The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-18
CONVENTION, AFTERMATH.
The New Plan for Organizing the Repub.
Iican State Central Committee.

The New Plan for Organizing the Repub-
Iican State Central Committee.
The resolut ion which was presented
to the Second district convention just
before it adjourned Tuesday afternoon
by G. G. Whitney, state public printer,
and which was adopted, is as follows:
Whereas, A new plan for organizing
the Republican state central commit
tee has been proposed, and the same
of county conventions and prominent
members of the party, and
Where's, The plan proposed brings
the organized efforts of the committee
in close touch with each COMPRESSION al
district and with each county, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the delegates of the
Second congressional district in con-
vention assembled, endorse such plan
of organization, as follows:
Firsu-That the delegates elected to
the state convention shall convene and
organize by congressional districts, and
said delegates shall proceed to elect
from each of said districts three mem
bers of the Republican state central
committee and report their names to
the convention for adoption.
Second-That within five days after
adjournment the chairman of the con-
vention shall appoint a chairman, a
secretary and a treasurer of said COM
mittee, who shall, if not heretofore
members, thereupon become members
of said committee.
Third-That within FIVE days after their
election the members from each of said
congressional districts shall meet and
elect one of their number chairman for
such district and immediately report
such action to the chairman of the state
central committee. The several district
chairmen so elected shall, with the
chairman. secretary and treasurer ap.
pointed by the convention, constitute
the executive campaign committee
of the Republican state central commit
tee.
Fourth-That before adjournment Of
thereto from each county shall elect ar
auxiliary state committeeman for said
county, and if they fail 80 to do the
members of the state central committee
from the congressional district in which
said county is situated shall appoint fol
said county such auxiliary state com
mitteeman. and shall Immediately re-
port such appointment to the chairman
of the state central committee.
Fifth-That said state central com
mittee shall be the governing commit
tee of the Republican party in the state
of Minnesota. and shall perform all the
duties prescribed by law or custom fol
snch committees.
The McCleary sentiment in the con
vention was very pronounced, and his
denomination was confidently predicted
by delegates from different parts of the
district.
A large number of the delegates took
the afternoon train for st Paul, to at.
tend the state convention. The
Blue Earth county delegation went up
Wednesday morning.
Among the Lac qui Parle delegation
was Edmund Shaw, editor of the Mas
sau Interstate. MIR. Shaw formerly re
sided in Mankato, and was engaged in
newspaper work here. He states thai
he is enjoying more prosperity in hii
present location than ever before. His
family has also increased one since hs
left Mankato. Last week his young
son was run over by a wagon, vince
passing over his head, but the lad for
tunately escaped serious injury.
J. r. Lankard of Redwood Falls, who
was elected one of the delegates to the
national convention at Philadelphia. il
graduate of the Mankato norma
school, and married Miss Wakefield
of this city, whose death occurred two
or three years ago. Geo. Fitzsimmons
of Candy, the other delegate, is fire.
quent visitor to Mankato, and has many
friends here. Judge Quinn, one of the
alternates, is a former Blue EARTH
county man, and is well known here