The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-22
TO KANSAS CITY.
Henry Zimmerman Jr. Recon-
mended as a Delegate.
Democratic County Convention Comes to
Close in Badly Split Up
Condition.

1uuIsudy d1tcIuOOu OPOhOo AZ 'oAJ
promising manner, but the chunks of
harmony" began to disappear as the af-
ternoon progressed, and the delegates
found themselves badly split up on
several propositions. The first of these
was the selection of member of the
state central committee, resulting in
the turning down hard of b. @.
Howard, ex-Republican, ex-Populist
and at present-Democrat. Connected
with this tight was the question of al
lowing delegates to cast the full vote of
their delegations The Thro men were
in the majority and were not disposed
to endanger their chances by allowing
men from the country who had come
without credentials and been admitted
of courtesy to cast the full vote of dele
cations that had never been elected.
The next 'scrap" was over the selec-
ton of a county committee.
Arthur Schaub moved that county
committee be selected, to consist Of one
from each voting precinct and chair
man and secretary at large.
J.E. Porterdeied the authority of the
state central committee to require the
committee to be appointed at this time,
and moved that the matter be deferred
until the nominating convention. He
said that it was desirable that COM
mittee be appointed in sympathy with
the county ticket.
H. Zimmerman Jr. explained why
the state central committee desired the
county committees appointed at this
time. 1t made it too late to delay the
appointment until fall.
Mr.. Scbaub said that the new plan is
the most important advance that the
state central committee has made. 1t
makes too much work for the commit
tee when it is appointed at the nominal
ing convention. The Republicans will
adopt this plan after this year.
W. L. Comstock said that the new
plan is full of danger. and threatens to
drift into machinery. The practices of
the party, that have been found safe,
should not:be wandered away from. A
committee might be selected that
wouldtnot be in harmony with the reso-
buttons adopted at the next convention.
Let the voice of the people be heard
first and fit the'machinery to it after
wards.
c. o, Daley favored the new plan.
He said that everybody knows that if
the Democratic party is igoing to win
this year it has got to fight. 1t is
rumored that the other party is going
to tap barrel, and the battle is going
to be one ''for your life." The conven-
ton should mot be icarried away by
bosh about ''thespeople. AS bust
ness proposition. it would be better to
select chairman and secretary at this
time. If there is to be enmity in the
ranks of the party, it can be fixed with
the candidates
Mr.. Champlin said that he was will
ling to trust the present committee and
make change at the next convention,
when there will be larger representa-
ton present.
Mr.. Porter's motion was declared
lost, but Mr.. Comstock took an appeal
from the decision. The vote stood II
to 80 on rising vote, and the motion
was lost.
Mr.. Schaub renewed his motion,
which was carried.
Mr.. Comstock prophesied that the
work of.the convention would be I'M
done later and that the delegates would
live to regret their action in building
parts of machine.
Arthurs Schaub and Henry F.
Leonard we're reelected chairman and
secretary of the county committee.
The balance of the committee was
selected as follows:
Sterling-Joseph Dobie.
Napoleon. village Henry Pagel.
Jamestown-P. M. Lyons.
Butternut Valley-Eric Shaw.
Good Thunder-Ed. Flynn.
City of Mankato-
First ward-Ernest Koetting.
Second ward-E. V. Waters.
Third ward-M. L. Fallenstein.
Fourth ward-A. r. Pau Jr.
Fifth ward--J. Q. Wise Jr.
Madison Lake--Julius Reinsburg.
Vernon Center-E. T. sChamplin.
Amboy-J. f. Smith.
McPherson--D. F. Rasdall.
Ceresco-C. Russell.
Danville-Alex Latourelle.
LIE Ray-Ed. Dunn.
Lyra-C. w. Graf.
Garden City-T. A. Edgerton.
Lake Crystal--W. 81. Cole.
Vernon Center village--H. Kraus.
Rapidan w. A. just.