The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-12
SAMPLE BALLOTS.
Republican Candidates Lead, With DEM
Ocrats Next and Socialists Labor Last.

County Auditor Gunders has re-
ceived a sample ballot of the national
and state tickets from the secretary
of state 1t will require 700, 600 Off
cial ballots to supply the voters of
Minnesota this year. The Republican
candidates are named first in each in
stance, the Democrats-Populis nomi
nees, Prohibitionists Social Democrats
and Socialist Labor nominees in their
order on the national ticket. On the
state ticket the Midroad Populists
came otter the Prohibitionists, follow
ed by the Social Democrats and So
cialist Labor.
The Republican presidential electors
are William E. Lee, John L. Gessel,
Edwin Dunn, J.. G. Donovan, o K.
Naeseth, Carl Wirth, John S. Dodge,
George A. Whitney and Fl. W. Stone,
who will vote for Mckinley for presi-
dent.
The electors named by the Democrat
Peoples party are DR.. Rudolph
Schiffmann, M. R. Prendergast, o. W.
Anderson, George Lester, o. T.
Ramsland, Daniel Aerle, F. D. Noren-
berg. John Jenswold, Jr., T. G. Hodg-
son. who, if elected, will cast their
votes for Bryan.
The electors for the Prohibition
party are George F. Wells, James A.
McConpey, Charles M. Way, E. S.
Ellis, Charles G. Drew, A. J. Kanne,
Andrew Rankin, P j. Nelson, John
j. Kendall. Their presidential can
didate is Woolley.
Warren W. Morse is named as presi-
Dental elector of the Social Democratic
party to vote for Debs, and Charles W.
Brandborg as elector for the Socialist
Labor party and Malloney.
Samuel R. Van SAINT, Republican
nominee for governor, heads the state
ticket. John Lind, candidate of the
Democrat-People' party follows, with
B B. Haugan, Prohibition Sylvester
M. Fairchild. Midroad Populist; T.
Fl. Lucas Social Democrat, and Ed
ward Kritz, Socialist Labor candi-
dates.
For lieutenant governor the names
are Lyndon A. Smith, Republican; 7.
J. Meighen, Democrat-People's; G.
B. Wilkinson, Prohibitionist E. G.
Wallinder, Midroad Populist.
The candidates for secretary of state
are Peter E. Hanson, Republican;
Michael E. Neary, Democrat-People'
Frank W. Carlisle, Prohibition.
For state treasurer, Julius H. Block,
Republican 81. C. Koernor, Demo
GRAFT Peoples; G. W. Dorsett, Prohibi-
ton S. W. Powell, Midroad Populist.
The nominees for attorney general
are Wallace B. Douglas, Republican
R. G. Saunders, Democrat-People' 8,
= Charles NJ. Start, Republican, Is
the only candidate for chief justice of
the supreme bench upon the ticket.
For associate justice, Loren W. Col
Inns, Republican is named.
For members of the state railroad
and warehouse commission, Ira B.
Mills and Joseph g. Miller, Republi-
cans; P. M. Ringdal and T. J. Knox,
Democrat-People's, and M. P. Moran,
Midroad Populist, are named for four
year terms.
For two-year terms, Charles F.
Staples, Republican; S. M. Owen.
Democrat-People's; John J. Hubbard,
Midroad Populist.
Provision is made at the end of the
ticket for a vote on the proposed
amendment to article 8, section 6, of
the constitution, providing for the
loaning the permanent school and uni
versity funds to, or the purchase of
bonds of, cities, villages, towns, coun-
ties and school districts.