J A Everett, Martin; G.
L. Benedict, Blue Earth; Ole g. Dale,
Lac qui Parle; Thos. Collins, Cotton.
wood; j. B, Bean, Nicollet; A. S. Dyer,
Pipestone; D. K. Smith, Mobiles.
While the committees were out, the
delegates called for Mr. Seward to help
fill in the time with remarks. He de-
clined to respond, however.
c. R. Davis, of st. Peter, was called
upon and responded with few re-
marks. He spoke with eloquence of
the wisdom and patriotism of the Re-
publican party. He considered that
the party stands for more than all of
the other parties put together. He
gave Mr.. Seward a pleasant little
eulogy, predicting bright future for
him.
The committee on credentials present
ed the following report
Faribault County-A F Howard, N
T Nelson, L G Taylor, E G Adams, M
B Parker. w d Smith, G Baumgard,
S A Brady, L L Coulter, A E Amund-
son, II E Wheaton, w M Baker, G F
Bassett, Leopold Oelke, B ] Maland, J
G Stearns, Henry G Webber.
Blue Earth County-C L Benedict, A
Fl Pressnall. John Morse, M B Rasdall,
w s Smith. 81 G Tibbetts. E Cook,
Clark Keysor. Fl F Shaw, DR. Jno Will
liams, w Fl Marston, w Wigley, A
Folsom, M F Crane, A G WILDER, VIM
Jamison, Geo Wilder, w d Sprague,
Marcus Williamson, John Morrow,
James Bryson.
Lyon County M Wilcox, r r
Roberts, e Whitney, Neil Finch, Il
r Seares, John Fl Carlow, w l. Thurs
ton, E l Iceland, V B Seward, Chas
Kilson. j G. Donovan.
Cottonwood County-W A Potter,
Ole Akerlund, j d Hiebert. E E Lane,
WA Smith, Carpenter, John Hut.
ton. T G Collins, F w Force, w J
Clark.
Lincoln county, r Taylor. A P
Grey, J G ID Whipple, Neil Mcqueen,
JIG Tucker, G Fl Cumming, A } Cox,
A H Mohler.
Lac qui Parle county, j Little, E
Shaw, o g Dale, F Rosenwald, 81 |
Husebo, J r Swami, M @ Drumour. j
S Koien, P Bergh, K 0 Jerde, G M
Holmquist.
Yellow Medicine county g Fitzsim-
mons, G A Bennett, G Erickson. Henry
Homme, J L Stanesby, P A Larson, 0
M Peabody, Geo E Odds, G S Orwell, d
A McSarty, Ole Ostensole.