The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
POPULISTS MEET. ~
Referendum Club Express -
self on Cand; ~
Mayor Currier GI <&E rAany Votes
for the Mid.RO :. Nomination
for Congressman.
for Congressma an.

The Referendum club held its month.
| ly meeting at the Office of Rosenberger
& Currier Friday evening, with nearly a
full attendance of the club mem er-
ship. President Rosenberger was in
the chair and the meeting was devoted
to discussion of candidates for the
various offices, national and state.
| County politics were not touched upon,
being left to later meeting
! Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia,
was the choice of the meeting for the
presidential nomination, and Ignatius
Donnelly for the vice presidential nomi-
nation.
For governor, the choice lay between
D, H. Evans, of Tracy, and L G.
Long, of Magnolia. Those who want
one tor governor, want the other for
congressman, and vice versa F M.
Currier is favored for the congressional
nomination, but Mr.. Rosenberger stood
up and told the meeting that his part
ner had said that he would positively
decline to permit his name to be used.
DR.. Fl Pay, of Minneapolis, was IA
vored for secretary of state, and p, III.
Rahilly, of Lake City, for treasurer
On Saturday evening, Feb. 18th, the
mid-road Populists of the city will
vote on their choice for presidential,
congressional and state nominations.
During February aud March referen-
dunn ballot of this kind is to pc taken
by the Peoples Party throughout the
| United States. A long ballot has been
prepared and sent out, and will be fill
ed out by the voter, who will sign his
of his precinct club. E. Rosenberger
was named at the meeting held in Min
neapolis in December to receive the
ballots in this county and to act as dele
gate for this county in the state con-
vention unless the clubs elect some one
else.
The voting has already begun, and
many of the. ballots cast in different
parts of the Second district. favor
Mayor F. NJ Currier of this
city, for congressman. If ne would
consent to take the nomination it is
believed that he would have no diff
Guilty in receiving it.
One of the interesting features of the
| avapipo'S maatino woo tbot NO conti
ment whatever developed in favor of a
second term for Gov. Lind. The mid
roadsters are down on the fusiOnists
and will have nothing whatever to do
with them. The members of the Re-
ferendum club claim that their kind
are the only Simon pure populists.
Referendum clubs are about to be Or
ganized in Good Thunder, Beauford,
Ceresco and Butternut Valley.
County Commissioner Graf announ-
ces that he will not be candidate for
re- election next fall. He has had two
terms and says that this is enough. 1t
has been whispered that he intends to
come out as candidate for county
treasurer. but when asked whether this
was so, he replied that he had heard
nothing of it. 1t is known that some
of Mr.. Crafts friends have been quietly
talking him up for some time past.
The term of Commissioner Hughes
and Borchert expire next fall, but it is
not known whether they will seek re-
election. However, it is presumed that
they will.
Representative Nels Nyquist was in
the city yesterday, and his presence set
many tongues to wagging. When asked
by Free Press reporter whether he in
tended to ask for denomination. he re-
piled that he had two terms and could
not well ask for more. In case it should
be offered him, he would not refuse. He
said that politics has not been talked to
any extent yet in his part of the county.
Herman Kontop pleaded guilty to the
charge of disorderly conduct. in the po-
lice.court Wednesday morning, and paid