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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
PLATT'S SCHEME.

A story comes from New York that
Senator Platt has swung around and
will favor the nomination of Seth
Lowe for mayor of Greater New York
next fall by the Republicans and that
he will receive sufficient support from
independent sources and anti-Tam-
many Democrats to elect him mayor
There is no question but that Seth
Low would be the strongest man the
Republicans could name for that posi-
tion against the Tammany hosts But
the most notable part of the story is
that Senator Platt turns to Mr.. Low
for the mayorality candidate for the
purpose of bringing him out, in event
of his selection and success as mayor,
as a presidential candidate in 1904.
This is Platt's move, it is alleged,
against Roosevelt, and he hopes to de-
feat the ambition of the latter, with
Low. He could expect nothing at the
hands of Roosevelt, and probably little
at the hands of Low, but he would
have the satisfaction, if his scheme
worked, of killing off Roosevelt polit-
ically and to man of Platt's build,
that would be considerable comfort.
There is but little question that both
Roosevelt and Low would develop into
strong presidential candidates, but
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25

This makes somewhat irregular
shaped district, but on the whole is
not bad.
The third district it leaves as at
present, except it removes Meeker
county and gives district with a
population of 1872, O15.
1t builds the fourth district out of
Ramsey and Washington counties,
with population of 1913, 1859.
The fifth would consist of Hennepin
county as at present, with popula-
tion of 1913, $40.
The new SIXTH they carve out of
territory comprising the present sixth
by cutting off some of the southern
and western counties, and is left with
a population of 1870. 965.
But it is in the proposed new seventh
that the Review writer gets in his
fine work, and makes shoe string
district, with Pipestone county on the
southwest and Anoka county north
of Minneapolis, at the other end. This
district in no way complies with the
congressional provision, as it is
not at all compact Just what
Pipestone and Anoka counties have in
common would cause the builder of
this remarkable district many sleep
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25

less night to think up. This break
will entirely overthrow his scheme
and render it useless to the apportion-
ment committee, even as a guide.
About the only thing that can be said
in behalf of this remarkable district is
that it contains within few thous-
ands of the required population, 1873, :
800, and traverses a section of the state
that would soon fill up so as to give it
the allotted number
The remaining two districts the
writer cuts out of the present seventh
district and two or three counties off
from the sixth both with popula-
tion below 1873, 900, but this deficiency
would doubtless soon be made up
But his proposed seventh district
condemns the scheme and makes it one
impossible to follow, though it is pos
sible that the outline of the first, Sec
ond and third as given will not be
changed much by the reapportionment
committee, and of course Hennepin
county will be a district by itself as
at present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
THE SECURITY STATE BANK.

Minnesota Lake, Mimi, Jan. 18th.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Security State bank of
Minnesota Lake, Mimi, held January
18th. Peter Kremer. Ed Cote, Oscar
H. Schroeder, Mat. S. Fisch, and
Nicholas J. Fisch were elected direc-
tors for the ensuing year.
The report of the examination com
mittee showed the bank to be in ex-
cellent condition. Two dividends have
been declared the past year, while the
amount of cash added to the surplus
&C count this year is greater than the
total amount added to that fund the
past four years.,
The bank has been doing steadily
increasing business and last ummer
it was found necessary to increase the
capital stock of the bank to take care
of this increase in business
The stockholders are very much
pleased with the condition of the
bank. Peter Kramer was elected presi-
dent, NJ. S. Fisch vice president, and
o. 81. Schroeder cashier.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
REPORT OF w. c. T. u. MEETING.

At the regular meeting of the North
Mankato W. G. T. q. On Thursday it
was voted to have Mrs. Scovell our
state president, visit US in the near
future, somewhere about the 2Sth of
February, when she is to make short
trip of IA days through the 4th dis
trict. On account of so many de-
mands on our time motion was
made to only have the meetings once a
month, as no one wanted to miss the
meetings, yet felt that they could not
spend the time for two meetings each
month. The motion was lost, but it
wac moved to take up the matter at
the next meeting so that all members
might have chance to speak upon it.
Let all members take notice.
A leafiet On Non Alcoholics in
Medicine was read and discussed, also
a lesson from Alcohol and the Pocket
Book. The president made plea for
each to work for increase in member
ship, also spoke of the state organ, the
White Ribboner. Spoke of it's being
almost our anniversary, as seven years
ago the 18th of January this union
was organized with seven members .
1t now numbers twenty-five and dur
ing the seven years have had over
forty names on our list. One has been
lost by death, two by withdrawal and
the balance by removal
MRS. f. /. RANDALL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
BY PRECINCTS.
Population of the City and the
County.
The Fifth Ward Slightly Heads the First
and Second ==-Lake Crystal
Largest Village.

