The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-09-14

Reed, James Thomas, A j. Stackpolt
and Julius Keen.
Pleasant Mound-Ed. Bartholomew,
E. G. Ludtke.
Mankato Township-Thos. McGary,
A L. Veigel, Mn. Duffey, Peter
Thomson, j. II. Shewickert.
Vernon Center-H. Gray, O. T.
Noble
Garden City-A. NJ. Kendle, G. R.
Glynn, T. A Edgerton, Chas, Rector,
Grant Ward.
LIE Ray-John Mcnamara A. G.
Smith, Michael Mcnamara, E. Rem
strom NJ. Dunn.
South Bend-Lewis r. Evans G. NJ.
lager, L. Sorrel.
Lime-Henry Heintzman Geo. Bren-
ner, NJ L. Wild, Matt Borgmeir.
McPherson-D. F. Rasdall, Chas,
O'Connor, W. L. Mandig, A. NJ.
Quinn, John Bosnian
Sterling-Geo. Keith, Fred Ackman,
Wallace Wells.
Of the whole number entitled to
seats there were probably nearly one
half of the whole present.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported in favor of making the
temporary organization the permanent
organization of the convention.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which were
adopted:
Resolved by the Democratic party Of
the county of Blue Earth in conven-
tion assembled:
1st That we affirm the Democratic
platform of our party both state and
national.
I'd. We endorse the administration
of Gov. john Lind as the most bust,
ness-like administration ever known
in Minnesota, especially do we endorse
his administration in reducing freight
rates and his economic management
of the state.
3D. We pledge our support to ou1
brilliant candidate for congress Hon.
NJ. E. Mathews.
convention to nominate and elect strict
honest men in the collection of the
taxes of our county not paying one
half for its collection.
9Th. The issues of this campaign
both state and national are so favor
able to the Democratic party that, il
view of the danger of the republic
and the welfare of our state we ash
the support of all electors of oul
county.
Mr.. Schaub here introduced Mr.. J
D. O'Brien, member of the Democra
tic national committee from Mime
sota
Mr.. O'Brien said that the complain
is being made that the people are tax
ing no interest in politics. This ma!
be true of our opponents but not 81
with the Democrats.
He said that the issues this yea
were no different from those of fou
years ago. The same old horse pla,
that has been hashed and rehashet
by Bryan and Bryanites about the dan
ger of Imperialism and militarisn
was gone over in detail. Mr.
O'Brien made statement radical
ly false in that the president was act
ing without authority of congress ant
entirely upon his own responsibility
Mr.. O'Brien certainly disappointed
his hearers and presumed largely upol
their ignorance when he asserted tina
the profits, if any profits there were t,
be derived from, the trade with tn,
Philippines, went into the pockets o
the officers of the government
He went largely into figures that hat
no possible connection with the trutl
of the argument he was trying t,
make.
The speaker took up President Nc
Kinley's denunciation of trusts AM
weakly tried to tear it in twain, but i
was too puerile to require extensiv
review. He showed the amount O
kerosene oil and sugar that certain
quantity of wheat would buy from
Jan. list, 1898 to Jan. list, 1900, not
however, indicating that these com
modities are the products of Demo
cratic trusts that made the difference
The Standard Oil company is capital
lied at $11O, 600, 0OO It has paid SO pc
cent dividend the past year, or$39, 900,
900.
This called for slight applause, ant
it is fair to presume that those VIII,
logged their feet were glad that
great Democratic trust had gotte1
such splendid gain out of the refusa
of Democratic representatives il
congress to aid in putting stop to
| it.
He referred to Gov. Lind's admins
tration and paid that gentleman
pleasant compliment Mr.. O'Brien'
principal and main argument wa
against the corporations and he hand
led figures to prejudice the farmer
evidently fattering himself that b
was talking to men who had no mind
of their own and no convictions t
guard themselves against hypocriti
cal denunciations of desperate caus
represented by Organism.
At the conclusion of Mr.. O'Brien'
address the convention proceeded t
business sor which it was convened.
Nominations for representatives be
ing in order, Mr.. Ralph Healey, O
Beauford, was placed before the con
vention, followed by the name O
James Mclaughlin. of Mapleton. Mr.
E. t. Champlin, of Garden City, wa
nominated as also was David E. Bowen
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