The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-01-30
NAMED A TICKET
Democrats Select Aid. Taylor
for Mayor.
The primary Conference Places
Nearly a Full Ticket in Nominal
tion--Many Destinations.
From Tuesdays Daily.

The gathering of Democrats at Thu
city hall last night to propose candidate,
for the primary election was fairly wei
attended Perhaps fifty were present
and as little interest seemed to be mani
fest there was much unanimity. A hall
dozen OF so did the voting generally, the
rest remaining silent.
The meeting was called to order lit
tie late by c., o. Daley, chairman of the
Democratic city committee. He said that
Democratic candidates were timid about
filing for the primary election until they
had seen whether they had any friends
For this reason it had been thought a
good idea to hold the conference. 1t was
desired to get an expression from the
Democrats and fill up the ticket.
Henry Zimmerman Jr. was elected
chairman and Judge j. E. Porter secre-
tary. The former, in thanking the meet
ing for the honor, said that he trusted
that the Democrats would nominate an
entire ticket. One of the hardest cam
paigns to make was with bob tailed
ticket.
Mr.. Daley moved that candidates for
aldermen be placed in nomination.
John Diamond thought that this
would be placing the cart before the
horse. He would begin with the head of
the ticket and go down, and moved that
this be done, as he saw no reason to
deviate from this practice. This motion
was carried.
Henry Schwarble nominated Alderman
Charles T. Taylor for mayor, and John
Diamond nominated Mr.. Zimmerman.
The latter said that this would be out of
the question. Mr.. Taylor was then nomi-
mated unanimously.
Ole Throdahl was nominated to sue
coed himself as city treasurer, and John
B. Hodapp to succeed himself as city re-
corder.
Dr. J. A. Hielscher named Alderman
Deebach to succeed himself from the
first ward.
Mr. Diamond wanted those present
-from-the different wards to caucus
among thenisefse ester aldermen, as fle did
not think that people from other wards
ought to have any say in the meeting
any more than they do in the election.
DIR. Hielscher's motion to nominate
Aid. Deebach was carried, despite Mr..
Diamonds protest.
August Marschner named Aid. Leonard
to succeed himself in the Second ward,
and Mr.. Diamond named Albert Roemer.
While ballot was being taken. John
c. Thro spoke up and said that both
should file in the primaries, and that the
meeting was going too far when it pro-
posed to decide which should file.
The chair ruled that the meeting was
being held to select ticket, but that it
was merely informal and not binding.
The ballot was collected and the tel
lers were prepared to count it, when Mr..
Diamond arose and said that it was not
Democratic principle to go on the way
they were doing 1t was the first time
that he ever saw the nomination for
precinct made by the whole body. He
was not opposed to counting the ballot.
S. Wilhartz moved that the ballots be
destroyed before they were counted, so
that both could file and the voters decide.
This was carried.
Mr.. Marschner suggested that the sec
ond ward voters withdraw and select
their candidate, but this did not meet
with favor.
Mr.. Schwarble nominated Mr.. Himmel-
man for alderman for the Third ward but
Mr.. Zimmerman said that this was out
of the question. He had given several
years to the office.
Joseph Rausch was named by Mr..
Schwarble, but also declined.
Mr.. Wilhartz then named Clement
Schroeder, and the latter was nominated.
Mr.. Schwarble named A. M. Smith for
alderman in the fourth ward, and this
was accepted by the convention.
For alderman from the fifth ward,
Hans Jorgenson was named, but declared
that he would not accept a certificate of
election. John Dougherty also refused a
nomination, and G. E. Wise was then
nominated, not being there to decline.