Secretary G. A. Chapman of the
board of trade, who is preparing
commercial writeup of Mankato, has
received from the census bureau at
Washington detailed statement of the
population of Mankato and Blue Earth
county, as follows:
Blue Earth county, 80, 1868
Mankato City, list ward, 2,0S4: I'd
ward, 2,053; Sd ward, 1, 572 4th ward,
1, 1877; 9Th ward, 2, 1906; 9th ward, 997
total, 10, 500.
Shelby twp, S19; Amboy village,
432; Beauford twp, 706; Butternut
Valley twp, 612; Cambria twp, 352
Ceresco twp, 5SS; Danville twp, 6S1
Decoria twp, 994; Garden City twp,
91S; jamestown twp, 458 Madison Lake
village, 300; Judson twp, sos; Lake
Crystal village, 1,215; LeRay twp,
1, 437; Lime twp $50; Lincoln twp
$50; Lyra twp, 1914; Good Thunder
village, 055; Mcpherson twp, /, ia !;
Mankato twp, 1867; Mapleton twp,
543; Mapleton village, zoos; Medo
twp, 773; Pleasant Mound twp, 1856 !;
Rapidan twp, 1,075; South Bend twp,
$50; Sterling twp, 663; Vernon twp,
712; Vernon Center village, 331.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
THE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPOR-
TIONMENT

One of the matters which will come
before the present legislature, is that
of redistricting the state, not only as
to legislative representation, but as to
congressional as well. The legislature
has already taken steps in this direc-
ton in resolution providing for re-
apportionment committee to arrange
the details. There has been much
speculation as to how the work will
finally be accomplished. There are
some who propose that the two addi-
tional congressman given the state, be
elected at large, and the districts
left about as they are now.
But this would not be agree
able nor fair, as they have changed
much in population and are now very
uneven, and against this scheme there
is strong protest from all portions
of the state.
There have been several schemes as
to how the state might be redistricted
congressionally, the latest we have
noted is that given by the ST. Paul
Review. The basis of representation
is 1914, 666. The Review leaves the first
district as it is with the exception of
cutting off Waseca county, and this
gives a district with population of
1876, 424. Waseca county it adds to the
new second district, and forming this
it cuts off Redwood, Lyon, Lincoln.
Pipestone, Yellow Medicine. Lac qui
Parle and Chippewa counties from
the present district. According to
this the new second would be COM
nosad of the following twelve counties
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25

The board of education last evening
took a very wise step in adopting a
course of study. But serious mistake
was incorporated in it and that was
the continuance of the vertical writ
ing fad. The board ought to rise to
practical, common sense view of the
matter and discard it before further
harm is wrought among our young
people, and at the next meeting be-
fore steps are taken to provide for the
printing of the course, this feature
ought to be reconsidered and stricken
therefrom. A system which some of
the large railway systems and con-
stantly increasing number of corpora
tions and business firms will not en-
ploy in their business is not a system
of writing to be taught in our schools.
1t prevents good hand in penmanship
on the part of large number of
pupils and while it may be brought to
the point of looking very nice on the
part of a few, it is often times even
then of a most illegible nature. The
public schools should be kept close to
the masses of the people, and fad
that has so many drawbacks should
never find a place in their course of
study. Now is the time to cut it out
before its injurious effects go farther,
and the board ought to act at once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
IT SHOULD BE REMEDIED.

At the meeting of the electoral col
lege at ST. Paul yesterday, specific at
tention was called to the fact that in
case of a close vote in the state, that
is a vote much closer than that of last
November, while the state might be
Republican, the Democrats might elect
two or three elect ors because of the
failure of Republicans to vote the en-
tire electoral ticket This failure is
not peculiar to one party, but affiicts
the opposition as well. AS result the
electors adopted the following resolu-
tions, which were sent to the COVER
nor:
Whereas, The results of the last
general election show that William L.
Lee received 1870, 461 votes that 81.
W Stone received $50, 466 votes, and
that the other seven Republican presi-
Dental electors received each differ
ent number of votes ranging between
these two extremes that on the Demo-
cratic ticket Rudolph Schiffman re-
ceived 112, sol votes, and L. Q. Hodg-
son received 106, 020 votes, and that the
other seven electors received each q
different number of votes, ranging be-
tween these two extremes: that this
result shows the voter did not in all
cases express his full vote for either
presidential candidate and
Whereas In case of close vote in
the state this discrepancy would result
in electing some of the presidential
electors for one candidate and some
for another; and
Whereas, The vote for electors is
impersOnal, the intention being to
vote for regularly nominated candi-
date for president and vice president :;
therefore be it
Resolved, That in the opinion of
the electoral college of this state the
law should be so amended that the
marking of the ballot in but one place
should be counted for the whole cleo
toral ticket of that body.
This is a matter which deserves the
attention of~the legislature. The in
tention of the voter is to vote for one or
the other of the presidential candidates.
He does not vote for the electors be-
cause of their personality. Ninety mine
cases out of one hundred the voter
has never heard of their names be-
fore, and could not name them over
after he had gone two blocks from the
election booth. A benefit would be
accomplished for all classes, by chang
ing the law so that one cross would
answer for all of the presidential
electors and then voter by his care
1essness or ignorance would not be in
danger of losing portion of his vote
in the selecting of the chief magis-
trate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.

The Illinois senatorial contest had a
most happy outcome, in that it re-
suited in the knock out of former Gov
ernor Tanner, and the withdrawal
of the other candidates and the re-
nomination of Senator Cullom by &C
clamation. While Cullom is not as
brilliant as some of the men who as
pired for his senatorial shoes he is a
safe man and has done some good
work for the people in behalf of legis
lation regulating railways. In
Nebraska the Republicans have as
yet been unable to agree upon candi-
dates for the long and short term, and
are dividing their vote among several
candidates with no promise of an early
agreement
In Delaware the deadlock that has
existed for several years is continued
and the outlook is not very promising.
The anti Addicks Republicans and
the Democrats have it in their power
to break this deadlock at any time
they are of mind to come together.
The Democrats declare they will never
assist Addicks. 1t has been reported
that they would vote for two Republi-
cans in order to defeat Addicks ambi :
tion is to get into the senate, an ambi-
tion in which his money is the only
qualification he can put forth. For
eight years he has succeeded in keep
ing Delaware with only one representa-
tive in the senate, and if the deadlock
is not broken, that state will be with
out senator after March 4th next If
the Democrats will not vote for two
Republicans then arrangements ought
to be made between them and the
.antiAddicks Republicans whereby
each party is given a senator and the
deadlock which has disgraced the
state for the past eight years broken
and Mr.. Addicks ambition defeated.
This would seem to be the great diff
Guilty which confronts the people of
that state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
SENATOR CLAPP.

The action of the Republican legisla-
tive caucus Saturday afternoon in
naming General Moses E. Clapp as the
successor of the late Senator G. K.
Davis will be ratified by the senate
and house tomorrow, after which time
General Clapp will become senator
in fact to serve four years from
March 4th next.
While General Clapp was not the
first choice of the Free Press nor a
majority of the Republicans of Blue
Earth county, he was by all means
and on every hand the second choice
of every Republican who favored
Robert g. Evans first. No opposition
to General Clapp ever existed here.
The warmest supporters of Mr..
Evans have only the warmest feelings
for the successful candidate, and had
not Mr. Evans been in the contest,
Mr.. Clapp would have had the sup
port of all Republicans here from the
outset. Many of our people know Mr..
Evans better and while they loved Mr..
Clapp none the less they simply loved
Mr.. Evans most. Both are men of
superior merit-but both could not
win.
Our people, in common with the
Republicans of the state, are entirely
satisfied with the result The fact
that the Republican members of the
legislature performed their full duty in
selecting Republican candidate in a
Republican caucus is cause for uni
versal rejoicing and of profound senti-
ments of appreciation toward the legis-
lative body of stalwart Republicans
who fearlessly concluded their work
and in a manner so free from possible
criticism.
Senator Clapp is prince of good
fellows and gentleman of splendid
parts. He is man possessed of a
master mind, is~vigorous of body, has
a commanding presence, and will
make for Minnesota most worthy
successor to the lamented Davis He
is debater of rare strength and an
orator of superior attainments. And
withal he is scholarly man with
wide experience in the law and a
thorough knowledge of national affairs.
With two such splendid types of men
as Nelson and Clapp to represent us in
the councils of the senate of the
United States, Minnesota will still hold
her place in the front ranks of the sis
terhood of states, and will not be found
wanting or wayering on any of the
great questions that may come up for
solution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
MCCONNELL LANDS.

Information was received this after
nosn that W. w. P Mcconnell had
been named by Gov. Van SAINT as the
dairy and food commissioner.
The Free Press has purposely re-
Trained from saying anything regard
ing this appointment because of a
known division on the part Of many
Republicans of Blue Earth county, and
it did not feel justified in arraying it
self on one side or the other. In other
words, it has felt all along that Cover
nor Van SAINT, having only the best in
terests Of the state at heart, and an
honest purpose to surround himself
with men whom he believed would
best conserve the public interests,
shonld, SO far as possible. be left I'M
hampered in choosing the officials for
whose acts his administration must
stand or fall. Unfortunately for Blue
e arth county there have been too
many candidates for places. And
more unfortunate still there has been
too much division and too little CO.
hesiveness on the part of leading Re
publicans toward most of the men who
have sought appointments.
The Free Press has no heart, if it
had the dispositi on, to critieise the
action of the governor in choosing Mr.
Mcconnell. THAT the appointment
will come as disappointment to a
number of handwriting Republi
cans in Blue Earth county cannot
be denied And the governor is
probably not unmindful of this fact.
The duties of a dairy and food
commissioner require in the appointee,
if he is to be of any genuine worth to
the great dairy and food interests of
the state, man of experience. Mr..
Mcconnell has the experience. His
record for the past two years and more
in this department stands clearly out
and above any other man in the de-
partment. He presented to the COVER
nor the strongest endorsements of any
man who has applied for any position
under his administration. These en-
dorsements are largely-almost who lily
from the dairy and creamery men of
the state The governor feels keenly
the Importance of building this feature
of the states interest up to the highest
point of perfection, and in this ambi
ton he is eminently justified. If he
believes, as he no doubt does, that
Mr.. McConne II is the one man in the
state best qualified to strengthen his
administration in this particular, then
it is the duty of every loyal Republi
can who has an interest in Governor
Van SAINTS success to acquiesce in the
choice whether he personally approves
of the appointee or not.
Those who have talked with the
governor know what terrible strain
he has been under the past month in
trying to solve the few appointments
within his gift so as to give as little
offense as possible and at the same
time surround himself with competent
officials A man with less physical
endurance would have broken down
under the strain, and one with less
good nature would have played the
part of executioner. But through it
all he has retained his good nature,
has endeavored as best he could to con-
serve the public interests, and with
it all he is to be more condoned with
than censured, more commended than
criticised.
No governor has ever succeeded in
pleasing everybody ever will.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
DEFEATED BUT NOT DISCOUR-
AGED.

The defeat of Robert Ct. Evans of
Minneapolis in his contest for the Re
publican nomination for the United
States senate was somewhat disap-
p ointing to many of his friends, but
that disappointment is only temporary
and in no wise discouraging. Mr..
Evans made splendid fight against
great odds, and he probably comes out
of the contest with more warm friends
than he would have had had he won
the senatorial toga There was not a
man who heard his speech after the
close of the caucus Saturday afternoon,
who did not feel deep seated and gen.
uine love for him. His fight through
out was so manly, his course SO
straightforward and his demeanor to-
ward all so kind and genial that he
made friends of all; but when he
faced that great Republican audience
in the House of Representatives de-
feated candidate for great prize-a
prize that could have been his with
anything like loyalty on the part of
his home city-it was that the great
ness of the man was revealed
No man ever stood upon the plat
form where he was invited to address
his fellows that ever received more
enthusiastic reception or warmer
ovation. 1t was triumph in defeat.
1t was the spontaneous outburst of
loyal friends who loved him most for
the enemies he had made. The battle
of ballots of few moments before
had been forgotten, and all joined in
paying tribute of affection to a man
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25

The mid-year promotions were made
in the public schools today. About five
hundred promotions occurred, in
Guiding nine into the high school
John Trenheuser has nego tiated the
sale of his saloon known as ''The
End" on North Front street, to Joseph
Salfer, the milk man, who is said to
intend to dispose of his milk route and
devote his personal attention to the
business The transfer will be made
Feb. list, if no hitch occurs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25

1904 is some distance off yet and
whether Seth Low can eclipse the pop
ularity of the new vice president,
is question to be revealed, but
evidently Senator Platt is convinced
he is the only man that can. How
ever, the people of New York city can
be congratulated on any move that
will give them man of Seth Lowe s
sterling qualities for mayor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-25

within year previous, constitutes
perjury, when inquiry is made to that
fact at the time subsequent marriage
license is issued. The bill also makes
it unlawful for a clerk to give out a
marriage license where it appears
that there has been divorce within a
wear